Jess Wilson is a seasoned photographer with over 20 years of experience.   Despite facing the challenge of thyroid cancer during the... more

Are you having a tough time talking to your older teen or young adult?  If they are living at home... more

Come with me on a transformative journey with Emily Clement, a soul-searching joy-creator who has journeyed across the globe, igniting... more

Have you ever experienced memory lapses and felt a sense of dread, wondering if it's a sign of something more... more

Join us for a transformative episode as Yvonne Marchese engages in a deep conversation with Bernadette Pleasant about her journey... more

Join us for an empowering journey with Karen Poirier, the visionary behind Embrago, a luxury fashion brand revolutionizing the industry... more

What does it mean to take a leap of faith in yourself?  In this episode, Stacy Sherman, a customer experience... more

Are you itching to shake things up and reinvent yourself?  Do you find yourself hesitating and wondering where to start?    My... more

Do you ever feel stuck in the grind, and find yourself in constant hustle mode, battling perfectionism and struggling to... more

How comfortable are you saying your age out loud? Join us in this episode as we explore the transformative power... more

Join us in this Valentine's Day episode with matchmaker, Jill Dunn, as we unravel the unexpected paths of midlife dating... more

Lou Blaser is back on the podcast for another conversation with Yvonne.   This episode is the 2nd in a... more

In this episode, we continue the exploration of listening to one's inner voice, featuring Suzette Mullen, author of the upcoming... more

In this interview with Bruce Whitaker, he shares his fascinating journey from being an accountant to a career in theater... more

Curious about the hormonal roller coaster your body takes as you approach midlife? Have you ever felt like your body... more

Does your body suddenly seem to have its own agenda in midlife, like unexplained weight gain, problems sleeping or headaches? ... more

Ever wondered how to kickstart the new year with a bold personal reinvention?   Join me in conversation with Dana Hilmer... more

In this final episode of 2023, our guest is Janice Baker, also known on Instagram and Youtube as @janicetheactor.    Janice has... more

As you get older and the question of retirement comes up, are you filled with joyful anticipation or a little... more

Join me for a solo episode and learn one of my favorite ways to tap into some humor during the... more

In this special holiday episode of Late Bloomer Living, Yvonne welcomes Cat Corchado back to the podcast with a replay... more

To celebrate the book launch of “In Full Bloom: a guide to aging playfully”, Cat Corchado and Yvonne Marchese spill... more

Join us for a special Thanksgiving Eve episode as we sit down with Ashton Applewhite, renowned expert on ageism and... more

Isn’t it time women over 50 were well represented in media and advertising? Our special guest this week is Stephanie... more

Join us for a captivating "Where Are They Now?" episode as we catch up with our friend Jack Perez. Jack's... more

Join us in this episode as we sit down with women's leadership coach, Sara O'Brien. We'll explore her remarkable transition... more

Is Intermittent Fasting all it’s cracked up to be, or is it  just another diet fad? Join us as we... more

Welcome to the first episode of Season 4 of the Late Bloomer Living Podcast! Join me as I dive into... more

Late Bloomer Living will be on hiatus after this episode, but we will be back in action with Season 4... more

Our guest, Dominic Lawson, shares his thoughts on how his childhood and early life experiences have shaped his current career... more

In this episode, we explore the world of entrepreneurship and the journey of starting a business later in life. Do... more

In this episode, we'll be discussing how we can continue to explore our physical capabilities as we age. Our guest,... more

In this special podcast episode, Nina Hart joins us for a second time to talk about her journey to becoming... more

The healing power of nature is undeniable, and for Sally Halvorsen, photographing flowers became a therapeutic outlet after the death... more

In this episode, Lori Saitz is welcomed back for a "Where are they now?" conversation. She shares valuable insights on... more

In this episode, we'll hear about Paul Lamb's journey to becoming a writer.  Paul never gave up on his dream... more

Get ready to party like it's 1999, because the Late Bloomer Living podcast is turning three! That's right, three years... more

In this podcast episode, we explore the courage it takes to liberate the unexpressed part of ourselves that longs to... more

In this “Where are they Now?” episode, Dara Goldberg is back to discuss her new mission as the Founder of... more

In this inspiring episode, you’ll get to know Rick Bleiweiss, a former music industry executive turned novelist. At the age... more

Rebecca Keller has published her debut novel at the age of 64.   She’s an internationally exhibited artist, a college... more

Lynn McNutt joins the podcast for a second time to talk about her experience writing, producing, and performing her first... more

This week, Yvonne Marchese talks to Valerie Farber, who shares her story of how she pushed herself out of her... more

In this episode, I'll be discussing Earth Day and why it's important to talk about how we can create and... more

Join us for an inspiring conversation about the power of dance as a means of expression, even for those with... more

Jane Olson was a middle-aged mother of three who took a leap of faith and pursued volunteer humanitarian work in... more

This is a “Where are they now” episode. Cat Corchado is someone who is continually changing, adapting and growing.  I'm... more

In this episode, we’re exploring the concept of "do overs" and the courage it takes to keep taking chances. I'm... more

In this episode, Adam Rothenberg shares his journey of achieving his childhood dream of being in the entertainment industry, but... more

Melissa Stecher is a professional organizer, author and founder of Hopeful Simplicity, but the road that brought her to where... more

We are joined by Dr. Tracey Gendron, author of the book Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End... more

What happens when you say yes to an impulse? Channa Silva is joining the podcast for the second time.  He... more

Are you feeling the pressure of trying to get it all done? Many of us in midlife feel overwhelmed and... more

Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself if your inner monologue supports you?  Have you noticed that your... more

Listen to this conversation with Alison Jacobson, an inspirational coach and motivational speaker for midlife women. She has overcome some... more

Lisa Kiebzak and Adrienne Kramer are two women who are renegades when it comes to aging. They love a challenge... more

Jeremy Grater and Zach Tucker are co-hosts of The Fit Mess podcast.  Both Jeremy and Zach have experienced a major... more

My guest Beth Kiel says she moved to Tucson at the age of 56 to be sandblasted (although she didn’t... more

Are you making plans and setting goals for the coming year?  We do it every year, don't we? We make... more

New Year Replay  Reinvention: It’s not about changing yourself… It’s about changing how you think about yourself.     You are already amazing!  You... more

It's a very special holiday episode! Take a peek behind the scenes with me and the other women in the... more

Carolyn Doelling started modeling at the age of 70.  After retiring from her corporate career she realized that people’s perception... more

We are going back in time to that golden era called the 1980s with Carmen Quintanilla Gollihar. She is the... more

This week’s episode is about healing through surrender.  Sometimes we have to surrender our ideas of how we think our... more

Which version of you is showing up to Thanksgiving Dinner? Do you act differently when you’re at work versus when... more

Are you feeling stuck in the muck of life? You are not alone. I’ve certainly been there…  My guest this week... more

If you are a parent… today’s episode is for you.  If you have feelings of guilt and shame about the... more

One of the most challenging relationships, perhaps, is the mother/daughter relationship.  Today I am so happy to bring you a... more

Have you ever asked the question, “Why Me?” or “What did I do to deserve this?”. The longer we live... more

Have you ever felt isolated because of a secret you’ve been holding onto?  It can be a heavy burden.  A... more

I’m excited for you to meet Lorraine Ladish also known as The Flawed Yogini.  The 2008 recession took the rug... more

One of the things I love about my guest this week is how she is courageous about following her curiosity!... more

Dierdre Wolonick is an accomplished woman who speaks 8 languages, is a professor, published author and speaker, plays several instruments,... more

Welcome to Season Three of this podcast!  Today’s guest is Beth Barany, an award-winning novelist and certified creativity coach for... more

Sue Mell is a writer from Queens, NY.  Sue is 65 years old and started writing later in life.  She... more

Holly Totten had been teaching for 30 years with no plans to retire.  She loved her work.  Life threw her... more

When was the last time you surprised yourself?  It gets less frequent as we get older doesn’t it?  Leslie Kain... more

Sometimes life comes crashing down around you and you are forced to dig deep to find resilience you didn’t know... more

Lydia Kang is a practicing physician who started writing in her mid thirties but had to overcome some fear about... more

Ronnie Loaiza found a passion for learning about health and wellness and decided to get certified as a personal trainer... more

At 65 years old, Melissa Davey made the decision to leave her successful corporate career and become a filmmaker. Now... more

Gail Gould is known as the CPR and Safety Lady.  She’s been a professional CPR instructor for over 30 years... more

Lisa Strom is a 30 year veteran teacher and Chair of the English Dept at Norwalk High School in Norwalk,... more

This marks 100 Episodes of Late Bloomer Living... Celebrate with me... Take the 100 Day Challenge!

Karen Herbert is a certified professional wellbeing coach, the founder and CEO of Themelios Coaching, and the creator of the... more

In a career that’s included work as a journalist, a psychologist, and the founder of a national art consulting company,... more

Today is Day One of the Midlife Uprising Summit.  This is a short episode with some inspiring sound bites from... more

What does Star Wars have to do with Late Bloomer Living?  Listen to this super short (and silly) episode to... more

Michelle Oliver has been building businesses, professionally training, and coaching within the small business sector for 34 years. An avid... more

Lori Saitz is the CEO of Zen Rabbit and host of the podcast “FINE is a 4-Letter Word.” She’s an... more

Julie Scott is a Self-Expansion Guide, Speaker and Author.  Her mission is to help mature women prioritize their needs and... more

If you could design a best friend who was equal parts motivational speaker, beauty expert, style coach and comedian, then... more

Jaime Legagneur aka Producer "Jemmy” discovered podcasting in 2014 and has grown her business, Flint Stone Media (along with the... more

Is losing weight one of those things that’s constantly on your mind? Have you lost weight only to find that... more

Kim White is the Founder & Fierce Leader of the My Sexy Business Team.  She’s a serial entrepreneur who has... more

Elysha Lenkin is a personal fashion stylist who helps women look current, feel confident and stay true to themselves. For... more

Caroline Nadine Helsing has an adventurous soul.  She gets that from her mother.  Caroline began her varied career path as... more

Eileen Sinett, is a Leadership Communications Specialist and Speech & Presentation Coach who facilitates workshops to help professional leaders and... more

Janet Granger is a marketing expert who noticed first hand the growing generational divide between older workers and younger workers. ... more

Natascha Hardee likes to say that just because you are a woman over 50, it doesn’t mean it's time for... more

Sarah Gallagher knows something about the journey through grief and how to pick up the pieces and move forward.  ... more

It’s never too late to unleash your creativity.  Nina Hart is an author and creativity coach.  Nina considers herself to... more

Channa Silva has had a successful career in tech in the telecommunications industry but his real passion is music.  During... more

Nina Obier knows a little bit about how to find clarity when you feel off track or muddled.  She’s done... more

Reinvention: It’s not about changing yourself… It’s about changing how you think about yourself.   You are already amazing!  You are already... more

Lynn McNutt is an actor, singer, mover, creator, writer, wanderer, and wayfarer.  Lynn has over twenty five years of experience... more

This week’s episode is about discovering joy in the midst of difficult times. Rebecca Thompson’s newborn granddaughter was near death... more

As a child Cindy Burnett wanted to be an astronaut… then she wanted to be a judge… She became a... more

I am so happy to welcome back Lou Blaser who is the editor of the Midlife Cues newsletter and the... more

Welcome to this special Thanksgiving episode…. It's short, but sweet. It's that time of year isn’t it?   It's time to look... more

Jesse Hernandez is the host of the Learnings and Missteps podcast where he and his co-host Rene dig into the... more

Gail Gensler is sixty years old and still in “beast mode”.  What is beast mode you may be asking?  Well,... more

Karen Briscoe built an enormously successful real estate business in her fifties.  She is the principal owner of the Huckaby... more

Nicole Lewis-Keeber is an expert in helping business owners understand how unaddressed trauma can hold them back in their business. ... more

Richard Haiduck is a former life sciences executive and mentor, and now has an active retirement. He is immersed in... more

Dara Goldberg of Lovin' Midlife was a Founding Partner and Vice President of a management consulting firm that worked mainly... more

Amy Feierman was 38 when she realized she wasn’t happy anymore in her very successful business as an Amazon seller... more

Kimberly Coleman is someone who recognizes that she has participated in her own miracles. Her Christian faith is a lynchpin... more

Johanna Walker is a public speaking coach and storytelling expert who helps entrepreneurs and leaders craft talks and presentations around... more

Cat Corchado joined the Air Force as a young, single mother and served a full 20 years. She retired when... more

Welcome to Season 2 of Late Bloomer Living!  After a brief break I'm back to talk about where the podcast... more

Welcome to the LAST episode of Season One…  When I was thinking about how to wrap up the first season,... more

When Charlene Lam’s mother passed away unexpectedly at age 66 from a stroke she found herself unmoored.  As an only... more

Bruce Wilhelm was in his late twenties when he was given the responsibility of running a successful tree service business... more

Jessica Abel is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and writer, and is the chair of the  Illustration program at Pennsylvania Academy... more

Julie Holly started off her career as a public school teacher after graduating early from college.  She thought she had... more

Wendy Deacon is a master of PLAYtime!  She left a successful corporate career and took some time to think about... more

Deena Baikowitz started doing stand up comedy when she was 50 years old! As a coach, she helps professionals develop... more

At 51, Julie Carrick Dalton has finally found her stride.  Her debut novel Waiting for the Night just launched in... more

Broc Edwards has some questions about mastering midlife, starting with how do you do it?  At the age of 50... more

Stephanie Mojica wanted to travel for the longest time.  She had a career as an award winning reporter, but after... more

It’s been a year!  This is episode 52.  That’s 52 weeks of midlife reinvention stories out in the world!  For... more

Mike Morawski is a 30 plus year real estate investment veteran. He is an entrepreneur, author, real estate trainer, public... more

Vanessa Joy Walker is a Life [After Crisis] Strategist and coach who has shared her story of hope, perseverance, and... more

Michelle Widmeier is a chiropractor and acupuncturist who has been studying and working in the field of holistic medicine for... more

Rich Companik had a long, successful and storied career as CFO and eventually CEO of a talent management agency in... more

For Intermittent Fasting Coach and Author, Laurie Lewis, menopause dealt a crushing blow -- brain fog, lack of balance, memory... more

Jack Perez is a fixer.   A few years ago, Jack was hit hard by menopause and when she went... more

At 51, Debi Robinson had a total hip replacement and she understands what it feels like to be what she... more

Yael Gilboa has been on a life journey that I would call an unveiling of her truest self.  She’s someone... more

Sherry Huss is all about creating experiences, connecting community, building tribes and having a bit of fun while she's at... more

Mike Folie is an award winning playwright, actor, and monologist who spent 25 years working as both a playwright and... more

After being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of forty-two, Dara Kurtz left her twenty-year career as a personal banker... more

Kenneth Ruthardt was 46 and minding his own business when the acting bug bit him. He did not know anything... more

Rachel Strabley, a lifelong learner, wife and mother of 3 originally from the UK was feeling isolated and depressed after... more

Kamilah Reid-Burrell is a 44 year old woman working on getting unstuck.  On the advice of her coach she decided... more

In the 1980’s, Mariann Aalda was a television trailblazer as one of the first African-American daytime soap opera heroines.  She... more

At the age of 53, Barbara Bradley Hagerty was experiencing chronic vocal cord pain along with losing her voice.  It... more

Mike Adsit was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 52 which was just the beginning of a renaissance... more

Paula Stone Williams is an internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance.  She is also a... more

This week’s guests are Nicole Markel and Sandra Costello of the Messy Middle Roadtrip Podcast.  Nicole Markel is an entrepreneur... more

This week's guest is Charlotte Japp, the founder of CIRKEL, a company that connects older and younger professionals for mutual... more

Doris Fullgrabe of Your Love Profiles is a relationship coach who previously worked in leadership development and had a business... more

The year 2020 is coming to a close.  It may not be pretty, but we made it!  That being said...... more

My guest this week is Laura McClellan, the host of The Productive Woman Podcast.  She’s also a lawyer, a writer,... more

This week’s guest is Jen Riday, the host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast.  Jen is a mom of 6... more

Cecilia Dintino and Hannah Murray Starobin are co hosts of the Twisting the Plot Podcast where they speak with women... more

Debra Schwartzfarb is a highly skilled HR Executive with years of rich experience, who left a position she’d been in... more

On this special Thanksgiving episode I share with you some thoughts on finding thanks in the year we call 2020. ... more

Shannon Paris is the Community Advocate & Operations Director at The What Works Network where she makes it look easy... more

Nayla Bahri, my guest this week, said something that I can’t get out of my head… She said, “Most adults... more

At the age of 50, Anthony Reed co-founded the National Black Marathoners’ Association with his friend, Charlotte Simmons.  Fifteen years... more

Shulamit Ber Levtov started her Masters in Counseling and Spirituality as a mature student with a goal to finish before... more

Linda Ruel Flynn was taking care of her sick mom and was tasked with keeping her mom’s flower pressing gift... more

Jon Stewart of JStu Music retired early from a career in Information Security to pursue a lifelong dream to be... more

Under the full moon in March of 2017, Despite the strong advice of a few friends, Emily Clement decided to... more

Doug Motel is an award-winning playwright & actor, author, coach, artist and a popular international speaker on the subject of... more

Kevin Lane turned his passion for sand castles into a toy that builds not only sandcastles but family memories... and... more

Are you one of those people who makes it look easy to do “all the things” when inside you’re really... more

This week I’m talking to a dear friend, Joe O’Callaghan.  Joe has worked for 20 plus years in the Stamford,... more

I'm going solo in this episode to talk about my journey producing a podcast so far, how to embrace being... more

This week we’re talking to Dr. Susan Bernstein. Once upon a time, she was a corporate consultant...a road warrior…. regularly... more

This week we’re talking about fitness with Allan Misner. He’s the host of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, for which he... more

My guest this week is financial behaviorist,  Jacquette Timmons.  We’re talking about money this week… and not in a broad... more

This week I’m talking to one of my favorite people in this world…. my friend, Mike Olson.  He’s going through... more

This week I'm speaking with Karen Elders, Co-Founder of Launch Career Strategies.  Like many of us, Karen spent years balancing her career... more

Liz Milliron published her first novel at 45 and earned her second degree black belt after starting Tae Kwon Do... more

Kirsten Bunch left a long, successful career in the nonprofit sector to launch her coaching business where she helps other... more

This week I am talking with the author, Jill Hannah Anderson, who published her first book at the age of... more

After a successful career of 15 years in commercial insurance sales, John took the leap to start his own business,... more

If you are considering a career change or just doing some soul searching about your career path you’ll want to... more

When Donita was 41 and her kids were teenagers she got the diagnosis that would change her life... triple negative... more

A weekly podcast delivering a fresh perspective on MidLife living. Join host Yvonne Marchese on her MidLife journey and... more

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