The Updraft

Lisa M Randolph

The Updraft was designed for women age 45+ by women age 45+. We talk about our unique opportunities, frustrations, challenges, triumphs and wisdom that comes with aging. Some of the topics areas include: Health, Wellness, and Self-care | Relationships | Career and Entrepreneurship | Financial and Legal | Leaving A Legacy. We take a deep dive into each of these areas with our amazing guests who are all women age 45 and over. So they get you, because they are you! The Updraft is part of the Take Flight Summit, a live event for Women like us as we intentionally create our best phase of life!

  1. 2020/10/05

    One Foot In & One Foot Out

    One Foot In & One Foot Out: Pursuing Your Dream Business While in Corporate America Welcome to the Updraft, a podcast by women 45+ and for women 45+.  Lisa Randolph is your host. The Updraft, and like the Take Flight Summit, this podcast focuses on the needs and aspirations of women 45+, especially in the areas of Health, Wellness & Self-Care, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial & Legal, and Relationships & Legacy. Our guest today is Missy Burton, the Co-Founder of Msanii HOUS Fine Art, and an award-winning photographer who creates expressive imagery that consistently explores the effects of social influences on human rights.  Her work is in the permanent collection of the African American Museum of Dallas and multiple private collections across the USA.  She is a native of Tulsa, OK, and currently lives and works in Dallas, TX.  Burton is passionate about mentoring emerging artists and currently serves as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.  She is represented by Framed Gallery in Cleveland, OH, and Msanii HOUS Fine Art in Dallas, TX.  You can see more of Missy’s work at www.missyburton.com Timestamp 0:00 Welcome 2:09 Meet Missy Burton 3:05 Her Journey 11:18 Dipping your toes in entrepreneurship, why do it? 16:42 The balance between working in the corporate world AND playing in the Entrepreneur space 20:15 Advice for women who are thinking of becoming an entrepreneur. 23:45 Talking Mindset Shift! Being an employee AND a boss 32:01 Navigating a whole new landscape: Covid-19. 44:30 Two pieces of advice when launching a business during Covid-19 51:57 What's next for Missy? 58:52 How to contact Missy 101:23 How is MIssy planning to "Catch the Updraft"? Where to find out more about Missy Burton missyburton.com Msaniihouse Art Gallery at http://www.msaniihous.com/

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  2. 2020/06/01

    Dilemmas Facing Aging LGBT Women

    Welcome to the Updraft, a podcast by women 45+ and for women 45+. Lisa Randolph is your host. The Updraft, and like the Take Flight Summit, this podcast focuses on the needs and aspirations of women 45+, especially in the areas of Health, Wellness & Self-Care, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial & Legal, and Relationships & Legacy.  Today's guest is Ms. Carolyn Roney. Carolyn is recently retired from Legend Senior Living where she worked as the Assistant Director at Rosewood Assisted Living and Memory Care. This work is her “what do you want to do when you grow up” adventure. Prior to this she worked at several companies in Human Resources and left that field as the VP, Human Resources at Staff One. She is an Extra Mile Award winner and was recognized for her volunteer work on the Board of Oak Lawn Community Services and Chair of Lifewalk for two years. She also served on the Black Tie Dinner (BTD) Board as Chair of Board Governance and Secretary and BTD Advisory Board. Show Notes/Timestamp 0:00 Introduction  3:55 Guest Carolyn Roney 4:49 Carolyn's Journey 9:26 Helping women in the LGBT community as they age 10:20 LGBT factors and stigma as they age  14:00 How can we welcome LGBT aging seniors? Moving beyond words to actions.  15:00 What do aging LGBT Seniors want?  20:00 A few important things 27:30 Learning more and joining the initiative 29:40 Providing educational opportunities to break social isolation  35:00 How to connect with Carolyn and The Coalition for Aging LGBT? www.cfa.lgbt 36:45 What Carolyn is doing to Catch the Updraft?  38:37 Closing gratitude and more information  You can connect with the Coalition and Carolyn by email at contact@cfa.lgbt  The website is www.cfa.lgbt

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  3. 2020/04/17

    Functional Medicine: Be Holistically Healthy after 45

    Welcome to the 7th episode of The Updraft with my guest Shelley Thomas. Shelley is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach with certifications and advanced training in Autoimmune Disease, Mind Body Medicine, Alzheimer's disease, Ayurveda, and medical cannabis. She is the Founder of My Healthcare Partner, LLC, a Lifestyle Medicine Coaching organization comprised of Functional Medicine Certified Health Coaches with diverse expertise in areas including nursing, nutrition, diabetes care, mind body medicine, autoimmune disease and environmental toxicities.  She is also a contributing author to Holistic Healing and Surrender, soon to be released. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and mother of one son, she's active in Jack and Jill of America and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Show Notes/Timestamp 2:00 Introducing Shelley 2:35 What’s functional medicine? 4:40 Her Story: Norplant 8:25 Her 2nd Chronic Illness (adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism) 9:40 How is functional medicine different? 13:00 Back to the real basics: the functional medicine matrix 18:50 Body Burden/Toxic Load & SAD (Standard American Diet) 20:50 Clean 15, the Dirty Dozen and Leaky Gut 22:52 Shelley’s Turning Point 24:28 Finding help for personalized medicine 26:40 Getting Started 29:13 The Balanced Gut 32:11 About Functional Medicine Providers 36:33 Five Lifestyle Contributors 44:12 The one thing doesn’t work 45:30 Mind-Body Medicine and Trauma 46:40 Three Starters The Institute for Functional Medicine https://www.ifm.org/ The Dirty Dozen https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php The Clean Fifteen https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.php

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  4. 2020/02/28

    Practicing the Art of Mindful Aging

    Welcome to the 10th episode of The Updraft, a podcast by women age 45+ for women age 45+.  Today's guest is Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., MFT. She has over 35 years of clinical experience as a renowned psychotherapist, speaker, and author. In her work, Dr. Brandt reveals positive paths to emotional health that teach you how to reinvent and empower yourself. She emphasizes the mind-body-heart connection as a key to mental, physical, and emotional wellness. She is a featured media expert and has appeared on numerous television programs, radio shows, and podcasts. She is a contributor to Psychology Today and has written blog posts for The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Psych Central, and more. Dr. Brandt is the author of 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness and Mindful Anger: A Pathway to Emotional Freedom. Show Notes/Timestamp 0:00 Opening 1:45 Introduce Dr. Brandt 2:00 Her Story 5:40 Stereotype of Aging: Over the Hill or On Top of the Mountain  6:50 Mindful Aging > Focus on the benefits of Aging  7:50 Mindful Aging > What does it mean?  9:35 The Best Gift of Aging 10:25 How we let our relationships affect us as we age 13:00 How do we put ourselves first without feeling guilty?  14;30 Accept Yourself  15:30 Is it ever too late?  18:08 Keep Learning  19:24 How to Practice Mindful Aging 20:07 The body never lies 21:05 The breath 22:50 Making Changes  25:50 Practice being mindful > Riding out the habitual turbulence > Remove "I'm too old" from your vocabulary > Learn-travel-social 26:30 The worst thing you can do 27:03 Mindfulness gets us in touch with our inner world 27:51 What's next for Dr. Brandt?  29:38 Connect with Dr. Brandt abrandtphd@abrandtherapy.com  Books by Dr. Brandt Mindful Anger Mindful Aging 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive Aggressive Behavior Website: abrandtherapy.com  Email: abrandtphd@abrandtherapy.com

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  5. 2020/02/17

    How to Attract Instead of Repel Money

    My guest today is Leslie Wilson,  and her role in the business world is to help people, especially women, with money. Whether it be with changing our words and thought patterns to attract it rather than repel it or, the practical application of saving and planning for the future. Her gift is to give you tools to have at your disposal to win the money game because like it or not, we're all playing it! So why not play to win! Timestamp 1:03 Introduce topic and guest, Leslie Wilson 3:40 Leslie's journey 10:40 "Dissatisfaction is a creative state".  11:30 Mindshift 12:20 Abundance  14:38 The Goldfish 15:23 Categories of Listeners 45+ 16:40 The Formula & Life Phases  18:17 What can married women do if their spouse manages the money? 20:30 Did you know 63% of retirement dollars are in the hands of women?  20:55 Women working with women about money 23:00 How to approach your spouse about finances? 24:21 Should women have their own money?  25:50 The fear of money in the land of divorce or widowhood?  28:02 Key areas of focus > Protecting your money (indexed accounts) 29:52 Single women  31:50 Money lessons from network marketing 33:30 Other tools Leslie Recommends (her shortlist of key reads) 36:55 Symbols versus fruits of abundance 38:07 Importance of giving  40:30 Where to find Leslie 43:45 Leslie tells how she's "catching the updraft" You can find Leslie at;  Leslie.Wilson@FiveRingsFinancial.com https://ps23solutions.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Leslie-Wilson-Long-Term-Financial-Strategies

    48 分钟
  6. 2020/02/12

    How to remain relevant in the workforce as a Woman age 45+

    In this episode, you'll meet Nickquolette Barrett. She is a Chief Career Development Strategist with expertise and certifications in résumé writing, interview prep, career development & strategy, and LinkedIn branding. She is a dynamic speaker who uses a fresh perspective that is unique and real with a side of humor and sensitivity. Her ability to weave her contagious enthusiasm and energy into every presentation is refreshing to the world of career development.  If you are a woman age 45+ and concerned about remaining relevant in the workforce, aiming for a new job or career change, or thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, Nickquolette brings her wisdom, experience, and generous spirit to this podcast episode.  Get your pen and paper ready, she offers a lot of great tips, ideas, and top-shelf wisdom.  Timestamp  1:15 Introducing Nickquolette 2:35 Nickquolette's Journey 6:30 The Mindshift you simply must make to be successful  7:15 Learning to talk about yourself 8:40 Learning to negotiate, value your worth 9:50 The one word to dump, now! 10:15 Women and Ageism  13:15 Remaining relevant 14:50 Don't wait to be phased out, take action early 16:00 Key questions and actions  17:00 Getting back into the workforce 18:00 Entrepreneurs or aiming to become one  21:10 Dump this phrase now  22:35 Tips for applying for jobs online  29:45 What is ATS, ASCII? 31:00 Online platforms for job searches 40:05 What about recruiters? 40:45 Meetups?  43:35 The Place to tell Your Story 44:05 What Nickquolette is working on. 47:25 How Nickquolette is "Catching the Updraft"  Learn more about Nickquolette at:  irockresumes.com and be sure to subscribe to her email list and get a free download.  She's also on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Or you can email her at irock@irockresumes.com

    51 分钟

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The Updraft was designed for women age 45+ by women age 45+. We talk about our unique opportunities, frustrations, challenges, triumphs and wisdom that comes with aging. Some of the topics areas include: Health, Wellness, and Self-care | Relationships | Career and Entrepreneurship | Financial and Legal | Leaving A Legacy. We take a deep dive into each of these areas with our amazing guests who are all women age 45 and over. So they get you, because they are you! The Updraft is part of the Take Flight Summit, a live event for Women like us as we intentionally create our best phase of life!