Julie Noonan
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Second-act stories with a steady heart.
Roaming with Restless Women is a warm interview series built around women with lived experience and second-act perspective. Its conversations move from personal history to usable encouragement, with room for resilience, writing, spirituality, business, and reinvention.
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Roaming with Restless Women is a reflective interview show about women moving through change with stories still warm in their hands. It is not slick. The conversations often begin with a simple career or life-history prompt and then settle into the parts that matter: confidence, faith, identity, work, family, creativity, and the cost of starting over. Guests are usually women with a public-facing lesson to share, but the show is more interested in the road that got them there. Lois Berg brings a story of abuse, bipolar disorder, jail, homelessness, music, and advocacy. Melania talks about married name choices as a question of identity, family, and women's empowerment. Pamela Thibodeau connects writing, coaching, faith, giving, and the discipline of finishing a book. Nancy Collier brings psychology, mindfulness, emotional awareness, and concern about life in an always-on world. Jane Sanders turns a corporate marketing past into work around purpose and hand analysis. Catherine Pickett speaks from the practical side of editing, authorship, and publishing. Michelle Hollow links journalism, young readers, Mary Anning, and the work of telling overlooked stories. Dr. Keri Graham brings training, development, consulting, travel, and a service-minded view of career experience. The format is interview-led and unhurried. It lets guests answer at length. It also keeps the small human moments, including pronunciation corrections, hometown connections, family details, and casual asides. That looseness is part of the appeal. The show treats leadership less as a title than as accumulated judgment. It returns often to women who have had to choose a name, a path, a book, a business, a recovery, or a new version of themselves. Listeners looking for brisk advice may find it slow. Listeners who want company through transition will find it steady, humane, and useful.
Made for: Best for women navigating retirement, reinvention, creative work, leadership fatigue, spiritual questions, or major life transitions. It also suits listeners who prefer patient, story-led encouragement over fast productivity advice.
What sets it apart: The show blends personal storytelling with gentle practical reflection, giving guests time to connect adversity, career experience, faith, creativity, and self-trust. Its value is in the lived texture rather than expert distance.
Roaming with Restless Women is a podcast dedicated to celebrating and empowering senior female leaders who are thinking of retirement, a new career, or some other transition and are looking for ideas, inspiration and encouragement. We believe in the power of storytelling and shared experiences to create a supportive community where women can connect, share, and inspire each other. Are you a senior female leader (of any age) with a wealth of experience and insights to share? Do you have a story of resilience, leadership, and impact that can inspire others? If so, we want to hear from you! If...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Julie draws practical accounts of writing, storytelling and design from conversations about work, aging and reinvention.
Roaming with Restless Women treats creative work as part of a larger working life. Julie's guest interviews move through writing, storytelling, teaching, leadership and game development, with biography providing the route into each subject.
One interview chair, from novel blurbs to dementia warning signs, waits for your next chapter.
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A warm conversation about writing, service, and practical encouragement.
Pamela Thibodeau comes across as an award-winning author, life coach, and spiritual mentor whose path runs from young motherhood and years in customer service into writing and helping others.
A thoughtful conversation about play, care, and building technology without tying human worth to business success.
Roaming with Restless Women presents Carissa Carban as a co-founder working where healing and technology meet, with one venture focused on navigating change and personal transformation and another built around a cozy AI-driven video game.
A steady leadership conversation about trust, clear communication, and handling tense moments with a little more control.
Roaming with Restless Women centers on Tucker Miller, founder and CEO of Onward Leadership, and stays with the basics of clear leadership, direct communication, and trust when things get difficult.
A grounded episode about nurse expertise, caregiving, and business.
Roaming with Restless Women stays close to Tina Baxter's work as an advanced practice registered nurse, board-certified gerontological nurse practitioner, and founder of Baxter Professional Services and the Nurse Shark Academy.
A warm, practical conversation about aging with more grace, less guilt, and firmer self-trust.
The episode looks at how life changes as women mature, and it does so without making that shift feel sentimental or heavy. Maricia Johns comes across as grounded and plainspoken while moving through aging, education, teaching, work, names, and the small freedoms that experience…
Ira Glass frames weekly theme-driven segments spanning family secrets to Portland's protest conflict.
Jonathan Goldstein tracks down people from someone's past to engineer real reconciliation.
This episode features an interview with Lois Berg, a Nashville singer-songwriter who overcame homelessness, jail, and bipolar disorder to become an advocate for battered women and a successful musician.
This episode features an interview with author Melania, who discusses how married name choices impact women's identity and empowerment, blending personal stories with research.
Pamela Thibodeau starts with real life.
This episode features an interview with psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Nancy Collier, exploring her journey from TV producer to thought leader in women's empowerment and emotional well-being.
Jane Sanders, a master scientific hand analyst, discusses her transition from corporate marketing to revealing innate purpose and gifts through hand analysis, including the science behind it and practical applications.
This episode features an interview with Catherine Pickett, an expert editor and author, discussing her background in the publishing industry and tips for navigating book writing and publishing.
Host interviews journalist Michelle Hollow about her career journey and her book on Mary Anning, celebrating senior female leaders.
Host Julie interviews Dr.
Host interviews Christina Lucia Pezza, an artist and children's book author who transitioned from a corporate career to a creative business, discussing her journey and insights.
This episode features an interview with Jane Hoffman, founder of the Mood Tools app, discussing her journey as an artist and mental health advocate to create tools for helping teens and tweens manage difficult emotions.
Host Julie Noonan interviews Leslie Lane, a third-generation photographer who transformed her family's traditions into a modern studio bridging art and business, mentoring women in creative leadership.
Host interviews Stacey Phillips, a renowned family law attorney, about her career journey and insights for senior female leaders.
Host interviews lawyer Margo Thomas about her career journey, legal practice, and advocacy for diversity and inclusion.
Ada Gore discusses how journaling helped her transform after being fired from a leadership role, and how it can help women reinvent themselves in midlife.
Interview with Kim, a multimillion dollar business owner and digital marketing expert, discussing her journey and insights for senior female leaders.
Carissa joins Julie from the road.
An interview with a former nurse turned artist who uses painting to heal from a brain injury and find new purpose.
Tucker Miller starts with the thing everyone thinks they know how to do: talk.
Tina Baxter brings a nurse's long view to a conversation that starts with her credentials and lands in real family life.
Maricia Johns starts with names.
Interview with a therapist and author who lost her son to suicide, discussing her book and mission to help others.
This episode features an interview with Risha Walden, a vegan interior designer, discussing how she aligns her ethical principles with her profession by creating cruelty-free luxury spaces for clients.
Interview with Laura Nelson, co-founder of Sober Life Rocks, discussing sober and inclusive event design.
Host Kelly interviews a mother-daughter travel duo who encourage senior women to travel solo and step out of their comfort zones.
Host Julie Noonan interviews Gail Showalter, a coach and founder of a nonprofit supporting single mothers, about her professional journey and empowering women.
Host Julie interviews Donna Cravata, CEO and founder of Cravata Media Group, about her journey from working in law firms to starting her own business and helping clients reconnect with their stories.
This episode features an interview with author Braca Goetz, discussing her Harvard psychology background, unexpected life journey to Israel, and her work on cultivating joy through books like 'Nourish the Soul'.
Host Julie Noonan interviews Ann Butler Montgomery, a pioneering female sportscaster and author, about her career journey and transitions.
Interview with professional declutterer Julie Coraccio about her journey and passion for helping people clear clutter and get organized.
Host Julie Noonan celebrates the 100th episode by interviewing three wise women about their backstories and messages for senior female leaders.
Host Julie Noonan interviews Phyllis Okun, a former teacher turned business owner and award-winning author, about her journey of reinvention and leadership.
This episode features Janet McConnell, a healthy longevity advocate and bodybuilding competitor, discussing evidence-based strategies for building strength, vitality, and resilience as we age.
Host Julie Noonan interviews energy healer Colleen McCann about leaving her fashion career to become a personal energy stylist.
Host Julie Noonan interviews Karen Bucknall, a cancer survivor and performer, about her journey and wisdom for senior women leaders.