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C26-25. Bernadette Broderick is Navigating Life After Work

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Bernadette Broderick. On air from June 23rd.

At the heart of my work is the belief that life after work deserves better language than simply “retirement.”


My book, Navigating Life After Work, is for accomplished women who may be leaving a demanding career, approaching retirement sooner than expected, or wondering what comes next after years of being defined by responsibility, achievement, and usefulness. I want to be a guide for women in this transition—not by telling them what to do, but by helping them hear themselves again. This season can bring grief, freedom, confusion, relief, possibility, and reinvention all at once, and I want women to know they are not alone in that complexity.

The message I hope to share is that this chapter is not about disappearing or becoming less relevant. It is about discovering what still matters, what still calls to you, and how you want to live, contribute, and belong on your own terms.

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I started in a non-traditional career in the maritime industry, in a world of ships, systems, technical work, and high expectations. It was practical, demanding, and often intense, and it taught me how to think clearly, solve problems, and pay attention to what others might miss.

Over time, I found myself drawn more toward communication — helping people explain complex ideas, shape their message, and find language that felt true. (I started a side business long before the words “side hustle” existed.)

But the deeper shift happened as I began asking my own questions about life after leaving full-time work.

I realized that many accomplished women reach this stage with experience, intelligence, and energy still intact, yet very little meaningful language for what to call this stage of life, or what comes next. That is what brought me to my current work and to my book, Navigating Life After Work.

Behind the profession, I am a woman in transition too: curious, funny, reflective, sometimes impatient with old rules, a mother of two and a grandmother of two (funny story – I became a mother and a grandmother on the same day, 30 years apart – September 22) and deeply committed to honest conversations that help women hear themselves again.

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C26-24. Troy Frostad is Choosing Life in the Face of Cancer.

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Troy Frostad. On air from June 16th

My story is about emotional resilience when life changes without warning and pressure becomes deeply personal.  As a former Executive Vice President, I understood responsibility, leadership and high stakes decisions.  Being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer forced me to learn resilience at a much deeper level.  I had to fight for my life while still choosing how I would live, love, lead and respond to the people depending on me.  That experience became the foundation of my life’s work:  helping leaders and people in difficult seasons stay grounded when fear is loud, protect their decision making under pressure and keep moving forward with courage and purpose.  The message to pass is this:  you may not be able to control what happens to you, but you can build the resilience to face it with clarity, strength and a life that is still fully lived.

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I am originally from Kettle Falls, Washington, and my leadership journey began in the United States Air Force, where I served for six years, including combat roles during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. After the military, I spent much of my career in executive leadership, building teams, coaching leaders, and learning how to lead through pressure, change, and responsibility. Today, my work with Pinnacle Leadership brings together 37 years of leadership experience, my cancer journey, my faith, and my passion for helping people grow. Behind the profession, I am a husband to Kim, a father to Taylor, a man of faith, a cancer survivor, and someone who believes leadership is not just what you do; it is who you become when life tests you.

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C26-21. Sara Fernandes, Reinvention in Midlife.

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Sara Fernandes, on air from May 26th

Reinvention in Midlife: From Overwhelm to Clarity

I help midlife women who feel overwhelmed, scattered, or unfulfilled reconnect with themselves and create a life that feels aligned with who they are. My work is rooted in the belief that clarity doesn’t come from doing more, it comes from making decisions and honoring where you are. Through my own journey of navigating debt, uncertainty, reinvention, and starting over in a new country, I learned that growth isn’t about becoming someone new, but about returning to yourself. Today, through my work as a Clarity and Growth Coach, the Life Mastery Magazine, and the Life Mastery Circle, I support women in moving from confusion to clarity, from pressure to self-trust, and from simply coping to consciously creating a life that truly fits who they are now.

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Sara Fernandes is a Clarity & Growth Coach, mentor, and the founder of Life Mastery Magazine, a digital publication created for midlife women who are ready to reconnect with themselves and create a more intentional life. After experiencing financial struggle, major life transitions, and rebuilding her life from the ground up in a new country, Sara developed a grounded and compassionate approach to personal growth, one that blends mindset with practical structure. She is also the creator of the Life Mastery Circle, a supportive community where women come together for guidance, accountability, and connection. Through her work, Sara helps women simplify their lives, organize their thoughts, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

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C26-20. Liz Goll Lerner. Action to Calling

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Liz Goll Lerner, on air from May 19th

The Journey of Becoming: From Inner Saboteurs to Soulful Strength

There are several ways that I came to the realm of healing and helping. I have long believed that whatever has been a struggle in my life, that I have been able to overcome, has within it some knowledge or experience that can help another find their own way through their difficulty or transformation. 

The keys I have uncovered that I believe are the most significant in any life journey are: Being present to the WHEN we are living; Integrating the head and the heart; Learning how to have healthy boundaries; and Learning how to communicate that which is our truth.

 I could speak for hours about parts of self, the archetypes that are our saboteurs or champions, and the specialness of finding the true spark that makes us know without a doubt that we are meant to be here. And that, the spark, although it sounds the hardest to people, is really the simplest, because we were born with it. The rest is taught. 

For me, seeking, knowing there was more than the obvious, more than the physical world, made me a seeker – going deep early on. My own trials and tribulations, insecurities, and struggles were abundant- as was my strength.  Life, specifically early trauma, taught me strength, fear, survival, self-preservation, and the ways to move on and eventually heal. That has made me the clinician I have been. Add wisdom and a great education to that, and the tools I have to help are immense. 

Early stories of my work and the inspiration it brought are many, but later expanding the work by recognizing that I could integrate my knowledge of energy, medicine, mind/body, and an individual’s strengths as healing tools led to a more exciting and full methodology. I love to help people think outside the box, understand their early conditioning, and create the life they want to live and explore the work they are meant to do in the world.

I began as a teenage seeker. Majored in Anthropology, Art History, and Studio Art in College. I chose to go to graduate school in Art Therapy and become a licensed and board-certified art therapist because of one little boy, whom I met doing field work, who was afraid to go home because he lived on a dangerous street.

I’ve been working as a transformational coach and psychotherapist for over 40 years. I’ve worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry. I have a private coaching practice and a separate clinical private practice. Over the years, I  created multiple psycho educational courses for men, women, involving readings, meditations, conversation- an exciting experience for all, including me. I work extensively with couples as well as all relationships. How we communicate is key as is how we feel about ourselves and couples. I’ve studied theosophy, multiple spiritual teachings, energy modalities, and neuroscience. I have come now to be working and playing in the sacred. Because all of this work we do with each other is simply sacred.

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I began as a teenage seeker. Majored in Anthropology, Art History, and Studio Art in College. I ended up going to graduate school in Art Therapy and becoming a licensed and board-certified art therapist because of one little boy, whom I met doing field work, who was afraid to go home because he lived on a dangerous street.

I’ve been working as a transformational coach and psychotherapist for over 40 years. I’ve worked in patient outpatient, private practice, and created multiple psycho educational courses for men, women, and couples. I’ve studied theosophy, multiple spiritual teachings, energy modalities, and neuroscience. With all that I have come to be working and playing in the sacred. Because all of this work we do with each other is simply sacred.

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C26-19. Tammy J. Cohen, “Text Messages To My Sons”

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Tammy J. Cohen, on air from May 12th

At the heart of it, what led to discovering my mission: Back on 3/20/20, when the world shut down, I had time to pause, reflect, and think, and I realized I was not ok and I knew I had to act. I immersed myself in programs and coursework to understand why I felt unworthy, resentful, and disengaged.  To understand why I self-sabotaged and was reactive and judgmental.  I went on a journey of discovery and realized that everything I was learning was simply not taught in school.  So I decided to start sharing all this incredible wisdom I was learning from thought leaders across generations with my sons, because I wanted it to be different for them than it was for me growing up. 

I realized that if I wanted to deepen my connection with my sons and change the relationship, I had to change the conversation and reach them where they are and where their generation is: on their cell phones.  This was the AHA moment for me to use technology differently and to commit to an unconditional practice of texting my sons a meaningful, intentional message daily.  No texting agendas, commands, reprimands, or reminders, no unsolicited advice, just an intentional message with no expectations of a response.  I knew I had to show up differently.  What I did not know was the ripple effect this practice would have on me over time.  I did not just deepen my connection with my sons; I deepened my connection to myself, and it changed me.  And this change rippled out to my family, friends, colleagues, and community.   My text messaging practice led to the publication of my book, “Text Messages To My Sons: A Guide to Using Mobile Devices to Connect and Communicate with Your Kids.

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Tammy J. Cohen is a messaging strategist, author, speaker, sometimes podcaster, and branding consultant focused on human connection in an increasingly AI-driven and tech-driven world. For over 20 years, she has led TC Brand Consulting, helping executives, entrepreneurs, and organizations clarify their mission, vision, and messaging to achieve strong, authentic impact.  Tammy is the award-winning author of Text Messages to My Sons: A Guide to Using Mobile Devices to Connect and Communicate with Your Kids and a frequent speaker and media contributor on connection, leadership, and modern communication.

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