Sometimes life throws you curveballs that completely change your direction, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.

In today's Live the Width of Your Life episode, I'm sitting down again with my friend Jacqueline (Jack) Pérez to talk about her incredible new book, Metamorphosis in Stanzas. If you've ever felt lost during a major life transition or wondered if it's too late to start something new, this conversation is for you.

Jacqueline is the founder of Kuel Life, a platform celebrating midlife reinvention for women. She opens up about navigating empty nest syndrome, recovering from a skydiving accident, losing a close friendship, and how all of that led to an unexpected creative awakening: writing poetry at 60.

We talk about:

• The emotional weight of empty nesting and identity shifts
• How being physically still opened space for creative healing
• Why poetry became her way of processing and releasing emotions
• Navigating relationships with adult children
• How midlife body changes affect our sense of self
• The courage to live fully when life gets messy

Key takeaways:

• Sometimes we need to sit with difficult emotions instead of pushing through them
• Creativity can emerge when we least expect it, and that's often when it's most powerful
• Parenting adult kids means being present without trying to fix everything
• It's never too late to begin again, whether that's writing a book or following a dream
• Living authentically means embracing both the beautiful and messy parts of life

This conversation is a reminder that our biggest challenges often lead to our most meaningful transformations, and that midlife can be the beginning of your most creative, purposeful chapter yet.

Resources + Where to Find Jack:

• Get your copy of Metamorphosis in Stanzas: www.therealjackssmack.com or www.kuellife.com
• Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/kuellife
• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kuellife/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuellife
• Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/kuellife/
• YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@therealjackssmack
• Weekly Newsletter Sign Up: https://tinyurl.com/KuelLifeRoundUp

Show notes: https://akuzmagroup.com/podcast/reinventingyourselfatanyage

If this episode resonated with you, I hope you’ll consider buying Jack’s book, not just for yourself, but for another woman in your life who might need to be reminded that she’s not alone in this season.

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