Wendy Valentine

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Finding Your Bliss

Zoomer Podcast Network

320 episodes

2 days ago

On this week of Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by renowned women’s wellness coach and hormonal imbalance specialist, Kat Ostroumova. Also on the program, we have the talented singer/songwriter Lucy Ellis, sharing her song 202020. Kat Ostroumova is a renowned women’s wellness coach, hormonal imbalance specialist, keynote speaker, and panelist who has dedicated her life to helping women regain control of their health. Having battled hypothyroidism for over a decade, Kat understands firsthand the physical and emotional toll that hormonal imbalances can take. Rather than letting her condition define her, she made a commitment to transform her lifestyle and mindset. Through discipline, education, and self-care, she overcame the challenges of her diagnosis and went on to compete at the World’s Beauty Fitness Fashion (WBFF) competition, where she secured multiple top-three finishes across various categories. Her personal journey from struggle to success fuels her passion for helping other women overcome similar challenges. As the Founder and CEO of Kat International Wellness, Kat has built a thriving online coaching platform that empowers thousands of women worldwide. Through the Kat Intl Fitness App, she offers customized fitness and nutrition programs, mindset coaching, and a line of professional grade resistance bands to help women achieve their health and wellness goals. Specializing in hormonal imbalances such as hypothyroidism, PCOS, and metabolic disorders, Kat provides science-backed, personalized strategies that support sustainable results, increased energy, and improved overall well-being. Her innovative approach has earned her a reputation as a leader in the fitness and wellness industry with a niche focus on women’s hormonal imbalances. Kat’s impact has been recognized through numerous prestigious awards. In 2024, she was named Canada’s Top Fitness Trainer, a testament to her expertise and dedication in the field. She was also the recipient of the 2023 Waterfront Magazine People’s Choice Award in the Health and Fitness category. In addition, she has been featured in Inside Fitness Magazine’s Hot & Fit 100, as well as Fit and Firm Magazine. Her insights have been shared across major publications, podcasts, national television, and radio interviews, solidifying her as an authority in the wellness industry. Beyond coaching, Kat is a sponsored athlete for Goli Nutrition, Rival Nutrition, and 6 Pack Fitness Bags, representing top wellness brands in Canada and the United States. With an unwavering commitment to empowering women, Kat continues to inspire, educate, and transform lives on a global scale. Lucy Ellis is a singer/songwriter and composer based in Toronto. She grew up playing classical piano up to grade 10 RCM and jazz standards at retirement homes, while making songs on Garageband to show to her teachers during recess. Her biggest influences growing up were movie scores. They made her feel like whatever she was going through was part of a greater story - like in a movie. During the pandemic, Lucy produced covers with arrangements that were uniquely hers: adding a jazzy twist or an underscore of cinematic strings. During that time she was diagnosed with depression, and began writing originals to figure out how she was feeling, influenced by songwriters like Paul Simon, and poetry she enjoyed in high school like Robert Frost. Writing helped her make sense of things, and she started to post her original songs on YouTube. Since beginning to post, she’s gained over 150,000 subscribers, 20,000,000 video plays, and a placement in HBO’s “Made for Love.” She’s collaborated with Juno nominated artists Connor Price and Alex Bird and frequently collaborates with the SOCAN and CSA award-winning Ari Posner. Above all, she found a community of fans worldwide who related to lyrics she wrote about feeling alone. So while she writes music to heal, she writes knowing it might re ...

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Self-Improvement

Education,

Health & Fitness

Wendy Valentine

Finding Your Bliss

56 minutes

2 months ago

Wendy Valentine

On this episode of Finding Your Bliss,Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by author of the new book “Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play,” Wendy Valentine. Wendy Valentine is author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play and host of The Midlife Makeover Show, which is a top-rated podcast for women in midlife. Wendy helps women kick fear to the curb, reignite their spark, and wake up to what’s possible. Wendy says that midlife isn’t what it used to be. Today, nearly 60% of Gen X women describe themselves as stressed out and grappling with debt, caregiving responsibilities, marital dissatisfaction, hormonal shifts, declining health, and career burnout—often all at once. The old mantra of “just push through it” no longer suffices. What’s missing is a modern roadmap tailored to the unique challenges and aspirations of today’s women. Enter Wendy Valentine — host of The Midlife Makeover Show podcast and author of the upcoming new book Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play (New World Library, September 9, 2025), which redefines midlife not as a crisis, but as a powerful opportunity for reinvention. “The steps I had to take to become a happier, healthier, and more peaceful woman were delivered to me in a vision — a crazy, out-of-the- blue vision of me driving an RV across the country,” writes Wendy. “Driving an RV across the country seemed really crazy, but staying stuck in the same cycle of pain and misery seemed even crazier. I realized that either road would take a ton of effort, so I might as well put my energy into building a better life for myself.” Like millions of other women, Wendy entered midlife plagued with a host of seemingly insurmountable problems: unemployment, divorce, anxiety, a mountain of debt, the death of her brother, and chronic illness. In Women Waking Up, she draws from her transformative journey of making her RV dream a reality to offer step-by-step guidance readers can use to go from the point A of angst to point B bliss. At the heart of the book is Wendy’s empowering seven-step F.R.E.E.D.O.M. process — a practical and inspiring roadmap that empowers women to create their own midlife makeover. Her signature tool called the Wheel of Midlife helps readers assess where they are in key areas of their lives — family, finance, health, career, friends, love, leisure, and growth — and choose where they want to go next. “After years of dedicated research, deep soul-searching, and a transformative journey that awakened my superhero, I’ve crafted the ultimate guide to help you experience your own revival,” writes Valentine. “So get ready to fly high and harness the power within. Your superhero is ready to leap back into action, and the world is ready to be amazed by what you’re capable of.” Join us this Saturday at 1 PM on Finding Your Bliss. You can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Or you can visit our online magazine at findingyourbliss.com and take one step closer to finding your bliss. Listen live every Saturday at 1pm on Zoomer Radio

Finding Your Bliss