Going The Distance with Go Long: Making Your Life Unapologetically Awesome

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Going the Distance asks hard-hitting questions to professionals, experts, and informed enthusiasts who are looking out for women over the age of 40. Go Long’s Jill Consor Beck doesn’t hold back and launches into each conversation with the goal to dispel myths, uncover life-hacks, and give the audience opportunities to find out how best to navigate their career, health, relationships, and much more. Topics range from fashion to menopause, from sex to religion, and from finance to divorce, all as they relate to living your best life as a woman over 40. But don't worry - men can listen, too.

  1. 6d ago

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Sonni Abatta

    In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long, Jill Consor Beck talks to Sonni Abatta, author of 'News for Normies', and host of the 'We Gotta Talk' podcast. Sonni credits her mother's gratitude, relentless work ethic, and growth mindset for shaping who she is today. On dinner breaks from her news anchor job, Sonni would rush home to nurse her baby to sleep before heading back to the newsroom — until her mother, watching her run herself into the ground, told her flatly one night: "Quit your job." We get into what she's doing to unlearn the instinct of "always being busy" and the need to keep filling every open moment instead of allowing time to recharge. Resources mentioned: • News for Normies (Substack) — https://sonniabatta.substack.com/ • Sonni's previous appearance on Going the Distance — https://youtu.be/M0nruFbM6ng More about Sonni: • Website — https://wegottatalk.com/ • Podcast — https://wegottatalk.com/podcast-show/ • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/sonniabatta/ More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: 00:00 Intro: Welcoming Back Sonni Abatta 03:35 How Her Mother's Work Ethic Shaped Her 06:25 The Well-Oiled Machine: Mom Never Asked for Help 08:31 What She's Consciously Carried Forward 10:44 "Quit Your Job": The Pivotal Career Moment 13:19 Realizing She'd Already Checked the Box 15:24 Immigrant Roots: Why Work Ethic Wasn't a Luxury 17:20 Underselling Herself and "You'll See Someday"

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Sonni Abatta

  2. Aug 12

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Kim Oser

    In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long, Jill Consor Beck talks to Kim Oser, founder of Game Plan Organizing, about how her mother's perfectionism shaped both her business and the way she copes with stress. She talks about how her mother's need for perfection turned into a business built leveraging the opposite mindset. Kim opens up about the shift that happened during COVID, when she went from occasional helper to the child managing her parents' finances, travel, and technology. She talks about what she's still unlearning as a self-described "headstrong" entrepreneur — that asking for help doesn't mean losing control — and how her mother's high bar has followed her impacts her dating life. Resources mentioned: • Blog — https://kimoser.substack.com/ More about Kim: • Website — https://www.gameplanorganizing.com • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/gameplanorganizing/ More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: 00:00 Intro: Welcoming Back Kim Oser 01:52 Perfectionism and Her Organizing Business 03:51 What Her Mom Modeled: Order, Control, and Stress 05:39 Coaching Her Mom to Let It Roll 07:44 What Asking for Help Actually Gives Her 09:41 Fix-It Girl: Navigating Tech and Travel for Her Parents 11:16 Sibling Dynamics and the COVID Caregiving Pivot 14:13 What Her Mother Carried Unacknowledged 15:52 How Her Mom's Influence Shows Up in Dating

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Kim Oser

  3. Jul 29

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Danielle Hughes

    In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long, Jill Consor Beck talks to Danielle Hughes about how her mother's discipline and go-getterness shaped her into the reliable one. Danielle opens up about watching her mom finish a degree over twelve years, working nights and days to put herself through school while carrying the emotional load of the house alone. She talks about what she's had to unlearn as a business owner and single mom — that you don't have to do everything yourself — and how her mother, after 30 years of marriage, left her dad without telling a soul beforehand, not even her own sister. Tune in to hear what it took for Danielle to unlearn that pattern herself. Resources mentioned: • Blog — https://www.morethanwordscopy.com/blog More about Danielle: • Website — https://www.morethanwordscopy.com/ • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellehughes/ More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: 00:00 Intro: Danielle and Jill's Connection 02:06 Mom's Strict Parenting and the Disciplinarian Model 04:49 What Her Mom Carried Unacknowledged 08:16 Did Her Mom Ask for Help? 09:49 The Hidden Divorce: No Confiding, Even in Friends 11:47 Longest Thing to Unlearn: Doing It All Alone 13:29 The Fix-It Girl Pattern 16:11 Mom's Fitness at 77 vs. Dad's Passivity 17:57 Divide-and-Conquer on Parent Care

  4. Jul 29

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Devin Fuller

    In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long, Jill Consor Beck talks to Devin Fuller about how her mother shaped her into being a very empathetic person. Devin opens up about growing up in a house where dinner was sacred — cooked from scratch, every night, no phones, no TV — and how her mother carried that full load without ever asking for help. She talks about what she's had to unlearn as a new mom herself, and the one thing her mother waited decades to give herself that Devin isn't willing to wait for. More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: 00:00 Introduction 01:36 A Mother's Sensitivity: Gift and Burden 05:59 The Nightly Dinner Ritual 08:08 Margarita Night: Her Mom's One Escape 09:02 What Devin Is Unlearning 13:05 The Inflection Point: Mom Swimming for Herself 16:26 Mom Finishing a PhD With Two Kids at Home

  5. Jul 29

    What She Taught Me: Dita Guth

    In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long, Jill Consor Beck talks to Dita Guth about how her mother's emotional absence shaped her into becoming a nurturer. Dita opens up about growing up the only child of a socialite mother who could recite the difference between a shrimp fork and a dinner fork but couldn't show up emotionally. Dita talks about what she chose to consciously unlearn as a mom herself, and the words her mother waited until her literal death bed to finally say — words Dita isn't willing to make her own daughter wait decades to hear. More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Nomadic Upbringing, Julia Child, and 400 Chickens 03:39 Gen X Women's Undefined Career Paths 05:23 Only Woman in '90s NY Kitchens 07:10 Amsterdam Wine Bar Dreams to Pop-Up Queen 10:37 20 Rocky Years With Her Mom 12:39 The Call: Cardiac Arrest, DNR, and a Lucid Goodbye 14:26 Negotiating With the Hospital to Let Her Go 17:43 Breaking the Chain Through Therapy and Journaling 20:57 Mentoring Women, Raising Her Daughter, Asking for Help

  6. Jul 16

    What She Taught Me: Talking with Ronna Belinky

    In this episode of What She Taught Me with Jill Consor Beck of Go Long, we meet Ronna Belinky — founder of Workflows by Ronna. Her mother taught her kindness, compassion, and non-judgment — mostly by example — so subtly that Ronna never noticed it happening in real time, only recognizing it as a pattern in hindsight. That inheritance shows up now as "showing up": for her kids' games and swim meets, for friends and family on hard anniversaries, and in the compassionate, non-shaming approach to organization and time management that defines her own business. Listen to the episode to learn where Ronna differs from her mother's approach, and why she doesn't see that as a loss. Resources mentioned: • Workflows by Ronna — https://www.workflowsbyronna.com/resources • Gretchen Rubin's Five-Year Journal — https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Gretchen+Rubin+five+year+journal More about Ronna: • Website — https://workflowsbyronna.com • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/workflowsbyronna More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: 00:00 Introduction and Series Overview00:55 Meet Ronna Belinky and Her Background01:52 Mother's Influence: Kindness, Compassion, and Non-Judgment04:53 Conscious Practices and Remembering Important Dates07:18 Moments When Ronna Becomes Her Mother08:43 Unlearning and What She'd Do Differently09:50 Did Her Mother Ask for Help?11:08 Living Up to the Pedestal of Her Mother12:59 Differences in Parenting and Independence15:22 Surprising Things Said as a Parent16:37 Closing Remarks and How to Connect with Ronna

  7. May 14

    What She Taught Me: Series Premiere with Lisa Consor Behar

    What did your mom teach you — and how did it shape the parent, professional, and person you became? In this debut episode of What She Taught Me, Jill sits down with her sister Lisa Consor Behar to reflect on the lessons passed down by their mother, Yvette. From her instinct to protect to the small habits that stuck — like writing thank-you notes and keeping your voice down — they trace how those experiences ripple into their own relationships — and in Lisa's case, her parenting — decades later. They also get into the harder stuff: navigating a parent's Parkinson's diagnosis, offering support from different vantage points, and finding the humor that carries you through. More about Jill & Go Long: • Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe • Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/ • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong • LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/ Jump to: - 00:00 Casual Conversations and Lunch Plans - 01:28 Introduction to Yvette's Lessons - 03:50 The Role of a Protector - 06:29 Parental Roles and Responsibilities - 08:38 Childhood Experiences and Their Impact - 11:31 Generational Differences in Parenting - 14:04 Lessons Learned from Mom - 16:48 The Importance of Personal Touch in Communication - 19:07 Navigating Family Dynamics and Choices - 22:46 The Role of a Guidance Counselor - 28:46 Coping with Parkinson's: A Family Perspective

  8. May 6

    In it For the Long Haul: How to Secure a Better Future for You & Your Family with Long-Term Care Planning with Suzanne Scheer

    On this episode, Jill chats with Suzanne Scheer, a long-term care specialist based in the Washington DC area. Suzanne shares her personal journey and expert insights on long-term care insurance, covering what it is, how it works, and why it's crucial for everyone to consider. Jill and Suzanne demystify the complexities of long-term care planning, helping listeners make informed decisions to protect their assets and loved ones. This episode of Going the Distance is not meant to contain legal or financial advice, nor is it establishing a fiduciary relationship of any kind and is for informational purposes only. Please reach out to Suzanne or a long-term care professional to get advice that best suits your needs. More about Jill & Go Long:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign-up for Go Long’s newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about Go Long⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ More about Suzanne Scheer: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Mentioned in this episode: Suzanne’s script for asking the right questions Jump to:00:00 - Introduction to Long-Term Care Insurance 04:58 - Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance Basics 06:20 - Common Misconceptions about Medicare and Long-Term Care 10:13 - Medicare vs. Medicaid Explained 10:24 - Evaluating Candidates for Long-Term Care Insurance 11:36 - The Cost of Self-Funding Long-Term Care 13:57 - Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Plan 15:05 - The Evolution of Long-Term Care Policies 18:18 - Self-Funding vs. Insurance: Weighing Options 20:31 - Metrics for Evaluating Long-Term Care Needs 22:58 - Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Long-Term Care 26:37 - Couples in Assisted Living: Funding Challenges 27:42 - Navigating At-Home Care Decisions 28:22 - Finding the Right Caregiver 31:19 - Navigating Assisted Living and Financial Planning 34:13 - Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance 37:13 - Considerations for Single Women in Long-Term Care 41:16 - The Importance of Powers of Attorney 43:18 - Evaluating Insurance Companies and Financial Solvency 46:12 - Key Tips for Long-Term Care Planning

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Going the Distance asks hard-hitting questions to professionals, experts, and informed enthusiasts who are looking out for women over the age of 40. Go Long’s Jill Consor Beck doesn’t hold back and launches into each conversation with the goal to dispel myths, uncover life-hacks, and give the audience opportunities to find out how best to navigate their career, health, relationships, and much more. Topics range from fashion to menopause, from sex to religion, and from finance to divorce, all as they relate to living your best life as a woman over 40. But don't worry - men can listen, too.

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