<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Living My BEST Chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>We're Jodie and Denise. By "title" a retired chiropractor and a farm wife. Both moms of grown kids. But we're SO much more than that! We're living our BEST chapters &amp; we want to help you do the same!</p><p></p><p><b>We're real friends who talk about real life for women in mid-life and beyond.</b></p><p></p><p>We know that life comes in seasons or chapters. And we know that the choices we make affect those chapters. We also know that you don't need to wait for a life-changing event or "title change" to start a new chapter. You don't need to wait for anything. And you can start any time. We also know you definitely shouldn't wait until you're "ready' because you might never feel ready. In fact, we would argue that NOW is the perfect time to start the BEST chapter of your life.</p><p></p><p>On this podcast we talk about where we are and where we want to be. We talk about the choices we make and how they help or hinder us on our journey to our BEST chapter. But we also know that our BEST chapter is not a destination. It's an ever evolving path based on those choices we make.</p><p></p><p>We talk about mind, body, and soul and what we need to do to keep them healthy and happy. And speaking of happy, we talk about happiness and finding our joy - A LOT! Because happiness is a huge piece of the Best chapter puzzle.</p><p></p><p><b>We talk about self-care. About boundaries. About faith. About mindset. About self-talk. We share our wins and our lessons learned. Because lessons are NEVER failures.</b></p><p></p><p>We also laugh a lot! We believe laughter IS the best medicine. We laugh at ourselves because we know we shouldn't - and DON'T - take ourselves too damn seriously. But we never laugh about serious issues or another's suffering.</p><p></p><p>We are building a community of caring, supportive women in mid-life and beyond. And we are leading and showing the way. Because we genuinely care.</p><p></p><p>We will challenge you to make the right choices for yourself. To use <b>B</b>old <b>E</b>mpowerment, <b>S</b>elf-discovery, and <b>T</b>ransformation to create your BEST chapter. And we will motivate you and be your biggest cheerleaders as you do it.</p><p></p><p>Because we want you to be able to say, "I'm <b>Living My BEST Chapter</b>!"</p>]]></description><link>LivingMyBESTChapter.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:39:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/37EXHG6D.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Jodie Bean & Denise Mouser]]></author><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:57:35 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Jodie Bean & Denise Mouser]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category><itunes:author>Jodie Bean &amp; Denise Mouser</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re Jodie and Denise. By &quot;title&quot; a retired chiropractor and a farm wife. Both moms of grown kids. But we&apos;re SO much more than that! We&apos;re living our BEST chapters &amp;amp; we want to help you do the same!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We&apos;re real friends who talk about real life for women in mid-life and beyond.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We know that life comes in seasons or chapters. And we know that the choices we make affect those chapters. We also know that you don&apos;t need to wait for a life-changing event or &quot;title change&quot; to start a new chapter. You don&apos;t need to wait for anything. And you can start any time. We also know you definitely shouldn&apos;t wait until you&apos;re &quot;ready&apos; because you might never feel ready. In fact, we would argue that NOW is the perfect time to start the BEST chapter of your life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On this podcast we talk about where we are and where we want to be. We talk about the choices we make and how they help or hinder us on our journey to our BEST chapter. But we also know that our BEST chapter is not a destination. It&apos;s an ever evolving path based on those choices we make.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talk about mind, body, and soul and what we need to do to keep them healthy and happy. And speaking of happy, we talk about happiness and finding our joy - A LOT! Because happiness is a huge piece of the Best chapter puzzle.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We talk about self-care. About boundaries. About faith. About mindset. About self-talk. We share our wins and our lessons learned. Because lessons are NEVER failures.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also laugh a lot! We believe laughter IS the best medicine. We laugh at ourselves because we know we shouldn&apos;t - and DON&apos;T - take ourselves too damn seriously. But we never laugh about serious issues or another&apos;s suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We are building a community of caring, supportive women in mid-life and beyond. And we are leading and showing the way. Because we genuinely care.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We will challenge you to make the right choices for yourself. To use &lt;b&gt;B&lt;/b&gt;old &lt;b&gt;E&lt;/b&gt;mpowerment, &lt;b&gt;S&lt;/b&gt;elf-discovery, and &lt;b&gt;T&lt;/b&gt;ransformation to create your BEST chapter. And we will motivate you and be your biggest cheerleaders as you do it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because we want you to be able to say, &quot;I&apos;m &lt;b&gt;Living My BEST Chapter&lt;/b&gt;!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jodie Bean &amp; Denise Mouser</itunes:name><itunes:email>bestchapterbiz@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Self-Improvement"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"><itunes:category text="Mental Health"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/logos/9c07a443-4cf6-45de-95ea-9a173de3d930.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness... But First Unhappiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The learning curve continues... But we're getting there! And it's still only our 4th episode! It's fitting as we talk about happiness and joy (and the difference between the two) and the unhappiness that many feel before finding the joy. But we don't leave you hanging. We offer 3 tips for getting out of the unhappy funk to work toward happiness. </p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">25258379-c2e1-4a26-bf0e-b8ec17979e0a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jodie Bean & Denise Mouser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/8a7e48c9a3dfa2b96f25dc83eb212180a287780277aa735f7ef76e2bae6db427/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIyNTI1ODM3OS1jMmUxLTRhMjYtYmYwZS1iOGVjMTc5NzllMGEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIyNmYwYmE1OS1mMzE1LTQ2MDctOGE4MC0wZTE1Y2MyMjU1ZDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNhNjQ5YWE4YTgxYTNlMGExODY0NDMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwZWZiZTAxOTlhOTRkOWYxMWFkYjI1L2pvZGllLWRlbmlzZXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0yMV9fMTQtMzQtNDAubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="58812020" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/episodes/25258379-c2e1-4a26-bf0e-b8ec17979e0a/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;The learning curve continues... But we&apos;re getting there! And it&apos;s still only our 4th episode! It&apos;s fitting as we talk about happiness and joy (and the difference between the two) and the unhappiness that many feel before finding the joy. But we don&apos;t leave you hanging. We offer 3 tips for getting out of the unhappy funk to work toward happiness. &lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:30:38</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/logos/9c07a443-4cf6-45de-95ea-9a173de3d930.png"/><itunes:title>Happiness... But First Unhappiness</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Steps]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>We're Jodie &amp; Denise and we share inspiration, motivation, and education for mid-life and beyond women to "Live My BEST Chapter." In this episode, we discuss how to decide if you are living your best chapter now or not and the first steps to take if you aren't. We talk about starting at the beginning - where you are now - to analyze what needs to stay and what needs to go as you build that chapter. And we offer a free resource to help you as you work through those questions, our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://living-my-best-chapter.kit.com/99d60b63ed" target="_blank">Living My BEST Chapter Reflection Journal which can be found by clicking HERE. Download my Journal.</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">b57cdc93-ece4-42be-be73-64afdc97b490</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jodie Bean & Denise Mouser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:42:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/40e1942f926135c8b20507882ee000a1d2921a0f5ebbf7ab91bfe6050af853a8/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJiNTdjZGM5My1lY2U0LTQyYmUtYmU3My02NGFmZGM5N2I0OTAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIyNmYwYmE1OS1mMzE1LTQ2MDctOGE4MC0wZTE1Y2MyMjU1ZDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNhNjQ5YWE4YTgxYTNlMGExODY0NDMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllZTdlZmE5NWZmYmViMDhmYjA5Y2UyL2pvZGllLWRlbmlzZXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNC0yNl9fMjMtOS0xNC5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="72730897" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/episodes/b57cdc93-ece4-42be-be73-64afdc97b490/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re Jodie &amp;amp; Denise and we share inspiration, motivation, and education for mid-life and beyond women to &quot;Live My BEST Chapter.&quot; In this episode, we discuss how to decide if you are living your best chapter now or not and the first steps to take if you aren&apos;t. We talk about starting at the beginning - where you are now - to analyze what needs to stay and what needs to go as you build that chapter. And we offer a free resource to help you as you work through those questions, our &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://living-my-best-chapter.kit.com/99d60b63ed&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Living My BEST Chapter Reflection Journal which can be found by clicking HERE. Download my Journal.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:37:53</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/logos/9c07a443-4cf6-45de-95ea-9a173de3d930.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:title>First Steps</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From Our Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Today we discuss what went right and what went wrong on our podcast launch. And how all of these lessons apply to real life! Listen in (we promise it sounds much better than last time - lol) and learn with us!</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">6bbf114a-844b-4ba0-a7de-054f2335fb1f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jodie Bean & Denise Mouser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:21:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/a0003fe51a637ce4d0ba17e1baef8c4f9887914610c61d3abe1304383ec21a0f/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI2YmJmMTE0YS04NDRiLTRiYTAtYTdkZS0wNTRmMjMzNWZiMWYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIyNmYwYmE1OS1mMzE1LTQ2MDctOGE4MC0wZTE1Y2MyMjU1ZDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWNhNjQ5YWE4YTgxYTNlMGExODY0NDMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlkYTcyM2Q4MGRkMTFlM2Y5YWMxNTE5L2pvZGllLWRlbmlzZXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNC0xMV9fMTgtOS0zMy5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="48640566" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/episodes/6bbf114a-844b-4ba0-a7de-054f2335fb1f/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Today we discuss what went right and what went wrong on our podcast launch. And how all of these lessons apply to real life! Listen in (we promise it sounds much better than last time - lol) and learn with us!&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:33:47</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/logos/9c07a443-4cf6-45de-95ea-9a173de3d930.png"/><itunes:title>Lessons From Our Launch</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Jodie & Denise]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Jodie and Denise introduce their podcast 'Living My Best Chapter' and share their personal stories, motivations, and aspirations for the podcast. 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They express their commitment to helping women in midlife and beyond live their best chapters, and emphasize the importance of community, support, and personal growth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Takeaways&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Community Support&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Personal Growth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chapters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;00:00 Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:22:43</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/26f0ba59-f315-4607-8a80-0e15cc2255d8/logos/9c07a443-4cf6-45de-95ea-9a173de3d930.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Meet Jodie &amp; Denise</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>