Late Bloomer Living Podcast

Mike Adsit was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 52 which was just the beginning of a renaissance for him because it led him to examine his unhealthy lifestyle.  During his recovery from chemotherapy in 2001 he found inspiration watching Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor, win the Tour de France and decided that he would try bicycling to get in shape.  That decision led him to competing in the Senior Olympics, eventually finding new love, a new career and a new life mission.

Paula Stone Williams is an internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance.  She is also a Pastor and Pastoral Counselor in Boulder County, Colorado.  As a transgender woman, Paula brings a unique perspective to her work on gender equity.  We talk about what transitioning in midlife was like for her and the trials she faced on her journey to become her authentic self.  I think there’s something in her story that we can all learn from… that we are all called to become more true to ourselves as we age, and that, yes, it takes courage to leave behind what’s comfortable, but oh so worthwhile to take that journey.

This week’s guests are Nicole Markel and Sandra Costello of the Messy Middle Roadtrip Podcast.  Nicole Markel is an entrepreneur in the wellness field on a mission to share her personal journey while battling an autoimmune condition and empowering others to live a healthier lifestyle.  Sandra Costello is an entrepreneur, photographer and coach who believes in brave moments and helping her clients find new ways to appreciate who they are, exactly as they are.  Their podcast was born out of the desire to reach a community of badass, like-minded women over the age of 40 navigating all the ups and downs of midlife because midlife is kind of like an epic road trip.

This week's guest is Charlotte Japp, the founder of CIRKEL, a company that connects older and younger professionals for mutual personal and professional growth.  After graduating from Georgetown University, Charlotte started her career in creative marketing and saw the consequences of age segregation in the workplace. Older and younger professionals needed to connect and learn from each other, but had no way to meet.  Charlotte’s response was to create a platform called CIRKEL to make networking across generations seamless, inspiring, and impactful.  We talk about what inspired her and what she’s learning on her journey.

Doris Fullgrabe of Your Love Profiles is a relationship coach who previously worked in leadership development and had a business preparing expatriate couples for their international assignments.  In her 40s, a move to New York for her husband’s job left her on shaky ground, so she took some time off to reevaluate her business and her purpose and ended up launching a new business doing something completely different… years later she’s come back to coaching with a focus on couples and has a new business.

The year 2020 is coming to a close.  It may not be pretty, but we made it!  That being said... Just because we're turning the page on our calendar doesn’t mean the challenges of this year are over, right?  So, how do we move forward when so much is uncertain?  Let’s talk about taking stock of the past year and planning for what’s next.

My guest this week is Laura McClellan, the host of The Productive Woman Podcast.  She’s also a lawyer, a writer, a productivity enthusiast, and a tech geek.  We talk about how she finally committed to pursuing her lifetime dream of writing a novel and what it was like for her to start a podcast.  Married for more than 40 years to her high school sweetheart, with whom she's raised five amazing kids, she's passionate about encouraging women in their individual journeys as people, wives, mothers, citizens.

This week’s guest is Jen Riday, the host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast.  Jen is a mom of 6 children with a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies.  We talk about her journey from overwhelmed and frazzled wife and mom to life coach and podcaster.  In 2010 she had a traumatic miscarriage, which was her wake-up call.  From there, she took a deep dive into learning how to take care of herself and find what made her happy.  Now, she’s helping other burned out, overwhelmed moms get off the hamster wheel and find balance so they can love their lives again. 

Cecilia Dintino and Hannah Murray Starobin are co hosts of the Twisting the Plot Podcast where they speak with women who have discovered that life after 50 can be filled with imagination, inspiration, laughter, and endless possibilities.  They are both psychotherapists and lifelong friends.  Several years ago they started to wonder what was next for them in midlife… When they started looking for guidance they couldn’t find much on the topic of women in midlife, so they started bringing together groups of women to talk about their midlife experiences which led to collecting women’s stories and starting a podcast.  They are on a mission to rethink what’s possible for women as we age. 

Debra Schwartzfarb is a highly skilled HR Executive with years of rich experience, who left a position she’d been in for 9 years in search of something that was a better match for where she’s at in this point of her career. She separated from that job expecting a normal job search and then the Covid shutdown happened, changing everything. In this episode we talk about how she’s approaching networking, staying relevant and taking care of herself. Debra is using her years of experience to uplevel her skills and attitude during a time that could be a real soul crusher. She’s a great example of someone who isn’t giving up.