Feb 3, 2021
Meet Today's Guest: Regina Young
Regina
Young has always charted her own journey in life and believed
standing in your own power makes you unstoppable. Regina has a
degree from the Art and Fashion Institute of Philadelphia in
Fashion. She is a podcaster, plus-size model, personal branding
image consultant, and speaker. She can be heard on Teatime Midlife
Edition podcast, a weekly teacup conversation about midlife
victories, struggles, and how you’re going to live your best life
now in the community.
Please Tell Our Audience About Your
Journey
At one point, I had to make a bunch of choices.
I could do the nine to five, or I could live my dream and just take
chances. I chose to do both. I didn't even choose to do one or the
other. I said I can have it all, why not? I started modeling or
going on the journey for modeling. That was one thing. And then at
one point, I became a Ford Model. That was one of the journeys that
I took. Another journey that I took was around podcasting. I got to
the place in mid-life where I was like, is this all there is? Is
there anything else? Or can I create something? The pandemic opened
up an opportunity to be heard and seen in mid-life. And that's how
I started with the podcast, Teatime Midlife Edition.
Can You Tell Us What Teatime Midlife Edition Podcast Is
All About?
It is for women in midlife. Sometimes women
can be alone in midlife. It shouldn’t be that way. Women should be
in a community in mid-life, and it is a teacup conversation. It
takes about 20 minutes, once a week, for the first season. The
second season may look a little different, but we talk about the
struggles, the victories, all kinds of things. In a community,
supporting one another is a key to feeling fulfilled, and having a
good sense of life. Feeling like life is working, because you have
someone you can rely on and you could share your victories with.
That's what it’s about.
How Do You Overcome the Challenges of Having Difficult
Conversations Over the Airwaves?
If I want to make a
difference in the world, I have to be the example. If I'm going to
be vulnerable, then I assert that other people will be vulnerable.
I can't ask one to do more than what I'm willing to do.
Unfortunately, my father just passed away, and I shared the
different phases of grief. Being open and honest like that. I'm not
under the illusion that I'm the only one going through it. I feel
like if I make it okay, for me to share myself, maybe you'll be
okay with sharing yourself.
What Can You Say to the Mid-Lifers Listening Right Now
to Pour Into Them?
I do stand in the quote, if it's to
be it's up to me. You’re going to have to participate in your own
rescue. That is the real deal. Believe that this too shall pass.
Those are the three things that I use to move forward in any
challenging situation. It’s important to be in a community. You
have someone who’s the support that can help prop you up if
necessary. Most of all, someone to hold your hand or comfort you
when it's down and say it's going to be okay. In a community, you
will get everything you need, because there's someone who's already
been through it, going through it, or missed it. But the reality is
you'll get everything you need in a community.
I Heard You Have Some Great Things Coming up That You're
Putting Together. Could You Tell Us a Little Bit About
That?
I am starting a curriculum for women in mid-life.
It's helpful in midlife because there's a point where you get into
a fashion rut. There's an opportunity to rebrand yourself or
reinvent yourself in your image. And my course is called Model
Perfect Woman. Every woman is model-perfect with style. I want to
reach a lot of women, where they get to reinvent themselves and see
their image newly. It’s not about trying something old and making
it new. It's about authentically being yourself. Having your image
represent you from your core authentic self. You've always wanted
to do it. You just couldn't see how. People get stuck in past
images. They get into a fashion rut. They loved themselves 10 years
ago, and they looked fabulous. Everything was perfect. And now
look, it's mid-life and they don't know what's next and how to
bridge from 10 years ago.
If You Were to Describe Yourself With Three Different
Words, What Would Those Three Words Be?
Persisted. Fun.
Loving.
What Is Your All-Time Favorite Business
Look?
I love a simple blazer jacket and a simple dress.
It could be zip up the back, knee-length. I do like a little black
dress or a patterned dress with a jacket. That's a simple business
look.
What Is Your All-Time Favorite Business
Book?
"Who Moved My Cheese?" By Dr. Spencer Johnson and
"Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill.
Mentioned in This Episode
Facebook: www.facebook.com/teatimersmidlife
Website: www.teatimemidlife.com
Website: modelperfectwoman.com