She's Bold with Beth Whitman

Each in-person, in-depth conversation celebrates extraordinary women who are living life with courage and conviction, following their own unique paths. Hosted by women's travel expert, Beth Whitman, episodes dive into a wide range of topics including travel, adventure, wellness, nutrition, athletics, spirituality, the arts, entrepreneurship and more.

140 ~ She's Bold is taking a break! 09/08/2020

139 ~ Stasia Honnold ~ Human Powered Adventurer 09/01/2020

138 ~ Liz Grantham ~ CEO, Entrepreneur and Founder of TheOptimal.Me 08/26/2020

137 ~ Tanji Johnson ~ Fitness and Wellness Coach 08/18/2020

136 ~ Martina Kwan ~ Champion Mindset Coach, 3x Champion Race Car Driver and Co-Owner DK Racing School 08/11/2020

135 ~ Angela Shen ~ Founder and CEO of Savor Seattle Food Tours 07/29/2020

134 ~ Beth and Chris Fagan on Coping During the Pandemic 07/21/2020

134 ~ Beth and Chris Fagan on Coping During the Pandemic Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** This is where you’ll hear one-on-one conversations with women who have inspirational stories to share. They are entrepreneurs, authors, musicians, spiritual teachers and adventurers. Though they come from a wide variety of backgrounds, what they have in common is that they approach the world by seeing the possibilities, not the obstacles. And I know that’s not an easy thing to do these days. But today’s guest, Chris Fagan, manages to see the light in every situation. Chris joins me on occasion to do a deep dive on a topic and today we wanted to chat about how we’re moving through this pandemic. Of course she finds this all challenging, but she has a great perspective on the uncertainty of our situation and how to make the most of this time. We also talk about getting comfortable with the uncomfortable and also how differently people are responding to the pandemic. As a little background reminder, I first chatted with Chris back on episode #88 when we discussed her 560-mile, 48-day walk to the South Pole with her husband, Marty. So she’s well aware of overcoming adversity. Please do share this episode with a friend or two. I know that hearing this conversation will help people feel inspired, perhaps a bit more uplifted and optimistic in the fact that we will get through this. Everyone could use a Chris Fagan in their lives and, short of being fortunate enough to know her in person, sharing this episode with others is the next best thing. With that, please enjoy this conversation with Chris Fagan. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Chris | | | Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/15299069

133 ~ Caroline Van Hemert ~ Alaskan Author, Adventurer and Wildlife Biologist 07/15/2020

132 ~ Maria Hines ~ Chef and Author 07/07/2020

131 ~ Jennifer Louden ~ Author, Why Bother 06/30/2020

131 ~ Jennifer Louden ~ Author, Why Bother Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** Today's conversation is with Jennifer Louden. I had really wanted to chat with Jen in-person. And we had hoped to do so when she was scheduled to be in Seattle on a book tour in June. But that all went sideways when travel (and pretty much everything else) was grounded. So we decided to chat remotely instead. And I’m so glad we did. You might know Jen as a pioneer in the self-care world. She’s a best-selling author and teacher of workshops, helping people lead a meaningful life through wellness, creativity and mindfulness practices. She has a new book out called . There’s a couple of things I want to point out about this book and our conversation. At first glance, you might read the title, Why Bother, and think that it could be a bit depressing. Because we often associate sadness or depression with that phrase. But Jen turns that phrase around and helps you get to the root of why you SHOULD bother. And I love that about this book. The other thing that I’ll point out, and I do gush about it in the episode but it’s worth mentioning here…I don’t think there could have been a better time for this book to get published. Because we are ALL looking for meaning, for purpose, for the reasons why we should bother. Jen’s book gives us the road map to figure out why we should bother. She touches upon the main points of her book in this episode but, of course, I’d suggest picking up a copy of the book for lots of details and inspiration. Please enjoy this conversation with Jennifer Louden. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Jen | | | Mentioned in this episode (Amazon) on She's Bold on She's Bold Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/15029258

130 ~ Laureen Nussbaum ~ Author and Holocaust Survivor 06/25/2020

130 ~ Laureen Nussbaum ~ Author and Holocaust Survivor Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** This conversation is with author and holocaust survivor, Laureen Nussbaum. This was recorded in-person almost four months ago, at the end of February. It was one of my last in-person conversations that I had for the podcast prior to the pandemic. Under most circumstances, four months would feel like yesterday. But so much has happened since then that it feels like eons ago. I was all ready to publish this episode in early March but then things just started to shut down, at least here in Seattle. As I re-listened to this conversation during the editing process, Laureen’s description of not being allowed to go outside when she was growing up (as a Jewish person), just hit too close to home for me. For very different reasons, obviously, I understood that feeling of not being allowed out. And, really, a few months ago, we were all getting used to having our freedoms restricted, it was a new concept for us, so to hear someone describe how it was happening to her, was really difficult for me as I suspect it might have been for listeners. So I just didn’t feel like the time was right. Now, with the murder of George Floyd and the spotlight on so many other people of color who’ve been killed in similarly tragic ways, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Manuel Ellis here in WA state, as well as other murders, such as Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, whose killers are only now, months later, being charged, I felt like this was a good time to finally get this episode out. This conversation highlights what happened to Laureen, growing up Jewish in the early years of Hitler’s regime. She knows quite well what systemic racism feels like. By and large, this is Laureen’s story. We talk about her family’s escape from Germany and their time in Amsterdam, and that includes their ties with Anne Frank and her family. But we also talk about her new book, . Hans Calmeyer, by the way, is credited with saving more Jewish people than Schindler. It’s believed he saved about 3,700 people. In this conversation, there’s hope and there’s optimism. It’s a reminder that even as we move through terrible times—be it a pandemic OR unimaginable injustices thrust upon people of color or other marginalized segments of our population—even with all that, there’s hope. Because there are things we can do to stand up against injustices. In both large and small ways. We can help by simply speaking up. We can help those around us. You’ll hear Laureen talk at the very end of our conversation about our need to protest. I’m sure she never imagined the level of protests that are going on today but I believe that this kind of response is what she had in mind (minus the violence, of course). OK – with that, please enjoy this conversation with Laureen Nussbaum. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Mentioned in this episode (Wiki) (Amazon) by Anne Frank (Amazon) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/14968379

129 ~ How I'm Dealing During a Pandemic 06/04/2020

128 ~ Q&A - Dealing With Travel During a Pandemic (Part 2) 05/26/2020

128 ~ Q&A - Dealing With Travel During a Pandemic (Part 2) Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** As you may know, over these past couple of months, the podcast has taken a bit of departure from my usual long-form, in-person conversations with guests. Instead, I’ve been addressing different aspects of dealing with this pandemic and recording (remotely) episodes that are a bit shorter. If you go back, you can hear how to be happy during a pandemic, how to stay fit, how to journal, how to boost your immune system. All sorts of useful info to help you get through this trying time. This week is yet another slight departure. You’ll recall that a few weeks ago I shared a Q&A about travel that was recorded with “my” tour people via Zoom. I invited past and future WanderTours participants to join me so that I could answer their questions about travel. Well, I had a second call with my tour people on May 5 and I wanted to share that conversation here as well. In this Q&A session, I start out by giving some behind the scenes info about how things work with WanderTours—and why the company is in such good financial health. We also talked about what might happen if a person were to get stuck at a destination, we talked about the best time to purchase travel insurance, and there was even a question about my races that I was to run this year (and how my approach to those is how we all might consider approaching our circumstances right now). Please enjoy this Q&A episode that is all about travel. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/14572145

127 ~ Dierdre Wolownick on Journaling During Difficult Times 05/19/2020

127 ~ Dierdre Wolownick on Journaling During Difficult Times Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** Today’s guest is Dierdre Wolownick. You might remember Dierdre from episode #83. She is the author of The Sharp End of Life (as well as many other books), she’s the oldest woman to have climbed El Capitan (she happens to have a great teacher, her son Alex Honnold, to thank for that) and she’s a lifelong journaler. I’ve been journaling the majority of my life and, for me, it started nearly 30 years ago when I began traveling. I’ve documented all of these trips I’ve taken but I also journal even when I’m not traveling. And it’s been a wonderful way for me to get my thoughts down during this pandemic. Dierdre and I talk about how journaling can be an excellent way to get to get to know yourself and to help you get through difficult times, such as during a lockdown. But she also talks about how this simple tool can help with other parts of our lives—how there’s a crossover there—and she gives some great tips on how to get started. I hope this inspires you to set pen to paper and start to journal for the first time if you never have done so before or to recommit yourself to it if you’re not already doing it regularly. By the way, you can order a copy of Dierdre’s book, The Sharp End of Life, and get 25% off by going to and enter TIMETOREAD (all one word) as the promo code at checkout. With that, please enjoy this conversation with Dierdre Wolownick. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Dierdre | Mentioned in this episode by Julia Cameron (Amazon) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/14482703

126 ~ Laura Musikanski on Staying Happy During a Pandemic 05/12/2020

126 ~ Laura Musikanski on Staying Happy During a Pandemic Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** How are you all dealing with this? It’s kinda crazy to see how we’re all going through this health crisis and how it’s different depending on where you live, what your days are like (are you working overtime or are you sitting idle) and also what stage you are in in your lockdown (if you’re locked down at all!). So, when they say we’re in this together, I don’t feel like that. It’s just all too different for each one of us. And I think most of us are feeling lonelier than ever, right? But I think no matter what phase or stage you’re in, there are some things we can definitely agree with. We’re trying to find happiness, stability and some sort of normalcy each day. And even then, I know there’s guilt with feeling happy right now. We have a small win of some kind and we may not way to celebrate publicly because we know most people aren’t feeling those wins right now. Most people are really struggling. It’s difficult to find happiness and when we feel it, we’re keeping it to ourselves. And I’m not saying that that’s a good thing or a bad thing, it just is. But I think whether you choose to share your happiness or not, we know that happiness comes from within. And whether a crisis is big or small, we do have control over how we respond to it. The question is, how are YOU responding to this virus? Today’s episode is all about happiness. Laura Musikanski has been on the podcast previously on episode #79 which was early last year, early 2019. Laura is the Executive Director of the Happiness Alliance. Her data collecting around this topic was borne out of Bhutan’s philosophy of gross national happiness. She conducts surveys about people’s level of happiness and then dissects that information to better understand what’s happening in communities, universities and groups. And you can take that survey at happycounts.org. So, in this episode, we do talk all about happiness and, specifically, how it relates to Covid-19. Laura shares some of the more recent data she’s collected and the trends that she’s seeing. But she also gets personal with how this health crisis has affected her and how this time has provided her with a chance to examine her own mortality and how she’s at peace with it. At first glance, this may not seem like the most uplifting message but it’s all very Buddhist. This idea of focusing on death and accepting it so that one can live a more fulfilling and mindful life. So please keep that in mind, especially toward the end of this episode when she gets into that message a bit. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Laura | Email: [email protected] Mentioned in this episode (on She's Bold Podcast) - Astronomy Picture of the Day by Laura Musikanski (Amazon) by Laura Musikanski (Amazon) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/14393111

125 ~ Dealing with Travel During a Pandemic 05/07/2020

125 ~ Dealing with Travel During a Pandemic Enjoy these uplifting and positive conversations? Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group (ladies only) and enjoy other benefits only for supporters of the podcast! ***** I’ve got a special treat for you this week. It’s neither my usual long form conversation, nor my temporary method of recording remotely during a pandemic conversation. This is a group Zoom call that I did with some of my tour people. These are folks who have either been on a tour with me or are scheduled to be on a tour in the future. I wanted to make myself available to them to answer any questions that they might have either about as a company, about upcoming tours and then just about travel in general. There were nearly 40 of us and we spent more than an hour and a half on this Zoom call. What I did for this podcast episode was extract some of the Q&A’s and kind of stitch them together. It’s a combination of questions that had been sent to me in advance and also questions that came up spontaneously from people on the call. So you’re going to hear some back and forth dialogue here as well as some resources and information that come directly from the community. One thing that you might notice when you listen to this is that there are just as many things that I don’t know compared to what I do know right now. And that is really just the nature of what’s going on in the world right now. But I think the value here is in the questions that people are asking because you might be asking the same ones. And they include questions about the future of travel, flights and if tour companies, hotels and activities are going to be able to weather this crisis as well as lots of questions about travel insurance. And for reference, this was recorded on April 23. I held a second Zoom call this past week, also with past and current tour people, which I may also post in a few weeks. But if YOU are interested in getting on a Zoom call with me, I am going to schedule one that will be more for my community at large—so you don’t have to have taken a tour with me to be included on that one. Just send me a note at [email protected] and let me know you’re interested and I’ll get you the details for that. Please enjoy this Q&A episode that is all about travel. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Mentioned in this episode Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/14326178

124 ~ Janet Rhoton ~ Staying Mentally Healthy During a Pandemic 04/28/2020

124 ~ Janet Rhoton ~ Staying Mentally Healthy During a Pandemic ** If you find yourself struggling and need something to lift you up, the (for ladies only) has been a wonderful way for us to encourage each other. Normally we post the things we’re doing to Be Bold but over the past few weeks, we’ve been posting each day the things that we’re doing to stay happy and healthy right now. There are some great ideas that others have shared so please join us! ***** Today’s guest is Janet Rhoton. Janet’s been a mental health professional for 40 years and has worked in a variety of capacities, as you’ll hear in this episode. Janet is a friend of mine and we recently connected because a mutual friend of ours passed away. While our friend did not die of the coronavirus, I believe her death was a result of it, as Janet calls it, it was a death of despair. And this kind of death has been a concern to me since this whole virus thing started to go down. I’m so concerned about how people are going to make their way through this situation when people are feeling so much fear and uncertainty and we have a crashing economy. While Janet and I were corresponding with each other about our friend’s passing, I started to realize that with her deep background in the field of mental health, she could really offer some great feedback and information to listeners. This health crisis is affecting everyone in one way or another. And, as Janet says, we’re already seeing a rise in mental health issues that are being triggered by or are a direct result of what’s going on right now. And we’re going to see those issues far and wide, from health care and other essential workers dealing with PTSD, to those in the service industry who feel pressure to work in unsafe environments just to keep their jobs, to those who have had to remain in abusive homes during the lockdown to those struggling financially. It’s going to be rough for a long time to come. I hope this episode with Janet helps either those in need of help now or in the future or helps you to identify someone who may need help. This is a time when we all have to be watching out for each other. Janet lists emergency mental health services at the end our conversation (and you can find them below) and I’ll link to those in the show notes as well. With that, please enjoy this conversation with Janet Rhoton. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Get Help Disaster distress helpline - 1-800-985-5990 U.S. suicide hotline - 800-273-TALK (8255) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/14187767

123 ~ Jannell MacAulay on Dealing with Stress During a Pandemic 04/14/2020

122 ~ Dr. Robyn Benson ~ Boosting Your Immune System During a Pandemic 04/07/2020

122 ~ Dr. Robyn Benson ~ Boosting Your Immune System During a Pandemic ** If you find yourself struggling and need something to lift you up, the (for ladies only) has been a wonderful way for us to encourage each other. Normally we post the things we’re doing to Be Bold but over the past few weeks, we’ve been posting each day the things that we’re doing to stay happy and healthy right now. There are some great ideas that others have shared so please join us! ***** As you likely know from last week’s episode, I’m doing something a bit different for the foreseeable future. Normally, this podcast features long-form, in-person conversations with Bold women. But that requires not only sitting down with these ladies in person but also more normal circumstances when we’re maybe not so distracted by external events. So I am currently recording shorter episodes via Zoom that can provide a bit of helpful guidance as we collectively move through this trying time called a pandemic. If you find yourself struggling and need a bit of support, the (for ladies only) has been a wonderful way for us to encourage each other. Normally we post the things we’re doing to Be Bold but over the past few weeks, we’ve been posting daily the things that we’re doing to stay happy and healthy right now. There are some great ideas that others have shared so please join us there! So, today’s conversation is with a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Dr. Robyn Benson. You might recall that Robyn’s been on the podcast a couple of times before. If you haven’t already heard those conversations or would like to re-listen to them, you can go back to episodes #11 and #50. Robyn specializes in regenerative medicine and is the founder of Santa Fe Soul Center for Optimal Health. She’s really on the cutting edge of the self care revolution, encouraging people to take control of their health in order to live a long, vibrant and abundant life. Today, we talk specifically about things you can do to boost your immune system. Whether you are feeling great right now, or you’re feeling any kind of illness coming on or, yes, even if you or someone you know has Covid-19, these tips can really help you out. With that, please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Robyn Benson. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Robyn (Santa Fe Soul) | (Dr. Robyn Benson) (Santa Fe Soul) ***** Links/books/people mentioned by Craig Pruess Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/13894259

121 ~ Sabrina Seher on Staying Fit During a Pandemic 03/31/2020

121 ~ Sabrina Seher on Staying Fit During a Pandemic ** If you find yourself struggling and need something to lift you up, the (for ladies only) has been a wonderful way for us to encourage each other. Normally we post the things we’re doing to Be Bold but over the past few weeks, we’ve been posting each day the things that we’re doing to stay happy and healthy right now. There are some great ideas that others have shared so please join us! ***** I’m going to be doing something a little different for the foreseeable future. As you likely know, I have only ever recorded with my guests in-person. We sit down and chat for in-depth, long-form conversations. But, obviously, that’s just not possible right now. And although I do have a number of these conversations already recorded and ready to go, they just didn’t seem appropriate to release right now. So I’ve decided to pivot a little bit and I’m sitting down (and by that I mean I’m sitting down at my laptop over Zoom) and recording with women who have knowledge and experience in certain fields that can help us through this rough time. The first episode in this new format is with Sabrina Seher. You might remember Sabrina from . Sabrina is a runner, a race director and a coach and mentor to many many people. She’s a really positive force and is someone who not only leads by example but has the ability to virtually kick your butt to get up off the couch. I wanted to chat with her about the techniques she’s using to encourage her community to stay motivated during this very trying time. I know it’s not easy! To stay motivated. So we all have to work together to lift each other up. One side note--the audio quality on this is not what you might be used to. We’re recording using Zoom right now. I’m checking into some other options but bear with me as I figure out the technical side of this. With that, please enjoy this conversation with Sabrina Seher. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Sabrina | | | ***** Links/books/people mentioned (episode #43 of She's Bold) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/13783424

120 ~ Staying Focused During Difficult Times - Deep Dive with Beth and Chris Fagan 03/17/2020

120 ~ Staying Focused During Difficult Times - Deep Dive with Beth and Chris Fagan Today’s episode is another deep dive with myself and Chris Fagan. I didn’t want to necessarily record one of these episodes ALL about the coronavirus. There’s plenty of information and resources out there. But I also didn’t want to completely ignore it and what it’s doing to all of us right now. I’ve seen a lot of people on Facebook expressing their struggle with not being motivated and not wanting to do things because everything is so uncertain. I think the current challenge for most of us is staying focused, staying upbeat and actually getting stuff done. Now I don’t want to just gloss over the enormity of what’s going on right now, but I also can’t allow it to distract me, to derail me, to paralyze me. I have to keep moving forward. Look, I’m not judging people who are having a difficult time but I encourage you to get creative with your time, get creative with your work, focus on your health and let’s get through this without losing our sanity. With that in mind, what I wanted to do with Chris was talk about what’s going on now but also put it into a broader context. Specifically, what do we do when we feel like things are uncertain and we feel powerless or helpless. What kind of decisions can we make when things feel out of control (apparently buying toilet paper is one of those things!). But seriously, we need to be mindful about how we’re responding to events—the big things and the small things. And that’s what Chris and I do here – we take a deep dive into how to avoid feeling paralyzed and derailed by outside circumstances. I will say that Chris and I recorded this a week ago. And things have changed so quickly even since then and I’m sure they’ll be changing rapidly in the days to follow. So please listen to this in the context of it already being a week old. Chris and I are sitting down on occasion for these deep dives. If there’s anything YOU’D like us to discuss in the future, lemme know by sending an email to [email protected] Please enjoy this deep dive conversation and let me know what you think of these. With that, here’s Chris Fagan and myself. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Links/books/people mentioned by Richard Carlson (Amazon) by Cassidy Randall (Outside Magazine) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/13581518

119 ~ Anastasia Allison ~ Entrepreneur, Musician and Adventurer 03/10/2020

118 ~ Sarah Tuttle ~ Professor, Instrumental Astrophysicist and Maker of Mischief 03/03/2020

117 ~ Kelly Lewis ~ Women's Travel Entrepreneur 02/25/2020

117 ~ Kelly Lewis ~ Women's Travel Entrepreneur Today's conversation is with Kelly Lewis. I was really psyched to have the chance to sit down with Kelly. I’ve known her for a long time from the travel world, I even spoke at her conference about seven years ago. But we never had an opportunity to just sit and talk at any length. She just recently moved to Portland and during a trip I made down there, we finally had a long-overdue chat. Kelly is the founder of Women’s Travel Fest. She’s also the author of a guidebook series called Go! Girl Guides and she runs Damesly, a women’s tour company. So as you can imagine, we have a lot of things in common. In this episode we talk about her growing up in Hawaii with little chance to travel off-island, her move to the mainland for college and then getting hooked on travel after she graduated, her years in NYC where she was determined to take it by storm (which she did) as she built her business and her most recent move to Portland (Oregon, that is). We also talk about how she came about building her businesses and why her move to Portland has been so great for her. We recorded this a few weeks ago and she does mention Women’s Travel Fest. I just want to clarify that , WTF is coming up on March 6 – 8 in New York City. So if you’re in New York or can get yourself there, there are still some tickets available for that wonderful event. I’ll link to it in the show notes but you can also just search online for Women’s Travel Fest. OK – with that, please enjoy this conversation with Kelly Lewis. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Kelly | | | ***** Links/books/people mentioned by Elizabeth Gilbert (Amazon) by Elizabeth Gilbert (Amazon) by Yvon Chouinard (Amazon) by Julia Cameron (Amazon) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/13297775

116 ~ Lia Ditton ~ Ocean Rower Extraordinaire 02/18/2020

116 ~ Lia Ditton ~ Ocean Rower Extraordinaire Today’s guest is ocean rower, Lia Ditton. I chatted with Lia back in episode #80 almost exactly one year ago. I highly recommend going back and listening to that episode if you haven’t already hear it or if you did hear it and want a refresher, it’s going to give you a lot of background on today’s episode. I wanted to circle back around with her because she is about to embark on a pretty incredible journey. She’s planning to be the first person to row across the North Pacific from Choshi, Japan to San Francisco. She had originally intended to do that row this year but she’s pushed that until next year and this year she will be rowing from San Francisco to Hawaii – getting herself and her boat part way to her start in Japan. When she completes this trip from Japan, she will have been the first person to have done so. In this episode she describes her most recent training rows that she’s done that have put her up close and personal with sharks as well as close encounters with other boats—the captains of some of these boats likely thought she needed rescuing (which was actually quite far from the truth). But in these training rows she had some harrowing experiences which she goes into in some great detail. The thing that strikes me about Lia is how methodical she is in her approach to her ultimate goal of rowing the North Pacific. If a person were to just hear about her adventure and ultimate goal, they might immediately have doubts about whether Lia could accomplish this mission. But when you hear ALL of the preparation that goes into it, all of the training, all of the hardships that she endures in the name of training for this big expedition, you realize that her goal is really quite possible. She’s planning on departing for her San Francisco to Hawaii row sometime between mid-April and mid June (it will all be weather dependent) and you can follow her at rowliarow.com. With that, please enjoy this conversation with Lia Ditton. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with Lia | | | ***** Links/books/people mentioned (Vimeo) (Vimeo) (Vimeo) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/13205117

115 ~ Deep Dive with Beth and Chris Fagan 02/13/2020

115 ~ Deep Dive with Beth and Chris Fagan This week the conversation is a bit different than the usual sit down I have with guests. This week I’ve brought back Chris Fagan so that we could do a deep dive into a topic. Chris, as long-time listeners likely know, is the author of which chronicles her adventures when she and her husband walked to the South Pole. Chris and I chatted about that adventure in Episode 88 and, in December, she returned to ask ME questions about my Epic5 runs in Episode 110. Today’s conversation basically spun out of that most recent episode. We had a great chat but realized there were so many other topics we could explore together that we decided to do a Deep Dive. So today you’re going to hear us chatting about how we make decisions when it comes to choosing a challenge, an adventure, a goal, an expedition, whatever you might call it. We talk about the criteria we use to get to that decision and we wander into some other topics as well but all with this central focus of pursuing goals. Now the plan is for Chris and I to get together every so often, perhaps every six weeks or so, and do a deep dive into a topic. If there’s something that you’d like to know more about, here’s a great opportunity. You can send me an email at [email protected] and let me know what it is you’d like to hear more about and this doesn’t have to be just about big adventures. We all have our own Everests, we all have our own hurdles. What's yours? Topics we’ll likely cover include dealing with fear, who our mentors are and who inspires us, staying healthy, keeping mental focus, training plans. What would resonate with you? What do you want to know more about? Don’t be shy. Let us know! [email protected] With that, please enjoy this conversation with Chris Fagan. ***** Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group and enjoy other benefits reserved for supporters of the podcast! ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . ***** Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/13136561

114 ~ Susan Conrad ~ Expedition Paddler, Author and Adventurepreneur 02/04/2020

113 ~ Sharon Wood ~ Pioneering Climber and Author 01/28/2020

113 ~ Sharon Wood ~ Pioneering Climber and Author Today’s conversation is with Sharon Wood. Sharon is very unassuming (as Canadians tend to be) yet she has accomplished something pretty incredible. Sharon was not only the first North American woman to summit Mt. Everest but she did it on the West Ridge route. The first thing that’s notable about that, is that this is a route that has never been successfully summitted since. And that was 34 years ago when Sharon was 29. But what is also notable is that she and her group attempted their summit bid without Sherpas – meaning they were on that mountain carrying all their own gear, fixing all their own ropes without support. When you consider how the mountain is being climbed today, you can imagine how incredibly difficult that must have been. But Sharon’s story starts at age 16 when she left home to find adventure in the mountains. And, really, she’s never looked back. Sharon has a new book out called Rising: Becoming the First North American Woman on Everest. And she’s had these years to reflect on that experience and also see how summiting the planet’s tallest mountain has changed in the decades since her summit. In our conversation, we not only talk about what led up to her summit bid but the experience itself as well as what she calls the “aftermath” that occurred post-summit. I just know you’re going to love this conversation with Sharon Wood. ***** Support the podcast through and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group and enjoy other benefits reserved for supporters of the podcast! ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me . Connect with Sharon ***** Links/books/people mentioned by Sharon Wood (Amazon) (Outside Magazine) Connect with me: (join our growing community!) (women-only) Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth /episode/index/show/beboldpodcast/id/12918455

112 ~ Jennifer Cobb Moynihan ~ Communications Coach and Storyteller 01/21/2020

111 ~ Being Bold in 2020 with Beth Whitman 01/14/2020

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