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Midlife can be a wonderful time in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, some women don’t take advantage of this pivotal time, they don’t take that leap to script their second chapter, and, ultimately, they miss out on discovering a whole new life. That’s where reinvention comes in.  

Reinvention is about change and growth. It’s a choice that you make for yourself that can have phenomenal benefits. But first . . .

As a midlife woman, do you know who you are . . . really know who you are?

This episode gives you a gentle nudge in the direction of self-discovery, and features five women who share their stories of reinvention and their thoughts on the journey that has led them to the women they have become today.

Show Highlights

[04:15]   Accepting ourselves doesn’t mean we have to stay where we are in life.

[05:13]    Reinvention: Do you know who you are in midlife?

[05:57]    If the woman you were ten years ago doesn’t align with the woman you want to be, what are your options?

[07:03]    Introducing guest commentator DC Stanfa, who talks about her reinvention trilogy, how her last reinvention occurred at her breaking point and how she rebounded.

[10:42]   You don’t have to entirely overhaul your life when you reinvent yourself, but you do have to believe in what you’re doing.

[12:22]   Introducing guest commentator Beth Havey who leaned into stress, turned it into a positive and used that the fuel her reinvention.

[12:51]   Going through fertility treatments and giving birth to her son at the age of 42 ignited a flame in Beth and prompted her to enter the medical field.

[20:50]   Introducing guest commentator Katy Kozee who knows the value of change. And while she acknowledges the potential ugliness in it.

[21:46]   Katy is deep in “the ring of fire,” a phrase coined by sociologist, author, life coach and speaker Martha Beck in her 2008 book, “Steering by Starlight.” The “ring of fire” is one of three concentric spheres that represents your life, your consciousness and your reality and it denotes a time of challenge in our lives.

[23:23]   Steps to take to begin your journey of reinvention.

[24:28]   Introducing guest commentator Kimyon Zari who is is constantly reinventing herself and has acquired a deeper sense of self-love.

[26:10]   Reinvention is also about clearing the head and shifting thoughts.

[30:18]   Change, and why some people resist it.

[31:22]   Introducing guest commentator Elise Seyfried, whose life changed in a big way during her third reinvention.

[34:54]   Closing. midlife podcast

“Midlife-A-Go-Go the podcast!” is hosted by Valerie Albarda

Where to Find Show Guests:

Beth Havey: website: www.boomerhighway.org  |  Facebook @elizabeth.a.havey  |  Twitter @boomerhighway  |  Books at Elizabeth A. Havey
Katy Kozee: website: www.midliferambler.com  | Facebook @midliferambler  | Instagram @katykozee
Elise Seyfried: www.eliseseyfried.com
DC Stanfa: Facebook @dc.stanfa | website dcstanfa.com | Book: The Art of Table Dancing: Escapades of an Irreverent Woman
Kimyon Zari: Facebook  |  LinkedIn 

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Music Credits:
“My Street” by Lee Rosevere Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)
“Acid Trumpet” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
“Jellyfish in Space” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
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“Chill” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
“I’m Going for Coffee” by Lee Rosevere; Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)