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    S.O.F.T. and Strong: Midlife Women On A Mission

    Midlife. The in-between years when you're no longer young but you're not old yet either. It's that time in your story when you're crying all the way home from leaving your kid at college. Or crumpling up your high school reunion invite because life has not turned out at all in the way you said it would. You're waking up in the middle of the night wracked with financial worry. You're going through a divorce or grieving your spouse or wondering who that man is across the table as you haven't really connected for years. It's exhausted caregiving and a waistline you don't recognize. It's staring out the window blankly and asking "NOW WHAT?" Hey - this is a transition when life doesn't give us the choice about whether we go through it or not. But...there are choices that are in our control. Life doesn't stop here. YOU are meant for so much more. And that's what this podcast is about. Instead of being known as a woman who is "menopausal", WHAT IF you could be seen as a beautiful Woman on a Mission? Someone who is taking all life by storm? Who doesn't back down? Who never gives up? Someone who knows what she wants and isn't settling for less. People know you as confident, intelligent, sensitive and intuitive. You get things done. You can be trusted to follow through. You're a woman with a vision. The antidote for sinking into all the inevitable midlife mindsets our culture trains us to believe is PURPOSE. I'm Bernice McDonald, Midlife Coach, and I'm here to guide you as you get your feet back on solid ground. Life shifts. Like winter to spring. So shift with it! Leave your past missions behind as they're done. Open up your heart and your mind to what's next. Your Next Great Mission. We all have one. And you do, too. Let's answer the Midlife Call. Find our next great mission. Live with purpose. Please come and join us!
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    Brave Enough To Decide Who You DON'T Want To Be

    Brave Enough To Decide Who You DON'T Want To Be

    Are you struggling with who see when you look in the mirror right now?

    Are you disappointed at how your life is turning out? 50 plus already and you feel this pressure to hurry up or you're going to miss out on making your life what you want it to be.

    Maybe you're not even sure what that looks like. You've lost sight of what you wanted.

    Ready to JUICE THINGS UP? To rediscover excitement, fun, pleasure and a sense of self-respect? 

    In this podcast I show you how someone named Rebecca did just that. TOTALLY turned her life on its ear - from what she didn't want to what she did.

    From a lifestyle that kept her trapped to a lifestyle that led her to a place filled with dreams and possibility. Would you MUCH RATHER LIVE that way?

    In this podcast you are going to learn:

    • How to determine what it is you don't want.
    • How to decide what you want.
    • The starting steps to actually making that life happen.

    Come on in! Let's do this!

    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Brave Enough To Start A New Chapter

    Brave Enough To Start A New Chapter

    "Should she go for her dream of being a doctor even when her 50th birthday party had come and gone?"

    She decided, "Yes".  She was going to go for it. And so she did.

    Dreams are not always "just dreams" - they are also callings. Answering their call will light up your life in ways you can't even imagine. Even in this last quarter.

    This week we're talking about a lady who had wanted to be a doctor for 25 years - she had even been accepted into medical school but had to drop out because life got in the way.

    Unexpectedly a single mom of 4 little ones, no money and a career that took her sideways from what she had wanted.

    By the time she was 57, she was in her 2nd year of Residency.

    Find out how she dreamed such an amazing dream and made it come true.

    Step into your S.O.F.T. & Strong:
    S is for Strong on the Inside so you can be Soft on the outside.
    O is for being open to the Magic in life and love.
    F is for Fearlessly Loving
    T is for being True to Yourself.

    Your Aging Beautifully Vision keeps you growing. Keeps you dreaming. Keeps you loving your life.

    Apply the Success Triad in each area to propel yourself into a meaningful life. A passionate life.

    Take Action.
    Use the Language of Success: Talk yourself through it.
    Believe and Focus on a Compelling Future Vision
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    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Brave Enough To Love All My Parts (Smile)

    Brave Enough To Love All My Parts (Smile)

    This is about the day my boob went rouge. Yes. Seriously. One of those humiliating moments in life that you either transform into a traumatic event or make into a funny story.

    Sometimes one of the many 'parts' of us end up being something we don't enjoy very much. More like we 'put up' with it because we haven't much choice.

    Body parts may fall into this category or... roles we have to play may also not be on our most popular list. 

    Aging Beautifully means that we learn to love it all. Find that point of pride in who we are and actually embrace ourselves. Like a hug.

    Like feeling proud to be who we are because we're proud of how we accept who we are.

    This podcast picks up from Episode 4 where we were led to view ourselves as a beautiful diamond. Describing that diamond in all her strengths and magic.

    Diamonds have many facets, everyone unique and sparkling. Those are the sides we need to learn to explore and come to love.

    When you find that kind of respect for who you are, you will feel yourself falling into a Sweet Life.  And that's the goal, isn't it? 

    After all, Aging Beautifully from the inside out is all about loving all the parts of who you are.

    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Brave Enough To Say It Boldly - With Confidence: "I Am..."

    Brave Enough To Say It Boldly - With Confidence: "I Am..."

     Two of the most important words you will ever say in your life is, "I am...".

    The most important sentences you will ever speak in your life start with those words. "I am...".

    You're so many things. And the most important thing, the strongest thing that you need to build up in your life is your IDENTITY.

    "I am" identifies who you are.  Once you know that, THEN you can stand up for yourself. Feel safe with yourself. Know that you've got this. Anything that comes along.

    Even aging.

    How do you do this? Become certain about WHO YOU ARE and lock that in. 

    That's what we're talking about in these 15 minutes. Come on in and start to believe in yourself! 

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    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Brave Enough To Let Go and Be Anyone You Want To Be (after all...you're over 50)

    Brave Enough To Let Go and Be Anyone You Want To Be (after all...you're over 50)

     I want you to imagine a bridge, a beautiful bridge, the best in your imagination that you can come up with.

    Is it in a park? Is it in a garden?

    And you're standing there at the beginning of this beautiful bridge.

    Your bridge, your design. This is about your life.

    Now I want you to start walking. Imagine walking over that bridge. And you're seeing all the beauty around you... maybe hearing the bubbling water in a canal, a stream beneath the bridge feeling a bit of breeze on your face. It's a beautiful walk.

    And you're walking over that bridge step by step. Each one of those steps is a step forward from today. A step toward the woman YOU want to be AS YOU AGE.

    It starts with 5 years from now. 10 years from now. 20 years...

    WHO do you want to be? Imagine that person...then imagine the freedom of actually becoming WHO SHE IS.

    Today's podcast is about Aging Beautifully - powerfully. Purposefully. Becoming all you want to be in your life.

    Where do you start? And where will you end up? Come in for a quick thought provoking 15 minutes!
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    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Brave Enough To Lie About Your Age (and make it work for you)

    Brave Enough To Lie About Your Age (and make it work for you)

    SEASON 2 of S.O.F.T. & Strong starts off with some surprising advice.  LIE ABOUT YOUR AGE!

    Lying about your age is somewhat frowned upon, I know...but what if there is a time when it works IN YOUR FAVOR (and I'm not referring to getting into those places we would have liked to when we were underage).

    In this podcast I show you what I discovered about the magical habit of thinking of yourself as younger - and how it can keep you from feeling OLD.

    Scientific evidence even stands behind this resulting in less chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and dementia. All from having permission to see ourselves differently than that person we sometimes don't recognize in the mirror.

    I'm excited to know that I can feel whatever age comes naturally and end up with a more youthful life as a result. That leads to a life we can love.

    What age do you honestly feel inside? Always go with that one... that's what we're talking about here at S.O.F.T. & Strong. Come join us!
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    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Brave Enough To Be Strong From the Inside Out (especially after 50)

    Brave Enough To Be Strong From the Inside Out (especially after 50)

     I've seen it happen way too many times in way too many women's lives as they get older. They become defensive. They become very strong on the outside thinking that that is going to defend them on the inside.

    And the result is that they just come across as being domineering, controlling, angry, but really what's happening is that they're scared on the inside and so they have to put on this strong front.

    Now that's why I call this S.O.F.T. And Strong because the 'S' in the S.O.F.T. stands for being Strong on the inside. So you could be S.O.F.T. On the outside. 

    Now where we've been and what has happened to us in life always contributes to how we see ourselves. And by the time you reach this point in your life - at 50 and beyond - much of that is set. 

    How do you stay happy even though you're getting older? Love your life at 60? Enjoy yourself at 75?

    The secrets lie in this podcast. Short. Sweet. To the point. Come on in and let's find that Sweet Life together!

    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Ep 54: From 'Much Afraid' to 'Much Courage': Living Life From the Heart After 50

    Ep 54: From 'Much Afraid' to 'Much Courage': Living Life From the Heart After 50

    Aging beautifully takes being YOU - relaxing into who you are, who you were meant to be.

    But how DO you overcome FEAR and step into being a confident, beautiful woman who makes her own decisions, believes in herself and follows after her heart?

    The 2nd part of our Story from the last episode reveals 4 things that the heroine, Much Afraid, learned about becoming someone who feels valued and treasured and "good enough".

    Listen to discover:

    1. The key to joy.
    2. The one action that releases the good even from a place of harm.
    3. The way to receive the greatest love any heart can hold.
    4. The one perspective that will set your purpose free.

    It's a beautiful allegory for the heart. The last episode of Season 1 for S.O.F.T. and Strong opens the door of discovery, setting the tone for Season 2 - a Journey into your Real Identity and how to live it with passion.

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    Bernice McDonald is a Mindset Coach who  inspires women beyond 50 seeing their dreams disappearing off into the distance as they age. She gives them new eyes and a new fire inside as they step into their purpose, find the courage to make bold decisions and grow to fully love this next phase.

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 53: Brave Enough To Refuse To Stay Small (even beyond 50)

    Episode 53: Brave Enough To Refuse To Stay Small (even beyond 50)

     Her name was "Much Afraid".  Scared of what was ahead.

    Scared of not being loved by the people close to her.

    Scared to step out on her own.

    She didn't want love that hurt in any way. She didn't want Sorrow. She didn't want Suffering.

    All she wanted was that good life. To reach the top of the mountain, the "High Places".

    To be free. To find that sweet life lived with joy and peace, filled with good things.

    In this story, we meet a heroine who stepped out of her comfort zone and took a risk. A chance. She's fictional but she's a mighty symbol of each of our hearts.

    What will happen when I get old? Who will I be? How can I find the wings to fly me to my elderly years...with confidence. Without letting fear stop me.

    Talking about all of this in this episode. It's a beautiful illustration of the human spirit and how we can walk this road from Not Enough to Brave Enough.

    From Not Enough to... listen and find out what her name became when she had overcome the sorrow, the suffering and the fear of moving forward.

    Read the book: "Hind's Feet on High Places" by Hannah Hurnard. (Amazon.ca)  (Amazon.com)

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 52: The Antidote to Loneliness: Love (the kind that conquers fear)

    Episode 52: The Antidote to Loneliness: Love (the kind that conquers fear)

    Love yourself and others with the same zest you feel when you approach a bowl of jellybeans.

    Jellybeans may not be able to fill up the cavern of need inside that we each have to be loved but, in this episode, we talk about what WILL fill that cavern. And it will light you up.

    Remember: You are a heart walking on a Path call "life". You get to decide who you are and who you're going to be in the last chapter. It's never too late to find that person inside - the one you REALLY are.

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    Bernice McDonald is a Mindset Coach who  inspires women beyond 50 seeing their dreams disappearing off into the distance as they age. She gives them new eyes and a new fire inside as they step into their purpose, find the courage to make bold decisions and grow to fully love this next phase.

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 51: Brave Enough to Look Up and Find the Magic After 50

    Episode 51: Brave Enough to Look Up and Find the Magic After 50

    We fear that the magic starts disappearing along with our dreams after we hit the 50 marker in life. And magic - the wonder, the beauty, the miracles - is one of those things that makes life worth living. Could it be that losing the magic is what makes us feel as if we're aging?

    Hear a story about a miracle that transformed the heart of one women from cold and hopeless to giving and overflowing with love. She looked up - what did she see that opened her eyes and woke up her heart?

    Miracles are everywhere. And basking in their warmth will keep you from getting old - no matter your age.

    In this episode, we look up...we consider what it means to be Open - the "O" in S.O.F.T.  and how it lights you up, creates meaning in your life. Shift your focus from "getting old" to living in a much higher purpose.

    The Secret Inner Hero Creed:

    I am strong.  I have been through hell and kept walking. I never give up in the face of challenge. I am a Warrior.

    I am worthy.  My heart is on par with all others. I have chosen to simply let my shine shine. I am Magic.

    I am beautiful. I no longer need to be convinced. I choose to live from a heart of love where Not Enough transforms to Brave Enough. I am a Lover.

    I am a Masterpiece. I choose to be the Master of who I am even when it gets messy. Growth trumps perfection every time. I am enough. I am the Sovereign of my life.

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    Bernice McDonald is a Mindset Coach who  inspires women beyond 50 seeing their dreams disappearing off into the distance as they age. She gives them new eyes and a new fire inside as they step into their purpose, find the courage to make bold decisions and grow to fully love this next phase.


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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 50: What's Your Word? Naughty? Nice? Or Simply "Brave"?

    Episode 50: What's Your Word? Naughty? Nice? Or Simply "Brave"?

    CELEBRATING EPISODE #50!!

    Your word... how do you describe yourself?

    Are you in the naughty word group?

    Or the generic "nice" group?

    Some of us label ourselves pretty harshly.

    A Christmas ad I saw recently touched my heart. What it suggested was that, for some kids who are fighting illness or long term traumas at the most festive time of year, their concerns are not being "naughty" or "nice" - they are just wrapped up in being "Brave".

    I thought, "Wow! How true of every woman who has walked their Path for more than 50 years, navigating their way around the  bombs in life or boulders dropping out of nowhere."

    Put all other labels aside and just stamp "Brave" across their lives.

    You are....so Brave. And you have lived all these things because of who you are. That person inside can be described in a "WORD" that tells you exactly what you're here on this earth to do - to BE.

    That key WORD describes your Super Power which comes out of all you've been through and is meant to bring light in some way to the world you live in. To give you purpose. Often you aren't even aware that you are living it. It's how YOU show up in the world.

    In this episode, I give you the questions to ask yourself so you can strip away all the "naughty" and "nice" associations and find your passionate word. Your life word.

    After you're 50, THIS is what will inspire you to stop focusing on the wrinkles, chin hairs and aging aches and pains to, instead, become engaged and  enthralled with  this last quarter term in your life.

    Become a member of the Secret Inner Hero Society. This is your ticket in!

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    Bernice McDonald is a Mindset Coach who  inspires women beyond 50 seeing their dreams disappearing off into the distance as they age. She gives them new eyes and a new fire inside as they step into their purpose, find the courage to make bold decisions and grow to fully love this next phase.

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 49: Shining Through The Cellulite (& other unwanted life events)

    Episode 49: Shining Through The Cellulite (& other unwanted life events)

    Are you Brave Enough to embrace the cellulite? Did you know that women start worrying about aging in their 30's? If you live into your 90's, that's a LONG TIME to deal with the signs of a body naturally doing its thing.

    But you can become one of the Brave ones. A member of the Secret Inner Hero Society who stand tall and wear a sparkly crown because YOU areI

    Growing older is not for faint of heart - but transforming yourself from being "faint" to being bold and beautiful is not a difficult process either.

    In this podcast, I show you how ONE WORD can be the light that leads you through any darkness and how finding that word and growing into it in 3 ways will totally change how you see yourself.

    These few minutes will give you an entirely new way to live the next 25 or so year focusing on the adventure, the laughter and the LOVE that will give you the joy of living the rest of your life.

    Follow me on Instagram for kinds of support to this podcast.

    Visit www.braveenoughforlove.com for my blog AND to discover more about The Secret Inner Hero Society.

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    Bernice McDonald is a Mindset Coach who  helps women beyond 50 seeing their dreams disappearing off into the distance as they age. She supports them as they step into their purpose, find the courage to make bold decisions and grow to fully love this next phase.

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 48: Brave Enough To Look Like My Mom (& other Scary Stuff) When I Get Old

    Episode 48: Brave Enough To Look Like My Mom (& other Scary Stuff) When I Get Old

    I love my mom - but, you know, your mom always seems "older" to you. You always think of her as WAY ahead of you in age and stage of life.

    When you realize that you're starting to look like her...let's just say it gives you "pause".

    But that's not the only thing we FEAR as we age.

    Sometimes life is filled with surprises and hard things that make us simply want to put our hearts to sleep instead of having to face them or live through them.  

    But the question is this...how do you want to live the last phase of your Path in this life? Scared or Brave?

    In this episode we're talking about the Wonder Woman way of the Inner Hero - what it takes to LIVE this life with courage. And there's really ONE THING you need the most.

    Would love it if you'd join me.

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 47: Maya Angelou: A Brave Woman Who Lived A Brave Life

    Episode 47: Maya Angelou: A Brave Woman Who Lived A Brave Life

    How can we be FEARLESS AFTER 50? Maya Angelou was a model for us. From a life that could have easily defined her "Not Enough", she rose above and stood "Brave Enough" to be herself, to be her best and to walk her Path with courage as a woman thankful for the blessings.

    This woman has a "Phenomenal" Story. She was brutally honest with her world about who she was even though the public spotlight was on her much of her life.  Far from perfect by her own admission, she lived to learn and refused to hide.

    Find out in this podcast what 4 Gifts Maya drew from inside of her deepest heart. Gifts that were her Secret Inner Heroes. Her many quotes and insightful wisdom reveal a woman who learned that backing down from who she really was is NOT an option.

    You can discover the same 4 Amazing Secret Inner Heroes that live in you...because they ARE the best sides of you. 

    Download my new book FOR FREE right here at this link.

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 46: Lea's Brave Story - From Betrayal & Loss to Brave Enough

    Episode 46: Lea's Brave Story - From Betrayal & Loss to Brave Enough

    A woman with a heart of gold. A man who asked for her heart. A marriage she thought was made in heaven.

    But then a nightmare worse than any of us can imagine...while she worked at bringing him home to live with her, she discovered that he was expecting a child with someone else and married her, as well!

    This is Lea's Brave Story.  How she walked the Path to a place where most women would have closed up their hearts and thrown away the key. And how she found her actual true love along the way.

    Her Not Enough to Brave Enough Pathway... S.O.F.T. & Strong

    S - Growing her Strong on the Inside so she can stay Soft on the outside

    O - Open to life and love, to magic and miracles

    F - Feminine - stepping  a Love stronger than FEAR

    T- Staying True to Herself

    Lea shows us how to be our own Hero. And go forward in  life, not remain frozen in time. It's all here so come on in and have a listen.

    Send any thoughts or comments or let me know that YOU have a Story you could share that would inspire other women to stay the course - to be Brave - to my Private Message on Instagram @braveenoughforlove_.

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    GUESS WHAT!!??! I'm Bernice McDonald and I'm a Mindset Coach. I help women beyond 50 who are scared of love, of life, of seeing their dreams disappearing off into the distance as they age... I train them to rebuild their confidence, their 'Brave Enough'. To become their own Hero so they can fall in love with their lives again and go after whatever is in their hearts to do.  Interested in becoming a member of the "Secret Inner Hero Society?" Just PM me on Instagram! 

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 45: Look In Your Heart - That's Where the 'Brave' lives...

    Episode 45: Look In Your Heart - That's Where the 'Brave' lives...

    "I can't... He'll never fall for me."

    "It's too late... I hate being naked!"

    "I'm too old...can't teach an old dog new tricks."

    SAY WHAT?  If these Stories are true for you, then WHAT is that hiding in your beautiful heart? And WHY are you hiding it when you have so much love to give?

    You will NEVER attract a great love when you're hiding your heart! That's what we're here to do - GET YOUR HEART READY!

    In this episode, you are going to find out why many older women resemble a balloon AND how your heart is like a mighty wave on the ocean.

    You are enough. MORE than enough to be loved, to love in ways you don't even know exist and it all starts HERE.

    So...come on in for a listen. Only 13 minutes! 

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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 44: Yeah - You ARE Brave Enough Even If You Think You're Not

    Episode 44: Yeah - You ARE Brave Enough Even If You Think You're Not

    Is this YOU?   "I'm not brave! I act like I'm brave. I try to talk brave. But I know I'm not..."

    You and nearly every other woman on this planet. ESPECIALLY if you're moving on past your 40's and 50's and up the age line. Did you know that MOST women shrink back from life the older they get?

    In today's episode you are going to hear about how I took a look at the older women in my life on my 19th birthday and almost decided to just give up. I was so scared that I was going to have to turn out like them...

    But a kind of miraculous thing happened that day - a long time ago - which put me onto my own Path from Not Enough to Brave Enough. And eventually set the stage to go on some amazing adventures and meet an incredible man.

    And the same insight I received that day is exactly the same insight that is going to inspire and stir up YOUR Brave Enough no matter how old you are now and no matter what it is that you think you're not Brave Enough to do.

    Come join us. Come step into the world of the "Secret Inner Hero Society" and let's do this together! Let's be Brave Enough for love...for whatever life throws at us. Cause we got this!

    See you in there!



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    Episode 43: 3 Ways You May Be Pushing A Man Away

    Episode 43: 3 Ways You May Be Pushing A Man Away

    You are lovely - inside and out. Lord knows, you're trying to be brave by getting out there and dating.

    But you're asking yourself...Where are all the good guys? The ones who want a commitment - not just a fling?

    Why is it that every time it seems as if the chemistry is working, it just fizzles out?

    Is it me? Is it them? Is it that I just haven't met "the one" yet?

    OK. First of all, you're not alone. You're not the only one.

    Just because you're friends who you thought would have a tough time finding a guy are surprising you by finding exactly what they want and you're coming up with nothing, that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you.

    You may just need to tweak your approach a little. Give a listen and see if any of the 3 things I talk about here ring any bells with you.

    And then...for a few more to think about, download my the free assessment with the 5 things to ask your heart to see if you're Ready For Love.

    Don't give up...GROW. Find out what's not working and then GROW into being the confident yet S.O.F.T. woman who has the choice of picking and choosing who she will love because she has so many pursuing her.

    You got this, Gorgeous!

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    PSSST! Hey Beautiful...you know the love your heart is longing for - the one you only let yourself think about before you fall asleep or in your super quiet moments during the day?  I WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT. And I know how you can find it. Reaching for it but being afraid to get hurt again is like having your foot on the gas and the brake at the same time. I have a very simple 2 step Strategy I use with women who want to FINALLY get free of the fear and go for every one of their dreams. Schedule a Brave Enough Strategy call and let's get you moving into the love you're afraid is just a dream.

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    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    Episode 42: Being Brave Enough To Trust Again

    Episode 42: Being Brave Enough To Trust Again

    Ever said, "I will never trust ANY man ever again..."? Yup - me, too. I've said that.

    But let's think about this. What's the fallout of making a decision like that? You tie the whole world of LOVE to one relationship - or a few relationships that didn't work out.

    You end up alone. Shut down. And in a pretty dreary place. Look how much magic you could be leaving on the table!

    In this podcast we talk about how one woman who found herself suspicious, not only of men, but of everyone, came back to find the love of her life. She dug down deep and discovered her "grit". But she also gave herself a lot of grace to heal, to grow and to open again.

    Guess what! You have this inside you, too. And activating your grit and your grace will bring out a true beauty you may not even realize is there. That's attractive. And that's BRAVE!

    PSST!  Do you still want the magic but are afraid to trust someone again? Does love seem like it's for everyone else but you? So what if you're pushing beyond 50...Something is standing between you and all your dreams. My passion is to help you discover what that is and open your heart to everything you want. Send me an Private Message on IG and ask me anything.  @braveenoughforlove

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    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.