Lift Up Connections: Reimagining Life, Growth, and Reinvention Together
Lift Up Connections is a space where mid-career and midlife women come to explore the truth of who we are and who we are becoming next.
Hosted by Christine Perfetti, social psychologist, founder of Lift Up Connections, and creator of the Only You Reinvention Framework, this podcast shares honest, intimate conversations with women navigating growth, leadership, and reinvention at one of the most pivotal stages of life.
Each week, you will hear real stories of growth, clarity, and becoming from career pivots and identity shifts to healed relationships, new beginnings, and the messy middle moments we rarely talk about. Christine brings her warmth, wisdom, and decades of experience in human behavior to help you reconnect with your voice, desires, and the next chapter calling you forward.
Inside Lift Up Connections:
We experiment.
We get curious.
We create space for the woman you are becoming, not the one the world expected.
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Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
In this personal and raw episode, Christine sits down with Alla Weinberg, a design leader and expert in psychological safety, to talk about trauma, something we don’t often talk about at work.We often experience trauma in many different areas of our lives, including when we are managing workplace dynamics, parenting, or dealing with systemic barriers in our jobs. Alla shares her perspective on what trauma really is and how healing can start by building deep connections.
Christine and Alla discuss the trauma many of us carry without realizing it until something cracks open, such as becoming a parent, leaving a toxic workplace, or a relationship ending. Alla shares her own story of discovering her trauma after the birth of her son, and how that realization influenced her purpose, work, and understanding of what it means to show up authentically.
If you are experiencing burnout, feeling disconnected, or questioning the systems you are operating in, this conversation is a great reminder that you are not alone. Healing doesn’t have to happen in isolation. There is a way forward that starts with compassion for ourselves.
🔗 Links & Resources
Connect with Alla on LinkedIn: Alla Weinberg
Sign up for Alla's trauma healing session
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Christine Perfetti is joined by Amy Heymans, founder of Beneficent and co-founder of the renowned design agency Mad*Pow.
A force for good in the healthcare and design communities, Amy shares her journey from young designer and mom to building and selling her multimillion-dollar agency. At Beneficent, she is creating dignified futures through participatory design and visionary leadership.
Christine and Amy discuss how to navigate career inflection points, the challenges of motherhood, how futures thinking can change the world for good, and why we must "stop being selfish and share our brilliance with the world."
Amy shares her perspective on building self worth, dealing with imposter syndrome, and what it really means to live and lead in alignment with your values.
Amy also shares insights into Dignified Futures, the conference she will be co-hosting in Atlanta this June, and her vision for change across health, finance, and government.
🔗 Links & Resources
Dignified Futures Conference: https://designfordignity.com (June 3–4, Atlanta)
Connect with Amy on LinkedIn: Amy Heymans
Beneficent: https://beneficent.design