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Tranquility du Jour

Writing, Wellness, and the Wisdom

Tranquility du Jour

Kimberly Wilson

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.6 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Anne Flosnik on:

  1. Living Fearlessly and Fully in Midlife
    Anne shares how she's shed fear and self-doubt in this season of life. With a strong sense of agency, she sees midlife not as a narrowing but as an expansive time filled with opportunity, curiosity, and creative possibility.

  2. Honouring the Body with Gentle Consistency
    After a surprise osteoporosis diagnosis, Anne began building supportive routines like daily rebounding (mini trampoline), strength training, and mindful nutrition. Her message: small, informed choices can strengthen body and spirit over time.

  3. Creative Spark Through Community and Writing
    A creative writing class at her local library reignited Anne's love for storytelling and inspired her to begin writing her memoir. She highlights how simple, local resources can awaken creative energy and support our evolving sense of purpose.

  4. Tranquility Through Trust and Self-Compassion
    Anne emphasizes tuning out the noise, trusting your inner compass, and celebrating what's going well. She encourages women to honor their intuition, stop chasing perfection, and embrace each day as an unfolding gift.

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Our Guest: Anne Flosnik

Anne Flosnik is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator of over 700 titles and has 5 Audie Nominations among her many awards and distinctions. Anne has been a Registered Nurse, a Midwife, and a Flight Attendant – all experiences that add depth to her work. She produces audiobooks in her country backyard home studio in Virginia. She lives with her husband and their two, adorable cats.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome back to Tranquility DeJure, your second to last episode of season two.

0:12.3

And this has been your cozy corner for all things midlife as I've interviewed an amazing group, some of my favorite women.

0:19.9

I am Kimberly Wilson, psychotherapist, author, and tea lover

0:23.2

here to inspire you to embrace beauty, balance, and the art of intentional living. Now, let's dive

0:29.3

into this week's episode, which is with a returning guest, who I adore Anne Flaznik. And I think

0:35.7

you're going to really enjoy this episode. And again, I just want to say a

0:39.4

big thank you to everyone for tuning in for season two. And, you know, just to acknowledge that this is

0:46.0

our 20th year. And it's been so fun to have brought you all these episodes over the years.

0:52.9

And I hope that you have enjoyed them and,

0:56.0

you know, we'll continue to find lots of ease and inspiration in them. And stay tuned. I may be

1:02.7

starting a new podcast at some point soon over on Substack. So stay tuned and I will definitely

1:10.1

keep you posted on that. But for now we're going to

1:12.7

be talking with Anne. We're talking about living fearlessly and fully in midlife, honoring the

1:19.3

body with gentle consistency, finding your creative spark through community and writing,

1:26.3

and then the importance of tranquility through trust and

1:29.6

self-compassion.

1:31.5

You can find more about the podcast at Kimberlywilson.com slash podcast, and the show notes are

1:38.5

over on Substack, which is Kimberlywilson.substack.com.

1:42.9

There's a link to all of this, of course, in the show notes,

1:46.2

and you'll also find a fun video over on YouTube. Now, our guest, Ann, is a multi-award-winning

1:53.0

audiobook narrator of over 700 titles and has five Audi nominations. Among her many awards and distinctions, she's been a registered nurse,

2:04.9

a midwife, and a flight attendant, all experiences that add depth to her work. She produces

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