Announcing Keynote Speaker for Women on Fire retreat

I am absolutely delighted to announce the first of our keynote speakers for the 2015 Women on Fire Retreat in Chicago!

ABC News Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo, author of the popular book Thinspired: How I Lost 90 Pounds — My Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Self-Acceptance, will share her insights, strategies and inspiration for overcoming your toughest obstacles so you can live the life you dream of.

Step Into Your Dreams ~ and Fly is the theme for this year’s event, which will be held at the beautiful Doubletree-Magnificent Mile in Chicago from April 23-25, 2015.

You are invited! And, if you haven’t yet registered, please do so now!

With only 35 seats remaining and the cost only $399, our retreat is expected to sell out soon.  (To help you with this important investment in yourself, there is a special two-pay option available.)

Please don’t wait and miss out on this incredible weekend to be energized, inspired and connected to other fabulous women — just like you!

You will leave this phenomenal gathering with your next steps in hand toward what you truly want in your life … and so much more.

And …

Once word is out on who our other special guest speaker is, all seats will be gone and we will be SOLD OUT.

Please don’t miss out on Women on Fire’s biggest and best event of the year.

Please register today.  And if you are already registered, please consider another amazing woman who needs to be here, and share this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with her.

Thank you so much for being a part of this powerful circle of women who support each other to live our dreams.

Love,

Debbie

P.S. Please don’t worry. If you’ve already registered, you’re on the list!

P.P.S. As New York Times’ best-selling author and lecturer Marianne Williamson says, “Women on Fire is the ultimate ‘you go,girl’ community for inspiration and support to manifest your own inner light.” No place better than our annual Women on Fire Retreat to shine your light!

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February’s Book To Live By Is…

This month’s Books To Live By selection highlights the theme of our membership Inner Circle for February: From Self-Acceptance to Lasting Change, featuring Mara Schiavocampo, an ABC News correspondent, author, wife and mother.

Our February selection is….

 

Thinspired: How I Lost 90 Pounds—My Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Self-Acceptance by Mara Schiavocampo

In this inspiring and relatable book, Mara guides you through a weight-loss quest that led her to health and happiness and tells how you can experience one too. Talk about a Woman on Fire! 🙂

You’ll be moved by her struggle with food addiction and motivated by her decision to stand up to the power that food held over her. And you won’t want to miss out on her easy-to-apply “magic” weight-loss formula!

But above all, Mara’s courage and authenticity in the telling of her story are reason enough to read it.

With weight-loss goals at the top of so many New Year’s lists, Mara’sThinspired is a perfect companion for your journey in 2015!

With lots of love~

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P.S. And if you aren’t yet Women on Fire Inner Circle member, I invite you tojoin us today. You will immediately start receiving the many benefits of membership, including our monthly video master class and chat to inspire and support you with the next steps of your life!

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Inner Circle Sneak Peek w/ Mara Schiavocampo Feb. 2015

It’s Meredith at Women on Fire with a sneak peek of what’s to come in your Women on Fire’s Inner Circle members package for February!

Each month, our founder, Debbie Phillips, interviews an inspiring expert for our members. If you’re not yet a member of our inner circle, please be our guest and listen in today for free to a clip of Debbie’s upcoming candid interview with Mara Schiavocampo, an ABC News reporter, two-time Emmy Award winner, author and mom.

Mara, a correspondent for Good Morning America, recently published a new book, Thinspired: How I Lost 90 Pounds—My Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Self-Acceptance. In it, Mara discusses the physical and psychological tolls food addiction can take and how she stood up to the power that food once held over her life. In this interview, she shares how she lost 90 pounds, why she did it and all the lessons she learned along the way.

Press PLAY below to listen to a brief audio clip (2:19) of this warm and motivating interview.

In the full interview package, you’ll discover: 

  • The components of Mara’s magic weight loss formula.
  • What types of food you should eat to have a lasting weight loss.
  • How to establish healthier habits.
  • A goal-setting strategy that will change the way you lose weight.
  • How to love yourself and your body through your weight-loss journey.

All that plus you’ll discover the single most important step to take BEFORE you start an exercise routine!

If you are already a monthly member, enjoy this sneak preview. You’ll receive the full monthly care package in your mailbox in early February.

If you aren’t yet a member and would like to receive the full interview with Debbie and special guests, I invite you to join us TODAY! You will also receive:

  • An invitation to our popular monthly live video master class and chat with Debbie, in which you can receive personalized coaching on whatever you are struggling with and the chance to win a copy of Mara’s book!
  • Access to our private, members-only Facebook group, where you can connect and feel the support of our amazing community.
  • Personalized coaching materials each month to help you track your progress.
  • Plus many more benefits and fun! 

Click here to register to receive February’s membership package. Registration to receive the interview with Debbie and guests ends on Friday, January 30, 2015. You have less than 48 hours left!

Don’t miss out on this truly dynamic interview full of inspiration and easy-to-implement strategies that will motivate you to get moving! 

Best,

Meredith

P.S. Register by Friday, January 30, 2015, and get a free Women on Fire mug!

The hidden magic in your struggles

You may be new to Women on Fire or you may have been a part of this ever-expanding circle for years.

I am super happy and excited to start off 2015 with you!

Women on Fire exists to celebrate or discover what you’re “on fire” about, and to provide inspiration, strategies and support to bring you more of what you want into your life.

The Spark! is your home for ideas, inspiration, and strategies — and to feel cherished and supported.  Because you are!

(In addition, our monthly membership was created to super-size your experience here. See the P.S. below for a special surprise for you if you’re not yet an official member.)

Today our topic focuses on how to turn what’s been a big challenge in your life into one of your greatest gifts to the world.  Your real gifts – your true purpose — are often hidden in shame or embarrassment or fear of being found out.

The irony is that it is often our pain that shapes us and makes us so very special – and can help us to help change life for others.

Take these women, for example:

Oprah is famous for sharing her great struggles (poverty, teen pregnancy, unstable home life, sexual abuse) and for transforming her turmoil into the fuel that propelled her career to greatness and beyond anyone’s imagination.

And it is true, too, for a dynamic and inspiring woman I interviewed last week — ABC News correspondent Mara Schiavocampo. You may have seen her on Good Morning America or in her last job at MSNBC.

Mara has written Thinspired, a brand-new book about her success in standing up to a nearly life-long food addiction battle to lose 90 pounds.  Even if you don’t have weight to lose, you will be empowered in whatever struggle you might face by how Mara persevered to overcome her demons and become the very best version of herself.

Her life’s great challenge with weight has now become her gift to the world.

Mara’s bingeing and food addiction was at least partially set into motion by a well-intentioned relative who insisted on monitoring and regularly weighing in Mara when she was a little girl.

To confuse matters, when this precious little girl lost weight at her weekly weigh-ins, her reward was a sweet treat such as ice cream!

In our interview, Mara shared how ashamed she was for her eating habits – and also her joy at the freedom of now saying the truth of her life.  And while her book has just been published, I believe she will help, inspire and influence many more people by revealing her greatest challenge than she ever would have in keeping silent even though she has a high-profile job on network television.

So, how is it for you? How can you turn your greatest challenges into your great strengths, as Oprah and Mara have done? Here are some questions to consider:

  • Are you aware of the secrets you keep hidden?
  • Have you overcome, worked through, healed from your challenges?
  • If you told your story, who might benefit?
  • If you die with your story inside of you, is that OK with you?
  • What potential is locked inside of you, hiding, waiting for you to welcome it into the world?

To get clear about your obstacles, past and present, write down all of the challenges that have shaped your life. Then, make a plan to bring them positively into your life.  What do you have to lose? My guess is you have everything to gain.

Have a fantastic week ahead and I am so thrilled to be on this road with you to living your most fulfilled and inspired life!

Love,

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P.S. If you’re not yet an official member of Women on Fire, you are invited to join our monthly membership program where you’ll receive the interview with Mara Schiavocampo in your February membership package.

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