Posts by Giovanna Rossi

On the Well Woman Show today, I interview my own mom for the final part of our Women We Come From series celebrating moms during the month of May.

My mom, Carol Macfie Lange was born in Scotland and now lives between Andalusia, Spain, Oxford, England and New Mexico. She holds a degree in Theatre Arts from Greer Garson Theatre and a post graduate degree in English from Westminster College, Oxford. She is the author of several books, including a historical fiction trilogy about an Alpujarran village in Franco’s Spain. She has two daughters, two step daughters, six grandchildren in Oxfordshire, two in New Mexico, four in Ohio, and one adopted grandson in Spain.

We discuss:

1. How her upbringing impacted her parenting methods.

2. The importance embracing travel and other cultures.

3. The importance of trusting what you’re good at without needing external validation.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/253show

The books she’s reading are:

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela

You can find Carol’s books on Amazon.

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Today on the show, I talk to Ali Moore, Director of Student Support for Future Focused Education. Ali focuses on fostering the development of asset-driven, trauma-informed and inclusive school practices in order to increase schools’ capacity to set students up for success while promoting school cultures of support for all. She is also the lead in creating increased accessibility and support for paid career pathways for young parents statewide. We talk about all of this and how Ali manages her career and being a mom.

Although her career has taken her to work internationally, she is most passionate and proud to be living and working in her community of birth. Her work in Albuquerque, NM has included: in-home services to youth and families, building case management services within School Based Health Centers, youth-driven program development, the training and development of young adult peer support workers, teaching and supervising BSW and MSW interns, establishing and mobilizing community partnerships and the opening of a peer-support drop-in center for transition-age young people.

We discuss:

• Why do young people need our social and emotional support?
• Why does mentorship make such a difference for young parents?
• How can you thrive as an advocate for change?

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/242show.

You can find Ali at

https://futurefocusededucation.org/

https://futurefocusededucation.org/x3-internship/

The books Ali recommend were:

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown

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This on the Well Woman Show, I am taking to Shellye Archambeau. She is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. Ms. Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. She is

also a strategic advisor to Forbes Ignite and the President of Arizona State University and serves on the board of two national nonprofits, Catalyst and Braven. Ms. Archambeau has over 30 years of experience in technology. She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based, governance, risk, and compliance software company.

During her tenure MetricStream grew from a fledgling startup into a global market leader. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms. A book that will inspire you and provide the tools to enable you to fight

the battles, make the tradeoffs and create the life you want. She is also a Forbes contributor and the protagonist of the Harvard Business School Case Study: Becoming a CEO.

We discuss:

– Why wanting recognition isn’t a bad thing.

– How Shellye struggled with white culture

and

– Why we should be unapologetically ambitious

You can find notes from today’s show at wellwomanlife.com/238show.

The book she recommended was: Talking To Strangers: What We Should Know About The People We Don’t Know By Malcolm Gladwell

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The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.

On the Well Woman Show this week, we listen to the National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman recite her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris, and discuss how her inspiring words relate to reaching our full potential as a country but also as Well Women.

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We’re continuing our discussion with Elizabeth Lesser this week. Elizabeth is the author of several bestselling books, including Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes; Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow and Marrow: Love, Loss & What Matters Most. She is the co-founder of Omega Institute, recognized internationally for its workshops and conferences in wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change. She has given two popular TED talks, and is one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity. On the show today, I walk Elizabeth through the Well Woman Framework, and get her feedback on the process, and how we can make it even better.

We discuss:

Where Elizabeth is in the WellWoman Framework

Why this Framework is helpful.

Elizabeth’s insight into the process.

All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at wellwomanlife.com/236show

Listen to part one at wellwomanlife.com/235show

Take the Well Woman Quiz.

Grab the Power Up Workbook.

You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at wellwomanlife.com/community

The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at wellwomanlife.com/academy.