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Choice Wisdom
by Gayle Goodman Lynch and Louisa Garrett
Choice Wisdom explores the choices people have made that are creating the life that they want. Their stories are shared with the intent of providing you inspiration to embrace your own gifts and make choices that will transform your life. Choice Wisdom is hosted by Gayle Goodman Lynch and Louisa Garrett - two wild, wise midlife women who are passionate about sharing what they know works in creating the life you want through more love, more kindness and greater self-care. Choice Wisdom is published twice a month.
Episodes
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Embracing Courage
What if you throw your life up in the air and see what happens when it comes down? That's the question we asked Cathy Derksen, who runs a collaborative book publishing company called Inspired Tenancity. After leaving a toxic marriage, Cathy reinvented herself and now inspires other women to share...
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What Science Doesn’t Tell Us
What if meditation is helping you before your brain can prove it? That’s one of the questions that came up in our conversation with Chelsey Charbeneau of Breathe Meditation and Wellness and Dr. Claudia Porras Pyland of Texas Woman’s University. Chelsey and Claudia conducted a study looking at how...
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Laugh It Up
Studies have shown that babies laugh more than 300 times a day. Yet adults only laugh about 15-20 times per day. So, what gives? Louisa and Gayle explore the many facets of humor in this episode of The Choice Wisdom podcast - including the places where laughter goes to die (school, adult-ing and...
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A Healthier Way to Work
Lena McDearmid has spent her career turning fintech ideas into billion-dollar realities. As a two-time founder with more than twenty years of experience building and scaling high growth startups, Lena’s passion for culture has been shaped by fast moving environments where clear communication,...
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Within Reason
In 2020, we were all going through a lot. But Cristina Bernardo was really going through a lot. In November of that year, her 10-month-old daughter’s heart gave out at a hospital in San Diego, leaving her and her husband in shock and grief, with questions that went unanswered as to why. To this...
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Cup of Genius
Joanna Zhang loves spotting the genius in other people. So much, in fact, that she named her company Operations Genius. At a practical level, Joanna’s firm provides outsourced solutions for the “busy work” tasks in any growing business, including social media, lead gen, general admin, web/I.T....
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Judgment Day
Judgment is easy. We do it all the time. We judge people’s choices. We judge their reactions and the way they live their lives. Sometimes we even convince ourselves we are helping when we point out what they should do differently. But judgment starts to look different when you slow down and take…
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All The Things
“All the things.” That’s a direct quote from Louisa in this episode, when we talked about how she’s showing up on social media - spreading a message of kindness – each and every day for the past EIGHT YEARS. She’s everywhere – Facebook, Insta, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, YouTube. And now, she’s spreading...
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Dropped the Mic - featuring Gayle, along with Mei-Yung Lee & Cara Castellow
Welcome back, Choice Wisdom! I say “welcome back” because…well, it’s been a bit since I published a podcast episode. Basically, I dropped the mic. But not in the sense that I had something profound to say and it was time to exit the stage on that high note. The reality of what happened was a bit...
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Cavemen had it better than us - featuring Liam Naden
"The secret to extraordinary success isn’t pushing harder - it’s unlocking the natural brilliance already within you." - Liam Naden Liam is a transformational coach who works with business owners and leaders. His pioneering coaching methods combine neuroscience, psychology, and practical…
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Once, with feeling - featuring Susan Louie
Susan Louie is a Rapid Transformational therapist, life coach, clinical hypnotherapist, and recovered corporate high achiever. She works with high-powered executives to offer something uniquely powerful: rapid, lasting transformation that honors both their professional drive and their need for...
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Quantifying Peace, Part 1
Featuring: Chelsey Charbeneau, Co-founder & CEO of Breathe Meditation and Wellness and Dr. Claudia Pyland, Associate Professor at TWU and owner of the Transcend Healing psychology practice What’s the “minimum dose” of mediation to achieve a good result? Most studies have only looked at meditating…
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Finding Your Hidden Gem - featuring Sairan Aqrwai
Featuring: Sairan Aqrwai, Engineer & Midlife Business Strategist Sairan Aqrwai is a true American immigrant success story. She is a seasoned professional with a rich background in engineering and business coaching. In her day job, Sairan is dedicated to driving technical solutions and advancing...
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - featuring Mary Czarnecki
Featuring: Mary Czarnecki, Entrepreneur & Business Coach Mary spends a lot of her time giving keynote speeches and facilitating workshops. But she didn’t always believe she was capable of being any of those things! In this episode, she shares how to overcome imposter syndrome and step into the...
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Midlife Explorations
Featuring: Mary Czarnecki, Sairan Aqrwai & Gayle Goodman Lynch As many people approach midlife, they start to think that there may be more to life than the work that they do or the job that they have. By the time we reach our late 40s and into our 50s, especially after the children have left home...
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The Power of NonBinary Thinking - featuring Mandy Ralston
Amanda "(“Mandy”) Ralston has 25+ years of experience in behavior analysis and is deeply committed to reshaping how the world sees autism. Through her latest venture and her thought leadership, she aims to transform the landscape of autism care and other neurodivergent conditions. Certified as a...
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Replace, Don't Resolve
For many people, a new year is a great time to make the choice to do one or more things differently than we’ve done before. The “new year, new me” philosophy fuels the new year’s resolution. However, the reality is that the majority of people who make new year’s resolutions only stick with them…
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A Better Alternative - featuring Kelly Ann Winget
Can you change the world through investing? In a country where women-owned businesses receive only 2% of private equity funding, there's certainly room to do just that. In this episode, Kelly Ann Winget, founder & CEO of Alternative Wealth Partners, shares her wisdom on investing in alternatives...
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The Great Noticing
What happens when two sisters decide to change the world? They create a podcast exploring how the simple act of noticing can help us level up and create lives we want. In this episode, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Emily McAnelly share the story behind The Great noticing podcast. Want to know more?...
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Fearless Happyness - featuring Max Njist
Max Nijst, addiction recovery coach and host of the Fearless Happyness podcast, shares authentically about how his battle with addiction wasn’t the end of his story, thanks to the resilience that we all have inside of us, coupled with the power of surrender. Want to know more? Check out...
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Flip Your Mindset - featuring Jackie Coffey
In this rapid-fire conversation, the energetic Jackie Coffey - who is a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor and motivational speaker - shares her wisdom on how to flip your mindset and finish what you start - no matter how much you might want to quit. Want to know more? Check out...
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Level Up
I’m excited to bring you Season 2 of Choice Wisdom! In thiskickoff episode, I share a personal story about a series of choices I made which - at the time - didn’t seem so great. But, they led me to a greater truth and to the choice that brought me the greatest blessing I could receive in…
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A Year of Wisdom (Part 2)
Choice Wisdom is celebrating its first full year on the air! In this second installment of a two-part “best of” episode, you’ll hear comments from several of the guests from Season One. They’ve made wildly different choices to create they life they want, but together they show us that humans have...
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A Year of Wisdom (Part 1)
Choice Wisdom is celebrating its first full year on the air! In this first installment of a two-part “best of” episode, you’ll hear comments from several of the guests from Season One. They’ve made wildly different choices to create they life they want, but together they show us that humans have...
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Building the future
Sanjay Gehani loved traveling the world for his job, but when his son was born, he took a look at his priorities. While searching for a preschool, he reconnected with a mentor whose mission to reach one million children inspired him to take a new path. Want to know more? Check out...
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Serving the underserved
A health crisis helped clarify something fundamental for Heidi Carr - that she didn’t want to remain on the corporate stress treadmill. Once she got clear about what she wanted, she was able to attract a job that opened the door to the nonprofit world. Want to know more? Check out...
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Guided by commitment
Tom Foley was doing diversity, equity and inclusion long before it was mainstream. After 15 years of practicing law, he pivoted to social entrepreneurship and co-founded a hospitality company with a purpose alongside Chef Tiffany Derry. Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.
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Career Choices
Each of the guests in this Choice Wisdom episode made a career pivot into a completely different line of work to follow their passion. And, in so doing, their choices are creating the life that they want, while making the world a better place. Want to know more? Check out...
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Investing in girls who create
After serving as executive producer on the 2012 documentary film WONDER WOMEN!, Erin Prather Stafford wanted to ensure greater parity - and better pay - for women in creative professions. To do this, she created the Girls That Create platform to educate parents about ways they can support their...
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Standing tall in your story
Rebecca Fleetwood Hession left a very successful corporate career at the top of her game to start living her own story as a coach to other successful women. She has a unique take on corporate life: we are not machines here to produce; we’re beautiful humans here to add value, be relevant, and…
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Building the She-Suite®
Amanda Blesing helps career-minded women in leadership roles build their presence, positioning and personal brand, then fast-track their progress and pathway to the boardroom. As an author, speaker and mentor, she is one of Australia's freshest thinkers and speakers on feminine ambition…how to...
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Investing in Women
It’s March and we are celebrating Women’s History Month in the U.S. and International Women’s Day (IWD) around the globe. In this episode of Choice Wisdom, two executive coaches and one creator share their perspectives on what it means to invest in women (which, coincidentally, is the UN’s theme...
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The benefits of the Unwinding Compass
Jane Baldwin is a mindfulness coach whose Unwinding Compass method helps people think more clearly by focusing on their breathing. Jane began her career as an archeologist and anthropologist, but a health crisis helped her shift her attention to helping others discover what matters most. Want to...
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Bringing namaste into the workplace
Grace Platon is a marketing communications strategist, with a twist. In addition to helping clients implement successful marketing, communications and PR practices, Grace integrates yoga concepts into her daily work. She’s able to help busy executives find greater peace amid their busy, stressful...
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The pace of positive change
Jeff Cheatham had a revelation 10 years ago - his health wasn’t where he wanted it to be, and he wasn’t getting any younger. He chose to embrace the challenge to become a runner. And he learned something he didn’t expect - you can go it alone, but joining a group transforms your commitment into a...
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New Choices
It’s a new year! Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? Do you plan to keep it? A recent survey showed only 20% of people believe they will stay accountable to their promise to themselves this year. In this episode, our guests share how they have remained consistent with a choice to do something…
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How to live a dual life and have fun
Jennifer Keiner, MD is a doctor by day and rock star by night and weekend. Jen is equally passionate about providing quality care to her patients and playing bass guitar at various gigs across Southern California with two all-healthcare rock bands. Want to know more? Check out...
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A novel way to embrace your gifts
Jeff Herrington is an internationally recognized corporate communication expert, writer and writing coach who extended his brand into fiction by launching the “Murder Becomes” mystery series under the pen name Jeffrey Eaton. Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.
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Choosing Talent
Episode 3 features two talented professionals who have found a way to balance work and a talent “side hustle” to create the life that they want. In this episode, we explore how they embraced writing and musical talents to help bring joy to others while expressing who they truly are. Want to know...
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How to replace blame with grace
Dustin Staiger encountered two transformational points in his life where he could stew in blame, but instead he chose to write Blame this Book, which explores how organizations can rehabilitate talent, rescue valuable contributions, and resuscitate their potential for success. Want to know more?...
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Investing for both purpose and profit
Alex Hemani has always had a strong sense of purpose and engaged in impact investing early in the life of his business. When his spiritual leader issued a call to the faithful to help others create generational wealth, it sparked a new way of thinking for Alex and, by extension, his firm. Want to...
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Making vocation your vocation
As the son of an Episcopal priest, Fr. Jonathan Melton didn’t think he’d follow in his father’s footsteps. Instead, he planned on a life in business or politics. A dear friend and mentor prompted him to listen more closely to what others were asking of him, and he discovered his calling after…
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Choosing to Listen
Episode 2 explores how three men have listened to the wisdom of others to make choices that are creating the life that they want. One engaged in vocation, one followed a spiritual call and one wrote a book. All are having a positive impact on the world because they chose to listen. Want to know...
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From Math Professor to Life Coach
Lynne Marion thought she’d become a math professor. But her soul had other ideas, and today she helps people connect to the wisdom within. In this interview, she shares how she managed the delta from epsilon to infinity. Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.
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Tapping into Your Inner Wisdom
Sue Chandler found herself in mid-life struggling with weight loss and ready to find a permanent solution. What she learned was that she wasn’t broken… she was successfully producing an outcome she didn’t want. Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.
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Being Kind Every Day of Your Life
After her niece called her out on an unkind remark, Louisa Garrett got to thinking - there must be a kinder way. And now it’s her way of life. In this full interview, she shares her wisdom for making kindness your priority. Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.
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Better Choices
Episode 1 explores better choices three women have made that are creating the life they want. One retrained her mind, one healed her body, and one took a leap of faith. All found closer alignment to who they truly are. Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.
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Choice Wisdom explores the choices people have made that are creating the life that they want. Their stories are shared with the intent of providing you inspiration to embrace your own gifts and make choices that will transform your life. Choice Wisdom is hosted by Gayle Goodman Lynch and Louisa Garrett - two wild, wise midlife women who are passionate about sharing what they know works in creating the life you want through more love, more kindness and greater self-care. Choice Wisdom is published twice a month.
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