Joy Found Here

Is the life you created for yourself aligned with your values? Are you giving your children the life you pictured you would? If your inner voice tells you you are not done yet, then you aren't. In this episode, I'm joined by the extraordinary Amanda Herr. She is a Career and Leadership Expert and Coach, passionate about helping mid-career women discover and achieve their own version of success. After a tremendously successful career in corporate America, becoming VP of sales and marketing at CNN and President at Digital Desk, Amanda experienced a mindset change, redefined her version of success, pivoted, and became a coach.  Throughout this episode, Amanda talks about the infinite ways of defining success, how each woman can (and should) create their own version of it, and what they need to change to achieve it. We learn about her transition from corporate to entrepreneurship (while juggling it with her mom's life), her passion for helping other women achieve their dreams, and the liberating power of the magical two-letter word: NO. In addition, we explore Amanda's NEXT framework, how to apply it to deal with psychological stress, increase our emotional intelligence, and so much more. Listen to Episode 97 of the Joy Found Here podcast to hear about how busy and overwhelmed women can quickly turn into happy women.In This Episode, You Will Learn:Coaching is for everyone (3:16)About Amanda's decision to raise her children on her own (7:35)The different ways of looking at "having a job" (11:03)The power of the magical two letters word: NO (16:21)How happy women define success (22:15)Use the NEXT framework and boost your emotional intelligence (24:34)How Amanda's experience in corporate America prepared her for this stage of her life (33:54)Connect with Amanda:WebsiteLet's Connect:Website

For many women, perimenopause and midlife changes feel like they happened overnight. Most of them can't see it coming because of the lack of information available; they miss the subtle signs their body sends. In this episode, I'm joined by the fabulous Karen Cerezo, Women's Health Coach and Personal Trainer, and Certified Health Coach & Trainer for Midlife Women. After being a school teacher for 17 years, Karen really got into fitness and health and decided to become a health coach to help others become their best version. Although she was aware of how harsh midlife could be on women, she didn't grasp the concept until one day, she woke up with joint pain, feeling slow, and with the sensation that the extra 30 lbs she had were somehow injected into her body the night before. Throughout this episode, Karen shares her journey in dealing with perimenopause and midlife effects and helping other women to be ready and prepared to deal with them the best way possible. We talk about the four pillars of health: nutrition, movement, mindset, and education, and the massive importance of community for midlife women. Tune in to Episode 96 of the Joy Found Here podcast to hear how Karen learned to thrive in midlife and helps other women do the same. In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Karen's journey into becoming a Certified Health Coach & Trainer for Midlife Women (2:39)Midlife kicks us right in the middle (pun intended) (12:02)The four pillars of health (19:39)You can't out fitness or out diet menopause (23:09)Why community is so crucial for midlife women (32:32)Connect with Karen:WebsiteInstagramFacebookLinktr.eeLet's Connect:Website

Every time you find yourself lost and powerless in a hurricane of mixed feelings and endless to-do lists, remember you are the one who created it; therefore, you have everything you need to calm the storm. In this episode, I'm very excited to be joined by the captivating Lisa Zawrotny. Lisa is a Productivity and Accountability Coach, the Founder of the Positively Productive Systems, and the Host of the Positively Living™ Podcast. She thrives by helping multi-passionate creatives and entrepreneurs prioritize what matters, so they can do less, live more, and breathe easier. Throughout our conversation, we learn about Lisa's "origin story," the defining moment of her life when she was a caretaker of an infant, a toddler, and her mother with Alzheimer's. We learn about the importance of practicing physical and mental decluttering to reach joy, the difference between spending time in the zone of genius and the zone of excellence, and we deconstruct how we measure productivity. In addition, we talk about how to keep things real and avoid toxic positivity, our reality-creating filters, how to calm our storm, and more. Tune in to Episode 63 of the Joy Found Here podcast to learn how to do less, live more, and breathe better. In This Episode, You Will Learn:Lisa's "origin story" (3:35)Why do we push ourselves to do everything and a bit more (5:12)You bear the weight of the obstacles you refuse to let go (11:09)Accept you can calm the storm (14:42)About to-do lists, to-choose lists, and joy (18:23)Our brains mean well, but they are jerks (24:01)Zone of genius and zone of excellence (28:49)Be real and avoid toxic positivity (35:03)Connect with Lisa:WebsitePositively Living PodcastLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterLet's Connect:Website