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Join Wendy for her dreamy Summer Solstice White Party on Saturday June 20, 2026 —an al fresco evening of delicious food, intention-setting, and celebration at the Phineas Wright House. Wear white, gather at the long table in the field, and toast to the season ahead. 
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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Robin Nielsen, hormone expert and Certified Clinical Nutritionist, who helps women understand why their energy is draining and their hormones are out of balance. Robin breaks down the four distinct hormonal phases women go through and why choosing (instead of living by default) is the key to keeping your hormones balanced.
They explore:
Why saying yes to yourself is actually choosing, and how choice protects your hormones
The hormone deal breakers that drain your energy like to-do lists that never get shorter
How to replace your to-do list with a "Doing Now / Not Doing Now / Never Doing Now" system that actually works
This is a conversation about protecting your life force. When you don't choose—when you let life happen to you, when you tolerate the wrong piano or the wrong house cleaner—your energy drains and your hormones suffer. But when you choose, even when it's a no, you protect your spark.
Connect with Robin:
Instagram: instagram.com/robinanielsen
NaturalHormoneSolution.com
Complete Hormone Assessment: NaturalHormoneSolution.com/sayyes
Hormone Reset Program (Details coming soon!)
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Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dr. Deb Butler, former chiropractor turned mindset and weight coach who helps women understand why they overeat and teaches them to feel their feelings instead of filling them with food. After 30 years working on people's bodies, Dr. Deb realized she was better at getting into their heads, so she pivoted to brain-based eating and emotional work.
They explore:
Why overeating isn't self-sabotage (it's your brain trying to take care of you)
The difference between filling your feelings and feeling your feelings
Why enjoying food mindfully is beautiful when you're not using it to avoid what you're feeling
This is a conversation about agency, permission, and the messy middle of transformation. This episode invites you to consider: What if you're not broken? What if your brain is just trying to help? And what if the only permission you're waiting for is your own?
Connect with Dr. Deb:
Instagram @drdebbutler
Her Podcast, Thinner Peace in Menopause and Beyond: https://podcasts.apple.com/do/podcast/thinner-peace-in-menopause/id1097852666?l=en-GB
Website: DrDebButler.com
Quiz: https://drdebbutler.com/foodquiz
Referenced in this Episode:
Coffee Chat with Dr. Deb: https://youtu.be/en1B3hQq3Tk?si=zxnfVnjp_9l7x4yq
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://a.co/d/03H4uKIR
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Connect with Wendy:
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Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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Treat yourself to gorgeous peonies from the Phineas Wright House! Enroll in the 3 week peony subscription and you’ll receive 2 dozen gorgeous peony stems each week, harvested at the perfect stage for a long vase life. Pick up in Bolton, MA.
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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Sophie Lechner, marketing strategist and author who helps entrepreneurs use AI to create deeper connection (not just faster content). Sophie is a connector and idea factory who believes AI is making marketing harder, not easier, because everyone sounds the same now, and people are more skeptical than ever.
They explore:
Why AI is making it harder to stand out 
How to use prompts that take you through your entire life story to pull out what makes you uniquely you
Why marketing stops feeling like marketing when you approach it with the same love and generosity you bring to client work
This is a conversation about human-to-human connection in the age of AI. Sophie shares how she uses AI as a thinking partner (not just a shortcut) and helps entrepreneurs dig into their clients' deeper beliefs that keep them from saying yes. When your marketing connects your humanity to your client's humanity, it stops being marketing. It becomes client work.
Connect with Sophie:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sophielechner/
Website: TheMagnetModel.com
Get her book: Unlock Your Impact: The Roadmap to Magnetic Client Attraction for Entrepreneurs Who Hate Marketing: https://www.themagnetmodel.com/book
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Connect with Wendy:
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Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!
Join Wendy for her dreamy Summer Solstice White Party on Saturday June 20, 2026 —an al fresco evening of delicious food, intention-setting, and celebration at the Phineas Wright House. Wear white, gather at the long table in the field, and toast to the season ahead. 
Save you spot here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dana Williams, leadership strategist and author of Internal Revolution: Lead Authentically and Build Your Personal Brand From Within. Dana helps leaders stop performing and start using their unique CliftonStrengths—because we're 1 in 34 million with those talents, and nobody else was made to do what we were made to do.
They explore:
Why things are hard when we're performing but easy when we're using our unique talents
How to manage your energy instead of your time
Why procrastination is an indicator from your inner wisdom that someone else should be doing this
This is a conversation about giving yourself permission to stop honing your weaknesses and lean into what comes naturally. Dana breaks down the four domains of CliftonStrengths (executing, strategic thinking, relationship building, influencing) and why partnering with people who have complementary strengths changes everything. Stop performing. Start leading. Start being you.
Connect with Dana:
DanaWilliamsCo.Com
Get her book, The Internal Revolution: https://a.co/d/0iv4u3Rn
Dominate Your Day Podcast: https://www.danawilliamsco.com/dominate-your-day-podcast
Referenced in this Episode:
The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18106144
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Connect with Wendy:
Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!
Treat yourself to gorgeous peonies from the Phineas Wright House! Enroll in the 3 week peony subscription and you’ll receive 2 dozen gorgeous peony stems each week, harvested at the perfect stage for a long vase life. Pick up in Bolton, MA.
Get all the details here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/peony-subscription-2026
Join Wendy for her dreamy Summer Solstice White Party on Saturday June 20, 2026 —an al fresco evening of delicious food, intention-setting, and celebration at the Phineas Wright House. Wear white, gather at the long table in the field, and toast to the season ahead. 
Save you spot here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dyna Vink, functional medicine health coach who sold everything in Canada and moved to Panama two years ago to reinvent her life. After navigating 13 years of perimenopause with little help from traditional medicine, Dyna discovered functional medicine testing that revealed what her doctor's tests couldn't see.
They explore:
Why most doctors have no education about perimenopause
What functional medicine tests reveal that traditional blood work misses 
Why women put themselves last when it comes to health and resources
This is a conversation about taking your health into your own hands when traditional medicine says "your tests are normal" but you know something isn't right. Dyna breaks down the five functional medicine tests she uses, what they cost, and why investing in yourself isn't selfish—it's necessary.
Connect with Dyna:
HolisticNutritionLifestyle.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerimenopauseRelief
Referenced in this Episode:
Aging Gracefully vs. Aging Helplessly | Dr. Sofia Din: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18782263
Reinvention and Saying Yes After Loss | Melissa Darnay: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/1697158
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Connect with Wendy:
Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.