interviews
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When Fitting In Becomes the Trap | Katrine Horn
What if the life you’re living at 45 was never something you actually chose? In this episode, Karen sits down with Katrine Horn, an international life coach and TEDx speaker who helps ambitious women step out of autopilot and into lives and leadership that feel fully aligned. Katrine guides clients to make decisions from confidence…
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When Misalignment Drives Burnout | Dr Brandy Stamper
What if the reason you can’t shake the burnout has nothing to do with how hard you’re working, and everything to do with working against your own biology?
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Reclaiming Movement as Medicine | Jenny Cohen
What happens when an occupational therapist who never trained seriously as a dancer discovers that movement holds the key to surviving breast cancer?
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Building Caregiving Tech She Wished She’d Had | Lindsay Friedman
What happens when the founder who swore off startups finds the one problem worth building for? In this episode, Karen sits down with Lindsay Friedman, founder of Care Bloom and LT Care Nav, whose path runs in reverse of the typical entrepreneur story.
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An Empathy-Based Sleep Solution That Became a Children’s Book | Rebecca Linney
Rebecca Linney is a longtime talent acquisition specialist in the automotive design industry, a mom, and the first-time author of “The Growing Bed.” Based in Carlsbad, California. She calls herself an accidental author, and the path she describes in this episode is exactly that: a series of small, ordinary moments that compounded into something she…
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Turning the Talk into Trust | Emma Collyer
What happens when a landscape architect who led a department of 70 people across the ocean decides to start over as an executive coach in a country where she knows no one? Emma Collyer shares the story of leaving England, rebuilding from scratch in Canada, and launching Aspire Executive Coaching in 2021.
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Your Worth Is Not Up for Negotiation | Tabatha Jones
Tabitha Jones is an executive coach, outplacement specialist, and founder of the Corporate Escape Sherpa. After more than 30 years in the corporate world, including two decades leading technical teams in telecom, she rebuilt her career at 50 to help other women do the same.
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From Sales to Self-Trust: Leading Without Burning Out | Kristi Duvall
Kristi Duvall went from imposter syndrome to VP of Sales by learning to trust herself. Now she coaches women leaders to lead with authenticity, transform their teams, and skip the burnout.
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From Corporate Burnout to “Doubt Whisperer” | Amy Bernstein
Amy Bernstein spent decades in corporate communications until a moment on a train platform,nearly boarding a one-way Amtrak to escape her life, forced her to confront her burnout. She discovered that creative transformation doesn’t require dramatic overnight change; it begins with small steps, community, and rejecting the false metric of monetization. Now as a “doubt…
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From TV to Toenails:Dr’s Remedy | Rachel Bachelor
Rachel Bachelor left a demanding freelance TV career to co-lead Doctors Remedy, a doctor-formulated nail and foot care brand her podiatrist husband started with a partner in 2007. She transformed the company’s positioning from “toxin-free” (a crowded market) to “toxin-free + beneficial ingredients,” serving both doctors and consumers. Nearly 20 years later, she runs an…
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Spiritual Awakening, Kundalini & Transformational Coaching | Andrea Sadler
What if everything you’ve been through — the art, the pain, the breakdown, the seeking — was always preparing you for exactly this? In this luminous and wide-ranging conversation, host Karen Spece sits down with Andrea Sadler, also known as Dragonfly, spiritual coach, filmmaker, actress, and singer-songwriter, to explore what it truly means to wake…
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Mediumship, Soul Fragments & Menopause as Initiation | Tamoah Burton
What if menopause isn’t an ending — but a luminous initiation into your deepest power? In this profound and wide-ranging conversation, host Karen Spece sits down with Tamoah Burton, transformational medium, soul healer, menopause coach, and founder of Soul Compact, to explore the extraordinary intersection of spiritual healing, feminine transformation, and the journey back
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Stop Attracting the Wrong Men & Find Real Love | Chaya Garcia
What if the secret to finding epic love isn’t about finding the right person but becoming one? In this raw, honest, and deeply insightful conversation, we explore the invisible patterns that keep women stuck in cycles of toxic relationships — and exactly how to break free.
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Midlife, Menopause & Sexual Awakening with Carla Wainwright
What if everything you’ve been told about aging as a woman is wrong? In this rich and candid conversation, host Karen Spece sits down with Carla Waywright — holistic wellness coach, sexual awakening facilitator, and midlife alchemist — to explore why midlife isn’t the beginning of decline, but quite possibly the most powerful transformation of…
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From CFO to Medicine Woman with Cat Rambo Pt 1
Cat Rambo bridges ancient wisdom and modern insight to awaken human potential. Blending shamanic ceremony, energy healing, and herbalism with tools like NLP and hypnosis, she guides reconnection with wholeness and purpose through coaching, ceremony, and teaching. Her work makes growth accessible, grounded, and efficient.
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Plant Medicine & the Art of Integration with Cat Rambo
What happens after the ceremony? In this deeply thoughtful conversation, host Karen Spies and Cat Rambo explore one of the most overlooked aspects of the plant medicine and spiritual awakening world – integration.
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Fertility & Acupuncture with Dr Susan Fox
Dr. Susan shares her remarkable journey from corporate marketing executive to acupuncture doctoral graduate at age 60. What followed was two decades of helping women conceive naturally, with protocols that have shown a 42% increase in live birth rates for women over 35 undergoing frozen embryo transfer.
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Parenting Strategies with Martha Burich
Martha Burich is an accomplished educator and author with a master’s degree in child psychology who taught as a college professor for 10 years and a high school special education teacher for 16 years. She has written “Yes, You Can Raise Happy, Responsible Children”.
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PMDD Advocacy with Chandra Skye
Chandra Skye shares her journey with PMDD, somatic trauma healing, and leaving an abusive marriage. Now she runs peer support groups for the 150 million people globally living with this life-threatening condition.
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Uncovering Blind Spots in Business: Insights from Gwen Bortner
Gwen Bortner, with over four decades of experience across 47 industries, emphasizes that while marketing and sales can provide immediate feedback on performance, the underlying operational aspects of a business often hide significant blind spots. Connect with Gwen at www.everydayeffectiveness.com
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Natural Healing with Teas- Dr Sara Love
This conversation delves into the journey of Dr. Sara Love, a naturopathic physician and founder of a herbal tea business. We talk about her transition from traditional medicine to naturopathy, the inspiration behind her tea business, and the challenges of balancing a career in naturopathy with a food production business.
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Unlocking Vitality: The Power of Breath and Nutrition with Kate Cross
In the quest for personal growth and vitality, the connection between breath and nutrition often goes overlooked. In a recent episode of Second Wind Women, wellness practitioner Kate Tarratt Cross, known as the “Breath Chef,” delves into how mastering these two life forces can elevate our energy and unlock the life we truly desire. You…
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Somatic Dance & conducting with Alexandra Beller
Alexandra defies categorization. She’s a choreographer, director, somatic educator, Laban-certified movement analyst, intimacy director, theater choreographer, and more.
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Career Growth & Professional Development with Diana Alt
Diana’s message is simple but profound: What you want matters. Whether that’s leaving a toxic workplace, pursuing a complete career change, or finally achieving that work-life balance everyone talks about but few actually attain, your desires deserve to be taken seriously. ~Connect with Diana at https://www.dianaalt.com
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Language Teacher to Wellness Warrior: A Holistic Transformation with Einat Shinar
Einat Shinar’s career journey reads like a masterclass in reinvention—not once, but twice. After building an thriving after-school language program that she ran for 17 years, she hit perimenopause hard and found a new path and a new passion. ~Connect w Einat https://www.foodforthebodyandsoul.com/
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Deb Dutcher – Finding Mr Adorable
In a world that often sidelines women over 50, Deb Dutcher is a firecracker. She moved from a career as a successful high-tech VP into an entrepreneurial venture as a certified health and dating coach. ~Connect with Coach Deb at https://www.findingmradorable.com
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Carrie Blubaugh of Listeningworks
Carrie Bluba has spent 33 years as a physical therapist specializing in care for older adults, but her most transformative discovery came 12 years ago when she stumbled into an improv class. Her reaction? “I’ll finish my eight-week class, but then I’ll never do it again.” Twelve years later, she’s built two businesses around improvisational…
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Kelsey Green – Summit in Six
In this conversation, Kelsey L. Green discusses her mission to help individuals reclaim their focus, creativity, and real-world connections. Connect with Kelsey- https://www.kelseylgreen.com/Summit-In-Six and https://www.kelseylgreen.com/ and https://www.kelseylgreen.com/screen-free-sunday-challenges
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Larkin Sanders of the Clever Clarinetist
In this conversation, Dr. Larkin Sanders shares her journey as a classical musician and educator, discussing her experiences in academia, the creation of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, and her transition into entrepreneurship with her retail shop, The Clever Clarinetist. You can find her at http://www.TheCleverClarinetist.com and https://www.taneycomofestivalorchestra.org/
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Amy Burke of Abundant Marketing
Amy discusses the challenges of entrepreneurship, especially as a single parent, and emphasizes the importance of building relationships with clients. Amy reflects on her definition of success, the hustle required in business, and offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. You can find Amy at www.ABMarketing.co
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Katy Rush with The Perfect Pelvis
Katy Rush from the Perfect Pelvis in Lee’s Summit, MO, talks about her journey from physical therapy into pelvic health and some of the challenges of her patients. Connect w Katy at www.theperfectpelvis.com
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Embracing Variety with Lucy Clark
Lucy Clark, a multidisciplinary entrepreneur, discusses her transition from a successful design career to coaching, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the importance of trusting oneself. Connect w Lucy at MotivateMastery.com
