Lift As You Climb

The original recording and release of this episode took place in March, 2021. Now merely 4 months later... So much has changed and happened, that I felt it was time to re release this episode for you. Additionally, technology has provided us with better tools to improve. So we're updating this entire episode. This also gives me an opportunity to update you on the reason for this podcast.....

Stuck In The Muck

Here I grow again! But not without resistance and getting a little dirty.

In this episode, I come clean about how it feels to resist the urge to struggle against fear, frustration, and the imposter syndrome. 

I share some tools and techniques to reassure our monkey-minds, and slowly extricate ourselves from the psychological muck and move on gracefully...

When are we too old or too young, or when it is too late or too soon, to change our perceptions, expectations, and attitudes about aging?

When are we the right age to embrace that aging is an achievement and a benefit to society?

My guest today explains how ageism is “stereotyping and discrimination on the basis of a person’s age...

More than just lip service to Indigenous Beauty Jennifer Harper, edgy girl, alcoholic transformed to CEO change maker, exemplifies Lifting As You Climb, and tireless building of success ladders for many, along her own journey of healing and personal recovery. She grew up disconnected from her indigenous roots and unaware how generational transfer of trauma adversely affected her and millions of others...

The expression ‘Once Upon a Time’ may conjure up thoughts of a time when things were different, perhaps better, or at least simpler. Generally, these are times fondly or romantically remembered but not always. Once Upon a Time suggests a state of suspended history that we can look back on. We know from stories of childhood bedtimes that there is always a hero or heroine who saves the day and rescues the defenseless. Ultimately and reassuringly, the good guys win...

Do you feel like big corporations and trending influencers, coaches, and practitioners are intent on making us feel “less than”, not good enough, and that we need fixing or remaking into their idea of valued members of society?

The older I get, the more I resent this condescending marketing!

You don’t become a better caregiver by sacrificing your own self-care. In this interview, Lisa Zawrotny shares bittersweet and challenging life experiences of a ‘Sandwich Generation” caregiver. Falling primarily on the shoulders of women is the ultra-demanding role of caretaker of parents with health issues or age-related disabilities...

“I get by with a little help from my friends” by The Beatles is the epic and perfect theme song for today’s episode! It’s June 8, 2021 and I am celebrating all friends on National Best Friends Day. I remind myself that my best friends deserve to be celebrated every day! However, not all relationships are created equal, and although we may not think about friendships as something requiring a performance review or ROI assessment, we should – for many good reasons...

DO EPIC SH*T After celebrating 66.67 revolutions around the sun on previous Episode 21; Two-thirds of a Century and Climbing, Isabel Banerjee, now turns her focus to what’s next? With approximately 12,000 days left before her 100th birthday, Isabel is determined to not sweat the small stuff, not waste time on regrets, and get busy doing epic stuff for the rest of her life. Knowing that you achieve what you focus on, Ms...

Celebrate 66.67 revolutions around the sun with Isabel Banerjee, as she reflects on her life at two thirds of 100 years. She shares her thoughts on how we define our own relationship with numbers, redefine the meaning of aging, and suggests that we have an abundance of time to live our legacies – if we focus on living instead of dying...