What happens when a cat-pee rug becomes the last straw, and one exhausted woman decides to invoice the world for everything nobody notices? In episode 284 of Joy Found Here, Lisa Virginia Anderson shares how a breaking point led her to build InvisiBILL, an app that turns unappreciated labor into satirical invoices. For Lisa, it’s not about keeping score. It’s about making the invisible visible.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

(5:17) Lisa’s path from Lifetime TV to Planned Parenthood to tech founder

(8:35) What “invisible relational labor” is and why it has dollar value

(13:09) The “team player” myth and the cat-pee moment behind InvisiBILL

(17:30) Building a tech company with no experience and a lot of anger

(21:34) How the app matches tasks to professional pay rates and titles

(27:09) Why InvisiBILL tracks feeling unappreciated, not chores

(31:42) The Elle Woods–inspired design and using it at work

(38:45) Building it to say “you matter” and the $6 ghosting invoice

(44:46) Layoff culture, C-suite satire and the cut “fake HR” feature

(49:41) A tool for when you just can’t vent anymore

Lisa Virginia Anderson is the founder of InvisiBILL and creator of InvisiBILL – Anxiety Receipts, a wellness app that puts a real dollar value on the unpaid, often unrecognized labor people carry into relationships, homes and workplaces. She rose from assistant to associate producer at Lifetime Television before becoming Senior Director of Strategic Operations and Board Relations at Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. With no tech background, she taught herself no-code tools and built a team to launch the app, now free on the App Store and Google Play.

In this episode, she shares the story behind InvisiBILL, the app she built to put a dollar value on “invisible relational labor,” building on Eve Rodsky’s work. Lisa recalls coming home from a draining day at Planned Parenthood, finding the cat had peed on the rug and being told cleaning it up was “her job.” That was when she realized existing wellness and chore apps weren’t telling the truth. She explains how the app matches anything that feels unappreciated to a Bureau of Labor Statistics or Glassdoor rate, then turns it into a funny invoice with an inflated title. The ledger already lives in our heads, she argues, so getting it out with humor eases resentment. She also questions the “team player” label, pokes fun at layoff culture, and shares how building the app taught her to value herself.

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What if a hospital bed showed you what your strength was worth? In episode 283 of Joy Found Here, Jeanne Phares shares how leukemia at 55 turned a CPA and lifelong lifter into a woman on a mission. She champions strength training as the habit that lets midlife women age on their own terms, with small daily moves that keep you lifting your suitcase for decades.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

(4:13) How leukemia at 55 sent a CPA and lifelong lifter on a new mission

(8:44) A stem cell donor, an experimental drug, and a new purpose

(13:04) Why mentoring women, from CPA firm to gift books, still drives her

(15:30) Why you belong at the top of your list, plus her three-item success list

(22:25) Why momentum beats motivation, even on hard days

(28:07) Slow 10-second reps, five key movements, and leaving reps in the tank

(32:58) Grip strength, gentle cardio, and how much protein you can absorb

(35:58) Why GLP-1 users need strength training, plus sleep and rest days

(43:42) Rebuilding after treatment and using the wellness wheel to plan ahead

(51:29) Why pickleball players get hurt, and her eight-week habit program

Jeanne Phares is a retired CPA, author, and coach who helps women in midlife and beyond build strength, confidence, and fulfillment. She spent more than 30 years in accounting, including time as an executive at a major CPA firm, before a leukemia diagnosis at 55 turned her lifelong love of strength training into a mission. She founded Sage Lifestyle Press and has written several books on strength training, nutrition, and menopause, including The Beginner’s Guide to Strength Training for Women Over 50, plus gift books celebrating women at every age. Through Sage Lifestyle Collective, she offers courses, coaching, and an eight-week signature program.

In this episode, Jeanne Phares shares how 15 weeks in the hospital and a stem cell transplant from an estranged brother left her determined to help women thrive through midlife. She explains why strength training matters most as we age, since women lose muscle from their 30s onward and need it to stay upright and independent. Jeanne breaks training into five movements (squat, push, pull, hinge, and carry) and recommends slow 10-second reps with lighter weights, leaving one or two reps in the tank. She also covers protein absorption, strength work on GLP-1 medications, brisk walking over intense cardio, and the value of sleep and rest. Her main point is to stop waiting for motivation and build momentum through small daily habits, like a few squats on a dog walk.

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What if showing up online with integrity starts with the peace you carry inside? In episode 282 of Joy Found Here, visibility strategist Elizabeth Honeycutt shares how a childhood of heavy responsibility, years of self-sacrifice, and fifteen years of meditation taught her that peace is a daily practice. For Elizabeth, inner calm keeps visibility honest and shapes how she handles hard emotions, online criticism, and the courage women need to share their stories.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

(04:51) Why integrity in visibility starts with inner peace

(10:11) How a Texas work ethic had her chasing peace as a destination

(11:18) What 15 years of meditation taught her about practicing peace

(13:48) What peace feels like in the body

(16:35) The danger of spiritual bypassing and admitting you're not okay

(22:57) How being the eldest of five girls shaped her focus on the next generation

(26:06) The mission behind Luminary Agency and amplifying women's voices

(32:25) What The Red Tent teaches about sisterhood and sharing your story

(36:49) Handling online criticism with empathy and firm boundaries

(45:46) Saying "peace" as a grounding tool, plus her workshops and course

Elizabeth Mae Honeycutt is the founder and visibility strategist behind Luminary Agency, serving founders, experts, and mission-driven brands. Drawing on her background in podcast publicity, she helps clients clarify their message, sharpen their positioning, and choose the right channels. She offers strategy and content sessions, a monthly workshop called The Visibility Network, and a self-paced podcast-guesting course. Raised in Texas as the eldest of five girls, she helps women share their stories and build visibility grounded in integrity.

In this episode, Elizabeth Honeycutt argues that integrity in visibility starts with inner peace. Raised where "I'll sleep when I'm dead" was a point of pride, she once believed peace waited at some destination. Fifteen years of meditation taught her it is a daily practice that widens the space between feeling an emotion and choosing a response. She warns against spiritual bypassing and urges women to admit when something is not okay and to stop self-sacrificing. Drawing on The Red Tent, she explains why sharing women's stories matters. Facing online criticism, she looks inward first, responds with empathy, and sets firm boundaries.

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