Becoming Your Best Version
Maria Leonard Olsen
5.0from 49 ratings
- 293
- Episodes
- 141
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 9K
- YouTube views
About Becoming Your Best Version
Award-winning podcast about living your best life, by Maria Leonard Olsen & her inspiring guests. Maria is a lawyer/journalist/author/two-time TEDx speaker who seeks to amplify women's voices to share about their lives, work & life lessons. She graduated from Boston College & Univ. of Virginia Law. She served in the Clinton Justice Dept. and is a lawyer in Washington, D.C. Her latest book, 50 After 50--Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life, has helped thousands reinvigorate their lives. See MariaLeonardOlsen.com and follow @FiftyAfter50
- Publisher
- Maria Leonard Olsen
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
141 of 293 episodes have a transcript.
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Conversation with Barbara McAfee, A Master Voice Coach Who "Midwifes Voices into Full Expression"
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Conversation with Elizabeth Clemants, Founder of Hidden Water, a Restorative Justice Response to Child Sexual Abuse
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Conversation with Joy Vanichkul, Creator of the Intelligent Beauty Method
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A Conversation with Barbara McAfee, A Master Voice Coach Who "Midwifes Voices into Full Expression"
Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then there's fire, which is connected to passion and taking up space. Water, which is about the heart, basically saying, you know, kind words, warm things, intimate conversation. Metal, which is great for getting loud without strain. So I use this a lot with people who have vocal hoarseness or things like that, or they're around people who really should get a hearing aid. I think, especially in midlife, we start being around people who are like, honey, get a hearing aid. It's very loud and bright and shiny. And then air. is focused on sharing ideas, waking up the imagination, telling stories, things like that. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Becoming Your Best Version
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- Barbara McAfee
- Elizabeth Clemants
- Joy Vanichkul
- Cheryl Amari
- Wendi Knox
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 9,442
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 49 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 77
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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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