The Good Life with Michele Lamoureux

Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi are the authors of CAREER FORWARD: Strategies from Women Who've Made. It is a groundbreaking, empowering guide for women that shows how to prioritize a career path, build professional value, and enjoy a full life both in and out of the workplace. And that's what we are talking about today on the show. If you want to optimize your career, this is the episode for you! Join The Newsletter + Receive Your Free List of 52 Selfcare Tips Connect with Michele on Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED Website: https://www.careerforwardbook.com/ Book: Career Forward: Strategies from Women Who've Made It WE DISCUSS The importance of having a long term career view. How to cultivate your career in a strategic way. Why a long term view must include doing well at your current job. The importance of creating professional equity. Salary negotiation. Where mentorship comes in and the role of sponsors for your career. Ways to expand your professional brand and ways to expand your network. The importance of figuring out what differentiates you, and much more! If you enjoyed this interview, please take a moment to rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! Not sure how to do it? Instructions are below. XO, Michele

Dr. Comen has dedicated her medical career to saving the lives of women. An award-winning, internationally sought-after clinician and physician-scientist, Dr. Comen works as a medical oncologist with a specialty in breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She earned her BA in the history of science from Harvard College and her MD from Harvard Medical School, then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and her fellowship in oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She's the author of All In Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today which we discuss on the show today. Visit https://thegoodlifecoach.com/296 for show notes. Join The Newsletter + Receive Your Free List of 52 Selfcare Tips Connect with Michele on Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED Website: https://www.drelizabethcomen.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelizabethcomen/ Book: All In Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today If you enjoyed this interview, please take a moment to rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! Not sure how to do it? Instructions are below. XO, Michele

This is the Sex Education you never learned in school. Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urologic surgeon, author, sex educator, and top international podcaster whose mission is empowering women to live their best love lives. We discuss the various issues women and men come to see her for and why women need to realize they are not broken. Class is in session with our favorite urologist. Join The Newsletter + Receive Your Free List of 52 Selfcare Tips Connect with Michele on Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED Website: https://www.kellycaspersonmd.com/ HOW TO HAVE A GREAT SEX LIFE IN MIDLIFE – first interview with Dr. Kelly Instagram: Dr. Kelly Casperon Book: You Are Not Broken:Stop "Should-ing" All Over Your Sex Life Dr. Kelly's Podcast: You Are Not Broken https://www.isswsh.org/ https://www.menopause.org/ MORE ABOUT DR KELLY CASPERSON Dr. Kelly Casperson is a urologic surgeon, author, sex educator, and top international podcaster whose mission is empowering women to live their best love lives. Kelly identified the need for better resources and developed a sex education membership for women that covers topics like sexual health, intimacy, mind work, and the science of desire. She combines education, humor, and candor in her podcast, You Are Not Broken, where she dismantles the myths women have learned and normalizes healthy, enjoyable sex worth desiring. Thank you for listening to the show. Be sure to share it with a friend! We love when women empower other women. If you enjoyed this interview, please take a moment to rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! Not sure how to do it? Instructions are below. XO, Michele

Jessica Baum is a Psychotherapist, Author, Relationship Coach, and Founder of the Relationship Institute of Palm Beach, providing couples therapy, family counseling, and addiction therapy in South Florida for over 10 years. She has helped thousands of clients with her unique approach to healing, the Self-full® Method. Through her sister company, Be Self-full®, Jessica offers transformational courses and online coaching services that support individuals and couples to form healthy, long-term relationships. She's the author of Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love which we discuss in this interview. Join The Newsletter + Receive Your Free List of 52 Selfcare Tips RESOURCES MENTIONED Websites: https://www.beselffull.com/ and https://www.relationshipspb.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beselffull Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicabaumlmhc/ Book: Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love Books Jess references: Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us by Stephen Porges, PhD Please rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! XO, Michele Rate + Review: 1. Click on this link 2. Click "Listen on Apple Podcasts" link 3. Scroll down to "Ratings and Reviews" 4. Click on "write a review", rate and a leave short review and you're done! If you'd like to advertise or sponsor the show, you can reach out here. This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It makes a great gift for yourself or a friend!

Dr. Linnea Passaler has dedicated 20+ years to serving patients, first to a small number of individuals as a successful surgeon and then to thousands of people worldwide as the CEO of a digital health startup. After overcoming her own struggles with a dysregulated nervous system, she created Heal Your Nervous System (HYNS) to empower others in their healing journey. Her combination of neuroscience and somatic work helps those struggling with overwhelm, trauma, burnout, and anxiety to heal their dysregulated nervous systems and thrive. Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Selfcare Tips WE DISCUSS: An explanation of nervous system dysregulation. The simple things you can do daily and on a consistent basis to help heal your nervous system. How experiencing sensory overload can become heightened during menopause because of changes in your hormones. Why Dr. Linnea wrote the book and who she is hoping to serve. Her desire to educate others with the 5 step plan she developed, and much more. RESOURCES MENTIONED Website: https://healyournervoussystem.com/author/linneapassaler/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healyournervoussystem Book: Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation Please rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! XO, Michele Rate + Review: 1. Click on this link 2. Click "Listen on Apple Podcasts" link 3. Scroll down to "Ratings and Reviews" 4. Click on "write a review", rate and a leave short review and you're done! If you'd like to advertise or sponsor the show, you can reach out here. This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It makes a great gift for yourself or a friend!

Anna Papalia is the author of Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing and a career influencer with over 1.5 million followers across social media platforms. In this conversation, we dive into the wisdom from her book. We cover what hiring managers get wrong as well as what a candidate can and should be doing, including how to negotiate salary, and much more Whether you are in the market for a job or in charge of hiring, this is a must listen! You will never look at interviewing the same way again. Anna has consulted with Fortune 100 companies, taught at Temple University's Fox School of Business and coached over 10,000 clients to interview better. Her groundbreaking discovery of Interview Styles revolutionized the way we teach and understand interviewing. She is also a public speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and DisruptHR. Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Selfcare Tips WE DISCUSS: The four interview styles. How over 90% of interviewers have never been trained on interviewing. The 5 different types of interview questions. The discriminatory barriers that exist. Common mistakes candidates make that they can change today. Anna's best advice for salary negotiation, and more! RESOURCES MENTIONED Website: https://theinterviewology.com Book: Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers Please rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! XO, Michele Rate + Review: 1. Click on this link 2. Click "Listen on Apple Podcasts" link 3. Scroll down to "Ratings and Reviews" 4. Click on "write a review", rate and a leave short review and you're done! If you'd like to advertise or sponsor the show, you can reach out here. This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It makes a great gift for yourself or a friend!

We are going deep by exploring the power of inquiry to reconnect us to one another, to love, intimacy and our humanity. What if asking better questions could actually feel more connected to those you love, would you want to learn how? Topaz Adizes is the author of "12 Questions for Love, a Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships" and he's sharing tips to strengthen bonds, improve our listening skills, to create better questions, and ultimately reconnect us to one another and our humanity. Topaz is an Emmy award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect. His works have been selected to Cannes, Sundance, IDFA, and SXSW; featured in New Yorker magazine, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times; and have garnered an Emmy for new approaches to documentary and Two World Press photo awards for immersive storytelling and interactive documentary. Share this interview with a friend! And tag me and my guest on Instagram. WE DISCUSS: The power of inquiry to ignite human connection. How our childhood wounds sometimes lead to our life's work. For Topaz his quest for understanding intimacy lead him to create The Skin Deep, and conduct 1200 interviews around the world to unlock deeper connections in relationships (parent and child, friends, lovers, couples, etc). Why we need to stop focusing on needing the answer and the instead focus on creating better questions. The importance of deep listening and creating a space to have meaningful conversation. How looking in someone's eyes or breathing together while holding hands creates the space to hear one another. How our ability to really hear one another and go deeper in our relationships is the foundation to reconnecting us to one another and ultimately our humanity and much more. RESOURCES MENTIONED Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Selfcare Tips Website: https://shop.theskindeep.com/ Book: 12 Questions for Love: A Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships Sidra & Ben's {THE AND} Relationship Project {THE AND} Topaz & Justin If I Left this Earth Tomorrow | {THE AND} Kelly & Virgie Please rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! XO, Michele Rate + Review: 1. Click on this link 2. Click "Listen on Apple Podcasts" link 3. Scroll down to "Ratings and Reviews" 4. Click on "write a review", rate and a leave short review and you're done! If you'd like to advertise or sponsor the show, you can reach out here. This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It makes a great gift for yourself or a friend!

Whether in our personal lives or at work, we are interacting with others. Yet, with different personality types, there can be a lack of understanding, connection, and/or communication. How can you navigate these challenges using personality type? Joining us is Rob Toomey, the co-founder of TypeCoach. He and his team at TypeCoach work with people in the world's leading organizations to improve team performance, deepen leadership capabilities, and help salespeople close more deals. However, among the most powerful outcomes from their work is the impact on personal relationships outside of work. Today, he and I will get into the applications of personality type differences in the context of romantic relationships as well as in teams at work. It may seem like a stretch but by understanding where you and others are similar and different on just a few key elements of personality can make a huge impact on the quality and ease of your relationships. WE DISCUSS: You'll learn the 4 type categories for context. What happens in the different dynamics of personality preferences and where conflict can arise. What's the biggest thing to keep in mind when living or working with an Introvert or Extrovert How core values are associated with the temperaments and what is important to those with the temperaments (per their personality type) The importance of understanding your core values and why sometimes your buttons can get pushed. How understanding type preferences can benefit your romantic relationships and your teams at work, and much more. RESOURCES MENTIONED Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Selfcare Tips Michele on Instagram Michele's Book Website: http://www.typecoach.com Email: Rob@type-coach.com for more information about working with his company. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Rob lives at the intersection of his two passions – personality type and entrepreneurship. For the last 19 years he has been President of TypeCoach, the first company to make personality type practical and easy to use in communicating with others. He is also the Managing Director of The Idea Factory which is a venture studio focused on getting early stage projects off the ground. Share this interview with a friend! Please rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! XO, Michele

I believe in preventative health and today I am discussing my experience getting my first colonoscopy at the age of 52. The recommended age for colonoscopies is now 45 instead of 50. I think many people put it off because they don't know what is going to happen, so I'm going into detail (without sharing TMI) so you can feel prepared. I put my colonoscopy off for too long because I didn't have enough information, so I wanted to share what I know based on what I went through in case it helps you. Also, my colonoscopy was incomplete and I don't want that to happen to you. Maybe knowing what happened to me can prevent the same thing from happening to you. This episode is not advice and is for entertainment purposes only. Anything dealing with your health should be discussed with your trusted healthcare provider Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Self-Care Tips

Sexual intimacy in relationships is so important but couples can struggle with connection and prioritizing their partners. Whether it is a mismatch in desire, hormonal changes that are impacting women in midlife, or a host of other issues, in this episode you'll learn from Dr. Jamea who is a sex and relationship therapist about how to rekindle intimacy. With over 15 years of experience, she has helped thousands of people create connection and cultivate passion. When she's not seeing clients, Emily researches the relationship between flow and sexual satisfaction. She also serves as an expert speaker for both public and private events. Her expertise has been featured in Oprah Magazine, CNN, USA Today, The BBC, NBC, CBS, Men's Fitness, Women's Health, and more. This conversation is intended for adults only. WE DISCUSS: Sexual intimacy in relationships. Why it is essential to prioritize intimacy in our relationships. How mismatched desire is often the most common reason people see a couple therapist and ways to manage it. Three simple ways to improve intimacy today. Why we need to update our understanding of desire. How we can use flow state science to enhance our sex life. The impact declining hormones in midlife have on our sex lives, and much more. RESOURCES MENTIONED Join The Newsletter + Get 52 Selfcare Tips Michele on Instagram Michele's Book Website: https://emilyjamea.com/ Use Code: HALFOFF for 50% off course IG: @dremilyjamea and on all social platforms Emily's Podcast: Love + Libido Share this interview with a friend! Please rate and review it on Apple podcasts. Your reviews are so appreciated! XO, Michele Rate + Review: 1. Click on this link 2. Click "Listen on Apple Podcasts" link 3. Scroll down to "Ratings and Reviews" 4. Click on "write a review", rate and a leave short review and you're done! If you'd like to advertise or sponsor the show, you can reach out here. This episode was sponsored by Design a Life You Love, A Woman's Guide to Living a Happier and More Fulfilled Life. My book includes 52 inspirations, one for every week of the year, each with practical tips to guide you to self-love and success on your own terms. It makes a great gift for yourself or a friend!