Season 1 Episode 1

Introducing The Mediate Now™

The Mediate Now™ is here to change your entire life! In each episode, mediator Winter Wheeler teams up with a guest who is an expert in their field to give you insight into how the art of mediation applies to every aspect of our daily lives! Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 2

Why is Mediation My Passion?

This is the question Winter is asked most frequently, so before we dive into the show, she is answering it here! What drives Winter to pursue mediation with such fervor? What motivates her? What sets her apart from other mediators? Find out here! The Mediate Now™ is here to change your entire life! Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 3

Litigation Consultant Shari Belitz Makes the Case for Mediation!

Why would a litigation consultant encourage parties to mediate? Guest Shari Belitz, expert litigation consultant, discusses COVID, access to the courts, and their effects on preexisting bias are making mediation the only game in town. Listen in as Winter and Shari discuss these issues' effects on juries and mediations. Of course they'll give advice on how to recognize bias so that you can improve your entire life! Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 4

Psychiatrist Ericka Goodwin Breaks Down Grief and How to Be Supportive

Do you struggle with how to best support your grieving friends and clients? Has your struggle intensified due to the immense loss brought about by the pandemic? Guest, Dr. Ericka Goodwin, discusses how to recognize the signs of grief in those around us in an easy to understand and down to earth way. Listen in as Winter and Dr. Ericka discuss signs of grief, how grief impacts parties at mediation, and best practices to support the grieving in any situation. Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 5

Family Mediator Gabrielle Hartley Gives her Best Tips for the Divorced and Divorcing!

Are you considering divorce? Already divorced? Know someone involved in an adversarial breakup of their marriage? Or perhaps you're a divorce professional? Guest, Gabrielle Hartley, Esq., discusses the benefits of utilizing mediation and avoiding court. Listen in as Gabrielle gives practical tips on how to use mediation techniques in your personal life, and provides her best tips for family mediators and lawyers! Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 6

Virtual Litigation with Pioneering Trial Attorney, Amy M. Stewart!

Amy M. Stewart, Founding Partner at Stewart Law Group in Dallas, Texas, ​talk about Amy's experience trying the first virtual jury trial in the United States, their mutual love and appreciation for mediation, and Winter gives Amy a behind-the-scenes look at what mediation really means to her and how she intends to use this podcast to bring mediation to all people!

Of course they'll give advice on how mediation fundamentals can improve your entire life! Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 7

Attorney Talar Herculian Coursey's Rules for Living the Good Life... Insider Tips for Mediating Employment Cases!

Talar Herculian Coursey is a lawyer by day and a philanthropist by night! Listen in as she and Winter chat about Talar's experiences as an employment defense attorney dealing with highly charged cases and clients. They also discuss personal experiences with being on the receiving end of harassment, and how those experiences shape how they approach these defendants.

Get tips on how to empathize with people who have offended you so that you you can move on and live the good life! Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 8

Lawyer Bob Levant Teaches How to Have Difficult Conversations with Yourself and Others!

How do you feel about having uncomfortable conversations? Is it difficult for you? Or are you cool under fire? Guest, Robert Levant, Esq., is no stranger to having tough talks. Listen in as Robert and Winter discuss how to best have those tough talks with others--and yourself!
Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 9

How to Love Your Authentic Self! A Masterclass with Christine Cariño

How do you feel about yourself? Seriously, think about that. Do you love yourself just as you are and refuse to accept less from others? Are you nurturing of yourself and carefully decide who is allowed in your world? Listen in as Winter and Christine discuss how to truly love your authentic self and ditch anyone who doesn't do the same! This episode gets personal, so be ready for a strong dose of Winter's reality while Christine walks her through how to best handle the issues.

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 10

Trust Your Intuition & Live the Life YOU Want! Coach Isabelle Havers Shows Us How!

Listen in to learn to connect with and listen to your body, re-balance your life, and reach your full potential! You'll also hear Isabelle help Winter to make several personal revelations during the episode, too!

Have you gotten lost in the GO GO GO of the corporate world? Are you struggling with self-doubt? Can't understand why you're unsatisfied with your work? Isabelle helps women in the corporate world to overcome that self-doubt and reconnect with their femininity, so they can trust themselves, their talents, and their intuition!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 11

From Big Law to Yogi... Life Coach Erica Cannon Shares the Key to Instantly Change Your Life!

Are you disillusioned with what from the outside looks like the "perfect" career?

At the age of 29, Erica Cannon, disenchanted with the life she had chosen for herself despite reaching every goal she had set – attending the top-tiered schools, working for the best law firms in the sexiest practice areas, making lots of money – she woke up to the realization that not only was she suffering from anxiety in both work and social situations, she had also been depressed for two decades.

This awakening led her to change her entire life!

She now aspires to help as many others as she can to live from that awakened, joyful place that she found.

Are you ready? Let's get to it!.

Season 1 Episode 12

Burnout Recovery Specialist Karrie Brazaski is ready to recharge your life!!

Are you teetering on the edge of burnout? At the end of the day do you wonder how you found the energy to keep moving? Do you desperately need a recharge but don't know how to make it happen? Stop contemplating and start doing! Listen in as Winter and Karrie discuss practical tips on how to maintain your physical and emotional well-being in a high stress world. how to encourage your employees' happiness and positive mental health, and even improving your children's self-esteem through stress management tools. Winter even gets her own evaluation of how to improve her entire life!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 13

Fight the Urge to be Compliant! Prof. JN Reyt Teaches Why to Negotiate Salaries!

Did you negotiate your last salary? Have you ever felt that an employer manipulated you into NOT negotiating?

Listen in as Professor JN Reyt explains why we should never simply accept a first offer. Instead, we should fight back against negotiation suppression! Can proper negotiation techniques help eliminate gender and race wage gaps? Dig in and learn how you can improve your entire life! Are you ready?

Let's get to it!

Bonus Episode

Winter’s interview of Erica Cannon spurred so many requests to hear more from Erica, that Erica recorded this desk meditation video just for The Winter Wheeler Experience members! It’s a great one to listen to on your work breaks! Be sure not to listen while driving!

Season 1 Episode 14

When Helping Others Leads to Your Own Trauma: A Conversation with Legal Advocate Marta Keller

Have you ever believed in something so strongly that you sacrificed a part of yourself to make it happen? Trauma informed legal advocate Marta Keller did just that. She worked to right the wrongs of the Canadian government by participating in the reconciliation process for survivors of the Indigenous Residential Schools.

She dug deep, put her emotions aside, and supported those who needed it. Dive in to learn how you can build up your emotional fortitude. Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 15

Work Life Rollercoaster? Attorney and Mom of Three, Taylor Poncz, Refuses to Succumb to Mom Guilt!

Do you feel guilty when you're at work that you aren't with your family? Do you feel guilty when you're with your family that you aren't working? Attorney and mother of three, Taylor Poncz, isn't allowing herself to fall into that trap! Listen in as she talks about balance as a misnomer and gives practical tips to manage guilt and to succeed as woman in a male-dominated field!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Bonus Episode

Winter’s and JN shares an Exclusive version of the Fight the Urge to be Compliant episode.

Season 1 Episode 16

A Compassionate Recruiter?! YES! Jazmin Addy Changes the Game on How We Job Hunt!!

Have you worked with a recruiter for your job hunt? Did you feel the recruiter cared about your individual situation, needs, and goals? Did you have intentional and empathetic conversations? No?? Meet recruiter Jazmin Addy of Proximity Partners-- providing service with heart! Listen in as she gives her secrets for improving families through better, more meaningful employment!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 17

Get #Networked! Jamie Szal Empowers Women in the Digital Age!

Jamie Szal and Winter tackle headline issues facing working women and parents head on! They discuss the persistent hurdles within the legal profession that make it more difficult for women in particular to get ahead. Jamie is a strong advocate for women's empowerment and for women to work together to encourage and uplift each other! Listen in as they discuss their personal struggles, triumphs, and efforts to make the future brighter for their children!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Bonus Episode

Winter’s and Taylor shares an Exclusive version of the Work Life Rollercoaster episode.

Season 1 Episode 18

Disrupting Toxic Positivity! Life Lessons from Stephanie Holt!

Tired of being told that women need to simply lean in if they want better pay and better opportunities? Well, we are too! Listen in as Stephanie Holt and Winter hash out toxic positivity and the victim-blaming culture being perpetuated by the very people we expect to uplift us: life coaches! Have you bought into taking on the blame for things that are well outside of your control?? Let's fix that.

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Season 1 Episode 19

Reclaim Your Power! Finding Yourself After Divorce With Wendy Sterling!

They say it takes one year for every five years of marriage to be able to get over a divorce. Divorce Coach Wendy Sterling can help you speed that up! She's been there herself and overcame the end of her twelve year marriage in just one year! You don't have to go through this alone. There is a better way! Listen in as Wendy and Winter discuss Wendy's personal story of triumph and tips you can put into action today!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!

Bonus Episode

Mediator Gabrielle Hartley, creator of the Better Apart Method®, sat down with Winter to discuss her proven methodology and success rate and how you can prepare in advance for a divorce.

Season 1 Episode 20

Seeing Your Worth When Others Don't! The Lessons that Made Kim Freeman A Pandemic Solopreneur!

Did the pandemic change everything you thought you knew about the trajectory of your career? Did you suddenly find yourself unemployed and needing to make a huge change? Kim Freeman certainly did and she did it with grace! She didn't make a pandemic pivot, she made a pandemic pirouette! She surrounded herself with people who believed in and supported her and provided the blueprint to success. Now she's an entrepreneur ready to teach others the lessons she's learned along the way!

Are you ready? Let's get to it!