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Inspiring stories of midlife women redefining their next chapter. From entrepreneurs launching new ventures to authors publishing their first books, hear candid insights into overcoming mindset blocks, procrastination, and the ups and downs of pursuing a passion-fueled career and life.
Host Lynette Turner uncovers the deep desire many women feel to redefine themselves after years of caregiving, working a 9-5, or navigating significant life changes.
Through these honest conversations, you'll hear empowering stories about the courage it takes to reinvent yourself and the profound fulfillment that comes from following your passion.
It is where listeners gain confidence by hearing relatable stories of reinvention and courage. And an invitation for midlife women to transform their beliefs about midlife into a time for personal growth, expression, and transformation.
Lynette covers topics like finding a purpose, balancing motherhood and ambition, building a successful business or side hustle, and finding the courage to reinvent a lifelong career. The real-life stories in this podcast will help you in designing your second act.
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Midlife reinvention sounds exciting until you’re the one sitting in the middle of it. If you’ve ever felt stuck, lost, or unsure who you are anymore, this conversation will feel familiar. Today’s guest is a midlife author who rebuilt her identity more than once. She left a career, raised kids, started a business, closed a business, and found her way back to writing. Her novels explore the quiet struggles women carry, the pressure to be perfect, and the hidden grief that shows up when your ide...
What if money isn’t the problem at all? What if it’s the mirror that shows you the thoughts, beliefs, and patterns shaping your life? In this episode of Midlife Women Entrepreneurs, Lynette sits down with Scarlett Stanhope, known as The Biz Hippie, to explore how your money habits reflect your identity, your safety, and the stories you’ve carried since childhood. Scarlett shares her powerful journey from perfectionism and burnout to a near-death wake-up call that forced her to see her life di...
What if confidence isn’t something you’re born with but something you build, one brushstroke at a time? In this episode, Lynette sits down with Kevin Murphy, a master illustrator and founder of Evolve Artist, whose work has appeared in National Geographic, LucasArts, and even for the Rolling Stones. After decades in the art world, Kevin now helps people from all walks of life (many starting in midlife) learn to paint realistically with zero “natural talent.” They talk about how creativi...
You’ve done the mindset work. Read the books. Tried the affirmations. So why are you still battling that voice in your head that says you’re not good enough? In this episode, Clinical Hypnotherapist Christina L. Woods breaks down how your inner critic actually works and why traditional self-help doesn’t touch the deep patterns that keep smart, capable women stuck. Christina spent 30 years in corporate leadership before walking away, healing childhood abandonment wounds, and training in ...
What does it actually mean to trust yourself again, especially after burnout or identity loss? In this episode, I talk with Martine Cohen, a former corporate attorney who was forced to rebuild her life after a traumatic brain injury. She didn’t go back to the old path. She created a new one. We explore what happens when the life you built no longer fits and how to reconnect with your inner voice. Martine shares how she moved through self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the fear of starting over...
In this episode, I sit down with SEO and AI search expert Cinthia Pacheco, founder of Digital Bloom IQ. Cinthia runs her agency from Argentina while raising her daughter and serving clients around the world. Her story shows what’s possible when you take a risk, start before you’re ready, and build your business one simple step at a time. You’ll hear how she moved from a South African digital agency to building her own company, how she shifted her offers as she learned what women actually need...
What if the real reason you feel stuck in midlife isn’t your goals, it’s your self-worth? In this raw and powerful episode, Debbie Dobbins shares how she went from burned out and disconnected to fully aligned with her feminine power and purpose. After losing millions and facing a deep personal reckoning, she realized mindset alone wasn’t enough. This conversation is about what it really takes to rise in midlife: shifting your energy, rewriting your worth story, and learning to receive w...
What happens when the business you built becomes the thing that breaks you? In this episode, Lynette sits down with Charity Brown a serial entrepreneur, author, and founder of The Happy CEO, to talk about what it takes to reinvent your life and business after burnout. Charity shares her journey from teenage mom and high school dropout to running multiple restaurants, hitting rock bottom, and rising again by doing the deep inner work. They dive into her 4 Ps framework (Power, Planning, P...
What if your childhood photo albums held the key to healing generational pain? In this intimate conversation, Lynette Turner interviews Haleh Shoa, founder of Picturli, a boutique photo archiving and legacy preservation studio based in Los Angeles. Haleh’s own story of escaping Iran as a child, rebuilding life in the U.S., and searching for identity, led her to create a business rooted in memory, meaning, and healing. In this episode, Haleh shares: How a $125,000 photo book became an emotiona...
Helene Clarkson was a 40-something mom with no design background, a former actress burned out from the business, and a woman who simply wanted better travel clothes. What started as a “how hard could this be?” idea turned into Helene Clarkson Design a global travelwear fashion brand now shipping worldwide. In this episode, Helene shares how she: Launched a fashion brand in midlife with no formal trainingWent from failed prototypes in her basement to a thriving e-commerce and retail businessBu...
What if the barriers holding you back weren’t yours to begin with? In this powerful conversation, Lynette Turner sits down with Simon Calderbank, a UK-based breakthrough coach who helps women leaders shed decades of masculine conditioning and reconnect with their intuitive power. Simon shares how being raised by three women shaped his life mission, why he wrote the viral blog post “Addressing the Elephant in the Room: The White Cisgender Man,” and what it really means to create safe, ...
What if the fear holding you back is actually your teacher? In this powerful episode, wellness mentor and self-leadership coach Courtney Townley reveals how midlife women can stop outsourcing their worth and start coaching themselves through fear, fatigue, and self-abandonment. After 30 years in the health space, Courtney has learned that women don’t need more discipline, they need more nourishment. We talk about the truth behind emotional malnourishment, how to rebuild self-trust, an...
When Lana Starchuck was unexpectedly laid off in midlife, she didn’t crumble, she recalibrated. A writer, keynote speaker, and 1,000-jump skydiver, Lana turned one of life’s scariest moments into her most courageous leap. In this episode, she joins Lynette to talk about navigating rejection, building resilience, and why midlife reinvention isn’t about starting over, it’s about finally becoming who you were meant to be. Tune in for an honest, hope-filled conversation about fear, creati...
Anisa Crespo looked like she had it all: the job, the hustle, the family. But deep down, she knew she was spread too thin and missing the life she was meant to live. In this episode, she shares the moment her daughter asked, “Do you still love us?” and how that one question cracked her open. From juggling multiple side hustles to building the Million Dollar Mom Society, Anisa reveals how she walked away from security, trusted herself, and built something aligned before it made sense o...
What do you do when you're a stay-at-home mom with three kids, no extra income, and a closet full of gently used baby clothes? If you're Rhea Lana Riner, you start small and scrappy and change everything. In this episode, Rhea shares how solving her own problem led to a nationwide business -> Rhea Lana's with 120+ franchises. From ironing secondhand clothes in her living room to fighting the federal government to protect her company, this is a midlife reinvention story full o...
What if laughter was your secret superpower? In this episode, Lynn Harris, founder of Gold Comedy, shares how she built a thriving online community that helps women use humor to build confidence, tell their stories, and feel seen again. From doctors to grandmothers to entrepreneurs, Lynn’s students are proving that comedy isn’t just for stages it’s for healing, storytelling, and showing up unapologetically in midlife. If you’ve ever felt muted, too serious, or “past your prime,” this ...
What happens when the kids leave and the silence echoes louder than you expected? In this honest and powerful episode, award-winning columnist and author Rita Lussier shares her story of reinvention after motherhood and the unexpected emotional unraveling that came with it. Through heartfelt conversation and personal essays from her book And Now, Back to Me, Rita explores what it means to lose your role, your rhythm, and sometimes your identity only to begin again with courage, creati...
Is your marriage falling apart or are you finally waking up? In this powerful episode, therapist and author Dr. Becky Whetstone joins Lynette to expose the real roots of midlife crisis, the five stages of a dying marriage, and how conformity kills your soul (literally). From toxic relationships to feminine-masculine energy dynamics, this is a wake-up call for midlife women who are done performing and ready to reclaim their truth. If you've ever said, "I don't know who I am anymore," t...
What if AI could be used not to replace you, but to reflect your brilliance? In this episode, Christiane Witt, co-founder of SoulXAI, shares how midlife women entrepreneurs can turn their lived wisdom, values, and visionary thoughts into strategic systems using AI. Learn how to create your “business brain” with Claude or ChatGPT (or any LLM for that matter!), simplify VA onboarding, and escape burnout without losing the heart of your brand. If you’ve been curious about AI but overwhel...
Author and former psych nurse Marla Miller is helping women finally write the stories they were too afraid to tell. In this powerful conversation, Marla shares how she walked through midlife heartbreak, found her voice through writing, and teaches others to do the same. Her novel Sweet Spot: Now and Then is fiction based on truth, a story of reinvention, bravery, and becoming your future self. Whether you're dreaming of writing a book or just navigating big change, this episode will s...
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