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When the season changes, the way we eat often needs to change too. In this episode, I’m bringing you back to where Plan Simple began: food. I’m sharing how I’m resetting food in my own life this fall as our family rhythms shift, schedules change, and I pay closer attention to the energy I need for everything I want to do. I’ll walk you through the simple questions I use to reset: Why does food matter to you right now?What was working before—and what isn’t working anymore?What are the actual circumstances of this season?What three things could make food feel easier and better right now? We’ll talk about family dinners, feeding yourself when you work from home, seasonal rhythms, meal planning, grocery shopping, energy, and why food is an important part of productivity. You don’t need a perfect meal plan. You need a food rhythm that works for the life you’re living now.

Fall can change the order of things, and what worked a few weeks ago may not work quite the same way now. This is a chance to pause and create the rhythm that will serve us best in this season. Right now, I’m figuring out what fall looks like for movement, meals, work, creativity, and family life. In this episode, I’m sharing why I’m thinking less about rigid routines and more about creating a rhythm that can expand and contract with real life. I’ll also share a simple way to think about who you’re becoming, what matters most right now, and what you can anchor into your days and weeks, basically, how to create your fall rhythm.

“You don't hate selling. You hate not knowing how to get clients.” –Steph Crowder Are you just box checking and calling it sales? Sales isn’t a personality thing, it’s a skillset you can learn. And if you’re running a business, it’s a skillset you need. You can be amazing at what you do, but you need clients or customers. That’s why I’m so excited about this conversation with Sales and Strategy Coach Steph Crowder. Selling doesn’t have to feel sleazy and gross. And, in fact, it can be a relief to actually take charge of sales. Steph shows us easy ways to work taking action on sales into our days. We talk about: The difference between sales and marketing and knowing your money making activitiesPersonal outreach and real conversation — and the problem with the way we think about coffee chatsHow we’re playing it safe (even if it feels like we are putting ourselves out there)Making sales a habit — what happens when you stack small activities over time?Dropping the jargon and making your offer accessible to a 7-year-oldFinding the lie your clients are telling yourself to fire yourself up to write ABOUT STEPH Steph Crowder is a Sales and Strategy Coach who helps entrepreneurs sell with courage, clarity, and confidence. A former Director of Sales Training at Groupon, she’s coached thousands of business owners to land clients quickly and scale into sold-out group programs using simple, authentic sales strategies. Steph also hosts the Courage & Clarity podcast and runs a multiple 6-figure business in under 20 hours as a mom of two. LINKS https://stephcrowder.com/https://stephcrowder.com/podcast/https://www.instagram.com/heystephcrowder/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniewuerdeman/ DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens. Even though we want big change, it’s really little things done over and over that make the difference. So pick a doable thing. Put it in your calendar. Weave it through your days for a week and then move on to the next one. It will have a snowball effect. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: HAVE A CONVERSATION. Schedule a conversation — not a sales call, a conversation. The people you meet might become customers or they might become someone who thinks of you when they hear somebody who needs what you do. Go into it with curiosity and openness.SPEND ONE HOUR A DAY ON MONEY MAKING ACTIVITIES. What if you spent one hour every day on money making activities? Not perfecting an Instagram reel or obsessing over the wording on your sales page, but activities that actually put you out there and may lead to making money. DMs, conversations, follow ups…COMPETE IN THE TIME OLYMPICS. Pick a timeframe — a few hours in an airport lounge, the time between drop off and pick up, a single morning — and challenge yourself to get an email series or landing page done.

“Assessment is a hue of understanding, not a frame of understanding.” –Christina Giammalva I LOVE a good assessment. They can be so useful in helping us understand ourselves and work with our own strengths or rhythms. On the flip side, if not used well, the results and reports can become more noise or even box us in. So what do we make of assessments and how can they help us? Let’s dive in with Christina Giammalva, therapist and coach, who uses assessments regularly with clients and helped write about assessments for the most recent issue of Pause Magazine. We talk about: Difference between Myers–Briggs typesRoot fears identified in the EnneagramComparing people with the same responses on one assessment and different responses on another Finding comfort in understanding how we are and working better with others by understanding we aren’t all the sameUnderstanding attachment theory and wondering if we are enoughThe idea of self-acceptance, not self-improvement ABOUT CHRISTINA Christina Giammalva is a Somatic Counselor helping individuals from around the world reach new levels of inner calm. Through revealing the connections between the mind and body, she’s devoted to helping clients address deep-rooted issues that cause anxiety, stress, depression and other health-related struggles. LINKS https://www.christinagiammalva.com/https://www.instagram.com/cfgiammalva/Pause Magazine, Issue 5 DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is how change happens. Often we feel like our actions have to be huge to match the bigness of our desires, but we have seen over and over and over again that the little things add up. By stacking up a series of Doable Changes, you will create that big change that you crave. Choose the one that really resonates with you this week and really make it part of your life. Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation: TRY AN ASSESSMENT. If you haven’t taken the Myers-Briggs or Enneagram or Attachment Theory, pick one to try. Don’t overthink the questions as you answer. Read the basics about your results. Write down any ahas you have about yourself.CONNECT IDEAS. Try taking more than one assessment. What information do you find showing up in different ways? What intrigues you from each?WORK WITH WHAT YOU LEARN. Understanding how you are wired — and how others are — can be useful. Teams often take similar assessments to understand how members operate. This can help with interpersonal dynamics. Christina found recognizing that her children were wired differently from her helped her mother them. If you have someone you live or work with willing to take the test and share results, discuss what you learn and one thing you might try to change to improve the way you communicate or work together.

“How do I hold on to the beauty and the joy of my everyday life? In a journal.” –Minette Riordan Let’s throw out the rule on journaling and open up to curiosity. I’m really excited to talk with creative guide Minette Riordan about how journaling helps her capture joy and balance all the things. For Minette, journaling is about connection to the self and understanding how to really pay attention and listen to how you are today. And there are lots of ways in including using stickers, colors, images, whatever helps you meet yourself on the page. If you’ve struggled with morning pages or find your words drying up or perfectionism creeping on to the page, let’s take another look at magic of putting pen to paper. And if you love journaling, tune in for more ideas to deepen your practice. We talk about: Perfectionism and not editing yourself as you goUsing your journal as a playground for new ideas or to check in on your inner batteryHow writing things down helps us identify patternsUsing a question as a point of entry. Accepting that whatever you put on the page — three words, a tiny sketch — it countsHow to create a 100 day project you can stick with ABOUT MINETTE Minette Riordan, Ph.D. is the creative guide women over 50 turn to when they feel lost, stuck, or uncertain about what comes next and are ready to reclaim purpose, creativity, and meaning in the second half of life. A teacher, artist, writer, and expressive arts facilitator, Minette combines storytelling, journaling, intuitive art, and mythic wisdom to help women reconnect with the parts of themselves they may have set aside while caring for others, building careers, and meeting life’s many demands. Through her workshops, retreats, online programs, and the Sisterhood of Wisdom and Wonder, she guides women to become the Queen of Their Own Damn Story and design lives filled with greater authenticity, joy, and purpose. Minette holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and is an award-winning entrepreneur who has spent more than two decades helping others navigate meaningful personal and professional transformation. She lives in Loveland with her husband Brad, where she paints whimsical animals, drinks strong coffee, and remains endlessly inspired by stories, nature, and the creative process. LINKS https://www.minetteriordan.com/https://www.instagram.com/drminetteriordan/https://www.facebook.com/DrMinetteRiordan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/minetteriordan/https://www.youtube.com/@drminetteriordanPause Magazine, issue 5 DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: START WITH A QUESTION. If you are often stuck looking a blank page or simply grumbling on the page, try starting with a question. Some ideas: What matters now? What are my core values? What does freedom look like for me? How do I want to spend my time, my energy, and my money in the years remaining? Or even start with What questions do I want to be asking myself?ADD COLOR. Sometimes it takes a while to get into our words or ideas. Sometimes we can express ourselves better with color. Try adding color to your page, a wash of paint, a crayon scribble. Does it express how you feel? Does it open a new door?HOLD DAILY LIGHTLY. Play with consistency and commitment in a 100 day journaling project. What does it look like of you batch journal for three days to deal with travel? What does it look like if you skip a prompt that doesn’t apply or appeal to you? How can you commit and flex and see what happens when you show up consistently?

In this episode, I’m talking with FLOW365 member Thuy about building a business that honors her health, creativity, spirituality, and life as a mother. Thuy’s business has taken many forms, from spray tanning and teeth whitening to face reading, space clearing, and tea ceremonies. Instead of forcing herself to choose one perfect path, she is learning how to bring all the pieces together while focusing on the actions that create income now. We talk about why rest is power, how slowing down can help you move faster, and what happens when you create spaciousness without losing momentum. Thuy also shares how planning, community, and loving accountability have helped her stop spiraling, trust her intuition, take massive action, and build a rich life alongside a growing business. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that your health and lifestyle do not have to compete with your ambition. Sometimes they are the very things that make your next level possible. If this peaks your interest about FLOW365, let's talk: https://plansimple.com/flow365

Quick Wednesday, extra episode on why I'm so passionate about the concept of a village. And how both a range of women and small intimate groups help with followthrough.

What happens when you have meaningful work to share, but resistance keeps getting in the way of putting it into the world? When Cathy Towle joined FLOW365, she was trying to grow her work as a shaman, medium, and spiritual entrepreneur. She had decades of experience, deep wisdom, and plenty of business knowledge, but she was struggling to translate it all into consistent action. In this conversation, Cathy shares how planning, accountability, and being supported inside a community helped her move forward without forcing herself to follow someone else’s formula. As she kept showing up, imperfectly, her resistance began to soften. She filled her private practice, created systems that made her business easier to run, found clearer language for her work, and made more room for creativity, health, family, and the rest of her life. We talk about: Why experienced women can still feel like beginners in a new seasonThe relationship between willingness, imperfect action, and momentumHow structure can support intuitive and creative workWhy we need a container that allows us to be honest about where we’re stuckGrowing a business while navigating caregiving and real lifeWhat becomes possible when you stop trying to do it perfectly This is a conversation about trusting yourself, allowing your path to unfold, and finding a way of planning and following through that actually feels like your own. Interested in FLOW365? Learn more at https://plansimple.com/flow365

What if having it all didn’t mean doing everything, being perfect, or squeezing more into an already-full life? In the first episode of this three-part series, I’m sharing the first step in creating what you want across your business, health, family, and life: start with calm. I’ll show you why the emotions you bring to planning shape the choices you make, how planning can become an act of care for your future self, and how to use my CALM framework. Meaningful momentum doesn’t come from pushing harder. It comes from making your next decision from an emotional place that can actually support you as you take your next step. Learn more about FLOW365 or book a call with me at https://plansimple.com/flow365.

What if the reason follow-through feels so hard isn’t the task itself—but how lonely it feels to become someone new? In the final episode of this three-part series, I’m sharing what feminine follow-through really looks like: coming back into balance, remembering what matters to your future self, taking the next loving step, and getting the support you need. I’ll share why a village matters, how support helped one FLOW365 member keep growing her business during a demanding season at home, and how this process has helped me continue creating through one of the most challenging years of my life. We were never meant to hold the dream, make the plan, and follow through on it all alone. Learn more about FLOW365 or book a call with me at https://plansimple.com/flow365.

Are you trying to hold your business ideas, health goals, family needs, appointments, errands, and dreams in your head—all at the same time? In the second episode of this three-part series, I’m sharing how to give everything a place so you can stop treating it all like an emergency. I’ll walk you through the four areas of FLOW—Food and Wellness, Life, OM, and Work—and show you how I use different containers of time, from a three-year vision to the next 90 minutes. You’ll also hear how this approach helped me write a bestselling book and helped one FLOW365 member write three novels while working full-time and raising three boys. When your plan holds your dream, you can be present for the next step. Learn more about FLOW365 or book a call with me at https://plansimple.com/flow365.

“The more I've worked with the dead, the more my life has blossomed.” –Perdita Finn Our ancestors didn’t have money and grocery stores and medicines … they had their ancestors. We do too. I’m so excited to talk with Perdita Finn, the author of Mothers of Magic, about tapping into all the mothers on the other side. Perdita wrote about what it meant to be a mother before patriarchy, what has happened to our idea of being a mother within civilization — and what it might look like to imagine the mother beyond it. Mothering and how you’ve been mothered takes up more space than many of us even realize in its different iterations, so this conversation feels powerful. We talk about: Human history as wanderers and what changed when we began settlingThe erasure of the grandmother and the war on young womenWhy one mother is not enough (you’re not supposed to be)The deep roots of why women’s friendships feel fraughtFeeling held by love on both sides of the veilFretting and handing over your worries ABOUT PERDITA Perdita Finn — writer, woodwife, witch — is the author of Mothers of Magic. LINKS https://takebackthemagic.com/https://www.instagram.com/perditafinn/https://www.linkedin.com/in/perdita-finn-12764224/Pause Magazine, Issue 5 DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Sometimes action gets a bad rap. You can be kind to yourself. You can practice being AND doing, but for change to happen you have to take steps. The way we take care of ourselves is making the steps doable and focusing on one thing at a time. We take time to integrate the change and then move on to the next one. Pick a Doable Change that resonates with you the most to start from. Here are three Doable changes that we chose from this conversation. CREATE A FRETTING PRACTICE. It’s okay to feel your worries and not silence them. Try naming your worries and handing each over to an ancestor. How does it feel when you do this every morning for a week?CALL ON GRANDMOTHER ANCESTORS. We were not meant to mother alone. We hear that sometimes but do you believe it? One mother is not enough. What happens when you call upon your mother, grandmothers, generations before to help you in your own mothering or in your need to be mothered?SEEK WISDOM FROM LIVING GRANDMOTHERS. Who do you know who embodies grandmother energy. Take them to tea. Ask them lots of questions. Bring what you are sitting with and get an elder’s perspective.

“Real conversations lead to opportunities and opportunities lead to sales.” –Sue B. Zimmerman You can’t outsource conversations. Sue B. Zimmerman, specialist in intentional online marketing and simplifying social media strategy believes Instagram conversations are great for business. It’s about building trust and engaging in conversations, but that doesn’t have to take hours. Sue shows us how social media can feel less like a thing you should do and more like a thing you enjoy that leads to opportunities which lead to sales. We talk about: How each feature on Instagram is an opportunity to show up in a unique wayThe benefits of a live instead of a video and how to build trust with videoA time breakdown for creating social content and fitting it into pockets in your dayHow to use strategic commenting to engage with peopleTagging leads in DMs and responding to everythingSharing things that are entertaining while making sure there’s a clear connection to your business ABOUT SUE Sue B. Zimmerman is a lifelong entrepreneur, relationship-driven sales mentor, and sought-after online marketing educator with more than 30 years of business experience. Known for her no-BS teaching style and ability to simplify social media strategy, Sue has privately coached hundreds of entrepreneurs to grow their visibility, confidence, and revenue through authentic connection and intentional online marketing. LINKS suebzimmerman.comhttps://learnwithsbz.com/https://www.instagram.com/suebzimmerman/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/suebzimmerman/https://www.facebook.com/SuebZimmermanEnterprise/Pause Magazine, Issue 5 DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: 15 MINUTE CHALLENGE. Spending too much time creating social? Set a timer for 15 minutes. Use that time to create your post. A tip from the magazine: Your life is the content. Ask yourself: What in my life today connects to what my audience needs?TIME GAP COMMENTING. You can schedule 15 minutes to go in and comment strategically, but you can also try using those little gaps of time — while waiting in line or between calls. Comment strategically on complimentary accounts. Get involved in the conversation. TRY GOING LIVE. Going live has a different energy than you talking to your phone for a video. Even if you aren’t that used to being in front of the camera, you can learn to be more comfortable. And video builds trust.

“The Oracle cards are simply a method for spirit, God source, or your spirit team or a loved one to speak to you.” –Patty Lennon From corporate to business coach to spiritual guide — Patty Lennon takes us on a wild ride and shows what happens when you really listen to your intuition and guides. Patty Lennon is the resident oracle expert for Pause Magazine. She does a card pull for each issue and helps teach readers how to use Oracle cards in their lives. Patty explains how she got here, what Spirit means to her, how Oracle cards are like a telephone. Then we dive deep into using the cards We talk about: Following what you are good at and what people need — and how sometimes that isn’t your wayWhy Oracle cards are tool that helps get your brain involvedThe patterns that can emerge when you pull cards day after dayThe kinds of questions to bring to the cardsHow to deal with a message you don’t like and how to use an explainer cardGetting ready to pull a card ABOUT PATTY Patty Lennon, a former type-A corporate banker who discovered there was more to life than making money, is the best-selling author, keynote speaker, certified coach, and founder of The Receiving School®. She’s the resident oracle expert of Pause Magazine. LINKS Make Space for Magic Book https://www.pattylennon.com/https://www.instagram.com/pattylennon/https://www.youtube.com/@PattyLennonPause Magazine: Issue 5https://plansimple.com/let-go-and-receive-with-patty-lennon/https://plansimple.com/trust-your-calendar-with-patty-lennon/ DOABLE CHANGES At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens. Even though we want big change, it’s really little things done over and over that make the difference. So pick a doable thing. Put it in your calendar. Weave it through your days for a week and then move on to the next one. It will have a snowball effect. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation: ENGAGE WITH A CARD. Let the image speak to you first. Notice what draws your attention, what emotions arise, what feels familiar or surprising. After receiving that, then turn to the guidebook message connected to the card. PULL A CARD FOR 14 DAYS. What happens when you pull a card for 2 weeks straight? (Or longer?) Pull a card every day and see what emerges over time.FOLLOW UP TO A CARD YOU DON’T LIKE. Ask for help understanding the card that upsets you. You can put the card aside and come back to it the next day. Or you can pull an explainer card from a different deck and see what that opens up for you.

“It's always an option for you to want to do incredible things.” –S.E. Martin Not sure what’s next? I’m talking with writer S.E. Martin who has continued to evolve with the support of FLOW365. Shauna’h went from career and mom with little kids to side hustles and travels in Spain to published author. It’s been amazing watching her evolve. We featured her books in our Romance Collection in Pause Magazine’s summer issue. Shauna’h loves the structure and the container of FLOW, the rituals and routines that work for her even when life gets busy. She’s been with us since 2019 and finds the support and community continue to help her do incredible things. We talk about: How support can help you not lose yourself in the now and look ahead to what you wantThe importance of learning to take care of yourselfWhy you can keep getting things out of FLOW as you evolveMaking choices — what you can cut out to keep the things that really matterHow FLOW’s Get It Done days help move projects forward and balance the things you need to doGetting overwhelmed trying to figure it all out yourself and how amazing the FLOW community is ABOUT SHAUNA’H Shauna’h writes under the pen name S.E. Martin. She is an enrolled member of the Mohawk Nation at Six Nations of the Grand River in Ohsweken, Ontario. She grew up in Niagara Falls, New York, and now lives in New England with her husband and children. She is the author of the Medicine Game series — contemporary sports romance rooted in Haudenosaunee culture and community. LINKS https://mybook.to/MedicineGameSerieshttps://www.instagram.com/semartin_writerGet S.E. Martin’s hockey romance delivered to your inboxPause Magazine, Issue 5FLOW365