Episode Description

Do you ever feel like retirement has left you running on empty—weary, confused, heavier than you’d like, and wondering if this is just what “getting older” feels like? Think again.

In this high-energy episode, I sit down with the dynamic Dr. Danielle Zanzarov—known as Dr. Dee—who reveals the real secret to unlocking energy, vitality, and purpose in your next chapter. She pulls back the curtain on why traditional medicine often keeps women stuck treating symptoms instead of solving the root cause—and how listening to your body’s signals can completely transform how you feel.

You’ll discover:

✨ Why fatigue and weight gain are not just part of aging

✨ The hidden messages your body sends when it’s out of balance

✨ Simple, science-backed shifts that reignite your energy and confidence

This isn’t about settling for less—it’s about stepping boldly into a lifestyle where you feel vibrant, powerful, and fully alive. Retirement is your chance to rewrite the rules, and your health is the foundation for everything you dream of doing next.

If you’re ready to shatter the myths of aging and claim the energy and freedom you deserve, this conversation is your wake-up call. Don’t miss a minute—you’ll walk away inspired, empowered, and ready to live your best years now.

AFFIRMATION of the MONTH:

“I am a source of inspiration and guidance for those around me, and my presence is cherished”.

GUEST BIO 

Dr. Danielle “Dr. Dee” Zanzarov, PhD is a holistic and functional medicine practitioner, international best selling author, TEDx speaker, and the creator of the TRUE Wellness™ Framework and Body-Led™ Movement.

With advanced degrees in Natural Medicine, Nutrition and Functional Medicine, Education, and Business, she blends science, holistic wisdom, and real-world experience to help women transform their health from the inside out.

Dr. Dee is known for her unique approach that goes beyond quick fixes or symptom management. She teaches women how to tune into their bodies, rebalance hormones, uncover root causes of fatigue and weight gain, and embrace self-compassion—so they can live with clarity, vitality, and joy at every stage of life.

Having guided thousands of women through midlife transitions, Dr. Dee has seen firsthand how reconnecting with the body can reignite energy, restore confidence, and help women rediscover their deeper sense of purpose.

Her work is grounded in the belief that retirement isn’t the end—it’s the perfect opportunity to create a new chapter filled with health, resilience, and freedom. Through her clinic South Bay Wellness, her podcast TRUE Wellness with Dr. Dee, and her transformational programs, she empowers women to step into their best years feeling vibrant, balanced, and fully alive.

Here is how to get in touch with guest speaker Dr. Danielle Zanzarov.

Websites:

www.SouthBayWellness.com             

www.DrDee.com

You can get her free gift here: 10 High-Impact Habits to Boost Energy & Balance Hormones

The TRUE WellnessTM CHecklist https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Social Media Channels:

Facebook biz: https://www.facebook.com/SouthBayWellness

Facebook Personal Brand: https://www.facebook.com/dr.dee.z.phd

Instagram Business: https://www.instagram.com/southbay_wellness

Instagram Personal Brand: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dee.phd

Youtube Business: https://www.youtube.com/@SouthBayWellnessNY

Youtube Personal Brand: https://www.youtube.com/@drdeephd

CONNECT with MARIA

Want to meet like-minded women that are just like you discovering their next chapter in life? Join the Facebook group Women Seeking Blissful Retirement HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenSeekingBlissfulRetirement  

Love to hear from you! 

Get in touch with Maria for questions or topic suggestions: maria@marialucassenHQ.com or use the contact page.  

ACTION STEP

It's my gift to you because every woman deserves a retirement that excites her! Do you want to master your time by allocating time for structured appointments, weekly activities, and also leave time for spontaneous adventures?

I have created the Vibrant Retirement Planner to help you stay more focused and embrace new opportunities. This is a digital monthly planner designed to make your retirement more intentional and fulfilling:

• Daily activity planning to keep your days engaging and meaningful

• Habit tracking to help you build and maintain routines that support your wellbeing

• Affirmations to keep you motivated and focused on a positive mindset

• Reflection questions to guide your personal growth and ensure you're living rour retirement with intention.

Get the planner and try it out! Let me know what you think about it and how it helps you.

What if the key to a vibrant, fulfilling retirement has less to do with your finances — and everything to do with how you think about them?

In this eye-opening conversation, I’m joined by Leisa Peterson — abundance coach, bestselling author, and expert in transforming limiting beliefs around money. Together, we unpack the powerful (and often hidden) influence a scarcity mindset can have on how you approach retirement — from your daily choices to your overall sense of freedom and joy.

Leisa shares transformative tools you can begin using today — like meditation, mindfulness, and intentional affirmations — to release fear, shift your money story, and open the door to true abundance.

You’ll discover:

• Why financial peace has nothing to do with the size of your bank account

• How to recognize and rewrite the beliefs that keep you stuck in fear

• Practical ways to feel more confident and secure — even if you're starting with limited resources

• A fresh perspective that helps you see the opportunities already around you.

If you're ready to let go of stress and start designing your next chapter from a place of trust, ease, and empowerment — this episode is packed with golden nuggets to help you do just that.

Tune in and start seeing retirement not as a time of limits, but as your most abundant chapter yet. 

AFFIRMATION of the MONTH:

“Everything I desire and want, I receive way more than what I ask for”.

GUEST BIO 

Leisa Peterson is a money coach and ‘sudden wealth’ specialist who helps entrepreneurs revolutionize their relationship with money. After years working as a traditional financial advisor, she founded WealthClinic to address what the industry was missing—the behavioral and mindset aspects of wealth-building.

Author of “The Money Catalyst” and “The Mindful Millionaire,” Leisa was recognized by Forbes as one of the pioneering “10 Women Driving Growth in Wealth Management and Investing.” She uses practical tools like the GAP Analysis to guide clients from their current situation to millions, focusing on productive assets, debt elimination, and automated savings systems.

Here is how to get in touch with guest speaker Leisa Peterson.

Website: www.wealthclinic.com/vision

for a free meditation, first chapter of her books and a free Chakra & Money Quiz.

This is the link to buy her new book: www.moneycatalystbook.com

You also find details about her FaceBook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/402283777219441 (mindful millionaire facebook group)

Books Leisa mentions: 

- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience By Mihayl Csikszentmihalyi ·

- The Choice: Embrace the possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisapeterson/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leisapeterson/

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/wealthclinic

https://www.instagram.com/leisapeterson/

CONNECT with MARIA

Want to meet like-minded women that are just like you discovering their next chapter in life? Join the Facebook group Women Seeking Blissful Retirement HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenSeekingBlissfulRetirement

Love to hear from you! 

Get in touch with Maria for questions or topic suggestions: maria@marialucassenHQ.com or use the contact page.

ACTION STEP

It's my gift to you because every woman deserves a retirement that excites her!

Do you want to master your time by allocating time for structured appointments, weekly activities, and also leave time for spontaneous adventures? I have created the Vibrant Retirement Planner to help you stay more focused and embrace new opportunities.

This is a digital monthly planner designed to make your retirement more intentional and fulfilling:

• Daily activity planning to keep your days engaging and meaningful

• Habit tracking to help you build and maintain routines that support your wellbeing

• Affirmations to keep you motivated and focused on a positive mindset

• Reflection questions to guide your personal growth and ensure you're living rour retirement with intention.

Get the planner and try it out! Let me know what you think about and how it helps you.

Retiring from work doesn’t mean retiring your brain!

If anything, now is the time to invest in your brain health more than ever before.

In this powerful episode, Brain Fitness Expert Jill Hewlett reveals how your brain can become stronger, sharper, and more resilient—starting today. If you’ve been told that memory decline or low energy is “just part of aging,” Jill is here to challenge that outdated narrative and offer something far more empowering.

You’ll discover:

• How age myths quietly sabotage your potential—and how to rewrite them

• The lifestyle habits of the world’s healthiest seniors in Blue Zones, and why walking, minerals, and water matter more than you think

• A simple, joyful brain-boosting exercise you can do right in your living room

• Why user-friendly neuroscience is the secret weapon to staying clear-minded, emotionally balanced, and physically energized for years to come

This is more than a conversation—it’s a wake-up call. Your brain is your most valuable asset in retirement, and the good news is: you have the power to keep it thriving.

If you’re ready to replace fear with confidence and fog with clarity, hit play now.

Because a fit brain creates a fit life—at any age.

AFFIRMATION of the MONTH:

" Growing older is always going to happen, I am grateful that I can choose to create how I age."

GUEST BIO

Jill Hewlett is a nationally recognized speaker, author, Brain Fitness Expert, Wellness Authority and creator of the Brain Fitness Trainer Program. In her keynotes and training sessions, Jill combines user-friendly neuroscience with quick and effective brain-building strategies to draw out the leadership, resources and resilience in individuals and organizations to support them in achieving greater levels of productivity, wellness, and success.

Here is how to get in touch with guest speaker Jill Hewlett.

Check out her website for a free brain guide and signing up for a free newsletter:

https://www.jillhewlett.com

You also find details about her Brain Fitness course here: https://jill-0df8.mykajabi.com/ Website Jill mentions: www.itsallaboutminerals.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JillHewlettInc

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jillhewlett

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-hewlett-b299684a/

CONNECT with MARIA

Want to meet like-minded women who are discovering their next chapter in life just like you? Join the Facebook group Women Seeking Blissful Retirement HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomenSeekingBlissfulRetirement

Love to hear from you! 

Get in touch with Maria for questions or topic suggestions: maria@marialucassenHQ.com

ACTION STEP

It's my gift to you because every woman deserves a retirement that excites her!

Do you want to master your time by allocating time for structured appointments, weekly activities, and also leave time for spontaneous adventures? I have created the Vibrant Retirement Planner to help you stay more focused and embrace new opportunities.

This is a digital monthly planner designed to make your retirement more intentional and fulfilling:

• Daily activity planning to keep your days engaging and meaningful

• Habit tracking to help you build and maintain routines that support your wellbeing

• Affirmations to keep you motivated and focused on a positive mindset

• Reflection questions to guide your personal growth and ensure you're living your retirement with intention.

Get the planner and try it out! Let me know what you think about it and how it helps you.