I had planned to share one of my conversations with a special guest for this episode, but as I realized I didn't have all I needed from them to put it all together, my eyes landed on a book that I bought in 2018 on a trip to Kauai with my kids.

I heard it calling me to look at it again as it stood upright on my side table where it has been for seven years. It was in that moment I knew it had to be the inspiration and source for this episode.

The book is called, Lessons of a Turtle: (The Little Book of Life) and I share many of its special, simple, yet profound lessons along with my off the cuff commentary and a few personal anecdotes.

I also have an announcement to share so please listen, enjoy, and share with someone you know would like to hear it!

When thinking about what to talk about for this episode, it was a long thought train that came to a screeching halt when I heard someone say, "When will they learn their lesson!"

I'm sure most of you will remember hearing something along the lines of, "You're going to learn your lesson!"

But I'm not headed down the track you think I am. I'm veering off and taking a track in the other direction to say, "When are we going to UN learn our lessons?!

Please tune in and join me as I share the first 3 lessons that came to mind, in no particular order, which I believe are outdated and worthy of being unlearned!

Listen and learn to manage stress, grief, anxiety, worry, perfectionism, and separate fact from fiction!

Judith Belmont is my very special guest. Judy has 40 years of experience as a psychotherapist in private practice, mental health and corporate trainer, as well as a wellness conference speaker. She holds an MS in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann Medical College and a BS in Psychology from University of Pennsylvania.

Judy is the author of 11 mental health and self-help books and two therapeutic card decks. All her books and card decks, as well as her keynotes and live and online trainings focus on offering "hands on" practical skills that promote mental/emotional wellness.

Offering quick exercises, visualizations, handouts, self-help quizzes, worksheets and self-care practices, she offers tools to help others overcome self-limiting beliefs and improve resiliency.

There will be something in this conversation that will resonate and be helpful in some way to anyone who listens!

This is an episode near and dear to my heart, and is one of the most listened to episodes of Loving Later Life.

It's Up To Us is my second spoken word poem and it shares feelings of distress, concern, hope and encourgement about our current state of affairs. I'm told that more people need to hear it, so this is it's encore broadcast.

The other reason that I am doing a replay is that my son is getting married two days before this drops to the very wonderful and talented Dylan Landau. For those of you who don't know, Dylan wrote a performs the theme song to Loving Later Life.

I hope you'll listen/listen again, and share/share again.

It's Up To Us!

Laurie Gerber is one of the most engaging and effective life coaches and presenters in the country.

After holding several positions at Handel Group® over the last 20 years, including President of HG Life, Laurie is currently licensing The Handel Method® and running Laurie Gerber Coaching, Inc. focusing on LOVE coaching.

Laurie has appeared on the Today Show, Dr, Phil, MTV and A & E and been the resident love expert at Match, Zoosk, Jdate, and many more.

She has been presenting to and coaching individuals, couples, and groups, with a wide range of partners including: the dating sites above, General Assembly, She Tribe, BeSocialChange, IvyConnect, Ellevate, and many more. She has appeared on television shows, podcasts, radio shows, and all over the internet. Check out "The Secret-Free Diet", her TedX talk on the power of truth telling.

When not working from her NYC townhouse, she's meditating, jogging, or attempting to get cuddles from her 10, 21 and 23-year old kids and husband of 27 years.

We had SOOO much fun, even though she called me out on my own beliefs! You must listen and you'll want to share it with others!

This week I am diverting again from regularly scheduled programming. Instead of sharing another inspiring conversation with one of my special guests (in two weeks it's another a super great one!), a thought came to me as it often does, when I least expect it and in the most unexpected places, which would be TMI! Anyhow, it is one that has to be done now at this time, and I'm in charge so I'm going to do it!

And that's all I'm going to say about it, because it's short and to the point, and if I were to write more here, you could have already listened to the episode!

See you there?!

For this episode I am breaking with my normally scheduled programming because this is episode 111. The number 111 has a special meaning to me, and come to find out in recent years, not just to me!

Please join me in this episode as I discuss the meaning of the number 111 and how it carries profound significance for me personally and for all of us universally.

Spiritually it carries a powerful lesson, encouraging us to embrace the power of your thoughts and beliefs. It is often associated with unity, new beginnings, and the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit. It serves as a messenger for a transformative journey of self-discovery, inviting you to embark on a new path of confidence, motivation, and independence.

And much more.

Even if this seems a bit wooey to some of you, listen anyway! You never know what you may hear that will change the way you look at things.

See you there!

The inspiration for this episode came from writing my bi-weekly email to my list of those of you who have signed up to receive it.

I was thinking about how many of us have yearnings and desires that have been put on pause, pushed aside or forgotten…or abilities, talents and skills that have yet to be discovered.

What are we waiting for? Time is going to keep tick-tocking no matter what, so what exactly are we afraid of happening? Who cares if we try something and we don't like it or discover we're not good at it? Time is going to pass regardless, so why does the outcome matter so much?

I also share something I'm going to be doing (to practice what I preach), so I hope you'll join me…in more ways than one!

If you're looking for a sign, this is it.