Who are the Good News Girls?
We are a community cultivating happiness and a sense of purpose for all women in our "Third Act" of life.
The Founders: With 128 years of combined life experience between us—including all the years as entrepreneurs, wives, moms, and now grandmas—Mimi and Susan share a passion for adventures, fun and a full life.
Susan Wheeler
Susan is a Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Dogs, hiking, travel, writing, and photography are a few of her favorite things. She lives with her husband on their beautiful organic farm in Connecticut and is also a Mom of four fabulous adults and seven grandchildren. Susan has a certification in Gut Health Nutrition and has recently become certified in Pilates. She is passionate about advocating for women's physical and mental health and helping them improve with age. Susan is the author of The Lemonade Diet, an inspirational resource encouraging women to persist and persevere when life hands them lemons. Her motto is, "It's never too late to change your life!" She is excited to bring her tenacity and sense of humor to this community of vibrant women!
Mimi Madden
Mimi is passionate about a few things in life: the arts (especially dance), gardening, the great outdoors, and of course, her tribe of amazing kids—now all grown up and launching the next generation. She has worked for 25+ years in the arts and loves helping cool nonprofits succeed and grow. Mimi’s entrepreneurial endeavors have included Pilates and wellness businesses and corporate and nonprofit consulting. Through her coaching practice, she takes clients through a remarkable series of three “Life Planning” sessions to help them quickly create a happier life in the present. On top of everything else, she is thrilled to bring all her passion and life experience to help co-create this new community of The Good News Girls!
How it all started...
Sometimes you have to follow your gut… Mimi decided last fall, even though it was not an ideal time, that she should take the leap to travel to England for a training in “Life Planning.” She invited Susan to travel with her, because how could she go to England without an adventure, and who better than Susan for that?
Not only did they have a fabulous time hiking, eating, exploring, and meeting lots of dogs (and their owners), but they also realized they shared a common desire to set out on a new path at this point in their lives. Susan’s seed of an idea to establish a community of women in their “Third Act,” something she’d been nurturing for some time, resonated with Mimi on a deep level. This seed began to grow between them and is now taking root and blossoming as we launch The Good News Girls community!
We decided to share a bunch of our travel photos with our members–the fun and exhilaration we experienced is why we will be offering travel opportunities for our members. Third Act travel adventures are just too good to keep to ourselves!
Some Of Our Adventures!
