Living Your Sparked Second Half

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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

How Personality Tests Can Harm You

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

EP308: Who doesn't love a great personality test?! I know I love learning more about myself! But here's the thing... Your results might be wrong!!! 😲

Yep! That's right! You could be getting misinformation about yourself! 😫

What I've learned, as I've gained a lot of knowledge in this field over the past 3 years, is that over 70% of the population is getting incorrect results because they are not in alignment with who they were born to be.

Instead the majority of us are navigating around life trying to adapt who we are to meet society's expectations and when we do that, we end up denying our "inborn" nature and fall into misalignment.

So if you are not in true alignment, do you think when you take a personality test, you'll answer questions based on who you were born to be? Heck no! Your results will be based on who you THINK you are - who you've chosen to be, and not who you truly are.

And because these results could lead you down the totally wrong path, I thought this was an important topic to talk about.

In this episode I share:

the incorrect results I got from the Myers-Briggs test, until I found out I was misaligned and uncovered the truth about who I was born to be.
how to tell if your results might be incorrect.
tools that can help you find the answers to who you really are.

Check out the episodes I referenced in this episode:

EP57: Are You Really Showing Up Authentically? Now You Can Find Out Through A Simple Virtual Typing Session, with Alex Paulos

EP68: Finding Clarity in Your Sleep, with Louise Wilson

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Friday Mar 03, 2023

The Lesson In Embracing Change (Especially When It’s Uncomfortable!)

Friday Mar 03, 2023

EP307: I was inspired to talk about change today because I'm so proud of my daughter and her positive attitude as she navigates a huge change in her life. It compelled me to share my perspective on change and why we tend to make it so hard.

All we really need to do is shift our perspective from dreading what lies ahead, which we are likely exaggerating, to excitement about the complete unknown. But being excited about what we don't know is not where our worrying mind likes to go!

Change is uncomfortable but we need to be uncomfortable to make changes. And that's why I tell the story about the howling dog in this episode. It's a great example of what it normally takes for us to make a change we know we need to make.

While my daughter is going through a change that's difficult, she is focused on the excitement, on the positive, and on the abundance of the present moment, right smack in the midst of the change. She is not choosing to dwell on the sadness or what she's leaving, on what she knows and what she's comfortable with.

She is choosing to believe that more magic is ahead and, in fact, she believes the best is yet to come. And even better, what a great role model she is for her little boys and helping them adjust to the big change.

If we could all face big change and the unknown future ahead with excitement, we'd be so much happier!

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Tuesday Feb 28, 2023

Is Unhealed Trauma Hiding Your Gifts? An eye-opening interview with Tanner Wallace

Tuesday Feb 28, 2023

EP306: Tanner Wallace, an online trauma recovery coach, shares how she leads people to life-changing transformations by uncovering their internal family systems In this week’s episode of Living Your Sparked Second Half.

Tanner specializes in unlocking her clients' hidden-in-plain-sight gifts that are obscured by all the wounding and disappointment. She also hosts a Relational Healing Podcast “HELD by Tanner” and is the creator of the Relational Healing Lab.

In this episode, Tanner talks about:

What accelerated her professional move from professor to trauma recovery coach and the deeply transformational work she now does and why she chose to develop this area of expertise.
What Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) means.
The different types of family structures, how the dynamics within them play a part in the development of trauma, and how these dynamics continue into adulthood.
The tools she use and how she is using it for her transformative work

A great aspect of Tanner’s work is identifying symptoms & mindset issues as related to childhood trauma. She believes that trauma healing is one of the most valuable investments one can make in their life and this work involves parent education, healing support, and accountability.

She wants people to understand that it is never too late to heal; and that massive life changes can happen even with a lot of things "fixed" in your life.

To learn more about Tanner and her work, you can go to:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heldbytanner

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heldbytanner/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/held-by-tanner/id1515546096

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Email: lauriewright@notyouraveragegrandma.com

Website: www.notyouraveragegrandma.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurieColvinWright

Instagram: www.instagram.com/not_your_average_grandma

Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/NotYourAverageGrandma

Saturday Feb 25, 2023

The Lesson In Using Your Telepathic Powers (Part 2)

Saturday Feb 25, 2023

EP305: This is an unexpected episode that I decided to do as a follow-up to last week's Episode 303 in which I shared a fun exercise you can do to test out your telepathic powers using the power of your subconscious mind.

This follow-up was prompted by an actual experience that resulted from one of my students who did this exercise over the past week. It was so fun to read what happened to her as a result of her using her magical abilities!

Her story PROVES this telepathic capability exists in all of us. And since I know most humans like to see proof before they can believe in this unseen magic, I just have to share her experience.

Then as I was thinking about her experience, I remembered the crazy telepathic story that brought me back together with my husband after breaking up with him 27 years earlier.

Yes! I am sure that telepathy brought us back together!!! And it only took a few short weeks. This story is really crazy but such a great example of how drastically our subconscious minds can change the trajectory of our lives.

Is there someone you want to bring back into your life? Try this exercise and see what happens!

Let me know what you learn by using your built-in telepathic powers! Send me an email at lauriewright@notyouraveragegrandma.com OR direct message me on one of my social media platforms linked up below.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and subscribe to (or follow) the podcast (if you haven't already) so you don't miss any new episodes.

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Email: lauriewright@notyouraveragegrandma.com
Website: www.notyouraveragegrandma.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurieColvinWright
Instagram: www.instagram.com/not_your_average_grandma
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/NotYourAverageGrandma

Tuesday Feb 21, 2023

Maintaining Vitality As You Age, with Naturopathy and Sports Medicine Expert Kira Sutherland

Tuesday Feb 21, 2023

EP304: In this week’s episode of the “Living Your Sparked Second Half” podcast, Laurie interviews Kira Sutherland, an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist and Sports Nutritionist who has more than 28 years in clinical practice.

Her focus on performance nutrition led her to be the first Naturopath in Australia to undertake the International Olympic Committees diploma in sports nutrition. She was also the 2019 winner of the BioCeuticals Integrative Medicine Award for Excellence in practice (Nutrition/Dietetics).

In this episode, Kira talks about:

How she became a Naturopath, ultimately venturing into sports nutrition and combining the practices
The difference between mind and spirit and how they intertwine with our overall health
Rcommended supplements for women who are experiencing perimenopause and menopause symptoms
Her views about Intermittent fasting and other types of food-limiting strategies.

Kira divides her time between clinical practice, lecturing at the undergraduate level, and mentoring practitioners of complementary medicine in the application of holistic sports nutrition. In her free time, she competes in endurance sports and skis with her family as much as possible.

She wants to inspire people to tap into the simple things to support their health and find the power that comes from moving into this wisdom phase of life.

To learn more about Kira and her work, you can go to:

Website: http://www.kirasutherland.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Uberhealth

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uberhealth/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kira-sutherland/

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Email: lauriewright@notyouraveragegrandma.com

Website: www.notyouraveragegrandma.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurieColvinWright

Instagram: www.instagram.com/not_your_average_grandma

Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/NotYourAverageGrandma

Friday Feb 17, 2023

The Lesson In Using Your Telepathic Powers (Part 1)

Friday Feb 17, 2023

EP303: This is a real quick episode in which I share a fun exercise you can do to test out your telepathic powers using the power of your subconscious mind.

YES! That means you can communicate with another person WITHOUT having a spoken conversation, and I prove it by sharing my own experience doing this exercise this past week. 😲

I got the idea from a book called "The Magic of Believing" by Claude Bristol and just shared it as a new exercise with my students in The Second Half SPARK School.

I listened to this book on audible a few months ago, and after finishing it, ordered this paperback version because it was so good, and I wanted to keep it as a reference because BELIEF is one of the critical components you need to have to achieve the goals and dreams you desire.

It sounds easy but it really isn't because so many of us are filled with so much fear and doubt. Fear and doubt are a human's kryptonite to belief.

But if you believe, with a deep down conviction, that what you desire is on its way to you, it will be the best weapon you'll ever have as you navigate your way through the land of fear and doubt.

Once you develop this deep conviction, you'll start to see the magic unfold. But it's quite a conundrum because in order to experience the magic, you must first believe, without evidence, and most of us demand to have the experience FIRST to believe in the magic. So you see the problem, right?

That's why I thought this fun little exercise may give you the experience you need to begin to believe in the magic that is available to you but you might not even be aware of.

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Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

[JFDI #11] A Birthday Gift To Myself, After 11 Months of Procrastinating!

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023

EP302: Today I'm sharing something I started one month ago today, on January 14th. (This was recorded on 2/12/23 but it's being published on 2/14/23.) This something has been on my To Do list for ELEVEN MONTHS but I've kept putting it off and putting it off.

So of course that qualifies it for my "Just Friggin' Do it" episode for this month because I finally just friggin' did it!!! And it wasn't something I did once, it's something I've done for 30 consecutive days!

Listen in to see what it is that I've done - it's actually TWO things that have contributed to the amazing way I feel - and as a result have lost almost 10 pounds.

When you feel great, you have more energy, and when you have more energy, you feel younger so I can say that spending the last 30 days of my 63rd year focused on my health, was the best birthday present I could have given myself.

And I refuse to revert back to the sluggish, feeling crappy, "average" grandma I had become. It creeps up on you slowly, as you repeat bad habits day after day, until one day you realize, holy crap, what has happened?!

But that is behind me now! I've stopped a couple of bad habits and am on the right track. Thank goodness for my "Just Friggin' Do It" series because if it weren't for my commitment to you to show up with an example once a month, I might not be feeling this amazing. I'd probably still be procrastinating.

So thank you! I hope this example inspires you to do something similar as you are approaching your next birthday, or any big milestone that will motivate you in a deeper way to show up as a healthier you.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and subscribe to (or follow) the podcast (if you haven't already) so you don't miss any new episodes.

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023

Fully Living From A Place of Passion & Purpose, with Kim Diede and Gail Johnson

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023

EP301: Today I'm chatting with two more of my amazing students, Kim Diede and Gail Johnson, who each share how stepping into their most authentic selves to live from a place of deep purpose has changed their lives. They are both doing incredible things and making an impact in the world by doing what they love.

Kim, is a mom of 3 and a grandma of 1, who worked in banking at a job that was clearly not what she was brought here to do. You can hear her entire back story in Episode 7 when I first interviewed her on my podcast and before she ever entered The Second Half SPARK School.

She shares how working with me gave her a new perspective about how her fear of the unknown - even though she had discovered her purpose and it was lighting her up - was keeping her trapped in a job and depriving the world of the books she hadn't yet written.

Gail, who is a medium, was denying her real gifts too. She didn't think she had what it took to do what she really wanted to do. But through the work she did inside the Second Half SPARK School and then working 1 on 1 with me, she discovered she DID. She found the courage and the belief that is available to all of us once we get erase those dang limiting beliefs!

Both Kim and Gail talk about how they overcame the fears holding them back from the purposes they both knew were theirs to pursue and how once they pushed through that huge obstacle and into the soul-driven work they were created for, the life they didn't know was available to them - waking up every day with excitement and deep fulfillment - became a reality.

They are proof that even if you know your purpose, it can evade you if you don't have a coach to help you "see" the things you cannot see and believe the things you are unable to believe YET.

You can hear all about Gail's back story and how she discovered her unique gift at a young age, as well as learn more about her program, H.O.P.E., that helps people who are having difficulty dealing with the loss of a loved one in Episode 187 of this podcast.

If their stories inspired you and you'd like to learn more about what the Second Half SPARK School is, CLICK HERE to get all of the details.

Enrollment is only open for 4 short days, from Monday, 2/6 through Thursday, 2/9.

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Tuesday Feb 07, 2023

Finding Transformation Within A New Sisterhood, with Fred Wagner and Christine Carter

Tuesday Feb 07, 2023

EP300: Today I'm chatting with two more incredible sparked souls, just like I did in yesterday's episode. My guests are Fredrica Wagner and Christine Carter who join me to talk about what prompted them to sign up for The Second Half SPARK School and what they learned about themselves by committing to make living a sparked second half their #1 priority.

Fredrica Wagner, who I call Fred, is a mom of 2 grown children and a grandmother. She talks about how desperate she was for help, admitting she was in a deep dark place. But instead of staying there, stuck in inaction, she saw an ad for my free training, jumped in, and participated fully. And when it was over, she made the smart decision to invest in the deeper work we do inside the school!

Christine Carter was struggling too, with 2 jobs and strained relationships with her adult children. But what impressed me so much about Christine, is that she didn't let her very busy life keep her from participating in my free training. And when it ended, she knew in her heart (and gut) that having a coach and a supporting curriculum, that took her step-by-step through the inner work she needed to do, would deepen and accelerate the changes she desired.

Fred and Christine were in the same group that went through the 6 week program last February/March, and, in this episode, they share their first impressions of that experience. Neither had ever tried group coaching before and because they have very different personalities, showed up very differently initially. But they bonded and created a special sisterhood with the other women in their group through their shared experience.

What these two women are proof of is that your personality, your current circumstances, or your limiting beliefs don't have ANY affect on your ability to get an amazing transformation. This program works for anyone. But what you will discover is that, after doing the work, the person you show up as on Day 1, will not be the same person as the most authentic version of you that comes out at the end of 6 weeks. YAY!!!

If their stories inspired you and you'd like to learn more about what the Second Half SPARK School is, CLICK HERE to get all of the details.

Enrollment is only open for 4 short days, from Monday, 2/6 through Thursday, 2/9.

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Monday Feb 06, 2023

When the Impossible Becomes Possible, With Denise Hughes and Karen Hill

Monday Feb 06, 2023

EP299: What incredible stories these two ladies have as a result of going deep into their limiting beliefs and what was holding them back from truly living their best lives. They are a testament to the quote "Change Your Thinking. Change Your Life"

Denise Hughes is a nurse who was miserable and spoke such mean things to herself. She shares the kind of self-talk that she told herself every day all day and it's not something that would make you feel positive!

She was unhappy in her job and was suffering from long Covid when she joined the Second Half SPARK School and her negative thoughts were seriously impacting her life.

Karen Hill, a recently retired grandmother of 12, admits she has a habit of over-thinking, which she now knows is making decisions from her logical brain and ignoring want her heart wants.

They both have powerful stories about how they overcame the thoughts that were driving them subconsciously, leaving them with lives that didn't leave them feeling very happy inside.

Denise shares her unexpected health journey and how she believes rewiring her brain from a negative to a positive mindset not only changed her medical outcome but helped attract all of the dreams she didn't think were possible when she first wrote them down.

Karen shares how attending 4 of my free trainings before making the jump into the Second Half SPARK School made enough of an impact to her that she believe a deeper transformation was possible. She shares the story of creating a vision board during one of my trainings that led to the realization of a goal once she entered the school and stopped letting logic run her life.

If their stories are intriguing and you'd like to learn more about what the Second Half SPARK School is, CLICK HERE to get all of the details.

Enrollment is only open for 4 short days, from Monday, 2/6 through Thursday, 2/9.

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at: