She's Bold with Beth Whitman

Patricia Schultz is the author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. We talk extensively about travel from many angles and many facets of it including how she got started in travel and her first trip abroad at age 15. Patricia is a true lover and advocate of travel like no one I know. She believes in her soul that everyone should travel and that there’s no excuse for not going somewhere. Among other things, we talk about checked vs. carry-on luggage and her formula for planning where to go.

Today’s conversation is with Roshi Joan Halifax, a Zen Buddhist teacher at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe. She’s also an anthropologist, an ecologist, a civil rights activist, a hospice caregiver and an author. Her most recent book is Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet. Roshi practices what’s called socially engaged Buddhism and is very involved with protecting the rights of others. She encourages us to serve others yet find balance in the process.

Robyn Benson is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. She not only brings with her a background of knowledge steeped in ancient wisdom and practice, but she is also one of the more forward-thinking practitioners in the country. Her practice is called Santa Fe Soul Center for Optimal Health. She specializes in youthful aging and provides cutting edge health technologies that focus on regenerative medicine, women’s health, preventative medicine as well as helping people recover from addiction.

In this episode, I take some time to answer your questions! I cover some interesting topics including: * How I started my business * How I handle running in terms of mental and physical challenges

In this episode, I take some time to answer your questions! I cover some interesting topics including: * Details of my solo motorcycle trip through Central America * How I can be so polite and generous (someone else's observation, not mine) * The nitty gritty of my meditation practice * And my life's biggest regret (there's only one!)

Jean Thompson is a full-on chocoholic and has been for as long as she can remember. It's therefore befitting that she heads one of the Northwest's premiere chocolate companies. In this episode, we talk about how she went from investor to CEO/Owner after an earthquake nearly destroyed Seattle Chocolate. 16 years later, she's still just as passionate about the business, bringing creative changes to the company, recreating the brand, innovating and disrupting an industry that she loves dearly.

After being sexually assaulted by another passenger while on a Delta Airlines flight, Allison Dvaladze has taken up the mantle to help implement procedures to protect rights of passengers. But her advocacy work goes well beyond this issue. For year's she's been working with women in low-resource settings such as developing nations and communities and advocating for better conditions for these women, specifically when it comes to breast cancer and the stigma around this diagnosis.

045 - Angela Shen, Founder & CEO of Savor Seattle Food Tours on building a business, being creative and following your passion

Today I share the results of my personal lab tests. It's a look at about 150 bio markers as tested and interpreted by sports nutritionist, Chris Talley. This is an intimate and, in some cases, surprising look at my overall health, what I'm lacking in my diet, what I can do to improve my nutrition, what's looking good and some alarming (toxic) results that need to be cleared up.

043 - Runner and Race Director Sabrina Seher on ultra-marathoning and being a Super You!

Geraldine DeRuiter is an award-winning travel blogger best known for her blog and on Twitter as the Everywhereist. Her writing has been called “consistently clever” by TIME Magazine and “dark and hilarious” by the New York Times. Though intimidated by authority such as the TSA, she fights back with a witty sense of humor. That's why her blog post, “I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter” received more than a million views.

Megan Biging is an ocean rower. Megan, along with her rowing partner, traversed the Pacific Ocean from Monterrey, CA to Honolulu, HI It took them 57 days to complete and in doing so, they set a world record. Megan talks about what it took--both mentally and physically--to complete this epic journey, how she prepared for it, what her days (and nights) were like on the open water and what it was like to return home, only to find that no one seemed very impressed with her very huge accomplishment.

Pauline Frommer is the Co-President of Frommer's, where she oversees the publication of the guidebooks, the Frommers.com website and is the host of two weekly radio shows. Frommers just celebrated their 60th year in business and continue to be one of the leading publishers where they produce high quality print books utilizing top notch journalists who provide unique perspectives at destinations around the world.

On today's episode, I'm doing something a bit different. Today I'm speaking with previous Be Bold guest, Linda Fane, on the topic of compassion. Linda is a long-time Buddhist practitioner and Buddhist teacher whom you might recall from episode 5. Here we dive into a conversation about compassion, what the term means and how we can practically apply it to every day situations.

Angel Murdock is a Nurse Midwife, the Nomads Women’s Clinic Co-director and a women’s health adventurer. She spent a month trekking in one of Nepal's most remote regions to help administer medications to pregnant women and provide feminine products to those who otherwise don't have any access to basic care. Angel is a wife as well as mother to four children. In her spare time she meditates and rock climbs. Yes, she's an all around adventurer who's life philosophy is to live her truth and to serve oth