150. How Loss, Motherhood, and Menopause Forged a New Career as a Health Coach: Kelley Workman

152. Blending Western and Eastern Medicine for Optimal Health: Dr. Sonia Singla

Dr. Sonia Singla is a family medicine physician and experienced clinical researcher who has spent over two decades critically evaluating medical therapies to understand what truly supports healing. Certified in Ayurvedic medicine and a longtime resident of Pasadena, CA —Dr. Singla brings both global wisdom and local roots to her work. Her personal experience with early menopause, combined with deep scientific rigor, fuels her commitment to identifying effective treatments for this journey. Passionate about design and creating thoughtful spaces, she founded The Marigold Center as both a sanctuary and a gathering place, where women feel seen, supported, and empowered. In today’s episode, Nada learns why Dr. Singla created the Marigold Center and how her passion for women’s health fueled her. The intersection of her training as an MD and her Indian cultural heritage informs Sonia’s unique blend of Western and Eastern medicine. She shares her experience of premature menopause and the long search for answers her doctors could not provide. Sonia eventually leaned into her family’s roots to find the healing she desperately needed. As a result of her own journey, she is now able to offer aging women the holistic care they deserve. To find out more about Sonia’s work, check out her website [https://marigoldc.com/]. Follow on Instagram: @the_marigoldcenter [https://www.instagram.com/the_marigoldcenter/]. Please follow us at @thisislibertyroad [https://www.instagram.com/thisislibertyroad/] on Instagram; we want to share, connect with you, and hear your thoughts and comments. Please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations inspire and equip you to consider your possibilities and lean into your future with intention.

151. Are You Financially and Legally Prepared for Loss?: Yvette Martinez-Rea

Yvette Martinez-Rea is a mom, a widow, a COO, a dog and cat owner, a mediocre but improving golfer, and an excellent guacamole maker.  She lives in La Canada, CA, with said pets and loves reading, walking with friends, and martinis.    Nada is joined today by a very dear guest for a conversation on losing loved ones and the steps we can take to better prepare for the inevitable. Yvette Martinez Rae shares how her world turned upside down overnight and the financial and legal aftermath she had to manage while grieving. She later wrote a letter to her friends, Nada among them, sharing her newfound wisdom in hopes of sparing them the same overwhelm. She joins us today for a difficult conversation to share the takeaways from that letter. This episode is full of heart, in service to our listeners, and in honor of her husband, Andy Rae.  Online forms to help navigate household finances/accounts/planning: 1. Estate Planning Checklist - https://www.ncoa.org/article/estate-planning-checklist/ [https://www.ncoa.org/article/estate-planning-checklist/]  2. Asset Inventory Worksheet -https://www.schwab.com/resource/asset-inventory-worksheet [https://www.schwab.com/resource/asset-inventory-worksheet] 3. AARP Guide After a Loved One Dies - https://www.aarp.org/family-relationships/when-loved-one-dies-checklist/ [https://www.aarp.org/family-relationships/when-loved-one-dies-checklist/] 4. Surviving Spouse Checklist - https://www.raymondjames.com/-/media/rj/advisor-sites/sites/p/a/palmavenuewealthadvisorygroup/files/financial-planning-documents/b9-surviving-spouse-checklist.pdf [https://www.raymondjames.com/-/media/rj/advisor-sites/sites/p/a/palmavenuewealthadvisorygroup/files/financial-planning-documents/b9-surviving-spouse-checklist.pdf] Please follow us at @thisislibertyroad [https://www.instagram.com/thisislibertyroad/] on Instagram; we want to share, connect with you, and hear your thoughts and comments. Please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations inspire and equip you to consider your possibilities and lean into your future with intention.

150. How Loss, Motherhood, and Menopause Forged a New Career as a Health Coach: Kelley Workman

Kelley Workman is an Integrative nutrition coach, trainer, and yoga, pilates & meditation instructor. After overcoming personal loss and rebuilding her life in midlife, Kelley now supports other women in reclaiming their own lives. Her approach blends movement, mindfulness, and nutrition to restore energy and clarity. In today’s episode, Kelley talks about what it means to treat the whole person–both mind and body. She also shares the painful loss, along with motherhood and menopause, that kick-started her new career. After years of immersing herself in the world of fitness and nutrition, Kelley developed a coaching strategy that considers both current lifestyle, not just weight and calories, and desired outcome. This episode also features practical health and nutrition tips for both novices and veterans. To find out more about Kelley’s work, visit her website: KelleyMoves.com [http://kelleymoves.com/]. Follow Kelley’s free content on her YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC72wwmLeybiqVhF1y2p3kSw] and Instagram: @kelley_moves [https://www.instagram.com/kelley_moves/?hl=en] Please follow us at @thisislibertyroad [https://www.instagram.com/thisislibertyroad/] on Instagram; we want to share, connect with you, and hear your thoughts and comments. Please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations inspire and equip you to consider your possibilities and lean into your future with intention.

149. Work as a Form of Self-Care: Neha Kumar

Neha Kumar brings over 15 years of experience in startups and a proven track record as a changemaker and strategic leader.  Before co-founding Full Glass Wine, Neha served as COO and CFO of Create & Cultivate, where she successfully led the company through a private equity acquisition in 2021. Following the exit, she launched New Money Ventures, a fund to invest in early-stage startups, further solidifying her reputation as a forward-thinking leader in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Neha is also a dedicated educator, having spent nearly a decade as a lecturer at UCLA, where she shares her expertise in finance and operations.  At Full Glass Wine, Neha plays a pivotal role in identifying acquisition opportunities that align with the Full Glass mission, while also spearheading a rigorous vetting process to ensure each acquisition delivers long-term growth potential within the multi-brand strategy.  In today’s episode, Nada talks with Neha about her passion for all things finance. Neha details her journey of co-founding several companies and emphasizes how her various jobs–from UCLA Professor to CEO–are a form of self-care for her. She gives us an intimate look into the childhood that birthed her love of finance and why she believes all women should be well-versed in money matters. Her enthusiasm will have even the most financially adverse listener leaning in.  Be sure to check out Full Glass Wine’s website [https://www.fullglass.wine/], Create & Cultivate’s website [https://www.createcultivate.com/], and Neha’s personal website [http://www.nehatkumar.com]. Follow on Instagram: @nehatkumar [https://www.instagram.com/nehatkumar/?hl=en], @newmoneyventures [https://www.instagram.com/newmoneyventures/?hl=en], @fullglasswineco [https://www.instagram.com/fullglasswineco] Please follow us at @thisislibertyroad [https://www.instagram.com/thisislibertyroad/] on Instagram; we want to share and connect with you and hear your thoughts and comments. Please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations inspire and equip you to consider your possibilities and lean into your future with intention.

148. Finding and Building a Healthy Relationship in Midlife: Laurie Gerber

Laurie Gerber is the creator of Master the Art of Love, an online digital course for women over 50 who are ready to date like they mean it. She’s the host of the podcast “Love at Any Age [https://lauriegerber.com/love-at-any-age],” through which she coaches the audience, based on the wholehearted belief that everyone deserves healthy, lasting love, and it’s never too late. For over 20 years, first as President of the Life Coaching division at Handel Group®  and then as founder of Laurie Gerber Coaching Inc., she has been life and love coaching thousands of individuals and couples.  Laurie is currently licensing The Handel Method® and uses it in her online and one-on-one coaching to help people achieve their dreams, with a focus on love. 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 interviewed more than 200 times and presented hundreds of webinars and live events. She writes for AARP, 60 and Me, Kuel Life, and her own blog [http://lauriegerber.com/blog]. Check out her TEDx talk on the power of truth-telling called “The Secret-Free Diet.” When not working from home, she’s meditating, jogging, or attempting to get cuddles from her 10, 21, and 23-year-old kids and husband of 27 years. In today’s episode, Nada talks with Laurie about dating and relationships. Laurie talks about her “near divorce experience” that set her on the path to coaching. Today her focus is on helping women who are looking for love in midlife and beyond. She describes her processes for figuring out our essential criteria in finding a partner, the difference between triggers and red flags, and whether you’re going on the right number of dates. Aside from dating advice, she and Nada discuss the most important work all of us can do, no matter our current relationship status. And Laurie tells us what the research says is the greatest predictor of a successful relationship. Check out Laurie’s podcast, Love at Any Age [https://lauriegerber.com/love-at-any-age]. And be sure to participate in her free webinar, Finding Love over 50 [https://lauriegerber.com/webinar]. To connect with Laurie, check out her website [https://lauriegerber.com/]. Follow on Instagram: @lauriegerber_coach [https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/?hl=en]. Please follow us at @thisislibertyroad [https://www.instagram.com/thisislibertyroad/] on Instagram; we want to share and connect with you and hear your thoughts and comments. Please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations inspire and equip you to consider your possibilities and lean into your future with intention.