Pink Lady Posse

Sandy Parker Martinez
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Aging with Attitude and Sparkles Some people see aging as tragic, but the real tragedy is believing the best of life is already behind you. Just beneath the surface of second chances and soulful shifts is the grit to choose your own way forward and the guts to do it with rhinestones, wit, and wisdom. Welcome to Pink Lady Posse, the podcast for women aging with attitude and sparkles. I'm Sandy Parker, founder of the Pink Lady Posse, coach, cheerleader, and your connector-in-chief for whatever you need to go from what now to what's next. We don't grow in isolation. We need community, connection, and sure, a little bit of glitter. Each episode brings real stories of women rewriting their lives, careers, love, and purpose, leaving us with tools we can use and inspiration that motivates. Because your next chapter is not about winding down. It's about lighting up. And the most powerful glitter is the kind no one sees coming. Subscribe now—and let’s sparkle forward.

  1. 15h ago

    Stop Chasing Ships. Tend Your Light.

    What if you don't need to fix yourself? What if you just need enough light to see what's actually getting in your way? In this episode, Sandy explores a simple metaphor with a surprisingly powerful message: be the lighthouse. A lighthouse doesn't move the rocks, calm the ocean, rescue every ship, or chase anyone down the coast. It stands where it is and shines. And for women who've spent decades being capable, responsible, helpful, and very good at grabbing the wrench the minute something feels off, that might be exactly the reminder we need. Sandy explores how friction—overthinking, perfectionism, second-guessing, old stories, and other people's expectations—can create so much fog that we mistake difficulty for personal failure. In this episode: Why a signal isn't the same thing as a judgmentHow friction can make life feel harder than it needs toWhy you don't need to see the whole ocean—just the next thingHow to stop steering other people's shipsWhat happens when you stop chasing approval and start tending your own lightThe question that may change what you notice this week 🎧 Listen now, subscribe, and share this episode with a woman who needs permission to put down the wrench. 🦞 Get Peace Is More Expensive Than Lobster: wakeupcallwithlipstick.com

  2. Sep 29

    Friction Happens, Sister. Be Fluid

    What if the goal isn’t to get rid of friction—but to change how you move through it? Coming to you from a hotel room in Schulenburg, Texas—with no lipstick on, no less—this week’s episode is about being fluid when life doesn’t go according to plan. Because friction is going to happen. There will be curves you didn’t create, wobbles that make you second-guess yourself, and grinders that quietly wear you down over time. But friction doesn’t have to mean something is wrong with you. Inspired by *Peace Is More Expensive Than Lobster: A Wake-Up Call with Lipstick*, we’re looking at what happens when you stop trying to fix every bump and simply learn to see it. Because once you can see the friction, you create space. And in that space, you have choice. This week, look for friction in the wild. Notice the curves. Catch the wobbles. See the grinders. You don’t have to fight every bit of friction, Sister. Sometimes, you can just be fluid. Wakeup Call With Lipstick: http://wakeupcallwithlipstick.com/

    Friction Happens, Sister. Be Fluid

  3. Sep 22

    The First 10 Days: Lobsters, Lipstick & One Wild Book Launch

    What happens when you publish a book, fly home from Greece, introduce the world to a six-foot lobster, watch your Amazon listing disappear at exactly the wrong moment, speak at multiple events—and just keep going? Welcome to the first 10 days of Peace Is More Expensive Than Lobster. This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at what it really felt like to bring this book into the world. And spoiler alert: it wasn't a perfectly orchestrated launch with everything tied up in a pretty little bow. There were beautiful surprises, celebrations, friends showing up, strangers wishing the book well, speaking opportunities, flowers from my sweetheart—and, yes, technology deciding to have a little tantrum on bestseller day. Because apparently even a lobster book needs a plot twist. But underneath all the fun is the reason I wrote this book in the first place. I want women to stop asking: “What’s wrong with me?” And start asking: “What’s getting in my way?” Because those are two very different questions. This book is about recognizing what’s standing between you and the bold, beautiful life you want—and deciding you’re ready to move anyway. Get the BookPeace Is More Expensive Than Lobster is available in two editions: Black & White Edition — $12.99 Full Color Edition — $29.99 👉 Get the book: Click here After purchasing, send your purchase confirmation to: sparkercan@gmail.com There may just be a little something waiting for you.

    The First 10 Days: Lobsters, Lipstick & One Wild Book Launch

  4. Sep 15

    Say Yes to Yourself: Do NOT try to Earn Your Joy

    What if the thing standing between you and the life you actually want isn’t discipline, strategy, money, or another damn morning routine? What if it’s an old belief that says you have to earn your joy? In this wonderfully unplanned conversation, Sandy and Darcy get into what happens when women stop organizing their lives around obligation and start asking a much more interesting question: What do I actually want? From Greece and dolphins in Hawaii to childhood creativity, $20 million deals, lipstick, lobster, and the emotional baggage we’ve been hauling around since 1995, this episode is about noticing the friction that keeps us living on autopilot. And maybe the answer isn’t fixing yourself. Maybe it’s putting down the wrench, following what lights you up, doing it messy, and giving yourself permission to say yes—today. Because peace may be more expensive than lobster, but overriding yourself costs even more. Book: https://xoxoleadslab.com/xoxo-sandy-waitlist-page

    Say Yes to Yourself: Do NOT try to Earn Your Joy

  5. Sep 8

    Wake Up Call with Lipstick

    When Your Finger Hovers Over “Book Now” Recorded from Greece, this episode explores that tiny, familiar moment when you’re about to choose something you want—and suddenly, you hesitate. Maybe it really is a trip. Or maybe your “Book Now” button is a class, a conversation, a pair of ridiculous pink shoes, a much-needed no, or a long-overdue yes. That moment of hesitation can sound surprisingly reasonable: Maybe I should wait. Is this really the right time? What will people think? But is that wisdom talking—or friction? Sandy explores how these small moments of hesitation can reveal the invisible rules, habits, expectations, and fears that quietly influence our choices. Rather than pushing through them or automatically obeying them, she offers a different approach: notice the hover. Because instead of asking, “What’s wrong with me?” you can ask a much more useful question: “What’s getting in my way?” And once you can see what’s in the way, you can get back to something that belongs entirely to you: Your SAY. Go to wakeupcallwithlipstick.com And get the latest about the release of peace is more expensive than lobster 🦞

  6. Sep 1

    Fear Can Ride Along, Sister. But it is NOT driving!

    What if the thing standing between you and the life you want isn’t actually fear—but all the meaning you’ve piled on top of it? In this episode of Wake Up Call With Lipstick, Sandy sits down with Shoshana Kaplan, co-founder of Pifster, a pay-it-forward community turning pocket change into real help for people doing good in their communities. Shoshana went from spending 38 years behind the scenes as a film and television makeup artist—including heading hair and makeup for Dancing with the Stars—to becoming the very visible voice of an idea she couldn’t stop believing in. And yes, visibility brought fear along for the ride. Together, Sandy and Shoshana get wonderfully real about the friction that quietly shrinks our lives: shrinking, avoiding, accommodating, overdelivering, perfectionism, comparison, and fear. The answer isn’t to become fearless. It’s to notice the drag, stop making every curve mean something terrible about you, return to your own say—and move anyway. Lipstick on. Shoulders back. Fear can sit in the passenger seat, but sister, it is not touching the steering wheel. Sandy Parker Martinez Shoshana Kaplan: PIFster.org

    Fear Can Ride Along, Sister. But it is NOT driving!

  7. Aug 25

    When I Can’t starts sounding like a Fact

    There are things we genuinely cannot do. And then there are the things we’ve practiced not doing for so long that “I can’t” starts sounding suspiciously like a fact. In this episode, Sandy sits down with author, writing teacher, astrologer, and gloriously multidimensional human Romana Rocks for a conversation about creativity, visibility, structure, publishing—and the invisible walls we construct between ourselves and the thing we actually want. Sandy shares the moment a physical therapist told her, “Your knees are ready. Your brain is not.” After decades of walking around buildings rather than stepping onto a curb, six inches had become a wall. And really… how many six-inch walls are we walking around in the rest of our lives? Romana brings the same idea to writing: stop waiting to magically feel ready. Give the dream some structure. Learn what you don't know. Take the next step. And perhaps most importantly? Laugh daily. On purpose. Because sometimes courage looks like publishing the book. And sometimes it looks like stepping onto the dang curb. sandyparkermartinez.com/magazine

    When I Can’t starts sounding like a Fact

  8. Aug 18

    Put On Your Lipstick and Go: Stop Second-Guessing Your Own Delight

    What if that little voice saying “Yeah, but…” isn’t wisdom? What if it’s friction? In this episode, Sandy talks about the tiny ways women learn to second-guess what they want—and how to start getting their SAY back. From the little girl delighted by lipstick smeared all over her face to Sandy turning an innocent lobster dinner into a full-blown moral dilemma (because apparently we needed a committee meeting), this episode is about choice, permission, and trusting yourself again. In this episode:Why wanting something doesn’t automatically make you selfishHow to spot the friction between “I want to…” and “Yeah, but…”Why you don’t have to be fearless to choose differentlyWhy Lipstick = SAYWhy Lobster = PermissionHow tiny everyday preferences can help you hear your own voice again And remember: Don’t confuse a signal with an identity. Don’t confuse evidence with a verdict. Don’t confuse an ending with the end. Friction in the Wild 💄Link: sandyparkermartinez.com/magazine

    Put On Your Lipstick and Go: Stop Second-Guessing Your Own Delight
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Aging with Attitude and Sparkles Some people see aging as tragic, but the real tragedy is believing the best of life is already behind you. Just beneath the surface of second chances and soulful shifts is the grit to choose your own way forward and the guts to do it with rhinestones, wit, and wisdom. Welcome to Pink Lady Posse, the podcast for women aging with attitude and sparkles. I'm Sandy Parker, founder of the Pink Lady Posse, coach, cheerleader, and your connector-in-chief for whatever you need to go from what now to what's next. We don't grow in isolation. We need community, connection, and sure, a little bit of glitter. Each episode brings real stories of women rewriting their lives, careers, love, and purpose, leaving us with tools we can use and inspiration that motivates. Because your next chapter is not about winding down. It's about lighting up. And the most powerful glitter is the kind no one sees coming. Subscribe now—and let’s sparkle forward.

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  • Creator
    Sandy Parker Martinez
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
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    Clean
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