This week, I’m bringing back a listener's favorite from the archive while I’m on a summer break.

Deirdre Wolownick joined me for a powerful conversation about courage and pushing past boundaries. This one’s just as relevant now as it was then. This episode originally aired as Episode 111 on September 28, 2022.

Everything is a choice.

Dierdre Wolownick is an accomplished woman who speaks 8 languages, is a professor, published author and speaker, plays several instruments, founded and conducted the West Sacramento Orchestra. This is just the tip of the iceberg. She raised 2 ultra athletes, but never thought of herself as an athlete. Funny enough, a simple walk with her dog and conversation with her son, Alex Honnold, changed her life.

At 55, she began running, and has since done marathons, half-marathons and other races. At 59, she began rock climbing, and at 66, she became the oldest woman to climb Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan. Last year, she celebrated her 70th birthday by going up El Cap again and camping on the summit. Whenever we feel that fear that’s stopping us from getting what we want we can remind ourselves that our reaction to that fear is a choice… and that we never climb the mountain all at once… we do it 3 feet at a time… Babysteps are the key to doing anything you want to do.

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This week, I’m bringing back a listener's favorite from the archive while I’m on a summer break, getting ready for Season 6. Jennifer Polt Robinson joined me for a powerful conversation about self worth and reinvention. This one’s just as relevant now as it was then.

This episode originally aired as Episode 92 on April 6, 2022.

An Accidental Influencer

When I stumbled upon this weeks’ guest on Instagram I fell in love with her.. and I fell hard!

Her name is Jen Robinson, and I have a feeling you’re going to fall in love with her, too. She is equal parts motivational speaker, beauty expert, style coach and comedian. After turning 50 this year and being constantly discouraged by the messages projected to women over 40, Jen set her intentions toward creating social media “playgrounds” that celebrate women.

Not your daughter’s blogger, Jen shares beauty and style tips from low end to luxe that are both accessible and hilarious. You will often find her rocking a CHANEL crossbody with her favorite thrifted camo jacket and scoffing at the notion of “age appropriateness.” She’ll have you convinced that leopard print is INDEED a neutral, a pop of neon can amplify any outfit, and that the right coat can take your look from average to amazing—all while extolling the virtues of an oversized handbag (“a big bag makes your ass look smaller.”)

A curator of all things fabulous—you can count on Jen to deliver the answers to your beauty and style questions with genuine honesty and her trademark sense of humor. Jen’s individuality is her superpower and she’s on a mission to help you find yours.

If you want to learn more about Jen Robinson, get her style tips and follow her shameless antics, the best place to find her is on Instagram.