Episodes
Friday Jan 05, 2024
#233 Reinventing Yourself After Childhood Trauma (Antonia ”Tuni” Deignan)
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
TW: Sexual abuse of a child, eating disorders
"I became incredibly skilled at disassociating," recalls dancer-turned-author, Antonia "Tunie" Deigan. With a lifelong passion for dance, Deigan used ballet to help herself cope with traumatic experiences at home and in school. She launched herself into a successful dance career despite trying to deal with her truama with substance abuse and an eating disorder. When Deigan became a mother her world was transformed. A bike accident forced a reinvention that made her look back at everything she had been through and find the threads to recovery. Listen in to this gentle, honest, and thoughtful conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to hear Deigan's phenomenal story of survival, how she navigated facing her traumas, and how she used writing to process her grief and heal her soul.
Antonia Deignan is a mother of five children by choice, a dancer by calling, and a writer by necessity. She was born on the East Coast but spent most of her life in the Midwest, where she danced with multiple dance companies and raised her children. She opened her own dance studio and directed a pre-professional dance company before a bike accident wish-boned her path, and her identity. Instagram
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Friday Dec 29, 2023
Friday Dec 29, 2023
After a 40-year career in advertising, Patti Siegel decided to reinvent into a career that combined her passion and her skills: she wanted to work in the arts. "It's not for the faint of heart," she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. "I brazenly applied for three art jobs and they all turned me down." Now the executive director of ArtsATL, an Atlanta-based non-profit, Siegel recalls her 15-year journey to find her dream position and shares how she and her husband downsized to accommodate a lower income, and the exact steps she took to transition into her field. Plus, learn how she worked with a coach – one of our favorite CoveyClub teachers and members, artist-entrepreneur Jane Pollak– to stay accountable and achieve her goals.
Patti Siegel, executive director of ArtsATL, spent 40 years in advertising and innovation working with clients including Delta Airlines, American Cancer Society and Kimberly-Clark, among others. A long-time board member and volunteer in the arts, she pivoted in 2020 to combine her passion with her skills to run ArtsATL, Atlanta's only publication that provides comprehensive coverage of Atlanta's broad and diverse arts community. Instagram
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Friday Dec 22, 2023
#231 From Financing to Fashion CEO to Skincare Entrepreneur (Allie Egan)
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Allie Egan is a queen of reinvention. She began her career in investing before transitioning into marketing for the beauty industry, became CEO of Cynthia Rowley – all before launching into entrepreneurship and establishing Veracity, a holistic beauty brand rooted in hormone health. "We've heard so many stories from our customers," she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. "Women will go to their doctors...and they don't really feel listened to. They feel like they're just prescribed a pill." Drawing from her own experience with Hashimotos, a little-known thyroid issue that occurs in 50% of women, Egan aims to help women identify their symptoms and treat their root cause. "We're meant to be the first stop in the journey and also to help empower people to have better, healthier relationships with their physicians." Listen in to get Egan's best advice on how to achieve open, reciprocal communication with your doctor, and learn the exact steps she made to transition her career through multiple reinventions.
Allie Egan is the Founder and CEO of Veracity Selfcare, a next-generation beauty and wellness brand empowering women to understand the connection between their skin and their broader health through at-home testing and a holistic, data-driven approach to skincare. Their products are at the forefront of clean performance, excluding all endocrine disruptors and safe for all life moments, including pregnancy and breastfeeding. Prior to founding Veracity, Allie was the CEO of the women’s fashion brand, Cynthia Rowley where she led the transformation to direct-to-consumer and more than doubled the business in two years. She has extensive experience in the beauty industry through her time at some of Estee Lauder’s best brands, including Origins, Clinique, and La Mer. She also has broad consumer experience through her time as an investor at L Catterton. She holds a BS in Finance and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School. Instagram • LinkedIn
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Friday Dec 15, 2023
#230 Reinventing Your Sexual Self After Age 40 (Dr. Candice Nicole)
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
"You can have permission to make sexual decisions that serve you and serve your well-being," says Dr. Candice Nicole, host of the Fuck the System podcast that aims to dismantle how we view and talk about sex, pleasure, and reproductive health. After years of reproductive trauma, including fibroids to an ectopic pregnancy, Dr. Nicole felt her sexual wellbeing was compromised. "So the podcast was really me doing the reinvention reawakening to my sexual self," she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. Listen in to this fabulous, no-holds-barred conversation to learn more about Dr. Nicole's journey and her open advice on how to attend to your own sexual wellbeing. We'll explore this generationally taboo topic in depth, from masturbation and self-pleasure to partnered experience and why tending to your sexual self can improve your wellbeing in so many ways.
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Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
“2014 was sort of a personal Apocalypse for me,” says b-untethered founder Anissa Buckley. As a Fortune 500 marketing expert turned entrepreneur, Buckley was experiencing fabulous success when in the span of eight months she experienced divorce and the loss of both her parents. “I went from being a daughter and a wife…to nothing,” she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. In a radical bid for transformation, Buckley embarked on four years of global travel, participating in triathlons and climbing mountains across the world, living in an RV and carrying all her belongings in a backpack – all while navigating the physical and emotional changes of midlife. In this insightful conversation she shares how she supported herself on her journey around the world, what she has learned about fitness and healthy eating in midlife, and her recommended steps for anyone else wanting to take that leap of faith.
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About Anissa:
Anissa is a Fortune 500 marketer turned entrepreneur turned global adventurer. She shares her lessons on transitioning from first class business traveler and White House consultant to living in an RV with no water or electricity, culminating in steps you can take to determine new paths forward and achieve new goals in midlife and beyond.
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Time Stamps:
6:35 – Traveling, pushing limits, and aging
10:52 – How she changed her life after hormone decline and dietary changes
15:00 – The skinny on menopause, nutrition, fitness, and hormone balance
21:44 – Buckley's favorite recommendations on personalized health and wellness strategies
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Friday Dec 01, 2023
#228 Lessons in Reinvention from a One-Woman Powerhouse (Rochelle Udell)
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
“I think over time, I've learned an awful lot about myself, and knowing more about myself has led me to the point of being a [better] participant in the world,” says Rochelle Udell, whose career highlights have included artistic art director of Ms. magazine, art director of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, president and creative director of Calvin Klein's CRK advertising agencies, and editor-in-chief of Self magazine – just to name a few. In this revealing conversation with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, Udell explores the challenges of her exemplary career, how she dealt with changes and fears, and ultimately how she worked to develop her memoir, "Adventures of the Baker's Daughter", for an online format. Listen in to learn her invaluable insights on making yourself heard, presenting your passion projects to the world, and what it takes to adapt to an ever-changing business landscape.
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About Rochelle:
There’s no Ivy League school on my resume. No money. No drop-dead beauty. No pedigree. I’m not intimidating. But I was born into a family of hardworking people, and I’m a good listener and observer. And in some ways, all the things I’m not gave me the strength and permission to accomplish what I have. To describe how I feel about work, I often quote Kahlil Gibran: “Work is love made visible.” I am married to book designer Doug Turshen and live in Westchester. we have two remarkable children, Doug and Julia, two brilliant daughters-in-law, and one awesome granddaughter—all of whom I love more than work.
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Time Stamps:
7:00 – How she used experimentation for personal growth and career development
12:30 – Rochelle's tips for overcoming fears during reinvention
19:39 – Starting a digital company and the importance of editors in a world of information overload
24:00 – Rochelle's tips for entrepreneurship and leadership success
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Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
“In 2015, the influencer industry was a half a billion dollar industry,” says Aliza Freud; “This year it’s projected to be close to $25 billion.” As the founder and CEO of SheSpeaks, a global community of female influencers, Freud connects brands with the social media entrepreneurs who can help them amplify their message. “I think it’s giving women a huge opportunity,” she tells CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour. In fact, in a recent study her company spotted a rising trend of women embracing social media entrepreneurship as a side hustle. In women between the ages of 45 and 54, 30% said they already have a side hustle while 22% said they plan to start one. In this insightful conversation Freud explains why more and more women are looking at side hustles in midlife and how you can take the steps to starting your own!
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Time Stamps:
2:58 – Leaving the job she loved for entrepreneurship
7:20 – How Influencer marketing has evolved
12:20 – The pitfalls of the industry: why women still face a pay gap and other challenges
19:00 – How content creation has changed since Covid
23:00 – The best monetization platforms and side hustles for women
27:30 – Social media and the search for work-life balance among women
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Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
“Most people think that if somebody from the Philippines is marrying an American, maybe she only wants money,” observed Filipino-born Kristy Yoder. “I’m a living testimony that it’s not true…I hired my husband full-time.” When Yoder first moved to the United States she began working as a freelance virtual assistant in the hopes that entrepreneurship would allow her to spend more time with her loved ones. Yet, like so many of us, she soon experienced the overwhelm of being a one-woman show. After hiring a VA of her own she was able to increase her business tenfold, developing her own agency of virtual assistance based in the Philippines. Moving into a CEO position, Yoder was able to devote more time to her family and other creative pursuits, like hosting the Master Delegator podcast. In this fun and insightful conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour she shares her best tips for finding the right VA to support you, the documents you’ll want to prepare when hiring a freelancer, and the first tasks you should focus on delegating to get the most out of your VA.
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Friday Nov 10, 2023
#225 Her Reinvention Took Her from NASA to Podcasting (Izolda Trakhtenberg)
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
"The thing you might want to do may not be the thing you need to do in order to start the ball rolling so you can reinvent," says Izolda Trakhtenberg. "What is the thing that you need to actually change?" A former NASA Master Trainer, Trakhtenberg has reinvented herself as an author, educator, and master podcaster. She believes in the power of the Fives Cs: Creativity, Curiosity, Compassion, Confidence, and Communication. Thoughtful and illuminating, this conversation between Trakhtenberg and CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour offers both tangible how-tos and stimulating inspiration on how to make your move into your next chapter. Listen in for her best advice on getting started with podcasting, building a community, and telling your story.
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Timestamps:
2:30 - How her childhood shapred her future reinvention
9:00 - How she overcame her public speaking fear and developed her vocal persona
14:00 - Reinvention tips for women in their 40s and 50s
19:00 - Podcasting tips, techniques, and success strategies
28:00 - How to be consistent with podcasting and strategies for engagement
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Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
"As corny as it sounds, it really is about doing the inner work and knowing who you are," observes lawyer, author, and emotional well-being expert Poonam Bhuchar. "We put energy into going to the gym, we put effort into our relationships, why do we not honeymoon ourselves…why don't we spend the time to get to know who we are and what we want?" A powerhouse reinventor and master of resilience, Bhuchar overcame assault, bullying, and attempted suicide before dedicating her professional life to supporting others on their journey to better emotional health. She is the creator of the SAFE Retreat: Transforming Relationships Through Communication and Understanding, which utilizes holistic practices such as yoga and somatic therapy to help couples work through emotional pain and communicate so they can transform their relationships. Listen in to this rich conversation with CoveyClub founder Lesley Jane Seymour to learn how Bhuchar took the steps to leave an abusive marriage and empower herself towards her best life.
The SAFE Retreat will take place in December in the Hudson Valley, New York. For more information, visit EmotionallySafe.com. Bhuchar’s book, SAFE from the Pain: Out of the Darkness Into a Life That’s Free, Happy, and Good is available now. Connect with Poonam Bhuchar on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Timestamps:
2:47 - Her personal childhood trauma and healing story
9:00 - Leaving her arranged marriage, pursuing therapy, and improving her communication
16:00 - How therapy and other practices helped her heal her relationships
20:00 - Financial awareness in a marriage (why we culturally assign finances to men)
25:00 - Learn more about the SAFE Retreat
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