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EP 23: Amy Schmidt – Fearlessly Facing Fifty and Beyond

My podcast guest, Amy Schmidt, is fearlessly facing fifty. In her 49th year, she had a wakeup call. After moving eleven times and raising three children, she was ready to focus on the next stage in life and create something of her own. She shares the story of her marriage,…

SandyDecember 12, 2019

empowerment finding purpose

EP 22: Cathy Alessandra – Saying ‘YES I Can’ to Your Big Dream

Cathy Alessandra, The 'YES I Can' Coach, had lost herself in trying to be the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect friend, the perfect business owner. She was failing at it all. She had to take her life back, regain her self-worth, and step back into her life in…

SandyDecember 5, 2019

empowerment Speak Up

EP 21: Christine Ristaino – A Powerful Voice Against Violence and Discrimination

I spoke with Dr. Christine Ristaino about her memoir, All the Silent Spaces, where she wrote about a violent assault that took place 12 years ago in front of her two young children. The attack brought to light two private sexual assaults she had kept silent about for decades. She…

SandyNovember 28, 2019

empowerment finding purpose

EP 20: Diana Kirschner – From Self-Loathing to Self-Love

Dr. Diana Kirschner and I shared a powerful conversation on the Woman of Value Podcast about how she transformed from self-loathing to self-love. She's a psychologist and love specialist who has appeared regularly on the Today Show, and she stars in an Amazon Prime TV show, Love in 90 Days:…

SandyNovember 20, 2019

empowerment finding purpose

EP 19: Jane Pollak – Stop Settling For Crumbs

Jane Pollak is an artist, entrepreneur and author. She's written three books: one based on her work as an artist, another about how she turned her art into a successful business, and the third a memoir about how to stop settling for crumbs and sit at the banquet table of…

SandyNovember 14, 2019