Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!

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  Why She Keeps Finding Dimes From Her Late Wife | Kathryn Henry 19.08.2026 50min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Cognac Jewellery School Foundation Week: Dates in May, July, August and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-summer-foundations-2027 Cognac Jewellery School Intermediate Week: May, July, and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-intermediate-2027 Kathryn Henry spent a decade beside her wife through a grueling cancer battle, walking away from her corporate career to be...
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  The 72-Hour Practice to Manifest a New Life | Riana Malia 14.08.2026 55min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Cognac Jewellery School Foundation Week: Dates in May, July, August and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-summer-foundations-2027 Cognac Jewellery School Intermediate Week: May, July, and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-intermediate-2027 Riana Malia works as what she calls an identity architect for high-achieving women, helping them clear the old subconscious...
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  How to Date From Abundance, Not Scarcity | Kathryn Morea 12.08.2026 59min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Kathryn Morea spent 29 years married before a divorce in her early 50s left her rebuilding an identity she hadn't touched in decades. She'd only ever known herself as half of a marriage, so figuring out who she was on her own, in her 50s, meant starting from a blank page most people don't expect to face at that age. Now in her 60s, she coaches midlife women through what she calls the glow-up: reclaiming body confidence, dating, and desir...
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  What Nobody's Telling Gen Z About Work | Giselle Sandy-Phillips 07.08.2026 47min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! This conversation opens on calling, guidance, and what it looks like to trust a path before you can see where it leads, and that path is exactly how Giselle Sandy-Phillips ended up writing a career guide for Gen Z. (Book talk starts around 24:00, if you want to jump ahead.) She built it as a family project: her own kids gave feedback on every chapter, and her daughter's photo is on the cover. In this conversation, Wendy and Giselle...
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  The Flower Shop That Wasn't Planned | Adrienne Ryser 05.08.2026 45min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Adrienne Ryser moved to Paris for love with two suitcases, a cat, no visa, and no French, and ended up buying the oldest flower shop in the city. Now she's opened a second location in Oslo and just published her first book, Fleurs. In this conversation, Wendy and Adrienne explore: What it took to earn a spot at a shop the original owners hadn't let an employee touch in a decade, and why they still drive by to check on her years lat...
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  Leaving the Church & Finding Your Own Voice | Joni Woods 31.07.2026 50min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Joni Woods spent nearly 20 years as a youth and young adult pastor before leaving both her marriage and the church that shaped her. Now an author and corporate consultant, she joins Wendy to talk about what it actually takes to trust yourself when the people around you don't agree with your choices. They explore: Why "anchoring down" on your own reasons matters more than winning an argument, especially when family, faith leaders, o...
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  Stop Telling Your Old Story: How Self-Talk Heals Unworthiness | Kristine Jensen 29.07.2026 52min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kristine Jensen, a psychotherapist who spent 35+ years helping clients heal shame, while carrying a deep sense of unworthiness herself. After closing her practice and moving to the California coast, she finally became her own client. What she discovered: shame is foundational, not superficial. It's not embarrassment or guilt. It's a survival mechanism rooted in childhood, where you learned to collaps...
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  Sustainable Doesn't Have to Suck: Building a Beauty Brand on Integrity, Not Influencers | Kate Assaraf 24.07.2026 52min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kate Assaraf, founder of Dipped—a plastic-free shampoo and conditioner bar company born from 20 years in the beauty industry and a decade of frustration. In 2014, Kate discovered something most people don't know: plastic is way more problematic than the average consumers know. Recycling is a farce. Plastic leaches chemicals into our bloodstream and messes with our endocrine systems. But instead of gu...
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  Hustle Culture Isn't Worth It: How to Build Career AND Wellbeing | Jossie Haines 22.07.2026 53min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Jossie Haines, a former Apple engineer who led teams on Siri, won a technical Emmy, and looked like she had it all figured out, until she realized the cost. After years in the frenetic tech industry where success equals hours worked and busyness is a badge of honor, she left. Then she took six months off and discovered something radical: she didn't have to keep living that way. They explore: Why hust...
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  Perfectionism and Midlife Transitions: Finding Your Next Chapter | Dawn Pfingsten 17.07.2026 54min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dawn Pfingsten, a beauty and skincare creator who's spent the last decade on social media, and learned that perfectionism is the cage keeping women stuck as a result. Raised in the South with the conditioning to "look good before volleyball practice," she gradually dismantled that cage by showing up authentically: sweaty walks on camera, no-makeup days, real life. But the real story isn't about skinc...
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  From Rock Bottom to Discovering Your Worth: A Story of Resilience | Sarah Barnes-Humphrey 15.07.2026 48min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey about what happens when your entire life plan disappears overnight. Ten days before her 37th birthday, the family business she'd wanted to run since age 16 closed its doors. Job gone. Title gone. Future gone. It was the worst day of her life, but she didn't stay there. They explore: When you lose everything, you discover what you're actually made of, and how resilience looks les...
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  How to Say No Without Guilt: Breaking Patterns and Reclaiming Your Voice | Angela Burk 10.07.2026 54min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Angela Burk, author of The Real Girl's Guide to Midlife. Angela spent decades saying yes to everything—yes to things she didn't want to do, yes to explanations and justifications, yes to everyone else's needs before her own. Then she hit a wall. Not one explosive moment, but a gradual awareness that she'd lost parts of herself in the process of trying to be everything to everyone. So she started sayi...
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  Reinvention as a Way of Life: Following the Call Across Countries and Careers | Karla Freeman 08.07.2026 51min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Karla Freeman, a therapist, somatic experiencing practitioner, writer, filmmaker, artist, tango dancer, and playwright. Karla's life is a masterclass in reinvention. She's lived in 5 countries, traveled to 40, and built multiple careers—each one aligned with creativity and transformation. But her story isn't about constantly running. It's about saying yes. To imagination. To calls. To the next chapte...
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  Your Body's Messages: Healing Ancestral Trauma and Rising to the Next Level | Edit B. Kiss 03.07.2026 49min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Edit B. Kiss, a holistic mentor, success habit coach, #1 bestselling author, Humanitarian Award winner, and international speaker. Edit specializes in guiding individuals from misery to peace within 30 days by integrating ancient healing techniques with neuroscience. After a 15-year career in petroleum engineering, she pivoted to holistic healing—a transformation that exemplifies everything she teach...
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  Work Less, Make More: Women Entrepreneurs Over 50 Doing What They Love | Patricia Noel Drain 01.07.2026 1h 3min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Patricia Noel Drain, author of 14 books, podcaster, and business mentor who specializes in guiding women entrepreneurs over 50 to step fully into their value and create the income they deserve. Her signature certification program, Your Gift Is Your Niche, empowers women to discover, own, and monetize their natural gifts, talents, and skills. They explore: Why women entrepreneurs over 50 are uniquely ...
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  Cancer and Vulnerability: How Staying Authentic Keeps You Strong | Cara Lockwood 26.06.2026 53min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Cara Lockwood, a USA Today bestselling author. When Cara was diagnosed with breast cancer, she discovered something unexpected: you don't have to be positive to be strong. You can fight cancer salty, sarcastic, and real. In this conversation, she talks about the power of authenticity, the mythology of toxic positivity, and why the universe responds to your vibration, not your words. They explore: Why...
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  Your Home Is Your Soul: Making Conscious Choices in Life Transitions | Kim Costa 24.06.2026 45min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Join Wendy for the 2027 Summer Solstice White Party at the Phineas Wright House. A celebration of community, intention, and connection. Save your seat here: phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party-2027 In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kim Costa, a real estate professional and author who believes your home is far more than a financial transaction—it's a reflection of your soul. After years in real estate and a b...
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  Health and Wealth: Building the Foundation for Women's Power | Nancy Griffin 19.06.2026 44min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! Join Wendy for the 2027 Summer Solstice White Party at the Phineas Wright House. A celebration of community, intention, and connection. Save your seat here: phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party-2027 In this episode, Wendy sits down with Nancy Griffin, who has spent nearly three decades exploring the intersection of health and wealth, and how both are foundational to women's self-worth, power, and legacy. Nancy st...
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  Lead With Love: How to Show Up Well in Every Role | Jan Goss 17.06.2026 49min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Jan Goss, executive consultant, bestselling author, and founder of Show Up Well Consulting. Jan teaches a comprehensive framework for showing up as your whole, aligned self—not just at work, but at home, in relationships, and in every role you hold. She's spent decades building businesses, raising foster children, and discovering that true success isn't about shiny exteriors. It's about alignment, wh...
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  The IEP Team Guide: Special Education Advocacy Decoded | Karen Mayer Cunningham 12.06.2026 39min

  Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself! In this episode, Wendy sits down with Karen Mayer Cunningham, special education advocate and author of Epic IEP, a framework that transforms the complicated federal special education law into actionable steps. After years of doing 500 IEP meetings annually, Karen realized her greatest pain in motherhood had become her biggest calling: helping families navigate special education when the system feels impossibly complicated. They explore: ...