Old Chicks Know Sh*t Podcast

Finding Your Power Voice in MIdlife

This is one of my favourite podcast conversations .  My guest is Alica Dara who is a nationally recognized speech and presentation coach who helps women (and men) CEO’s, Global VPs, and Executive Directors find their Power Voice and use it to excel in their life and careers. She is also the founder and editor in chief of Womancake Magazine which delivers slices of wisdom along wildly inspiring essays, interviews, articles, visual art, and poetry by women over age 40. 
This episode is about the importance of finding our voice in midlife to speak our truth as key to living our authentic next chapter. 
We delve into how many of us in our generation were taught to silence our voices to “play nice” and how that has kept us disconnected from not only our voices but ourselves.  
We also talk about power of the collective of midlife womens voices to challenge ageism, sexism and the patriarchy. 
This is a lively conversation that we are both obviously very passionate about.
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Alicia Dara is a nationally recognized speech and presentation coach. She has helped thousands of people including CEO’s, Global VPs, and Executive Directors find their Power Voice and put it to work. Her most popular group training is "Power Voice for Career Women", which helps women strengthen their voices, clarify their messaging, and push back against workplace sexism. Corporate clients include Microsoft, Amazon, Kimpton Hotels, Planned Parenthood, and Columbia Bank. Private clients include the National Women's Political Caucus and the Female Founders Alliance. In 2023 Alicia became the Founder and Editor in Chief of Womancake Magazine.
 
https://www.aliciadara.com/
https://www.womancake.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciadara/
 

Trusting the Unkown

This weeks episode is another ridiculously inspiring midlife reinvention story.  After Covid turned her life upside down my guest Michelle Fishburne was left with no home, no job, no kids. The only thing she did have was an RV so she packed up her belongings and hit the road. With no idea where she was going or where life was taking her next Michelle faced forward, leaned into her natural curiosity and trusted the unfolding of events happening before her.  Along the way she began talking to people she met about what they had lost and found during covid which lead her to become an accidental author of a book called “Who We Are Now: Stories of What Americans Lost and Found During the COVID-19 Pandemic”.  Michelle continues to be a full-time nomad, living and working in her motorhome, Airbnb’s, and the occasional house-sitting gig.
What is so inspiring about this story was Michelles unwavering trust in the unknown as she navigated what most of us would consider a very challenging set of circumstances.  There are so any quotes, stories and anecdotes in this conversation that we can all learn so much from.  I know I did.
https://www.whowearenow.us/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1469671239/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vamf_tkin_p1_i0
 

Finding Your Clear Vision

Todays episode is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. It’s been one of the most impactful things that I have done on my reinvention journey.  And that is creating a clear vision for my next chapter.  
You might be asking yourself right now,  “If I don’t know what I want how can I create a vision?”.  If you know you want something different for your next chapter but you’re struggling to figure out what that is you're definitely going to want to listen to this episode. 
My guest is Lisa Guillot, a transformational life and leadership coach, a branding expert and the author of a new book called Find Your Clear Vision. We talk about why having a clear vision is important and how to go about creating your next chapter vision.
We also touch on:
Patterns of thoughts and behaviours that keep us stuck
How having a vision creates the energy that propels us forward.
The link between creativity and vision 
What often gets in the way of our clear vision and how we can learn to trust it.
In this episode I also share the journey of creating my personal next chapter vision when I had no idea what was even possible for my life. 
This is a juicy and insightful episode that you are going to love.
Links for more information
Website: https://bebrightlisa.com/
Find Your Clear Vision book - https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Clear-Vision-Professional/dp/1544536402/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GDSSHN7WFTGR&keywords=lisa+guillot&qid=1685049510&sprefix=lisa+guilo%2Caps%2C664&sr=8-1
Podcast: https://bebrightlisa.com/podcasts/

The Legacy Of Motherhood

This week is a special mothers day episode all about the important legacy of motherhood.  
When we’re busy with the duties of motherhood we don’t often take time to think about how we are living our lives and the lessons and legacies that we are leaving for our children.  We’re doing what we are doing to be the best moms we can be, yet important lessons are being handed down that impact our children more than we realize.  
Todays guest is Ana Tajder,  award winning journalist, author and host of the multi award winning podcast Thank you Mama.  She shares the insights she has learned from interviewing hundred of mothers world wide. We talk about the importance of generational legacies and how the lessons handed down to us from our mothers and grandmothers have impacted the ways we live and parent today. 
It’s such a beautiful conversation on the importance of our  roles of mothers that we might not have previously considered.  
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thank-you-mama/id1502312840

The Power of Affirmations to Change Your Life

This episode is all about how to access the power of your subconcisous mind to change your life through affirmations.
My guest today is Michelle Blood who had a successful career as songwriter and rock singer in Australia and after experiencing a near-fatal car accident she discovered the power of affirmations to heal her broken body and change her life.
Her positive affirmation songs have lead her to worldwide success in the personal development world in ways she could not have imagined was possible. 
In this episode we talk about:
The power of your subconscious mind
Affirmations  and what makes them work 
The power of visualization and energy 
Why it important to make manifesting your desires  easy and fun
This is a fun and  lively conversation that gets deep into some commonly and uncommonly known spiritual principles that you're sure to love whether  you're into the woo or  just woo curious.

Finding Our Gifts in Authenticity

Lauren Polly is an award winning author, speaker, coach and podcast host who works with emotionally diverse individuals to embrace their uniqueness and find their gifts. So much of the work she does is so applicable to us as midlife women in uncovering our most authentic selves in this chapter of life. 
We cover some really juicy topics:
challenging the narrative about who we think we are, 
find the courage to step out of the norm 
The power fo gratitude  to change your life.
Building a resume of life experiences
how  joy can lead the journey of self exploration and discovery. 
This episode is all about challenging the status quo to find the hidden gifts and talents that lie within all of us.
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Lauren Polly, MEd, CCC-SLP, RYT, is leading the Mental Wealth Movement, which unlocks the unorthodox talent of the neuro-emotional divergent population.   
Whether through bespoke 1:1 intensives or consulting with forward-thinking companies; she carves space for those who think and feel differently to rise up and offer their uniqueness.   
As an emotional divergent herself, Lauren understands firsthand how a mental health diagnosis can mean a life of stigma and limitations.  Luckily, she has also discovered that what is sometimes labeled a liability is actually an asset in disguise.    
She has always felt compelled to walk others to this possibility; actualizing immeasurable change in people’s internal landscape and outward success.  She has tenaciously walked this path herself, chronicled in her multi-award-winning and best-selling book, The Other Side of Bipolar.   
The Mental Wealth Movement combines the very best of Lauren’s personal and professional journeys to offer cutting-edge content. Her 16+ years in neurodivergent communication therapy and 5+ years in hospital management further contribute to her singular perspective and methodology.  Those who are different can thrive!  If given the tools to do so – both at work and in life.   
www.laurenpolly.com
 
 

Grief: The Dance of Self Discovery

This weeks conversation is about grief.  But grief in a context that you might not have considered before - as an opening to self discovery. 
 
This time of our lives is decidedly one of many endings - kids leaving home, careers changing, divorce, the end of our reproductive years, changes in our and bodies - and although we might not associate all of these things with grief  they are all endings that deserve acknowledgment.
My guest today is Edy Nathan, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, speaker and author of the book "Its Grief, The Dance of Self Discovery Through Trauma and Loss". As an expert  on grief she believes that everyone experiences grief throughout their lives; That it’s not just about the death of a loved one, but rather all the losses we experience along the path of life.  Edy teaches  us hoe to  dance with grief and to get to know it as a way to know your most authentic self.
 
This is a beautiful conversation about how to open the portal to self discovery through endings.  Such an important topic as we move into this next chapter of life.
https://edynathan.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Its-Grief-Self-Discovery-Through-Trauma/dp/0997174307/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FYSVFTYUZ3OQ&keywords=its+grief+edy+nathan&qid=1680815494&sprefix=edy+nathan%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1
 
 
 
 

Corporate Executive to Documentary Film Maker at 65

This weeks episode is an inspiring  reinvention story about following your passion at any age. My guest Melissa Davey left her comfortable corporate position at the age 65 to become a documentary filmmaker. She had always had an interest in film but had no experience in the film industry before she set out this journey.  Her first film Beyond 60 @beyond60 was released at the film festivals last year documenting the lives, lessons and experiences of 8 women over the age of 60. Such  incredibly poignant stories and insights. I actually watched the film twice.  Highly recommend it.
Now at the age of 72 Melissa is about to release her second film Climbing into Life @climbingintolife. In this episode  Melissa and I talk about what made her take the leap, how she navigated the unknown, what kept her going when things got hard as well her insights and advice for other women who may be sitting on the fence of a long held dream.
This might be one my most favourite  conversations yet. Melissa is a true badass and left me feeling beyond inspired to keeping chasing dreams and stepping out of my comfort zone.  I cant wait for you all to hear this one.
https://melissadaveydocumentaryfilmmaker.com/
 
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