Episode #57: Embrace Your Richness

After spending 36 years working in critical care as a respiratory therapist, Sue Kaltenbach began a new career as a professional photographer specializing in photographing people over 50.

Sue shares her personal experience of dealing with chronic pain due to being born with congenital defects in her spine and both knees, but never giving in to it and staying active and healthy during her entire life. She also talks about participating in a century bike ride at the age of 56, having three major surgeries in one calendar year, and hiking a fourteener three years later at the tender young age of 60.

Sue explains that we get more interesting as we get older, because of our life experiences and depth of knowledge. She encourages us to embrace our richness, and not to give our negative experiences the power to destroy us. There are many life’s lessons in this uplifting and inspirational episode, including that it doesn’t have to be pretty to get it done, and sometimes you just need beef and beer. Download this episode to hear more words of wisdom from Sue Kaltenbach!    

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Episode #56: How To Thrive After Breast Cancer

Meet Marcia Pinkstaff, business owner, entrepreneur, and breast cancer survivor. In March of 2012, Marcia had a normal mammogram. Seven months later, her world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Download this episode to hear Marcia’s story, and how her experience can help YOU be more aware and attentive to even very small changes in your body.

Hear how she struggled to process the overwhelming information as she went from a routine check at the doctor’s office to directly to the imaging center for another mammogram and ultrasound that same day, and a biopsy two days later. Listen to her positive and inspiring message of the many blessings that came out of the experience, and the take home point that anyone can get cancer, but it’s what you do with it that really matters. You do not want to miss this!     

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Twitter: @PinkstaffMarcia

Episode #55 Love, Loss, Light

On a beautiful spring day in 2015, Karen Trench’s world was turned upside down when her best friend, business partner, husband, and love of her life took his own life. Karen shares her struggle of navigating her way through the tumultuous path of grieving and trying to make sense of her heartbreaking and devastating loss.

She tells her story with a remarkable sense of grace and dignity as she talks about the many blessings that came along with her loss and the many powerful insights and life lessons that she gained through the process of healing. Karen also explains that she was so much stronger than she ever knew, and had far more resilience than she ever thought possible. As we all are.

Download this heartfelt, inspiring, and uplifting message of hope, recovery, surviving, and thriving, no matter what life throws your way.   

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Episode #54: Awareness, Intuition, Trust, and Self-Worth

Meet Nicole Jansen, Business Breakthrough Coach and Behavior Specialist who has helped thousands of clients transform their lives and achieve extraordinary results in business. However, her greatest accomplishment is her own personal experience in overcoming adversity through quiet introspection to regain physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Download this episode to hear Nicole’s secrets in this gentle, uplifting, and enlightening interview, and how you can apply them to your own life. You do not want to miss this!   

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Episode #53 Pelvic Health and Awareness

Margaret Woodward, one of the leading pioneers in pelvic floor physical therapy health,explains how dysfunction in the pelvic floor can result in back, knee, hip, and even neck pain, and what we can do about it.  Margaret also shares her personal story of facing her own health crisis as well as the proactive steps she took to get her life back on track. 

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Episode #52: Alternative Health and Healing From Trauma

In a follow up episode, Dr. Elva Edwards shares more of her personal story about surviving a terrible car accident that took the lives of her mother, father, and beloved grandmother. Although nineteen month old Elva and her four year old sister survived, they were orphaned by an event that turned their lives upside down. 

Many of the details were left a mystery to Elva and her sister, because none of the adults wanted to discuss the details of the accident with them. Download this episode to learn how Elva did exhaustive research to find out what really happened that night, and how she was able to be a voice for the parents she lost all those years ago, as well as her passion to help other people heal from childhood trauma. 

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Episode #51 Adventure, Inner Strength, and Personal Power

Marine and mentor Tami McVay returns to The FemiNinja Project to share her insights on finding your inner strength, flexing your courage muscle, and unleashing your personal power. She also talks about impostor syndrome and how to silence the negative voices in your head, so that you can achieve your full potential and live your best life.

Download this episode to discover how Tami integrates adventure travel with meaningful conversations to help her clients break through their blocks, improve their relationships, thrive in their businesses, and so much more!

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Episode #50 Sugar and Gluten and Soy–Oh My!

 

Kimsey Self, owner of Progressive Health and Wellness returns to The FemiNinja for a follow-up episode to share even more clarity on health and healing. In Kimsey’s own words, “Healing the physical body is a gateway to optimizing your entire life.” And she’s here to tell you how.

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Episode # 49 Lifelong Learning and Endless Possibilities

Mariah Ehlert, Certified Neurosculpting® Facilitator, Master Nutrition Therapist and Portrait Photographer extraordinaire returns to The FemiNinja Project to share the secrets of creating your own inner sanctuary and the power of forgiveness. She also explains how to rewrite your story, rewire your life, and releasing the magic of the mind-body connection. The possibilities are endless!    

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Episode #48: A Texas Tragedy

When Dr. Elva Edwards was only nineteen months old, her entire world changed forever on a moonlight spring night when a car ran a stop sign and collided with her family car. Five adults were killed in the horrific accident, including both her parents and her beloved grandmother. By some miracle, Elva and her three year old sister survived. 

Elva shares her story with grace and dignity, explaining the pain and confusion that she experienced growing up without her mother and father. Although her paternal grandparents gave them a loving home and a good life, something was always missing. 

Download this episode to hear Elva’s story of living with loss, surviving trauma, and how she became a voice for the voiceless as she fought to discover the truth about what happened on that fateful night. 

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