Diva Tonight with Carlene Humphrey
Diva Tonight is a podcast for women in their 40s who are navigating relationships, friendships, and family while continuing to grow, evolve, and ask bigger questions about their lives.
Hosted by Carlene Humphrey, in our episodes we explore love, friendships and family dynamics and generational trauma.
Diva Tonight creates space for honest dialogue, learning, and reflection—because women in their 40s deserve conversations that honor where they’ve been and where they’re going.
Want to be a guest on Diva Tonight with Carlene Humphrey? Send Carlene Humphrey a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/divaontheradio
Episodes
131 episodes
Spice Mas Essentials
Carnival can look like pure chaos from the outside, but once you know the story, everything snaps into focus. We’re talking Spice Mas, Grenada Carnival, with a real Grenadian and Trinidadian lens and all the details people skip when they treat ...
How To Shift Your Energy And Stop Repeating Painful Patterns
Your life can look “fine” on the outside while your inner world runs on panic, people-pleasing, and old survival scripts. We talk with healing coach and mentor Birgita Visser about what self-love actually means when you’re triggered, exhausted,...
How Leaving A 30-Year Marriage Opened The Door To Purpose
You can love your family, respect your culture, and still choose a different life. Carlene Humphrey sits down with her aunt, Liliana Guadagnoli, for a deeply personal conversation about what it takes to grow through change rather than simply en...
The CIA Meets The Fae
A nurse sits beside an IV chair, a patient says “tell me a story,” and a brand-new fantasy world snaps into focus. We’re joined by author Danielle Orsino, who walks us through the surprising true spark behind A Fool’s Journey, part of her Legac...
Food That Sparks Desire
Greasy comfort food can be delicious, but it can also quietly kill the mood. We wanted a smarter, more playful way to talk about libido, energy, and romance, so we brought on Amy Riley, a food critic and author with a master’s in gastronomy who...
Severe Period Pain Is A Medical Problem
If you’ve ever been told to “just deal with it” when your periods are brutal or your energy disappears in your 40s, this conversation is for you. I’m Carlene Humphrey, and I’m joined by Dr. Anne-Marie Regina, a Greatee Toronto-area naturopathic...
She Helped 10,000 Women Conceive Naturally — What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You
Please see your family doctor or medical practictioner before seeking medical advice from a Acupuncturist, Natural Doctor etc... Diva Tonight Podcast is sharing the opinions of special Guest Kirsten Karchmer with hopes of ...
Run Your Relationship Like A Team Meeting
Most of us bring a spreadsheet brain to work and a wish-and-hope brain to love, then we wonder why relationships feel chaotic. Psychologist, author, and couples coach Dr. Robin Buckley joins us to lay out a practical marriage blueprint that tre...
Money Secrets Your Financial Adviser Wants You To Know
Money can feel like math, but the truth is it’s memory, identity, stress, and sometimes even comfort. I’m joined by Amanda Cassar, a financial advisor and author based on Australia’s Gold Coast, and we get honest about why so many of us reach a...
She Climbed Kilimanjaro & Adopted 3 Kids — Here's What She Learned About Confidence
We talk with Simone Kinego about building real confidence in midlife, from surviving chaos at home to choosing the brave thing when self-doubt is loud. We connect the dots between patience, adoption, community support, and the mindset shift tha...
40, Fabulous & Finally Figuring It Out
Forty can arrive with confetti and a quiet crisis at the same time. I’m Carlene Humphrey, and I’m now kicking off my This Is 40 series with the real story behind why this milestone changed me: the joy of celebrating...
Finally Named It: Getting an ADHD Diagnosis in Your 40s Changes Everything
We talk with ADHD-informed coach Sarah DeGrave about getting diagnosed later in life and why it can bring both grief and freedom. We connect ADHD to creativity, perfectionism, anxiety, and the simple systems that help us stop relying on memory ...
You Can Rebuild A Marriage By Healing Your Core Wounds
We sit down with relationship coach Bryan Power to unpack integrated attachment theory and the six pillars that can change how we love, fight, and repair. We connect the dots between childhood wounds, midlife turning points, and the practical t...
From Big Four Partner To Culture Builder In Paris
We sit down with Trisha Daho, a former EY partner turned founder of Empowered, to talk about leaving corporate life, building a business, and designing a culture that helps people thrive. We get real about runway money, business development, se...
Emotional Intelligence For Real Life Relationships
We sit down with relationship coach and author Joni Woods to trace how fear, family pressure, and faith shaped a marriage that never felt healthy and the divorce that changed everything. We talk emotional intelligence, boundaries, and the daily...
A Life-Changing Trip To Kenya And The Lessons It Left Behind
Please support Diva Tonight !https://www.buzzsprout.com/1039483/supportA three-week trip to Kenya with no phone, a heavy heart, and a sick parent back home can change what y...
Grenada Day, Carnival Culture & the Real Cost of Mas — with Kerron
We catch up on summer heat in Toronto, then zoom in on why Grenada’s Spice Mas keeps growing with Jab Jab at the center of the culture. Along the way, we get real about money, music, meaning, and what visitors miss when they chase vibes without...
Why Talking to Your Wealth Advisor Is Less Scary Than Your Dentist
Thanks for listening to Diva Tonight Most women think health and wealth are separate battles—Nancy Griffin reveals they’re actually intertwined in a way you’ve never considered. Spoiler: ignoring this connection could cost you more ...
How Speaking Up About Mental Health Changed Our Lives
The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the...
How Dance Helped Me Reclaim My Body And Mind After Chemo
The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the...
From Societal Checklists To Personal Fulfillment In Your 40s
The checklists are loud—marriage, kids, title, house—but the quiet question underneath is louder: what does a fulfilled life actually look like? We sit down with Babs Faseesin author of Cracking the Life Code, to rethink success after forty, co...
How A Mom and Entrepreneur Turned Chaos, Into Systems That Serve Communities
We explore how Melissa moved from nonprofit burnout to building Make Ideas Work, a project management approach that turns chaos into systems while protecting family time. We trade practical tactics for buy‑in, boundaries, and single‑tasking, an...
From Debt Stress To Financial Calm With Kadeem McLean
We sit down with coach and author Kadeem McLean to demystify budgets, debt, and investing while unpacking the silence many of us grew up with around money. Real stories, plain language, and practical steps to build discipline, protect credit, a...
How Leaving A 30-Year Marriage Opened The Door To Purpose
We share Liliana Guadagnoli’s journey from immigrant roots and university career to spiritual coach and Reiki master, and how leaving a 30-year marriage opened the door to purpose. Practical advice, honest stories, and a clear path for women re...
Credit Card Or Gift Card ?
Tommy Kilpatrick challenges the assumptions behind “credit card debt,” drawing a hard line between invoices and statements, and show how language can shift the burden of proof back to the bank. We share tactics, limits, and ways to clean report...