Your skin changed. Your skincare didn't. Sound familiar?

This week on Chat Off The Mat, I sit down with Stacy Berger, founder and formulator of Sum of All, a skincare line created for women moving through perimenopause and menopause. Stacy spent 25 years developing products for other beauty brands. Then she hit her own hormonal shifts and couldn't find anything that worked for her. So she built it.

We talk about the seven visible shifts that happen to our skin as estrogen fluctuates. We get into why drinking more water won't fix dehydrated skin, and how 3 a.m. wake-ups and cortisol show up on your face. Stacy explains how she blended ancient botanical wisdom with clinical science. Then we go deeper: skincare as self-worth, why your canvas needs priming, and the beautiful meaning behind the name Sum of All.

We are not depleted. We are the sum of all the lives we've lived.

In this episode:

• Why Stacy left product development for other brands to build her own
• The 7 visible skin shifts of menopause, and why you may not have all of them
• Why "just drink more water" doesn't fix a compromised skin barrier
• Cortisol, stress, inflammation, and your skin
• Gentle exfoliation for slower cell turnover (and an easy fix if you always forget)
• Ancient beauty wisdom meets modern science
• Skincare as an investment in your own worthiness
• Why it's never too late to try something that scares you

Connect with Stacy:
Website: sumofall.com
Instagram: @sumofallbeauty

Sum Of All Skin Care Affiliate Link:

https://sumofall.com/?ref=ROSEWIPPICH

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Chat Off The Mat is hosted by Rose Wippich, Energy Alchemist & Empowerment Guide, Reiki Master Teacher, Qigong and yoga instructor, and author of Empress Rising: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom, and Rewrite the Rules of Aging.

Rose creates conversations for women ready to explore what’s possible in the next chapter — conversations about wellness, energy, personal transformation, embodiment, and the wisdom that comes with lived experience.

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© 2026 Rose Wippich

What if the reason you feel stuck in love, money, or your next chapter isn't your mindset, but your living space?

In this episode of Chat Off the Mat, Rose sits down with feng shui expert and spiritual psychologist Laura Vida, founder of Interior Alchemy. Laura has more than 30 years of feng shui practice behind her. She explains why rearranging furniture isn't enough on its own, and why your home is always sending a message to the universe, whether or not you chose that message.

Laura saw clients use feng shui to attract a new partner, only to attract the same kind of relationship again. That pattern led her back to school for spiritual psychology. Interior Alchemy is her answer: clear the old stories inside, then anchor the change in your space.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why clutter holds your energy, and the 3-day rule for after you let something go
• How your home maps to your body (your front door is the "mouth of qi")
• What hanging your art too high says about your goals
• Why a bedroom full of single-woman goddess images may be blocking partnership
• How to use the bagua map on your home, your property, your desk, and even your car
• The three areas to clear when you're stepping into your Empress years: your basement, your entrance, and a sacred space that is yours alone
• Why you should use your front door, even if you always come in through the garage
• The difference between a collection you love and clutter you've outgrown
• The five elements in feng shui, and how to calm a room with too much fire
• Predecessor chi: what the people who lived in your home before you left behind

Your Royal Invitation: Walk through your home this week and notice where you expand and where you contract. Is there a room you avoid? Find out what area of life it represents on the bagua map. That's where to begin.

ABOUT LAURA VIDA

Laura Vida is a feng shui expert, spiritual psychologist, and founder of Interior Alchemy. She has practiced and taught feng shui since 1993. Her training includes Black Hat (BTB) feng shui, compass school, and geomancy, and she is a dowser. She is a Certified Red Ribbon Professional with the International Feng Shui Guild. She also holds a master's degree in spiritual psychology, which she uses to help clients release the old beliefs that keep them recreating the same patterns.

Laura works with private clients, designers, architects, hospitals, museums, and educational organizations. She offers virtual consultations worldwide through live video walkthroughs. Her new feng shui book is coming soon.

Free guides, the Interior Alchemy map, her home energy quiz, and ways to work with Laura are all on her website:
🌐 https://www.lauravida.com
📸 Instagram: @interior.alchemist
📘 Facebook: Laura Vida, Interior Alchemy

Link to Bagua Map: BAGUA MAP

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Chat Off The Mat is hosted by Rose Wippich, Energy Alchemist & Empowerment Guide, Reiki Master Teacher, Qigong and yoga instructor, and author of Empress Rising: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom, and Rewrite the Rules of Aging.

Rose creates conversations for women ready to explore what’s possible in the next chapter — conversations about wellness, energy, personal transformation, embodiment, and the wisdom that comes with lived experience.

For Women Ready to Rise.

📖 Book: EMPRESS RISING: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom & Rewrite the Rules of Aging.

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© 2026 Rose Wippich

Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem looked nothing alike, but they mastered the same rare skill: they stayed themselves for decades while the whole world tried to hand them a script. That contrast is where we start, because it shines a light on a question so many of us carry quietly, especially in midlife and beyond: when did I stop being a person and start acting like a “brand”?

We pull a surprising lesson from Ted Lasso, where the advice to “package it right” gets flipped into something truer: the best brand is just being yourself. From there, we unpack how social media, career identity, caregiving roles, and constant visibility pressure can turn women into careful performers. I share why “Empress energy” is not a costume, a crown, or another label to chase, but an embodiment of confidence, self-trust, and self-leadership that already exists under the layers.

You’ll hear practical language for getting back to your center through values, not image management. We talk about values as compass points and name the ones that come up again and again in women’s wisdom years: authenticity, sovereignty, connection, freedom, creativity, groundedness, integrity, vitality, service, and wisdom. You’ll also get a simple prompt to challenge old labels and make one decision this week from what’s non-negotiable for you, not what’s familiar.

If this conversation helps, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s tired of performing, and leave a review so more women can find Chat Off the Mat. What’s one value you’re choosing to live by right now?

Chat Off The Mat is hosted by Rose Wippich, Energy Alchemist & Empowerment Guide, Reiki Master Teacher, Qigong and yoga instructor, and author of Empress Rising: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom, and Rewrite the Rules of Aging.

Rose creates conversations for women ready to explore what’s possible in the next chapter — conversations about wellness, energy, personal transformation, embodiment, and the wisdom that comes with lived experience.

For Women Ready to Rise.

📖 Book: EMPRESS RISING: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom & Rewrite the Rules of Aging.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and subscribe to Chat Off The Mat.

⭐️ Enjoying the show? Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Produced by Rose Wippich | Chat Off The Mat
© 2026 Rose Wippich