Cat Greenleaf: Life after Talk Stoop. When your identity vanishes, how do you find sober purpose? Job loss, reinvention, & restorative housing.

What happens when the job that defined your life vanishes overnight? We sit down with Cat Greenleaf—the former host of NYC’s beloved Talk Stoop—to explore the unvarnished truth of losing status, facing depression, and finding reinvention through hard, humane work.

Cat shares the scrappy birth of Talk Stoop on her Brooklyn steps, the wild ride of success, and the unexpected career cut-off without a clean reason. Instead of chasing a new network, Cat designed two acts of repair, focusing on recovery and service:

1. Soberness Podcast: A candid show where artists speak plainly about addiction recovery and sobriety.
2. Restorative Housing Organization: A model that renovates undervalued waterfront homes using teams of formerly incarcerated residents, creating dignified affordable housing and reentry solutions.

This conversation is a direct, humane playbook for those rebuilding after job loss, divorce, or a stalled dream. You’ll hear practical steps to reclaim purpose: ask for help, volunteer to feel useful, and practice the concept of chop wood and carry water. Your identity crisis is a chance for a truer, better next chapter.

Key Topics for Search: Cat Greenleaf, Talk Stoop, Soberness podcast, Restorative Housing Organization, job loss identity crisis, career reinvention, sober recovery journey, losing status, affordable housing, rebuilding after job loss, facing depression, midlife pivot, staying sober, addiction recovery, NYC TV host, second chances.

Resources: For similar episodes on rebuilding your life from the ground up, check out episodes 98 and 123 of Aging with Purpose and Passion

Cat Greenleaf – Journalist, Creator & Host of Soberness

📧 Cat@Soberness.com
🌐 https://www.soberness.com
📸 https://www.instagram.com/catgreenleaf
💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/cat-greenleaf-52900279
🤍 https://www.restorativehousing.org

Beverley Glazer, MA – Transition Coach, Psychotherapist & Host
🌐 https://reinventImpossible.com
💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer
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