Fearlessly Facing Fifty

What would your life be like if you consciously changed an angry thought into a loving one?
This is the mission behind the Choose Love Movement which was founded by Scarlett Lewis after tragically losing her son on December 14, 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
As I talked with Scarlett, she shared how the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement started the day of Jesse's funeral to honor her son, and to spread a message he left on their kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died. Nurturing. Healing. Love! Three powerful words. The formula for choosing love is #courage #gratitude #forgiveness #compassion. Choosing love in any situation....and boy how we need that formula in our lives right now.
You can find out more about the Choose Love Movement here by viewing their website. All of the materials and resources are free. Scarlett and I will be working together in the coming months with the Fearlessly Facing Fifty community - so stay tuned.
Thank you Scarlett Lewis for sharing your insight and inspiration. You are a treasure.
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Learn more about Gennev and their incredible custom-tailored programs for your menopause journey here. Use the code CANNONBALL50 for 50% off any product.
Learn more about envision essential oil as you jump start your new year - and how to incorporate essential oils into your daily routine. This link is for the starter kit and 10 essential oils.

The Grown & Flown community is something I have been a part of for years. Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Heffernan has done an incredible job of building this community and have published a book that needs to adorn the shelf of any parent of teens, or young adults. It is a handbook and reference guide that answers all those parenting questions that stop us in our tracks, or simply make us think, "Is anyone else having SAT and ACT prep anxiety like my kid?" or "Are any of you struggling with anxiety with your teen?"
In this episode we talk about:
5:07 How did Grown & Flown got started
9:00 The formation of the FB Group and community
14:30 Top topics for teens and young adults and how you bring in experts to discuss
17:40 The powerful stories of the community helping others
24:1 How do your kids view you since your book launch and the success of G & F
28:21 The importance of mentors along the way
32:16 What advice would you give your 30 year old self
Purchase your copy of the Grown and Flown book: How to support your teen, stay close as a family, and raise independent adults.
Here is a link to the Grown and Flown FB Group
Click here to go to the Bitty Birdie Design website - handmade fabric goodies
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How often do we say, "It's not our mom's midlife." Well today's guest tagged that very thing...the new midlife. Meet Michelle Newman.... Podcast host of the new mid podcast, and Founder of the new mid academy.
The New Mid is a frank, funny look at women in mid-life and their day-to day-struggles and successes, as well as the big stuff - questions about meaning, fulfillment and happiness. It’s a place where women in their 40’s and up are breaking societal boundaries and expectations, while still dealing with real life issues such as caring for aging parents or restarting their careers. You’ll get real talk with nothing held back about the topics you care about, with experts weighing in on health, sex, finances, relationships and everything in between.
You can reach Michelle Newman here to find her podcast, her academy and all that she's got going on.....
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Ready to redefine menopause? Check out Kindra! Here is the link: and find something just for you - from supplements for energy or to help you relax and sleep at night - to treating vaginal dryness...Ladies...Kindra is doing menopause, right! And use the code AMY20 at checkout for special savings!
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Are you ready for a Transformative Experience for women
Come join us....Fearlessly Facing Fifty presents: Meant For More!

Dream about what is possible and feel the power in your pause -
taking a weekend just for you.

Weekend Event

Join Amy Schmidt, Kristen Coffield, and a carefully curated group of thought leaders around midlife and beyond, as we dig deep into all of the top of mind topics. Immerse yourself with inspiration as you hear from keynotes, engage in workshops and have courageous conversations beachside or around the fire pit.

Experience personal growth, wellness, and a toolbox of inspiration to apply to your life

Discover a new sense of self, a renewed confidence and inner strength.

Get ready to CANNONBALL with confidence and bring your best self to every moment. Every woman has something to offer, and this weekend

Who is the “Meant For More” event for?

Be a part of the first exclusive event and create memories and enjoy yourself. When women come together and leave inspired - magic happens.
Click here to sign up to be the first to know about the event! (It will fill quickly)
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Book for summer reading! Click here for a crazy good summer read - by NYT best-selling author, Susan Wiggs. The lost and found bookshop , a novel that is perfect for your summer reading.

Do you ever wonder what it's like to be a producer for some of the most watched and highly rated daytime television shows? In this episode, my guest is the Emmy Award winning TV Producer, and media coach Amy Rosenblum. She has been a force in the broadcast business for over thirty years. Amy began her career at CBS news, where none other than Andy Cohen was an intern, and won an Emmy for a special report she produced with Dan Rather on “Women and AIDS”. Amy's TV career reads like a who's who in the world of daytime talk... Amy was Senior Producer of “The Joan Rivers Show”. Ratings grew, Joan won a Daytime Emmy and Amy and Joan found a lifelong friendship that was truly a bond more like sisters. Next stop Amy was Co-Executive producer on “The Sally Jessy Raphael Show” doubling ratings and from there she went to the “Maury” show where she "single handedly ruined America" (her words lol) by creating the on air paternity test. Amy caught the eye of NBC’s Jeff Zucker, who brought her to Today Show as a Senior Producer. She later created the 10 am hour with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee and paired the two which created the perfect on screen co-host chemistry! Amy now runs her own incredibly successful media training and client management company 'So you wanna be on tv?'
You are not going to want to miss this conversation as Amy shares her journey, her challenges and how she continues to create her #cannonballmoments.
Click here to learn more about Amy and her media training business
Click here to visit Amy's Instagram
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Ready to redefine menopause? Check out Kindra! Here is the link: and find something just for you - from supplements for energy or to help you relax and sleep at night - to treating vaginal dryness...Ladies...Kindra is doing menopause, right! And use the code AMY20 at checkout for special savings!
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Are you ready for a Transformative Experience for women
Come join us....Fearlessly Facing Fifty presents: Meant For More!

Dream about what is possible and feel the power in your pause -
taking a weekend just for you.

Weekend Event

Join Amy Schmidt, Kristen Coffield, and a carefully curated group of thought leaders around midlife and beyond, as we dig deep into all of the top of mind topics. Immerse yourself with inspiration as you hear from keynotes, engage in workshops and have courageous conversations beachside or around the fire pit.

Experience personal growth, wellness, and a toolbox of inspiration to apply to your life

Discover a new sense of self, a renewed confidence and inner strength.

Get ready to CANNONBALL with confidence and bring your best self to every moment. Every woman has something to offer, and this weekend

Who is the “Meant For More” event for?

Be a part of the first exclusive event and create memories and enjoy yourself. When women come together and leave inspired - magic happens.
Click here to sign up to be the first to know about the event! (It will fill quickly)
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Book for summer reading! Click here for a crazy good summer read - by NYT best-selling author, Susan Wiggs. The lost and found bookshop , a novel that is perfect for your summer reading.

Two midlife, empty nester walk into a cannabis dispensary.....that's what we are talking about today - and you don't want to miss it.
When menopause starts, and often well before, women can stop feeling like themselves. Hormones go haywire and with them your mood; temperature regulation goes out the window; restful sleep becomes a distant memory; and mental clarity vanishes. Women are left to “deal with it.” We think that’s unacceptable.

Meet Carrie Mapes and Patty Pappas, two trailblazing women who decided to launch a business with women of a certain age in mind. Take two lifelong friends, and mix in creativity and attention to detail and you have the perfect combination. They developed a discretely dissolving unique cannabis-infused vaginal suppository which is formulated specifically for daytime and nighttime use so you can say Hello Again to YOU wherever and whenever you choose.

Learn more about Hello Again Products Here.
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Are you ready for a Transformative Experience for women
Come join us....Fearlessly Facing Fifty presents: Meant For More!

Dream about what is possible and feel the power in your pause - taking a weekend just for you.

Weekend Event

Join Amy Schmidt, and a carefully curated group of thought leaders around midlife and beyond, as we dig deep into all of the top of mind topics. Immerse yourself with inspiration as you hear from keynotes, engage in workshops and have courageous conversations beachside or around the fire pit.

Experience personal growth, wellness, and a toolbox of inspiration to apply to your life

Discover a new sense of self, a renewed confidence and inner strength.

Get ready to CANNONBALL with confidence and bring your best self to every moment. Every woman has something to offer, and this weekend

Who is the “Meant For More” event for?

Women who are ready to be treated as a Guest Of Honor (#GOH)

Women who are ready to feel inspired and encouraged

Women who are ready to get connected and step outside your comfort zone

Be a part of the first exclusive event and create memories and enjoy yourself. When women come together and leave inspired - magic happens.
Click here to sign up to be the first to know about the event! (It will fill quickly)

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Need a little wine pick me up....and suffering with headaches and 'wine hangovers' - I'm your girl. Head on over to Scout and Cellar to be introduced to 'clean wine'. You can thank me later. :)