Not to mention overwhelmed about the nitty gritty details - like  planning, budgeting and how to make time for travel in your busy life?

Then you’re going to love part 2 of Dawn's story.  

After getting divorced for the 2nd time, Dawn finally decided to face her fears and start solo travelling. 

First she only travelled within the United States. But then she got up the nerve to go abroad. Through her travels she started to have more confidence in herself, and more faith in humanity. She also learned to shift her perspective on many things, and to stop what she calls dichotomous thinking. 

Travel became her number 1 tool for personal transformation after divorce. 

This new courage & confidence led to other things, such as seeking out community by creating it. Starting a podcast for underrepresented people in her field (technology), and starting travel coaching. 

From being afraid of everything, boldly stepping out and taking chances, this is a story of reinvention through travel. 

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KEEP LISTENING TO HEAR:

➜How she budgets for & plans out her yearly travel

➜What her first solo trip abroad was like

➜The perspective shift that changed everything for her, when it comes to solo traveling. 

➜How overcoming her fear of travelling alone has given her the courage to start other new ventures in her life

➜And much much more!

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👉Dawn’s podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2326005

👉Connect with Dawn on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnbutler1 

👉Dawn’s links: https://linktr.ee/unleashyourcourage 

▬▬▬▬▬ CONNECT WITH ME (SHE REINVENTED)▬▬▬▬▬ 

👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

 👉Link Tree: http://shereinvented.life/ 

👉Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast 

▬▬▬▬▬ MORE RESOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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So she decided to finally change that,  and face one of her biggest fears - which had also been a secret desire:  Travelling alone. 

Filled with trepidation (about anything and everything that could go wrong), she forged ahead and still took that first solo trip. 

Was it a magical fantasy out of a Hallmark movie?  No, not really.  But it was the first step in the new era of Dawn. An era where she finally decided to be courageous, bold, and fully herself.  

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KEEP LISTENING TO DISCOVER:

➜Getting over her fears of solo travel and doing it anyways

➜How travel can be a catalyst for transformation

➜How Dawn used travel to reinvent herself after divorce

➜How she budgeted for her first trips 

➜Her #1 safety hack for solo women travelers

▬▬▬▬▬ RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬▬▬▬▬

👉Dawn’s podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2326005

👉Connect with Dawn on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnbutler1 

👉Dawn’s links: https://linktr.ee/unleashyourcourage 

▬▬▬▬▬ CONNECT WITH ME (SHE REINVENTED)▬▬▬▬▬ 

👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

 👉Link Tree: http://shereinvented.life/ 

👉Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast 

▬▬▬▬▬ MORE RESOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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Intro & outro music by: https://www.bensound.com

So many people think of retirement as the end-goal, like this magical era of life where you have endless amounts of free time to have fun and feel free. 

But the reality is that retirement can come with a loss of social life and an abundance of unstructured time, which can lead to feelings of boredom, aimlessness and even regret.

If that’s how you’re feeling - or if you don’t want to feel like that when you retire, then  I hope today’s interview will help inject some hope and clarity into your life. 

Amy Freese from the Empty Nexter had been a continual reinventer her entire  life, From stay at home mom, to entrepreneur, to life coach, to radio host….She always knew what she wanted to do next.

But when she decided to retire at the same time as her husband, she was not expecting how lost and purposeless she would feel, when she no longer had a job or career to show up for. 

In fact, this aimlessness made her fall into  a sort of depression. 

Now she helps other newly or soon-to-be retired women overcome this critical phase of retirement, to discover what they REALLy want to be doing, and to create more purpose than ever in their lives. 

▬▬IN THIS EPISODE WE GET INTO▬▬

➜The 5 stages of retirement, and how she got through that first phase ( & loss of purpose)

➜The moment she realized she had lost her identity and what she did next. 

➜How she found her purpose and clarity after retirement

➜ The #1 thing holding women back in retirement..

▬▬ RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬▬

👉Reclaiming You in Retirement FREE GUIDE: https://theemtptynexter.myflodesk.com/reclaimingyou

👉Amy’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.empty.nexter/ 

▬▬CONNECT WITH ME (SHE REINVENTED)▬▬

👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

👉Link Tree: https://beacons.ai/shereinvented  

📺To watch this episode on video search for "She Reinvented Podcast" on youtube

▬▬ MORE RESOURCES▬▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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If yes, I hope that this interview with Amy Freese from the Empty Nexter will show you that it’s OK to keep course correcting - and give you some invaluable tips for your own next reinvention. 

When Amy was a new mom, she tried to be happy just with that, but soon realized that she wanted something more. So she started a women’s group, became a life coach, newspaper columnist, and then radio host. 

Then at some point she realized she had burnt herself out trying to please other people, and so she decided to stop it all and start all over again.

So she took over her parent’s business, ran that for several years, and then decided to reinvent herself yet again. 

And she’s still reinventing today!

So if you need some inspiration or permission that no matter where you are, it’s ok to make new decisions, try something new, and pivot again - Then keep watching!

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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

➜How she started her first business as a stay at home mom. 

➜How she then segued that into becoming a life coach, radio host, and newspaper columnist.

➜Dealing with spouses and other people who think you should just be satisfied with what you already have.

➜What it was like taking over the family business.

➜The 5 stages of retirement and existential crisis she faced when she retired.

And much much more!

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💬Have a question or comment about this episode? Join the conversation here 👇 https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/finding-purpose-after-retirement 

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▬RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬

👉Reclaiming You in Retirement FREE GUIDE: https://theemtptynexter.myflodesk.com/reclaimingyou

👉Amy’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.empty.nexter/ 

▬CONNECT WITH ME (SHE REINVENTED)▬

👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

👉Link Tree: https://beacons.ai/shereinvented 

📺To watch this episode on video search for "She Reinvented Podcast" on youtube.

▬ MORE RESOURCES ▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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Intro & outro music by: https://www.bensound.com

Maybe finding something that gets you out of your head, and into your body would help.

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At the age of 36, Laura had just moved back to the United States, and was planning on starting a new life in San Diego with her fiance. 

But then she got dumped out of the blue, and all of those plans went out the window. 

Looking for something to distract her, she decided to sign up for a local Jiu Jitsu class. 

Walking into that academy for the first time, she had no idea:

1. How HARD it would be at first, and…

2. How much Jiu Jitsu would end up changing her life. 

Now she hosts the podcast BJJ Babes, and encourages other women who train (or want to get started) in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. 

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In this episode you'll hear about:

➜What it was like to get broken up with, right after making a big international move. 

➜How doing martial arts helped her take her power back. 

➜What it’s like to train as a woman in a male dominated sport. 

➜How women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s are getting into Jiu Jitsu. 

➜Deciding to start a podcast around her passion, even though she had no idea how to do it. 

And more! 

No matter your age or where you are in your life: There are always more opportunities than you realize to reinvent yourself and live the life you want!  

▬▬▬▬▬ RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬▬▬▬▬ 

👉BJJ BABES podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZO5DRxg64EtJ1kaBpNq4I 

👉Laura’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjjbabespodcast/ 

💬Join the conversation about this episode:👇 

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👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

 👉Link Tree: http://shereinvented.life/ 

👉Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast 

▬▬▬▬▬ MORE RESOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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But instead of complaining to her friends like might have in the past, this time she took a surprising step:

She scoured the internet for other attorney jobs, and “rage-applied” to a job opening on the tropical island of Guam. 

Not really expecting to get it, imagine her surprise when she got an email, then an interview, and then the offer: 

She was quitting her job & moving to Guam! Mid-career, in her mid-30s. 

That was just the beginning of the story. In Guam, a completely different Laura began to emerge: 

🌟 One who took risks, instead of playing it safe

🌟 One who cared more about jungle runs & adventure than makeup and hair

🌟 One who did things for fun and adventure, rather than for the ulterior motive of meeting a partner.   

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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

➜ What life was like as an attorney in Baltimore & what finally pushed her over the edge to leave her comfort zone and take the risk. 

➜ The surprising opportunities that exist in Guam for beginning and mid-career professionals (if you work in a professional field, you might want to check it out!)

➜ What life was like in Guam, and how living there, and how Laura used her new environment to change her personality and step out of her shell. 

And more!

(Stay tuned for the second half of this interview coming up in a few days!)

▬▬▬▬▬ RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬▬▬▬▬

👉BJJ BABES podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZO5DRxg64EtJ1kaBpNq4I 

👉Laura’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjjbabespodcast/ 

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👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

👉Link Tree: https://shereinvented.life/ 

Prefer to watch? 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinvented

Unblock yourself to get CLARITY on what's next 👉https://clarityblocks.com/ 

Are you thinking about becoming a content creator over 40, but you’re not sure how to find your niche, or where to start?  

Today's interview is for you!

Just before age 40, Christine divorced her husband, left her 1.1million condo, and quit her high-paying jobs at Amazon and Walmart - to live a completely different lifestyle as a travel content creator. 

Now she teaches women how to fly drones, and has found her niche of cruising content creation. 

But as somebody who only started learning content creation at age 40, how did she get to where she is now? 

That’s what we're discovering today!

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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

➜ Christine’s journey discovering what her niche was. 

➜ How she experimented with different types of content 

➜ A practical exercise she used to find clarity. 

➜ How she taught herself to fly drones, as a total beginner over 40

➜ How she got to film with big influencers as a total newbie

➜ Her typical daily and weekly schedule now as a content creator over 40

And much more!

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4.11 How she told her husband she was leaving

7.53 Officially starting her youtube channel

11.22 Getting over that first writer's block (& just making the video)

12.19 Deciding what content to focus on

25.24 What was her financial runway, and how much time did she have?

27.01 How did she finally make content creation into a job?

30.57 Unique way she connected with bigger influencers

35.27 A secret hidden gem (she shouldn't really be sharing)

36.49 Her next projects

▬▬▬▬▬ RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬▬▬▬▬

👉How to start flying drones free mini course: https://christinelozada.com/courses/how-to-start-flying-drones/ 

👉Christine Lozada: https://christinelozada.com/links/  

👉Her Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/christinelozada/ 

💬Join the conversation about this episode:👇 https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/how-i-started-a-youtube-channel-at-40

▬▬▬▬▬ LET’S BE FRIENDS :) ▬▬▬▬▬ 

👉Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereinvented 

👉Link Tree: https://beacons.ai/shereinvented 

👉Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast

▬▬▬▬▬ MORE RESOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/  

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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So why did she leave it all to go become a youtuber and drone expert - something she had no previous experience with - at the age of 40? 

And what can you learn from her story for your own life - if you’re wanting to make a big change - maybe a change that others would call you CRAZY to make - to give you some courage and inspiration to follow your heart? 

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STAY TUNED TO DISCOVER: 

➜ How she came to the decision to divorce her husband and quit her 6-figure job.  

➜ The first steps she took after making that decision, and how she put a plan in place, 

➜ how much financial runway did she give herself…

➜ How she got the courage to leave

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Today’s story is a corporate runaway reinvention. 

So let’s get into it!

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5.39 Her previous life as an executive

7.06 Being in a "power couple" in San Francisco & New York, living in a $1.1M condo

14.20 The turning point that made her re-evaluate her life

18.02 How she first got into content creation in her late 30s

28.25 The cruise that changed everything 

39.04 The hardest part about divorcing (isn't what you think)

40.01 Things accelerated quickly once she made this decision

▬ RESOURCES MENTIONED ▬

👉How to start flying drones free mini course: https://christinelozada.com/courses/how-to-start-flying-drones/ 

👉Christine Lozada: https://christinelozada.com/links/  

👉Her Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/christinelozada/ 

▬ LET’S BE FRIENDS! ▬

👉Instagram: instagram.com/shereinvented 

👉All links: www.shereinvented.life 

📺To watch this episode on video, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast 

😌💬Join the conversation about this episode: 👇https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/from-executive-to-youtuber-over-40

▬ MORE RESOURCES ▬

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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Intro & outro music by: https://www.bensound.com

Over 10 years ago Sue wasn’t really living a dream life. She was in an abusive marriage and keeping herself small. 

Now she’s living a life that we get into today, which looks completely different than the one she had been living at 56. 

Within a period of about 3 years, she got married, entered into a relationship that she describes as “an explosion of joy”, had a psychedelic marriage, participated in plant medicine ceremonies, started learning the drums, AND fulfilled a lifelong dream of writing a book and then publishing. 

So this interview is for you if you’re looking for inspiration on how much things change, in just a matter of time. 

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THIS IS FOR YOU IF YOU:

➜Want to make a big change in your life (like divorce, or a creative project), but you’re feeling stuck

➜Want to write a book or a memoir. Sue gives tips about how she got started, and found beta readers for her book. 

➜Are curious about healing with plant medicine (magic mushrooms, MDMA, ayahuasca, and others) 

➜Are dealing with depression over the age of 50. Sue shares what worked for her. 

➜Want to finding a happy relationship and get married - even after failed relationships, and even over the age of 60

➜Want to look & feel younger than your age, and live a creative life in your 50s, 60s, and 70s. 

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WE ALSO TALK ABOUT:

➜ How to find & tap into the power of support groups

➜ Trying magic mushrooms, mdma or plant medicine over the age of 60

➜ Starting the drums in your 60s

➜ Sex and sexual desire in your 60s

➜ How she has the energy for everything?

And more!

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TIMESTAMPS

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02:49 Was she self-conscious about telling people she's writing a sex memoir?  

05:02 Where did she find her first beta readers?  

09:02 Her recent "psychedelic honeymoon"  

19:04 Difference between antidepressants, mushrooms, ayahuasca, MDMA  

26:05 What does she do to stay so "young"?  

27:23 Starting the drums in her 60s  

30:13 How does she have the energy for all of this?  

30:49 Dealing with depression  

34:56 What's next ?  

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

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👉The Practical Seductress: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Practical-Seductress/Sue-Camaione/9781647426248 

👉Sue Camaione: https://suecamaione.com/ 

👉Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sue_camaione/ 

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LET'S CONNECT! (@shereinvented):

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📷Instagram 👉instagram.com/shereinvented 

🔗All links 👉shereinvented.life 

📺To see this episode on video 👉youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast  

🗨️Join in the conversation about this episode 👉https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/from-depressed-to-living-best-life-late-60s 

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MORE RESOURCES:

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🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: ➜ClarityBlocks.com

🤗Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕ ➜buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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Is there a part of you that thinks that there’s an expiration date on you living your best life? Like if it didn’t happen by 35, by 45, by 55, it probably won’t, and you should just settle for what is? 

Then today’s guest will blow that idea out of the water for you. 

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SUE’S REINVENTION STORY:

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In her mid 50s, Sue Camaione was in an abusive marriage, and finally mustering up the courage to leave. 

From the outside it might have looked like any chance of a dream life was far behind her at 57. 

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But now, almost 20 years later - IN HER LATE 60S - Sue is living the type of fun & creative lifestyle that many 35 year-olds might envy: 

🌟 She’s energetic & living creatively 

🌟 She just got married to an old flame she reconnected with after her divorce

🌟 She’s learning the drums, practicing buddhism, experimenting with Psilocybin, and going on trips around the world

🌟 And she just wrote her first book - a memoir published at age 69, about the sexual double standards she faced in life. 

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If anything Sue’s life is JUST GETTING STARTED - and she’s living her creative BEST LIFE. 

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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

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➜how she started over from scratch after divorce in her 50s

➜how she found love again, and got married in her 60s

➜Invaluable tips for any woman who wants to divorce

➜tips on writing your first book, and finding the overarching “theme” of your life story

➜and more!

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TIMESTAMPS

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02:20 - Getting married to her “long-time lover” at 69

05:47 - Previous Life In An Abusive Marriage

09:36 - Mistakes to avoid during divorce

12:11 - Reconnecting with her old flame in her 50s

16:28 - Her advice for finding the right therapist

21:07 - How did a storytelling night lead to her writing a book? 

22:44 - Beginning process & daily schedule of writing a book?

23:29 - Discovering the overarching theme for her memoir

31:11 - Practicing Buddhism

31:28 - Sexual double standards between men & women in their 60s

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

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👉The Practical Seductress: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Practical-Seductress/Sue-Camaione/9781647426248 

👉Sue Camaione: https://suecamaione.com/ 

👉Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sue_camaione/ 

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LET'S CONNECT! (@shereinvented):

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📷Instagram 👉instagram.com/shereinvented 

🔗All links 👉shereinvented.life 

📺To see this episode on video 👉youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast  

🗨️Join in the conversation about this episode 👉https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/reinventing-after-divorce-writing-memoir-late-50s 

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MORE RESOURCES:

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🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: ➜ClarityBlocks.com

🤗Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕ ➜buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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At the age of 40, Cepee Tabibian had already been in Spain for a few years, but still wasn't fully happy as a freelancer, and she still hadn't found love. (Check out the last episode to hear part 1 of her story where she explains why she moved to Spain.) 

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Then the pandemic came, she made some big decisions, and everything changed! 

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In this episode we talk about:

How you can keep reinventing yourself even after moving abroad, even if the first things you tried didn't fully work.

And how you NEVER give up, no matter if things don't go exactly how you wanted them to at first, and keep iterating!

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You'll also learn:

➜How Cepee turned what started out as a passion project into her full-time business,

➜What it was like to move from Madrid to Malaga Spain during the pandemic,

➜How to find an apartment in Spain

➜How she finally found love (after giving up on Spanish guys),

and more!

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Resources Mentioned:

👉Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass: shehitrefresh.com/masterclass 

👉I’m Outta Here! An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe: shehitrefresh.com/move-to-europe-book 

👉Cepee & She Hit Refresh Community: linktr.ee/shehitrefresh 

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LET'S CONNECT! (@shereinvented):

👉Instagram: instagram.com/shereinvented 

👉All links: www.shereinvented.life 

📺To watch this episode on video, go to: https://www.youtube.com/@SheReinventedPodcast 

💬Join the conversation about this episode: https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/finding-love-and-starting-a-business-abroad

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More Resources:

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

🤗Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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Then on a chance trip to Spain she had a crazy idea that wouldn't go away: Leave everything behind and go start a new life in Madrid....at 35. 

But how? What about a job..and a visa? And what would people say if she quit everything to move abroad at 35?

This is the reinvention story we get into today!

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In this episode we talk about:

➜How you can use travel to completely refresh your life. 

➜How to take a leap even when it feels like a step backwards

➜Getting over the fear of what other people think

➜What visa options exist for women over 35 who want to move to Spain (& the little-known visa she used)

➜Invaluable tips on on how to find remote jobs & network as an expat

➜How she turned her search for community into starting a business abroad. 

And so much more!

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Guest Resources:

👉Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass: shehitrefresh.com/masterclass 

👉I’m Outta Here! An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe: shehitrefresh.com/move-to-europe-book 

👉Cepee & She Hit Refresh Community: linktr.ee/shehitrefresh 

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She Reinvented Resources:

🚧Stuck? Don't know what you want? Hidden blocks can keep you from gaining clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/ 

➜Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented 

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✨ Remember: You're never too old, it's never too late, &you always have more options than you think! Here's to your reinvention!✨

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Why reinventing after the age of 35?

Society can encourage us to make big changes when we’re in our 20s. That's the decade that you're “allowed” to try to figure things out.

But it’s usually much later - in our 40s and 50s and 60s when we have the experience, wisdom, and hindsight to now make better decisions about our life moving forward, which often includes pivoting and changing course…

And yet this is when it is least accepted by society to make big changes.

And even though it’s usually between the ages of 35-55 that we finally have the clarity to realize that the mountain we’ve been climbing, is not the mountain we want to be at the top of…

Since it's not as encouraged at that age to make big changes, we can be wracked with self-doubt, guilt, confusion…and a sense of “Why do I feel like my life is meaningless?..and what’s the point of it all anyways?”

My 40s Burnout

I had a moment like this few years ago in 2020 - 2021.

After a relationship breakup, I hit a major burnout, deep fatigue, and decided to stop taking on clients for my social media agency.

I finally just accepted that what I had been doing was not what I wanted to be doing anymore…But I didn't really know what it was that I did want to be doing.

What do I really want to do with my life?

At the time, 4 years ago, this felt like such the most insurmountable life question that I had to solve.

And I just felt stuck and unclear….and very distressed about that.

I felt like if I can't tell people what I'm doing, if I can't say what it is that I am, does life even have meaning? What's the point of …anything?

Deep questions, existential questions. You can call this an existential crisis. You can call this an identity crisis.

And what's funny is that the term “midlife crisis” really just means an identity crisis that you happen to have in the ages between like 35 and 55, right?

This is when surrounding ourselves with other late-bloomers & reinventers like us is so helpful.

One of the things that finally helped me to get out of this dark period of uncertainty, was listening to stories of other women sharing their own unconventional reinventions.

Because just the fact that there were women out there who had decided to stop doing whatever it was that they were doing and start doing something completely new after the age of 35, gave me hope for myself too.

And thus the She Reinvented Podcast was born

The way that the She Reinvented podcast is different than other midlife reinvention podcasts (which are also great - it's just a great topic!) is this:

A lot of the current “midlife reinvention” podcasts are more about corporate pivots, career shifts, empty nesters… or in other words, continuing to improve your life into midlife: Continuing to stay fit, dealing with perimenopause, eat healthy, etc.

But what I'm really interested in and the stories that I'm going to be seeking out are women who've made big changes in midlife. Who have veered off the path they were on, to go in a completely new direction.

Women who are starting over or changing course after 35.

Since I'm the type of person who’s never been that been conventional, I’m also drawn to stories of women leaving convention, or reinventing their lives in unconventional, creative, and multi-passionate ways.

Is this podcast for you?

If you're a woman in your mid 30s, 40s, 50s, and you're feeling like you might not be climbing the ladder that you want to be at the top of….But now you’re wondering if it’s it too late for you to do what you really want to do?

Or you’re wondering “how do I even get clarity about what I really want to do in the first place?”

Or maybe you've had a career or you've had a life that you're happy with. But now you're feeling dissatisfied, and you don't really know what options are out there for you….

One of the best ways to start to get clarity, start to feel that internal spark again, is just to listen to other women’s stories- and hear all of the possibilities that exist out there.

That's what helped me. And that’s what She Reinvented is all about!

She Reinvented Upcoming Topics & Episodes

Look out for upcoming episodes with women who have done something different, who have gone out of the ordinary and have veered off the path that they were on.

I’ll also be sharing my own reinvention journey - what’s helping me recover from burnout, rediscover and reconnect with my true self along the way.

The topic of identity is a huge one. Because this can be one of our biggest obstacles to reinvention - letting go of old identities and allowing ourselves to step into new ones - even if they take us on new, unconventional paths.

As well as letting go of what other people think - especially when thoughts of “I'm doing this crazy thing. This is not a normal thing to do. What are people going to think??” start to arise.

And any and all other topics that have to do with breaking free from prior limitations to create the life we really want and be the person we really want to be.

Subscribe and Stay Tuned!

If you are a woman in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, And you know you want to make a change, but you're afraid to start…

Or you don't know what the change is, you just know that you want to change something….

Welcome! I'm so glad that you found me. Let’s reinvent together!

LET’S BE FRIENDS!

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More Resources:

🚧Feeling stuck? Want to reinvent, but don't know what you want? There are 5 major hidden blocks that can be keeping you from clarity. Until you shift them, it’s hard to get clear. I share what worked for me in my FREE GUIDE at: https://clarityblocks.com/

🤗Want to say thanks? Buy Me a Coffee ☕ ➜buymeacoffee.com/shereinvented

💬 What did you think?

What did you think of this episode? Can you relate to any of it?

Comment on the blog post here: https://shereinvented.substack.com/p/she-reinvented-midlife-reinvention-podcast