The checklists are loud—marriage, kids, title, house—but the quiet question underneath is louder: what does a fulfilled life actually look like? We sit down with Babs Faseesin author of Cracking the Life Code, to rethink success after forty, confront cultural expectations, and make space for a life measured by purpose, not trophies. From the aches that remind us time is real to the urge to please family, culture, and our younger selves, we unpack how acceptance and authenticity pull in opposite directions—and how to choose your path without apology.

Babs brings a strategist’s lens and a teacher’s heart to big topics that touch daily life. We explore why symbols like cars, luxury labels, and job titles can mask emptiness, and how identity shifts when you lead with passions, fears, and values instead of a business card. We spotlight the quiet heroes—teachers and mentors—whose impact rarely trends but transforms lives. Then we turn to artificial intelligence with a grounded take: AI can free time, speed discovery, and scale creativity, even as it raises hard questions about jobs, scams, deepfakes, and ownership in music and media. The goal isn’t panic or hype; it’s literacy, guardrails, and using tech to elevate human connection.

The heart of our talk is vulnerability. Raised in cultures where men “don’t cry” and women must be endlessly strong, many of us learned to hide the very thing that builds trust. Babs makes the case that openness is a superpower in love, family, and leadership, creating bonds that status can’t buy. We wrap with practical tools: get 1% better each day, treat money as a tool rather than a trophy, and design a life where time is invested in what matters most. If you’re ready to trade checklists for meaning—and pressure for purpose—this conversation is your nudge.

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We explore how Melissa moved from nonprofit burnout to building Make Ideas Work, a project management approach that turns chaos into systems while protecting family time. We trade practical tactics for buy‑in, boundaries, and single‑tasking, and share small rituals that build strong homes and teams.

• defining the mompreneur and choosing service
• why make ideas work started and what it solves
• reframing project management in plain language
• winning buy‑in with policy, training and accountability
• bridging tech anxiety and generational gaps post‑COVID
• remote work trade‑offs and firm role boundaries
• support systems beyond family to reduce stress
• convenience over perfection for meals and hosting
• family dinners, no screens and icebreaker questions
• time versus money and letting go of pressure

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We sit down with coach and author Kadeem McLean to demystify budgets, debt, and investing while unpacking the silence many of us grew up with around money. Real stories, plain language, and practical steps to build discipline, protect credit, and outpace inflation.

• budget as a financial map and mindset shift
• saving versus investing and beating inflation
• minimum payments, credit score factors, and payoff methods
• monthly money reviews, discretionary income, and automation
• emergency funds, small cuts that compound, and habit building
• how to start honest money talks with partners and family
• audience for the book and the life lessons behind it

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We share Liliana Guadagnoli’s journey from immigrant roots and university career to spiritual coach and Reiki master, and how leaving a 30-year marriage opened the door to purpose. Practical advice, honest stories, and a clear path for women ready to choose themselves.

• immigrant beginnings and early life in Toronto
• choosing friends by energy and trust
• 40-year career at York and entrepreneurial steps
• mentorship and awakening spiritual gifts
• cultural pressure, separation planning, legal prep
• accident, surgeries, and resilience through recovery
• co-parenting with respect after separation
• actionable guidance for women considering leaving
• retreats, breathwork, and daily mindfulness tools
• upcoming retreat details and how to register

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Tommy Kilpatrick challenges the assumptions behind “credit card debt,” drawing a hard line between invoices and statements, and show how language can shift the burden of proof back to the bank. We share tactics, limits, and ways to clean reports and rebuild credit while urging third-party verification.

• origin story: media deal collapse, lawsuits, credit report fallout
• law as language: using the word alleged to reframe debt
• statement vs invoice: why invoices document true obligations
• true store credit with itemized invoices vs bank-issued cards
• how banks acquire customers with gifts and fees
• where this does not apply: auto, mortgage, secured loans, telecom
• tactics: CPA and attorney letters, regulatory complaints
• litigation posture: counter complaints, injunctions, depositions
• credit hygiene: closing accounts correctly and removing lates
• credit rebuilding: low utilization, on-time payments, installment mix

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We speak with author and mom Michaela Cox about turning the 38 Triple D—disability, divorce, and death—into a clear roadmap from surviving to thriving. She shares the five keys of “grace,” how year two of grief can hit hardest, and why self-care isn’t optional when parenting through loss.

• framing the 38 Triple D: disability, divorce, death
• sudden widowhood with young children and rebuilding support
• why year two of grief often feels worse than year one
• moving home fast and making unavoidable decisions
• writing origins, audiobooks, and access with legal blindness
• the five keys: grounding, redesign, mindset, care, equip
• choosing agency over victimhood and redefining normal
• practical self-care that fuels clarity and focus
• which book to start with: Now I See

If you want to know more about Michaela Cox

https://youtu.be/Lib2zOIPh8U?si=P7aH1s0NhVypPUsz

This is the link to my TEDx that I gave in fall of 2023. I share my story of what it has been like to answer the knocks at my life's door and navigate through (what I call 38DDD) a life long Disability of legal blindness, Divorce at 26 (in 2005), and Death of beloved husband in 2017. It has taught many things about overcoming, not just surviving, and thriving.

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We share a candid talk with Dr. Tara Harding about hitting forty with intention while navigating fertility, hormones, and the medical maze. She breaks down why “unexplained infertility” falls short, what tests matter, and how to choose clinicians who listen and innovate.

• turning forty with focus on presence and boundaries
• nurse practitioner scope and collaborative care
• rural roots and building a patient-first clinic
• IVF, IUI, costs, and demanding a real diagnosis
• endometriosis as a hidden driver of infertility
• male factor testing and outcomes that matter
• open-minded options like PRP and rejuvenation
• traveling to clinics with better age-specific results
• preconception labs for thyroid, iron, hormones, insulin
• inflammation, symptoms, and avoiding gaslighting
• second and third opinions before surgery
• protecting energy, hiring help, and preventing burnout
• coaching access and practical next steps
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We explore how to stop repeating painful cycles by clearing unconscious patterns, not just talking about them. Brianna Malia shares a story of betrayal, alchemical forgiveness, and the Clear To Create method that replaces old neurology with strategies that actually stick.

• conscious vs unconscious mind and why awareness alone fails
• clearing stored emotional charge to end therapeutic loops
• alchemical forgiveness without reconciliation or access
• reverse engineering goals and activating the RAS
• values-driven choices and clean yes or no decisions
• ADD considerations and removing homework guilt
• raising frequency to attract aligned relationships
• the Extraordinary Love Index (ELI) as a starting point
• guidance for women in their 40s on trust, timing, and resourcefulness

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