► Tell us about you and your podcast
My name is Pia Antico I am a uniquely titled Crone Life Joy Reboot Mentor, Founder of Essential Awakening Mentoring, #1 Best Selling Author, International Public Speaker & Host of Crone Life Revolution Podcast; who is passionate about combining the Spiritual with the Political as far as it comes to challenging modern-day, misogynistic youth obsession that pathologizes Menopause & ageing.
I am on a mission to contribute to the global conversation aimed at showing women & AFAB non-binary individuals that looking younger & losing weight are not the answer to successful aging.
I am a Late in Life Queer, Neuro-divergent 'three near deaths before 30, two abusive marriages, & major head injury; life rebuilder' whose mission is to help women & AFAB non-binary individuals over 40 to effortlessly get past their darkest moments by tapping into their innate well-being & shining the light of their radiant, joyful wisdom.
I want women & AFAB non-binary individuals to know in their bones that their past doesn't predict their future & now is the time to dream big. It is never too late to tap into our joyful wisdom.
Combining my background in Psychology, Counseling & Coaching certification in the Three Principles Paradigm; I intuitively guide women & AFAB non-binary individuals over 40 to ditch their regrets, live unapologetically, age disgracefully, and quit being an unwilling bystander in their lives.
Crone Life Revolution Podcast is on a mission to share the transformative wisdom of women and AFAB non-binary individuals over 40 and challenge the beliefs that midlife, Menopause and Ageing are something to fear and dread.
► Why & how did you start this podcast?
The inspiration for Crone Life Revolution arose from my own exploration into dismantling my unconscious internalised ageism that had me rushing in desperation at age 39 into a second toxic marriage. I had not realised that all the social fear mongering about being a woman getting old and dying alone influenced me to throw away my hard won freedom aftering escaping the first toxic marriage.
Instead of spending that single life period building myself up, I did what so many women do when burdened by compulsory heteronormativity; I kept finding a man at the centre of my life.
The motivation of Crone Life Revolution is to embolden and inspire women and AFAB non-binary individuals to centre themselves in their midlife journeys and rewrite what it means to age thereby challenging the Patriachal & Ageist messaging.
► How'd you find the time and funding to do this podcast?
At present I am a one-woman podcaster who does not have a team of people helping with creating and promoting the podcast.
In 2023 I started season 1 of Crone Life Joy Chats where I have conversations with women and AFAB non-binary individuals about their transformative experiences of midlife, Menopause and Ageing. Sharing their stories of trials and triumphs aimed at demonstrating to my listeners that life really does begin after forty.
I am thrilled to have published 20 episodes in series 1 so far and look forward to chatting with more world renowned influential women and AFAB nonbinary individuals.
► What do you gain from podcasting?
My podcast started as a for passion project not a for profit one. I am not rushing to monetize my message and have not sort sponsorship.
I am also choosing to not get caught up in artficial success metrics, if just one listener benefits that is enough.
► How does your podcasting process look like?
Like for so many women grass roots podcasters, my system is very low tech.
I record Crone Life Joy Chats series in Zoom with both myself and my guest using microphones and headphones.
I edit the video using Microsoft Live Movie Maker taking off the pre intro chatter and post interview wrap up.
I don't edit the actual interview so as to not distort the ideas of the guest speaker.
I upload the ripped audio to Spotify, add the promo and interludes then publish.
I am not worrying about studio quality recording or any of the other concerns important to 'tech bros' in podcasting.
Listeners will get a realtime conversation coming from the heart.
► How do you market your show?
Crone Life Revolution Podcast can be listened to on Applecasts, Spotify, Googlecasts, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, Castbox, Overcast, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Podhero, Podcast Republic, Podfriend, Radio Public, ListenR, & Sonnet platforms
Instagram is the main platform that I promote on.
Facebook Podcasting communities, Matchmaker.FM and Podcast Guests are where I advertise for guest speakers; along with actively reaching out to world renowned individuals that inspire me across social media.
My next project is to create a Podcast Newsletter and build a mailing list of listeners.
► What advice would you share with aspiring (new) podcasters?
The biggest tip I can share with women and gender non-conforming individuals is to not let their message get swamped by marketing a tech concerns. An authentic message will find its listeners and not everything needs to be monetized.