Old Chicks Know Sh*t Podcast

If you listen to only 1 podcast episode this year let this one be it.  This might be my most favourite conversation yet. I’m speaking with Nancy Sokol Green who is the founder and executive director of a global education program called Brain Highways. She is also the author of book called Connection mode - How to Change Your Brain For A Better Life, which as far as I’m concerned should be required reading for everyone. 

Todays conversation is about how limiting beliefs, negative thoughts and bad habits can keep us stuck as a result of patterns in our nervous system. Nancys work shows that we have the power to shift these patterns to create the life we want to live. This is an especially important episode if you you’re in the process of creating some thing new in your life and feeling stuck or finding yourself facing fears and doubts about what’s possible.  I know you are going to love this episode as much as I do. 

Nancy Sokol Green is a former classroom teacher, teacher trainer, and author of innovative educational programs used in schools nationwide. In 1999, she created and implemented Brain Highways in the public schools, which has since evolved into the international Brain Highways Global program.

https://www.brainhighways.com

Connection Mode: How to Change Your Brain for an Easier Life https://a.co/d/95D1HIU

I am a recovering people pleaser. I spent most of my life living by a list of shoulds and the expectations of others. I checked all the boxes of being a good wife, mother, employee, daughter, sister... you name it. I never stopped to consider what I actually wanted; what was important to me. And well, we know how that turned out... hello divorced, unhappy, burnt out corporate executive. I know I am not alone in this because I hear this story from women all the time. 

This week on the podcast I talk with Amy Green Smith who is a Hypnotist and NLP coach who specializes in helping people break free of people pleasing to live happier, more fulfilled lives. We talk in depth about why we do it, how it keeps us stressed out, stuck and unhappy as well as practical tools and strategies that can help us live our most authentic lives. 

Today on the podcast were chatting about resolving conflict and in particular we are talking about divorce.

If you have been through, or are going through the process of divorce you know that its probably one of the most difficult and contentious conflicts we will have to face in our lives.

Todays guest is Kim Korven, a former lawyer, judge and self proclaimed conflict avoider turned conflict mediator/consultant. While Kims work helps families navigate all kind of conflict we dig deep into divorce on this episode.

Having stepped away  from the legal processes of conflict and divorce Kim has developed a people first approach to helping people navigate difficult situations with the goal of creating win-win scenarios for everyone involved. 

This is an insightful episode that will leave you many Aha’s and hopefully some useful tools and resources that may be of use before during and after your divorce or any other family conflict. 

The divorce script:  https://www.thegentlewaydivorce.com.

You’ve probably heard about Chakra’s  in either the context of yoga or meditation but do you really understand what the Chakra  system is and how it impacts your day to day life?

Todays guest is Dr Susan Corso who is an expert on the Chakra system  and how it relates to our physical, mental and emotional well being. how we show up for ourselves and our lives.  She shares practical applications and tips for understanding our how we work with energy to improve our lives. 

This is fascinating conversation that sounds woo woo  but it’s really just about our energy and how we use it. I share some of my  personal experience with chakras and Dr. Susan provides some key insights and clarified some things for me.

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Dr. Susan Corso is a metaphysician, an intuitive, and an author of both fiction and nonfiction. She has had a spiritual consulting practice for over 40 years. Her latest nonfiction are the eight Energy Integrity workbooks; they teach applied, practical knowledge of how your chakras reflect your past, how your chakras can be changed in the present, and how to use your own human energy system to create your future. Her fiction crosses genres and is about people who are conscious creators. She lives in the Hudson River Valley in Cupcake Manor with her beloved husband and her familia, Smooch.

Free Chakra guide:http://chakras.susancorso.com/

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Todays episode is a solo episode. Its s reflective episode about how short and precious our life is.  Life short. What are you choosing for your next chapter?

If you look at the stats of how women fair in retirement compared to men, it's not pretty.  There are many reasons for this but one of the most important is that we haven’t taken the lead role in our own money story. We've been taught  "don't talk about money" and to rely on partners, financial planners and others "smarter" and "more knowledgable"  to lead the way. 

Todays guest Tania Vasallo leads a global community of  high-achieving women working to become financially empowered and Independent. She shares the top mistakes that women make when it comes to money and what we can take control of our financial future.   It’s a lively conversation that takes us deep into all the reasons women are sometimes not as comfortable with money as they should be.

If you're feeling called to take more control of your financial future this is an episode you wont want to miss.

Tania Vasallo is the founder of The Courage To Be Happy, a global community of high-achieving women entrepreneurs working to become financially empowered and independent. She also hosts Increase Your Income and Impact, her signature live event to help women expand their businesses and mindsets. 

Free Download: Womens Top Money Mistakes https://bit.ly/3UzRWXs

https://www.thecouragetobehappy.com/

Today’s episode is an inspiring story about following your heart even when it doesn’t quite make sense.  Genevieve Piturro walked away from a very successful career as a television marketing executive to found a national non-profit organization called Pajama Program to make sure that all children living in shelters had pajamas and books so that they could experience, if even for a night, her favorite childhood memory of pajama and story time.

Genevieve shares how a voice inside her led to a completely unexpected path that has now become the most important work of her life. We talk about inner knowing and trust as she shares the ups and downs of this journey that has lit her soul on fire and forever changed her life. 

This episode gave me all the feels. If you want a hefty dose of inspiration and to awaken to possibility and purpose for your own life this episode is for you.

About Genevieve:

Genevieve Piturro was a successful television marketing executive in New York City for twenty years when a little girl’s question changed the course of her life forever – and she jumped off the corporate ladder. She began delivering pajamas and books to children in shelters and in 2001 founded Pajama Program, a non-profit which has been recognized nationwide for both its success and Genevieve’s story.

Genevieve has been interviewed most recently on Hallmark's Home & Family, on OPRAH, TODAY, GMA, The Early Show, CNN, Fox & Friends, O Magazine, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal and she rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in 2016.  She has been the recipient of many local and national awards.

An international speaker, personal strategic coach and author, Genevieve has made it her mission to inspire men and women across the globe to listen to their heart-voice connection in pursuing their passions to achieve success. Besides the amazing credentials and accolades, Genevieve remains a very remarkable and engaging speaker.

https://www.genevievepiturro.com/

https://pajamaprogram.org/

Todays episode is a very personal one. In fact I’m kinda having a it of a vulnerability hangover about sharing it. 

I interview my millennial daughter Stephanie about her perspective on midlife after having had a front row seat to my midlife reinvention journey.  She shares her experience of watching my highs and lows, the changes she’s noticed along the way, how it has impacted her and how she now thinks about her midlife chapter.

In spite of my resistance I’m sharing this episode because so often I talk about how our generation of midlife women is on the leading edge of the change of the cultural narrative and how we show up for ourselves will impact the midlife experience of future generations.

And as a little personal review the episode, the last half is sooooo good.

Todays episode is an inspiring midlife reinvention story. 

All too often we get stuck living what todays guest calls the “default life”, going through the motions of a life that happened to us rather than consciously choosing it. After loosing her brother in 9/11, suffering through a difficult marriage and a high stress job on Wall Street Mary Kay Duffy knew in her heart that she had to make some different choices for her life. 

Taking the road less travelled, listening to her inner nudges and learning to trust herself led her to  leaving the default life and growing a multi million dollar cosmetics business.  We talk about creating your inspired future through trust and belief - in yourself, in something bigger than you and in possibility. This story is as heartwarming as it inspirational.

www.therealMKDuffy.com

I have been endlessly fascinated by the subconscious mind ever since I learned that it accounts for about 90 to 95%  our thoughts, beliefs and actions and that most of us live blissfully unaware of how its impacting our daily lives.

Until that is we set a goal or try to accomplish something out of the ordinary and find ourselves struggling because of the limiting beliefs  in our subconscious are holding us back. 

Todays guest is Krishna Avalon who is a Dr of Oriental Medicine, a Healer, a Breath-work coach and a subconscious transformation expert. Her work is   all about connecting to our own brilliance by helping us to erase and rewire limiting beliefs by working with our subconscious mind.. She shares why our subconscious is so powerful, how it impacts our day to day life and how we can work with it to release stored trauma and self-sabotaging beliefs, to feel empowered to create the life you want. 

Learning about the subconscious mind has had a huge impact on my life. If you find your self stuck or struggling to reach a goal in your life you will want to listen to this one. 

Krishna is a licensed acupuncturist, certified holistic health coach, psych-k facilitator, pranayama breath-work guide, and somatic practitioner who has guided over 24k patients and clients to their health and wellness goals for the last 18 yrs. She currently specializes in subconscious transformation

You can find out more about her work on subconscious transformation at 

https://www.krishnaavalon.com/