In this episode you’ll meet Patricia Linderman, an EFM who’s “done everything.” She and I talk about how New Year’s Resolutions mirror the way that diplomatic partners recreate themselves every time they reach a new post, and how to create the kind of environment that will nurture the healthiest, happiest you. What goals did you set for yourself in 2022?
While posted in seven countries with her FSO spouse and two sons, Patricia Linderman worked as a writer, editor, translator, language teacher, mom, and volunteer. After all those stressful moves and too much time hunched over the computer, she realized that her health was going downhill, so in 2014 she made some lifestyle changes and lost 43 pounds – and discovered a passion for helping others move forward on their own health journeys. Now, with her health coaching practice “Fierce After 45,” she supports individual clients (including a 98-year-old retired CIA officer); leads workouts on Zoom for Foreign Service employees, EFMs and retirees from Washington State to Baghdad; offers free “Laughter Wellness” and mindfulness groups on Zoom; and writes a fiercely independent blog at www.fierceafter45.com where she shares exciting things she has learned about finding fun, joy and empowerment (not boredom or deprivation!) as we bring out our healthiest selves.
Find Patricia on the web at www.fierceafter45.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FierceAfter45
Instagram: @fierceafter45
