Smart Women Talk Radio

Finding Your Super Power with ADHD with Alyssa BlackwellJoin Alyssa and Katana as they discuss:How to access the hidden super powers of ADHD.What makes ADHDers uniquely powerful.How to let go of the shame from being different.Alyssa Blackwell is a highly-trained life and business coach with 6 years of experience, specializing in mindset work, ADHD, spirituality, and leadership. With a focus on empowering leaders and entrepreneurs to overcome challenges, discover their flow state, and find fulfillment through their unique strengths, Alyssa offers personalized strategies and tailored support for ADHD, embracing neurodiversity. Through the integration of spirituality and expert guidance in leadership development, Alyssa helps clients achieve personal and professional growth to reach their next level of success and happiness.Learn more about Alyssa at Alyssablackwell.com.

Finding Your Voice with Mary Beth OrrJoin Mary Beth and Katana as they discuss:How to live your purpose.Why there is no greater benefit to your creativity and fulfillment than being brave, vulnerable, and authentic.How to balance ambition while experiencing true joy.Mary Beth Orr is a classical hornist/folk vocalist who was recently a finalist for The American Prize. Currently 3rd Horn of the Grand Rapids Symphony, she has been first prize winner of the International Horn Competition of America, International Women’s Brass Conference, Sound Espressivo Music Competition, Golden Classical Music Awards, and Charleston International Solo Competition. She made her European premiere at the Beethoven Haus in Bonn, Germany ’21, and Carnegie Hall ‘22. As a featured performer for Vox Novus' Fifteen Minutes of Fame, she traveled to NYC to perform and record works commissioned specifically for her. Her current project is finishing her debut album with multi-Grammy-winning label PARMA Recordings.Learn more about Mary Beth

The 3-Step Strategy to Get Off Sugar...Even if You've Tried Everything with Nagina AbdullahJoin Nagina and Katana as they discuss:Why women have sugar cravings.The 3-step strategy to get off of sugar and no longer have sugar cravings.Simple alternatives for sweets that are delicious and satisfying.Nagina Abdullah is a weight-loss coach for women in midlife and founder of the website MasalaBody.com. She teaches women to boost their metabolism, especially when what worked before, no longer works. She focuses on natural formulas to combine and time metabolism-boosting foods to reduce belly fat and overall weight gain in midlife. Nagina has a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and has helped over 1,500 midlife women successfully lose weight permanently and create a lifestyle change.Learn more about Nagina at MasalaBody.com.

Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan with Maddy DychtwaldJoin Maddy and Katana as they discuss:How to create a holistic action plan to thrive in the second half of life.Cutting-edge information on the impact of fitness, food, sleep, and hormones for living longer.The body’s role in the recipe for longevity.  Recognized by Forbes as one of the top 50 female futurists globally, Maddy Dychtwald has spent nearly four decades exploring all aspects of the age wave and the new era of longevity and how it fundamentally transforms our lives. Maddy is an award-winning author, acclaimed public speaker, and thought leader on longevity and aging, health, wellness, and the new retirement. A successful entrepreneur, she is also the co-founder of Age Wave, the world’s leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of longevity and our aging population.To learn more about Maddy got to agewave.com.

Is it Time to Eat More Plants? Join Vicki and Katana as they discuss: Why eating more plants is a good idea for your health.Which plant foods are most nutritious.Where to begin when trying to increase your plant consumption.    Vicki Brett-Gach is a Master-Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Plant-Based Culinary Instructor, Certified Personal Chef, and author of The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook, published by Brooklyn Writer’s Press. She earned a Wellness Counseling Certificate through Cornell University, a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, and a Culinary Coaching Certificate through the Harvard Medical School and The Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. Vicki's recipes have been featured in several publications, including Forks Over Knives Magazine, Health Science, VegWorld Magazine, and Global Vegan Magazine. Vicki coaches individual clients transitioning to a plant-based diet and teaches a broad range of whole-food, plant-based cooking classes to groups

The Food Controversy with Joanna Klein, Marla Pennington, and Colleen KilpatrickJoin Joanna, Marla, Colleen, and Katana as they discuss:The ways our childhood eating habits influence our adult eating habits.How to navigate the world of dietary options.Food choices beyond pleasure or health.Katana welcomes three vibrant friends, Marla Pennington, Joanna Klein, and Colleen Kilpatrick, who all agreed to share openly what they eat and why they eat that way.  Marla, for example, grew up on a farm with cows, hogs, and chickens and regularly eats steak and a glass of wine.  She also walks nearly 4 miles daily, following the steps of her mother, who is in her 80s and still walks daily (her mom recently married a man in his 70s!).  All have different experiences and relationships with food. You will enjoy hearing about their journeys.

She Believed She Could, So She Did with Molly MacDonaldJoin Molly and Katana as they discuss:The power of belief.How to create a committed, competent, and caring culture.Why a nonprofit organization needs to be run like a for-profit business.Molly MacDonald is an almost 19 year breast cancer Survivor, co-founder of Pink Fund with her husband Tom Pettit. She holds a degree in journalism from The University of Michigan and has a background in event planning, marketing, and public relations.  Following her 2005 breast cancer diagnosis, Molly experienced the side effect of financial toxicity, a term that was not coined until 2013. Her personal experience led to identifying a gap in services for men and women in active treatment for breast cancer.To date, Pink Fund has delivered $7.8 million in financial assistance to the patient's creditor for housing, transportation, utilities, and insurance.Molly is a keynote speaker and moderator for various national healthcare conferences. She is a Director on the board of th

Meditation for Empowerment with Julia GriffinJoin Julia and Katana as they discuss:How to tap into the universe for energy and a better life.Ways we become disempowered by our false beliefs.Strategies for using energy work, meditation, and visualization to overcome blocks and create confidence.Julia Griffin is an intuitive healer who has successfully healed and transformed the lives of thousands of clients. She sees and reads energy to find its resonance with the inner self. She gently guides you through this process so you can easily resolve life's challenges, ranging from enterprise issues to highly personal ones, as well as developing a skill set to transform negative thoughts and emotions into positive ones. Your health, energy, prosperity, and relationships improve as you better understand yourself and your life.To learn more about Julia, go to onetrueself.com.

The 3 Keys to Living Your True Power with Debra PonemanJoin Debra and Katana in this encore show as they discuss:- What is preventing you from living your power.- Why women tend to compromise themselves more than men.- The steps you can take beginning today to live the life you are meant to live.For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success Seminars, has shared her system, used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live lives of not only success and abundance, but true happiness and profound self-love. Debra's clients have used her formula to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, impactful world-changers, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not just that she has helped so many live their dreams but has helped them know how glorious they really are and how they can most powerfully contribute to a world that works for everyone.To learn more

From Fear to Flow with Dr. Andria CorsoJoin Andria and Katana for this encore show as they discuss:How to discern real fear from false fear and know if you’re living in false fear.How to move through fear so it can stop driving your decisions and your life.What it means to live life in the flow and why this is so important to us as individuals and as a society.Dr. Andria Corso is passionate about helping individuals work through their trials and challenges to create a life where they thrive and live to their fullest potential. Her primary focus is creating a safe and trusting space for clients to fully express their emotions and explore the most effective ways to deal with their challenges. She also uses evidence-based practices that enable individuals to successfully work through and manage these challenges.Dr. Corso has a Ph.D. in Psychology, a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a Master’s in Organizational Psychology. She also has over 25 years of experience working with individuals and org

How Your Stuff is Keeping You Stuck with Tisha Morris Join Tisha and Katana for this encore show as they discuss:How changes to your home can cause a ripple effect – aka how Feng Shui works.The guilt involved in decluttering.The power of decluttering and its impact on your life. Tisha Morris is a best-selling author, Feng Shui expert, and business coach. Tisha holds a degree in Law and a Fine Arts degree in Interior Design. She combines Feng Shui techniques, design aesthetics, coaching, and intuition to turn challenging spaces into supportive environments. Tisha facilitates workshops and works one-on-one with people and businesses to identify blocks and make desired changes. Tisha is the host of Feng Shui Your Life podcast and the founder of Earth Home School of Feng Shui. Learn more about Tisha at tishamorris.com.

Why 90% of New Year's Resolutions Don't Work and What to Do Instead! with Colleen Kilpatrick and Katana Abbott, CFP® Join Colleen and Katana as they discuss: What is Quitter's Day?Why it's so hard to keep those New Year's resolutions.How to change your resolutions to habits. Katana Abbott, CFP®, is a Retirement Income Coach and Certified Social Security Claiming Specialist, founder of the Midlife Millionaire™ Solution, and the host of Smart Women Talk. For over 35 years, Katana has helped baby boomers plan for retirement, including creating lifetime income, optimizing their Social Security benefits, launching an encore career, and preparing for long-term care. She has written several books, created a financial literacy course, and is a popular speaker. Katana has been honored by NAWBO as one of Detroit’s Top 10 Businesswomen, receiving the Breakthrough Award.To download Katana's new retirement guide, Three Smart Strategies to Maximize Your Retirement Income, visit katanaabbott.com.Colleen Kilpatrick is a mu

It Takes Guts: Finding the Courage to Live Your Life for YOU! with Sheree ClarkJoin Sheree and Katana during this encore show as they discuss:How to get in touch with what you actually want next.The very first step that precedes all acts of courage.Practical tips for facing down fear.Sheree Clark is a Midlife Courage Coach, TV show host, inspiring speaker and accomplished author. Sheree has written and presented on topics ranging from finding your passion to overcoming career burnout. She appears in a weekly segment on KCWI channel 23 called Fork in the Road with Sheree Clark, while maintaining a busy practice coaching clients one-on-one and in groups on creatingan authentically fulfilling life. In her personal time, Sheree and her cat Lotus work on their yoga poses.To learn more about Sheree, visit https://fork-road.com/.

Fear, Faith & Freedom:The 3 Keys to Overcoming Adversity with Marilyn KierJoin Marilyn and Katana for this encore show as they discuss:Acknowledging the fears that hold you back.Finding faith in the Universe or a higher power to help you.Having the freedom to help others.Marilyn Kier, a Board Certified Orthopedic Massage Therapist, has been interviewed by Forbes, USA Today and other publications.After graduating summa cum laude from Northeastern University, Marilyn enjoyed a 15-year career as an award-winning video producer. To pursue her passion, Marilyn received a degree in wellness and massage therapy in 1996, after which she founded Wellness at Work. Within two years, the company grew to service 50 corporations with on-site massage and wellness programs. Prior to the pandemic, Marilyn had a full clinic practice, with a 4-month wait list. Marilyn is currently enrolled in the National Whole Health Institute's Patient Advocacy Program.To contact Marilyn, email her at marilynk@wellnessatwork.

Fearless Living with Rhonda BrittenJoin Rhonda and Katana as they discuss:How the Wheel of Fear can impact your life.The powerful influence of your tone of voice & body language.Ways to align the “parts” of you that may be sabotaging your success & your LOVE life!Rhonda Britten –Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, Master Coach –has changed lives in over 600 episodes of reality television, is the author of four bestsellers including her seminal work, “Fearless Living,” and is the Founder of the Fearless Living Institute, home of the Ivy League of Life Coaching Training. Named “America’s Favorite Life Coach,” she brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth giving you a path out of “not being good enough” using the “Wheels” technology she developed that saved her own life. To learn more about Rhonda, visit www.fearlessliving.org.

Overcoming Traumatic Loss and Making a Comeback with Beth PizzarelloJoin Beth and Katana as they discuss:The importance of never giving up.How to pivot to get where you want to be.Ways to move forward in your life.Two weeks before graduating college, Beth Pizzarello was diagnosed with a genetic eye disease that contributed to her eventual blindness at age 38. It took a shift in perception to break through the intense fear to become capable of meeting, and then rising to this enormous challenge. After 12 years of living in the dark, Beth received a newly developed lens implant procedure with miraculous results. The surgery took her from a status of complete blindness to the limited use of one eye (20%). The inspiration for writing her book Eclipsed came from the moment of profound gratitude for the journey, and Beth’s desire to help others find their way when dealing with a traumatic loss.Learn more about Beth and Eclipsed at bethpizzarello.com.

Join Marci and Katana in this encore show as they discuss:What is the #1 block to miracles showing up in your life.How you can be open to the happiness, love, and miracles you want.The key to raising your "desirability set-point" in order to live in the miracle zone.Marci Shimoff is a #1 NY Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success and unconditional love. Her NY Times bestselling books Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason and six titles in the Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series have sold more than 16 million copies and are translated in 33 languages. She’s also a featured teacher in The Secret and narrator of the award-winning movie, Happy. She currently co-leads a global online program called Your Year of Miracles to help people live more miraculous lives. To learn more about Marci, visit www.happyfornoreason.com.

How to Live a High Vibe Miraculous Life with Jennifer HoffmanJoin Jennifer, former co-host Chris Freer, and Katana as they discuss:How to turn the worst moments in your life into gateways to prosperity.Strategies to move to powerful living.The one thing you need to know to shift your energy to a higher vibe.A celebrated author, intuitive mystic, radio host, spiritual teacher, Jennifer Hoffman is the leading voice in the empowered self-awareness movement since 2003. She is an expert on energy congruence, High Vibes livingTM, miracle creation, and intention-based living.Jennifer is celebrated as ‘the world’s most accurate psychic’, revealing clients' life traumas and energy blocks, with solutions for more empowered, joyful living. Jennifer has taught millions how to master their soul mission, expand their life purpose, own their gifts, and access the keys to create divine wealth, boundless joy, and thrilling success in life, love, career, and business.To learn more about Jennifer, visit enlighteninglife.com.

Chaos to Calm During the Holiday Season with Debbie PetersonJoin Debbie and Katana as they discuss:Ways to avoid toxic productivity.How to get clarity on what's important.Finding the way forward to MORE time.Debbie Peterson of Getting to Clarity helps professionals get extreme clarity on what it takes to create career success on their terms! As a Business Keynote Speaker, Author, Trainer, and Coach she helps organizations fill their leadership pipeline with high potential talent that reaches for and realizes success by harnessing the power of their thoughts.To learn more about Debbie, visit debbiepetersonspeaks.com.

Six Keys to Slowing & Reversing Aging with Debra PonemanJoin Debra and Katana as they discuss:Foods that speed up the aging process and foods that slow it down.Simple practices you can do every day that not only slow down - but even stop and reverse aging.What damages our skin and eyes more than the sun.For over four decades, Debra Poneman, bestselling author and founder of Yes to Success and Ageless Seminars, has shared her system used by hundreds of thousands around the world to live not only success and abundance, but deep happiness, profound self-love and ageless radiance.Debra’s clients have used her formulas to become mega-successful entrepreneurs, renowned transformational leaders, NY Times bestselling authors, millionaires, billionaires—even household names. Yet Debra feels her greatest accomplishment is not that she’s helped so many live their dreams but that she’s helped them discover the great and vibrant beings they truly are. To learn more about Debra, visit yestosuccess/ageless.