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Episode 14
Blindsided by Hormonal Changes: How Our Food Choices Affect Us as Women Age 45+
Rhonda Sweet
Follow Rhonda on Instagram at Chef R Sweet
Episode 13: Are You Adequately Covered?
Insurance We Should Invest In as Women 45+
Episode 13
Are You Adequately Covered?
Ruby Shoals
Welcome to the Updraft, a podcast by women 45+ and for women 45+. Lisa Randolph is your host. The Updraft, and like the Take Flight Summit, this podcast focuses on the needs and aspirations of women 45+, especially in the areas of Health, Wellness & Self-Care, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial & Legal, and Relationships & Legacy.
Our guest today is Ruby Shoals. Ruby is a Financial Professional, insurance agent & entrepreneur. She is a Certified Long Term Care Specialist. Her portfolio of services empowers families & business owners. Her mission is to empower people to live well, build wealth and leave a legacy. Ruby’s portfolio includes Living Benefits Life, Long Term Care, Final Expense, Whole Life and Medicare Supplements.
Timestamp
0:00 Opening Introductions
2:45 About Ruby
6:15 What is a Long-Term Care Specialist and why did you choose that path?
10:40 What insurance is important for a woman 45+?
26:30 Some of our sisters are in their 6th decade. What do we need to know about Medicare?
39:25 What's next for Ruby Shoals?
50:20 Connecting with Ruby. www.rubyshoals.com or text her at 903-244-1537
53:05 How Ruby is planning to "catch the updraft".
Episode 12
One Foot In & One Foot Out: Pursuing Your Dream Business While in Corporate America
Welcome to the Updraft, a podcast by women 45+ and for women 45+. Lisa Randolph is your host. The Updraft, and like the Take Flight Summit, this podcast focuses on the needs and aspirations of women 45+, especially in the areas of Health, Wellness & Self-Care, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial & Legal, and Relationships & Legacy.
Our guest today is Missy Burton, the Co-Founder of Msanii HOUS Fine Art, and an award-winning photographer who creates expressive imagery that consistently explores the effects of social influences on human rights. Her work is in the permanent collection of the African American Museum of Dallas and multiple private collections across the USA. She is a native of Tulsa, OK, and currently lives and works in Dallas, TX. Burton is passionate about mentoring emerging artists and currently serves as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. She is represented by Framed Gallery in Cleveland, OH, and Msanii HOUS Fine Art in Dallas, TX. You can see more of Missy’s work at www.missyburton.com
Timestamp
0:00 Welcome
2:09 Meet Missy Burton
3:05 Her Journey
11:18 Dipping your toes in entrepreneurship, why do it?
16:42 The balance between working in the corporate world AND playing in the Entrepreneur space
20:15 Advice for women who are thinking of becoming an entrepreneur.
23:45 Talking Mindset Shift! Being an employee AND a boss
32:01 Navigating a whole new landscape: Covid-19.
44:30 Two pieces of advice when launching a business during Covid-19
51:57 What's next for Missy?
58:52 How to contact Missy
101:23 How is MIssy planning to "Catch the Updraft"?
Where to find out more about Missy Burton
missyburton.com
Msaniihouse Art Gallery at http://www.msaniihous.com/
Episode 11
Dilemmas Facing Aging LGBT Women
Welcome to the Updraft, a podcast by women 45+ and for women 45+. Lisa Randolph is your host. The Updraft, and like the Take Flight Summit, this podcast focuses on the needs and aspirations of women 45+, especially in the areas of Health, Wellness & Self-Care, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial & Legal, and Relationships & Legacy.
Today's guest is Ms. Carolyn Roney. Carolyn is recently retired from Legend Senior Living where she worked as the Assistant Director at Rosewood Assisted Living and Memory Care. This work is her “what do you want to do when you grow up” adventure. Prior to this she worked at several companies in Human Resources and left that field as the VP, Human Resources at Staff One. She is an Extra Mile Award winner and was recognized for her volunteer work on the Board of Oak Lawn Community Services and Chair of Lifewalk for two years. She also served on the Black Tie Dinner (BTD) Board as Chair of Board Governance and Secretary and BTD Advisory Board.
Show Notes/Timestamp
0:00 Introduction
3:55 Guest Carolyn Roney
4:49 Carolyn's Journey
9:26 Helping women in the LGBT community as they age
10:20 LGBT factors and stigma as they age
14:00 How can we welcome LGBT aging seniors? Moving beyond words to actions.
15:00 What do aging LGBT Seniors want?
20:00 A few important things
27:30 Learning more and joining the initiative
29:40 Providing educational opportunities to break social isolation
35:00 How to connect with Carolyn and The Coalition for Aging LGBT? www.cfa.lgbt
36:45 What Carolyn is doing to Catch the Updraft?
38:37 Closing gratitude and more information
You can connect with the Coalition and Carolyn by email at [email protected]
The website is www.cfa.lgbt
Episode 10
Practicing the Art of Mindful Aging
Dr. Andrea Brandt
Hi, I'm Lisa Randolph your host for The Updraft. This podcast is for women age 45 and over.
Welcome to the 10th episode of The Updraft, a podcast by women age 45+ for women age 45+.
Today's guest is Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., MFT. She has over 35 years of clinical experience as a renowned psychotherapist, speaker, and author. In her work, Dr. Brandt reveals positive paths to emotional health that teach you how to reinvent and empower yourself. She emphasizes the mind-body-heart connection as a key to mental, physical, and emotional wellness. She is a featured media expert and has appeared on numerous television programs, radio shows, and podcasts. She is a contributor to Psychology Today and has written blog posts for The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Psych Central, and more. Dr. Brandt is the author of 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness and Mindful Anger: A Pathway to Emotional Freedom.
Show Notes/Timestamp
0:00 Opening
1:45 Introduce Dr. Brandt
2:00 Her Story
5:40 Stereotype of Aging: Over the Hill or On Top of the Mountain
6:50 Mindful Aging > Focus on the benefits of Aging
7:50 Mindful Aging > What does it mean?
9:35 The Best Gift of Aging
10:25 How we let our relationships affect us as we age
13:00 How do we put ourselves first without feeling guilty?
14;30 Accept Yourself
15:30 Is it ever too late?
18:08 Keep Learning
19:24 How to Practice Mindful Aging
20:07 The body never lies
21:05 The breath
22:50 Making Changes
25:50 Practice being mindful > Riding out the habitual turbulence > Remove "I'm too old" from your vocabulary > Learn-travel-social
26:30 The worst thing you can do
27:03 Mindfulness gets us in touch with our inner world
27:51 What's next for Dr. Brandt?
29:38 Connect with Dr. Brandt [email protected]
Books by Dr. Brandt
- Mindful Anger
- Mindful Aging
- 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive Aggressive Behavior
Website: abrandtherapy.com
Email: [email protected]
Episode 9
Money Mindset: How to Attract instead of Repel Money
Leslie Wilson
Hi, I'm Lisa Randolph your host for The Updraft. This podcast is for women age 45 and over. Our guest is Leslie Wilson, and she's here today to share with us tips, strategies and methods for how we can manage our money best as we age.
Meet today's guest, Leslie Wilson. Her role in the business world is to help people, especially women, with money. Whether it be with changing our words and thought patterns to attract it rather than repel it or, the practical application of saving and planning for the future. Her gift is to give you tools to have at your disposal to win the money game because like it or not, we're all playing it! So why not play to win!
Timestamp
1:03 Introduce topic and guest, Leslie Wilson
3:40 Leslie's journey
10:40 "Dissatisfaction is a creative state".
11:30 Mindshift
12:20 Abundance
14:38 The Goldfish
15:23 Categories of Listeners 45+
16:40 The Formula & Life Phases
18:17 What can married women do if their spouse manages the money?
20:30 Did you know 63% of retirement dollars are in the hands of women?
20:55 Women working with women about money
23:00 How to approach your spouse about finances?
24:21 Should women have their own money?
25:50 The fear of money in the land of divorce or widowhood?
28:02 Key areas of focus > Protecting your money (indexed accounts)
29:52 Single women
31:50 Money lessons from network marketing
33:30 Other tools Leslie Recommends (her shortlist of key reads)
36:55 Symbols versus fruits of abundance
38:07 Importance of giving
40:30 Where to find Leslie
43:45 Leslie tells how she's "catching the updraft"
You can find Leslie at;
https://www.facebook.com/Leslie-Wilson-Long-Term-Financial-Strategies
Episode 8
How to Remain Relevant in the Workforce as a Woman Age 45+
In this episode, you'll meet Nickquolette Barrett. She is a Chief Career Development Strategist with expertise and certifications in résumé writing, interview prep, career development & strategy, and LinkedIn branding. She is a dynamic speaker who uses a fresh perspective that is unique and real with a side of humor and sensitivity. Her ability to weave her contagious enthusiasm and energy into every presentation is refreshing to the world of career development.
Or you can email her at [email protected]
Episode 7
Functional Medicine
Shelley Thomas
Welcome to the 7th episode of The Updraft with my long time friend and guest Shelley Thomas. Shelley is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach with certifications and advanced training in Autoimmune Disease, Mind Body Medicine, Alzheimer's disease, Ayurveda, and medical cannabis. She is the Founder of My Healthcare Partner, LLC, a Lifestyle Medicine Coaching organization comprised of Functional Medicine Certified Health Coaches with diverse expertise in areas including nursing, nutrition, diabetes care, mind body medicine, autoimmune disease and environmental toxicities. She is also a contributing author to Holistic Healing and Surrender, soon to be released. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and mother of one son, she's active in Jack and Jill of America and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Show Notes/Timestamp
2:00 Introducing Shelley
2:35 What’s functional medicine?
4:40 Her Story: Norplant
8:25 Her 2nd Chronic Illness (adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism)
9:40 How is functional medicine different?
13:00 Back to the real basics: the functional medicine matrix
18:50 Body Burden/Toxic Load & SAD (Standard American Diet)
20:50 Clean 15, the Dirty Dozen and Leaky Gut
22:52 Shelley’s Turning Point
24:28 Finding help for personalized medicine
26:40 Getting Started
29:13 The Balanced Gut
32:11 About Functional Medicine Providers
36:33 Five Lifestyle Contributors
44:12 The one thing doesn’t work
45:30 Mind Body Medicine and Trauma
46:40 Three Starters
Links to Resources
The Institute for Functional Medicine https://www.ifm.org/
The Dirty Dozen https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php
The Clean Fifteen https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.php
Episode 6
How to Remain Fit & Fabulous After Age 45
Charron Smith
Join me, Lisa Randolph, in a conversation with fitness Charron Smith. Charron is a proud native of El Reno, Oklahoma who recently relocated to the DFW area, and a passionate educator with over 18 years of experience. She is an avid traveler and has visited more than 13 different countries, including Abu Dhabi, UAE where she lived and worked as a teacher for 3.5 years. Charron is also a certified personal trainer and hip-hop step X-treme instructor. She currently works at Nicholas Junior High in Arlington ISD. She is the proud mother of 2 grown sons, Kyron and Jalen. Watch for Charron's new book coming out this fall.
TimeStamp
0:00 Introduction, Lisa Randolph
3:00 Charron's Story
6:10 Fitness as a Community
9:20 Fit4U
10:30 meal Planning & Exercise
12:25 4 Components of Fit4U
14:40 Putting together a fitness regiment
20:00 Work out choices after 40
26:20 Create Healthy Habits
27:00 Body & Mental Health
28:00 Different types of exercise as we age
31:00 Breaking the "bulking up" myth
39:30 How many times a week should we work out? For how long? (Workout vs being active)
45:00 Do we need a personal trainer or coach?
50:00 Tips for developing a steady regiment, when you're really busy.
55:00 Eating, health, and fitness (Healthy nutrition habits)
1:01:00 Take-a-ways
1:04:00 What's next?
1:08:00 How Charron plans to Catch the Updraft!
YouTube Channel - Charron's Fit4U
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJJNbK-z0UuttWK-owKWHA
Instagram channel
https://www.instagram.com/iamcharron1
Episode 5
When Communications Matter!
Lauren Midgley
Join me, Lisa Randolph, as I talk with Lauren Midgley, President of LM Consulting Group and star business strategist, bestselling author, and professional speaker. After spending 17 years helping a franchise company become successful, Lauren began her consulting company where she helps entrepreneurs get laser-focused on what matters most in their business: leadership, vision, and strategies to grow profitably. Our ability to communicate makes all the difference in business and in our personal and family relationships. Lauren offers insights and strategies that work for you and the other person too.
Timestamp
0:00 Welcome to The Updraft
2:00 Meet Lauren
2:36 Communications. Why? How?
5:03 Universal lessons and strategies
5:25 Who’s in your Inner Circle?
11:28 Communications Challenges
17:40 The Second Circle
19:15 The Outer Circle
20:15 How do we nurture each circle?
27:30 Procrastination in Communications
30:45 Strategies
37:42 Boundaries and Time
44:22 Outcome and Intentions
45:30 Demanding people and saying yes (or no!)
48:15 Closing words
49:07 Where to Find Lauren?
www.laurenmidgley.com or YesYouMatterMost.com
51:00 What do you plan to do to catch the updraft?
Remember to join us for Take Flight Summit events from Mini-summits to Meetups and Bookstore to our Annual Take Flight Summit by and for women age 45+.
Hint: You can find a link to Lauren's Book in the Take Flight Bookstore!
Episode 4
Caring for Aging Parents:
It Takes a Village
Deidra Kindred
The Updraft is designed for women age 45+ by women age 45+. We talk about our unique opportunities, frustrations, challenges, triumphs, and wisdom that comes with aging. Some of the topic areas include Health, Wellness, and Self-care | Relationships | Career and Entrepreneurship | Financial and Legal | Leaving A Legacy. We take a deep dive into each of these areas with our amazing guests.
Welcome to the fourth episode of The Updraft, focused on caring for and becoming a parent to your parents with Deidra Kindred. She is a registered Nurse specializing in Cardiovascular Intensive Care, a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, Owner of Affordable Assisted Living & Services, CPR instructor, Faith Community Nurse and now owner of Your Nurse Advocates.
Timestamp
1:30 Introducing Deidra Kindred
2:45 Deidra's Story
5:30 When is Google not your friend?
7:45 Siblings Working together and self-care
11:00 The only child as the sole caregiver
13:20 Hospice help
15:10 Respite care services and advocacy
16:15 What to look for when seeking assistance
20:15 Proactive actions and long term care insurance
24:40 Recommended resources and events
27:00 Finding help when you need it
31:15 Adult daycare
33:15 Get an assessment
35:15 What is a Nurse Advocate?
39:30 What does a Nurse Advocate do?
42:35 First stop to find what you need (advoconnection.com)
45:30 How to find Deidra www.yournurseadvocates.com or advoconnection.com or call for a free 30-minute consultation 817-854-3240
46:30 What's next you, Deidra?
48:00 How do you plan on "catching the updraft"?
Resource Links:
Your Nurse Advocateswww.yournurseadvocates.com
AdvoConnection
www.advoconnection.com
Texas Health and Human Services
https://hhs.texas.gov/
Alzheimer’s Association
www.alz.org
Tarrant Area Gerontological Society
www.tagstarrant.org
Parkinson’s Support Group
https://www.psgtc.org/
Guardianship Services Inc.
https://www.guardianshipservices.org/
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
Meals on Wheels
https://mealsonwheels.org/
https://cancercareservices.org/
Youtube channel :Deidra Kindred RN, Your Nurse Advocate
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Episode 3
Parenting Your Parents
Charlotte Canion
Welcome to the third episode of The Updraft, a podcast for women age 45 and over, looking at life from a whole different perspective than ever before.
This episode is focused on parenting your parents with award-winning and renowned author Charlotte Canion.
Charlotte Canion is an Author, Speaker, Inventor, Texas SuperStar Specialist and Master Gardner. Through Skype interviews, she has become known around the world. She has been published through a variety of article, both national and international.
Charlotte has been recognized by the Spirited Women Magazine, Alzheimer’s Association, EWTN and KDKR radio, Timeless Family, Women of Worth, Hospice PLUS and many others.
Her book, YOU HAVE TO LAUGH TO KEEP FROM CRYING, is based on her own personal experiences assisting her parents with dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Inside, she shares anecdotes and advice to help other “parenting parents” build and reinforce happy memories by remembering to find humor during an otherwise arduous and often overwhelming end-of-life journey.
Timestamp
1:10 Introduction to episode
1:50 Introducing Charlotte
3:10 Charlotte's Story
4:10 Denial happens
7:30 Taking Away the Keys
8:40 Triple diagnosis
9:10 Siblings to Share the Load
12:40 Access to important papers 14:20 Legacy and Destiny
16:20 4 Golden Rules
17:30 End of Life Treasures
18:25 Other illnesses & life histories 20:40 Fact 1
22:00 Fact 2
23:00 Alzheimer's is not necessarily hereditary: active living is key
26:20 There is no normal.
27:30 More about End of Life Treasures & a different kind of Time Capsule
29:00 Sharing Stories
30:00 Keep Talking with Them: The Power of "What if ..."
30:40 Charlotte's Book
33:00 Exercise Your Brain and 5 minute Brain Breaks
35:20 Create Your Treasures
37:25 Fact 3
38:00 Take Care of Yourself
39:10 A new book coming, The Guilt Syndrome
41:15 Why I wrote my book
44:30 How to get more stories from them
48:00 What else?
49:10 The Nine Hug Rule
50:40 Where to Find Charlotte online 53:05 Charlotte's Updraft Plan
You can learn more about Charlotte and her work on her website Parenting Your Parents and on Facebook.
Episode 2
Dating after age 45
Amy Jones
Welcome to the second episode of The Updraft, a podcast for women age 45 and over, looking at life from a whole different perspective than ever before.
Our guest today is Amy Jones. Amy is a personal growth visionary, author, and international speaker who lives and breathes one simple philosophy: live in the moment. Amy's books include Better for Being Broken: How to Put Yourself Back Together When Your World Has Been Shattered and Breakthrough, a collection of powerful stories from global authorities that guaranteed to equip anyone for real-life breakthroughs. You can learn more about Amy at www.theamyjones.com and you can find her on Facebook.
Amy speaks from the voice of experience in getting back into the dating scene after 45. The world isn't the same place as it was in our teens and the rules of the road are entirely different. Amy helps you navigate the scene and make good, intentional choices. She is about to embark on a year in Mexico so be sure and sign up on her website to follow her journey.
Timestamp
2:30 Meet Amy
4:50 Thinking about dating again
6:45 What did you discover when you first started dating again
8:45 Online/Offline dating
11:52 Date more than 1 person at a time
12:28 What are the rules?
16:28 Wants and Needs
17:28 Know Your Dealbreakers
18:16 Outsourcing & managing expectations
21:00 Long-distance dating
21:40 How to meet
25:00 Dating yourself
25:50 Use the etch-a-sketch
29:00 Structure Your Profile
36:12 Meeting Offline
39:52 Meet Ups
40:00 New direction for Amy
42:20 Finding Amy
Find out more about Amy Jones at www.theamyjones.com and on Facebook
Episode 1
Shining the Light on Menopause
Rochelle Weitzner
Hi, I'm Lisa Randolph your host for The Updraft and this is our inaugural episode is on the topic of Menopause. This podcast is for women age 45 and over. Our guest is Rochelle Weitzner with Pause Well Aging (www.pausewellaging.com). Rochelle tells her story about how she came to be creating products for women experiencing the changes that happen as we enter menopause. She discusses the three stages of menopause, surgical menopause, IVF and chemo menopause, the many symptoms of menopause and what we can do about it -- beginning with dropping the taboo and simply talking about it. We hope you enjoy this first episode with many more to come.
Timestamp
0:00 Introduction to the episode
2:10 Introduce Rochelle
3:45 The story of Pause Well Aging
8:05 Three stages of Menopause
11:10 IVF, cancer treatment, and menopause
12:00 Menopause symptoms
12:45 How your skin changes during menopause
13:40 Formulating products
15:10 Products and ingredients
20:30 Other Pause Well Aging products
27:15 Other things we can do
36:25 How Rochelle "catches the updraft" in her life
37:45 Closing: Where to find Pause Well Aging
Products are also available on Amazon
Instagram @pausewellaging
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