Me Time Midlife Podcast

Donna Y. Ferris is the author of "We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This" and a speaker on navigating change, grief, second-chance love, writing, and the meaning of success after COVID. She lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Duck, North Carolina with her husband and dogs–and spends as much time as possible with her two Musketeers in Pittsburgh (the home of her beloved Steelers). 

In addition to continuing to work in corporate Amer...

Mississippi native Karen Hinton is the author of Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men & Power. Her memoir is about how girls and women are impacted by sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, abuse and discrimination, told only through colorful, funny and tragic stories about herself and the girls and women she knew from age 16 to 61. People Magazine recently featured Karen's story, which also has been covered extensively in other b...

Maggie Sarachek’s expertise is counseling and teaching people to find strength through community. As a social worker in a New York City high school, she specialized in the development of youth leadership as well as counseling individuals and families. Maggie has also worked as a special-education advocate, helping families to access services for their children and teens. She became a full-fledged anxiety sister in her mid-twenties ...

After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Commerce, Chris Kwan began her adult life as a Certified General Accountant. She soon realized that this career was doing nothing to fulfill her passion for fitness, nutrition, and helping others. Pursuing this passion, Chris earned certifications as a personal training specialist, a life coach, nutrition coach, and consistency coach. She made a drastic chang...

Susan Salenger is the author and researcher behind Sidelined, How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health. Sidelined examines the many ways in which some women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare. (Release date, April, 2022). Susan explores how women, typically the medical gatekeepers for their families, tend to be extremely conscientious about taking care of themselves, yet at the same time inadvertently undermine their ...

Sheree Clark is a Midlife Courage Coach who calls her practice Fork in the Road. Sheree says she became a courage coach because she believes “it takes guts to live the second half of your life for you, when you’ve lived the first half for everyone else.”

Sheree has written and presented on topics ranging from managing regrets and finding your passion to overcoming career burnout. A serial entrepreneur, Sheree owned a successful adve...

In addition to being an internationally-certified Pilates, Barre, and Hatha Yoga instructor, Emma Jory is also a certified health coach and online instructor specializing in women's health, specifically pre & postnatal programs. With over 17 years of teaching experience, she is the creator of ePilates Online, an online global fitness business.

Emma is the former owner of Emergy Pilates Lounge, in Sydney, Australia. In 2014, she sold...

Angela Dorsey, Founder of Dorsey Wealth Management, is a fee only financial planner in Torrance, California providing Wealth Management and Retirement Planning for Women and Couples.

Angela has a certificate in Financial Planning from the College for Financial Planning, an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and a B.S. in Computer Science from Loyola Marymount University.

Angela is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a ...

In 2011, Lisa Weldon cut a map of Manhattan into 20 pieces and walked one piece per day until she covered the entire island. After walking each day, she came home and recorded her findings in her blog, then shared her words and photos through social media. It was from this experience that she learned the power of storytelling.

The next year, she spent thirty days walking every arrondissement of Paris. Huffington Post invited her to ...

Walker Thornton is an author and public speaker advocating the idea of Aging Unapologetically™. She helps women embrace the next stage of life with joy and abandon and a touch of practicality. Her approach to talking about sex and aging is refreshingly positive. Walker writes for several women’s websites; her book, Inviting Desire, a Guide for Women Who Want to Enhance Their Sex Life, can be found at Amazon, and other online bookse...

Rowena List is a Professional Organizer, Coach and Speaker. Rowena believes in “success without struggle” which means clearing out what no longer serves you and making room for the things that bring you joy. She has been self-employed since age 19, and before that was a child entrepreneur selling goods from her bicycle basket. When Rowena’s not working, you’ll find her hiking, skiing, golfing, biking, reading, or enjoying a gourmet...

Lesleigh J Tolin is a heart-driven entrepreneur and the owner of Healing Hearts International. Trained and certified by the Grief Recovery Institute, Lesleigh is an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist. The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) is a 40 year old structured and action-based 8-week program offering a step-by-step method for moving beyond pain and significant loss. The success of the GRM is evidence-based from studies at Ke...

Kwavi is a Certified Life Coach, Author and International Speaker. She is passionate about promoting a positive narrative for women in their 50s and over. She empowers women in their 50s and beyond to rediscover their purpose and passion by sharing powerful tools and resources to help them take control of their lives on their own terms and embrace midlife as a fascinating and exciting journey. She uses one-on-one coaching, her onli...

Rosie Mankes is a life coach and author of Find Your Joy and Run With It, a heartwarming memoir about overcoming her second battle with cancer, the transitioning of her mother into an assisted living facility, and the unexpected loss of her brother, all within one year. Rosie’s recovery from these major challenges inspired her to become a life coach, in order to help people pull through paralyzing adversity. Rosie is a resident of ...

Cassie Christopher is a body-positive Registered Dietitian and founder of the Stress Less Weight Mastery. She is a post-menopausal weight loss expert and passionate about helping women love themselves better by healing emotional overeating. 

Connect with Cassie:

• Free hormone balancing guide to curb after dinner overeating
• Join Cassie's free private Facebook community
• Follow Cassie on Instagram: @CassieChristopherRD

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Martha Bodyfelt is a certified divorce recovery coach who teaches divorced women how to break free from the patterns that keep them stuck so they can feel fulfilled, have more fun, and live fearlessly. In the past 5 years, she has professionally coached over 100 women using the LionHeart Method, a no-BS, empowering solution that helps women recover from divorce pain and thrive in a matter of weeks, not years. Since 2015, Martha has...

Melanie Gibson has worked in the healthcare industry since 2004, with roles as a hospital librarian, corporate trainer, and learning designer. She is also the author of the new memoir, Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts. In the book, she shares the story of her life-changing journey from troubled, lost soul to confident taekwondo black belt.

Connect with Melanie:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Book

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Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at a very young age, Rebecca Livingston developed a big imagination and an intense resilience that have served her well throughout her entire life. 

Armed with over 40 years of experience in the wellness world, and the knowledge that nothing is impossible, Rebecca is now a successful Business and Vitality Coach. She has also created the Ignite Women’s Conference Series and is a best-selling author...

Alicia Murphy is a certified personal trainer (NASM) and nutrition coach (Precision Nutrition) residing in Redondo Beach, California.

She is the creator of the “Skech-Fit,” a wellness program for Skechers employees at their Headquarters in Manhattan Beach, California. She also provides wellness experiences and classes for USC, the City of Manhattan Beach, and the City of El Segundo.

Alicia has also developed Stress Monkee: A busy gir...