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Empty Nest Empires
by Tami Romani
Every day we are building empires - creating a legacy to leave behind. Whether we mean to or not, we build empires in faith, our relationships with family and friends, our level of fitness in body mind and spirit, even by having fun - and of course our finances. Most of the time we let the chips fall where they may, but what if we were more intentional about the empires we are building? I’m Tami Romani, an empty nest mom and grandma with a passion for your success - Welcome to Empty Nest Empires where we will figure this out together - I’m so happy you’re here!
Episodes
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33: A Conversation about Losing Someone You Love, the Roller Coaster of Grief, and Leaving a Legacy
In this deeply personal conversation about legacy, grief, and what it means to be remembered by the people closest to you, Tami and Lisa reflect on family loss, caregiving, dementia, and the strange mix of laughter and tears that comes with mourning through the memories. Tami opens with the idea…
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32: Fitness is Moving for Joy and Not Punishment
Tami Romani and Lisa Michele unpack the fitness pillar of Empty Nest Empires, focusing on how movement changes with age and why the goal should be joy, not punishment. They share personal stories from their 20s through midlife, plus practical ways to build consistency without trying to recreate…
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31: Rediscovering Fun and Creativity - If it's not FUN, why do it?
Tami Romani and Lisa Michele kick off the reboot of Empty Nest Empires with a conversation about one of the show’s six pillars: fun. They explore how creativity shows up across life stages, from handmade businesses and sewing to knitting, doodling, gardening, and grandparenting. The episode…
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30: How Should We Define "Midlife"? Is it really the wrong side of 40?
In this episode, Tami and Lisa challenge the negative language often attached to midlife and reframe it as a powerful, meaningful season of life. They share a funny and revealing story about thesaurus.com labeling “midlife” as “the wrong side of 40,” and use that as a jumping-off point to explore...
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29: Let's Redefine the Word EMPIRE and Make it Our Life's Mission!
Empty Nest Empires: Reclaiming Empire, Finding Joy, and Building Community Tami Romani and Lisa Michele are relaunching Empty Nest Empires with a candid, funny, and deeply personal conversation about midlife, empty nesting, grief, joy, and what comes next. In this episode, they also reframe the...
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28: Dolly Parton - the Queen of Reinvention or Confident in Her Calling?
We couldn't let another week go by without our own tribute to Dolly. What an amazing woman! Tami begins by calling her the queen of reinventing herself, but after talking through her life and accomplishments, it's clear she always knew who she was and focused on adding to her life, not pivoting.…
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27: A Big Welcome and Lots of Laughs with our New Cohost, Lisa
After trying to reboot, restart, and reorganize this podcast several times, Tami finally realized what was missing: a cohost! And not just any cohost, THE cohost she had been talking to about this for two years. Finally together for their first episode, we hope you will enjoy this re-introduction...
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26: Cancer, Wildfires, and Life Pivots
It was a BIG mistake to tell you a whole year ago that I was back and relaunching this podcast - I was in the middle of breast cancer treatment and we had plans to sell our house and move! What in the world was I thinking?? Then the California wildfires happened (we did not lose our home) and…
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25: Welcome Back! WHERE Have You (I) Been?
A funny thing happened on the way to a pandemic... I lost my mojo and had an overwhelming bit of chaos take over for a few years. But we are back, and while my Voicing Your Brand podcast will be focusing on the business of using your voice for success and how to be the voice that is heard on the...
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24: How to Make Extra Money From Home THIS WEEK
Ernestine Tebon-Spreemann had her first experience with making extra money by selling mangoes at age 8 in Camaroon, West Africa. She has been hooked on the side hustle ever since. Fast forward to now, and she has transformed her failing brick and mortar consignment shop into an online shopping...
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23: A God You’ve Never Met with Author Nikki Romani
Today's episode is a very special interview with my daughter, Nikki Romani. Nikki has written and published her first book - available now on Amazon (nikkiromani.com/book). We talk about her experiences on the World Race, an 11 month missions trip, where her experiences led her to know the God…
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22: Don’t Make This Mistake in Your Online Business
A quick Google search for “what is the number one mistake entrepreneurs make?” comes up with a long list of oops, most certainly • not starting sooner • waiting too long to launch a product or service Etc. So let’s talk about what might be holding you back from stepping in to your calling... If...
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21: Your Story Can Unlock Healing for Others
I woke up one morning this week with this phrase running through my mind: "YOUR STORY MAY HOLD A KEY TO UNLOCK HEALING FOR SOMEONE ELSE." This has never happened to me before - I will sometimes wake up with a song, but never have I heard such a profound declaration the minute I wake up. But…
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20: How to Have Confident Brilliance with Renita D. Terry
My guest today is Renita D. Terry. Renita has always introduced herself as a 5th generation educator and 3rd generation musician. While she has years of experience in the corporate world, she is now driven to transition out of that role and help others design a life of Confident Brilliance.…
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19: The Gift of the Enneagram with Tammy Helfrich
Personality Tests. How many have you taken, and are they helpful? Today we are going to talk about one that’s been around a long time but is now gaining popularity - The Enneagram. My guest expert is Tammy Helfrich of tammyhelfrich.com - Tammy is a coach, speaker, writer, and podcast host with a...
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18: From Heart Disease to Helping Moms Find Peace with Elizabeth Hughes-Callison
Elizabeth Hughes-Callison has an incredible story of surviving a heart defect that doctors failed to diagnose in her childhood. As a young mom, she pushed through the rigors of motherhood and working full time until she reached a point of crisis in her health and needed life-saving open heart...
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17: Let’s MOVE ON from January
Oh boy, scroll through Instagram or Facebook today and you'll see just how rough January was for so many... well, the good news is, January is OVER and now we can move on! Let's not waste time on how January came with all the big expectations, but didn't live up to them - let's roll into February...
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16: Redefining Life When the Nest is Empty with Author Mel Greenberg
I've got a special treat for you today - my guest is Mel Greenberg, author of Running With Our Eyes Closed and contributor to Chaos to Clarity: Sacred Stories of Transformational Change. Don't you just love how things can unexpectedly come together on the internet? Mel and I met just over a week...
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15: How to Choose a Theme Word for Your Year
In this 3rd part of our series on setting yourself up for a successful year, we dive into the concept of choosing a theme word rather than making resolutions. Will it work for you? Maybe. Probably. Listen and let me know what your WORD for 2020 is! You can check out OneWord365.com for more insight.
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14: Dreams and intentions and Goals, Oh My!
If you are feeling left behind by all the 2020 goal setting talk, I've got you covered! Let's talk about the first 3 months, that's all. I'll go over some easy ways to get your priorities lined up so you can tackle big goals one at a time. If you'd like a worksheet to do your own goal setting…
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13: Review Last Year to Set Up This Year’s Success with Tammy Helfrich
My guest today is Tammy Helfrich. Tammy is a life coach, speaker, writer and podcast host. Her intuitive way of coaching has helped so many women sort through the internal clutter and fully become their authentic selves. In this episode, Tammy and I dive in to her process of reviewing the past...
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12: The Green Velvet Christmas Dress - A Legacy Story with Melea J. Brock
Welcome to a kitchen table conversation with author and storyteller Melea J. Brock about her latest book, The Green Velvet Christmas Dress. A dress that begins with a bolt of beautiful green velvet fabric in 1880 and is remade and repurposed for several generations, always bringing a message of...
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11: You’re Not Too Old and It’s Not Too Late!
Oh boy, not much frustrates me more than when I hear someone say "I don't do that thing because I'm OLD." And I hear it more often than I'd like. You can fill in the blank with things like "email" "get a new smart phone" "learn a new skill" "run a marathon" "write a book" etc. etc. but the…
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10: A Legacy of Fun Family Memories
Do you have any regrets after losing a loved one? As I fumbled through making Thanksgiving pies this week, I realized I forgot to learn how to make my mom's perfect pie crust. Don't wait to wish you'd learned something from a loved one... this episode will encourage you to reach out now to…
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9: A Tribute to My Mom’s Great Legacy
In this episode, I'm gonna share something personal, but oh so important. Listen to a piece I wrote 10 years ago as my mom was in her last hours of life. I still think it's the best way to honor her now, ten years later. I hope it touches you, and makes you think. Would you reach out to me on...
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8: Before You Quit Your Job with Keenya Kelly
In today's episode, my guest Keenya Kelly lays out the strategy for preparing to quit your job as you launch into the deep waters of entrepreneurship. Are you ready to quit your job? Before You Quit Your Job: A Strategic Guide for Entrepreneurs was written with you in mind. Keenya says she has…
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7: Surviving and Thriving After Brain Injury with Sheri McIntyre
I met my guest, Sheri McIntyre, through the magic of social media. She reached out to me several months ago via Instagram messenger, and my life has not been the same since. Sheri was in the best shape of her life - and (she thought) the best health of her life when the unthinkable happened - a...
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6: How to Be Healthy Enough with Amy Van Liew
Hi Empire Builders! I am really happy that my first episode after the introductions we’ve been doing is this one about being healthy enough. I’ve noticed a tendency to have an all or nothing mentality in this area. Every time we open a magazine or turn on the TV we are bombarded with images of...
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5: Your Financial Empire
Okay. Did I save the best Empire Building pillar introduction for last? Or is it the worst? Love it or hate it, the idea of leaving a legacy always comes down to money, for most of us. Yes, the point of this podcast is that we build empires in so many different areas, which is why we introduced…
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4: A Legacy of Faith - Pillar 4 of Empire Building
Have you ever been to a memorial service for someone who had great faith? No one says, “we really don’t know what she stood for.” No, they say things like, “her great faith was an inspiration to all who knew her,” or “ She loved others just like Jesus would,” or “she worked tirelessly to serve...
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3: Family and Friends - More Important Than Money
When you google family legacy, websites like Forbes will have a financial take on things, and we will get to that later when we talk about the Finance pillar of Empire building. For now, I want to introduce the concept of leaving a powerful family legacy in another way. All families have a set of...
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2: Are You Having FUN Yet?
It’s so easy to get caught up in all the have tos of life, that we forget to include the get tos. Think about it, we have to work for money to survive, but we get to share a meal with friends we haven’t seen in awhile. The have tos are a given… but if we make a plan - plan to play, like my friend...
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1: Fitness - the First Pillar of Empire Building
Okay, so let’s start with Fitness.I could have called it Health, but that doesn’t start with the letter F. Also, I wanted to challenge us a bit on what that word Fitness means. Now, I realize that when most of us hear the word Fitness, we automatically disqualify ourselves. We think of all the...
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Intro: Welcome to Empty Nest Empires
Every day we are building empires - creating a legacy to leave behind. Whether we mean to or not, we build empires in faith, our relationships with family and friends, our level of fitness in body mind and spirit, even by having fun - and of course our finances. Most of the time we let the chips...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Every day we are building empires - creating a legacy to leave behind. Whether we mean to or not, we build empires in faith, our relationships with family and friends, our level of fitness in body mind and spirit, even by having fun - and of course our finances. Most of the time we let the chips fall where they may, but what if we were more intentional about the empires we are building? I’m Tami Romani, an empty nest mom and grandma with a passion for your success - Welcome to Empty Nest Empires where we will figure this out together - I’m so happy you’re here!
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Every day we are building empires - creating a legacy to leave behind. Whether we mean to or not, we build empires in faith, our relationships with family and friends, our level of fitness in body mind and spirit, even by having fun - and of course our finances. Most of the time we let the chips...
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