Aging With Purpose and Passion | Women Over 50

Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, ICF | Work and Life Transition Coach for Women Over 50
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Aging With Purpose and Passion is the podcast for women over 50 who know they're not finished yet. They're navigating reinvention, career change, retirement, relationships, caregiving, and the deeper question of what they want now. Hosted by Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, a work and life transition coach for women over 50 and midlife reinvention strategist, Aging With Purpose and Passion features stories from women over 50 who have faced change, challenged expectations, rebuilt confidence, and refused to let age — or anything else — define what is still possible. Each week, Beverley and her guests explore reinvention after 50, career change, retirement transitions, menopause, empty nest, caregiving for aging parents, divorce, grief, health challenges, business transitions, entrepreneurship, relationships, ageism, leadership shifts, ambition, resilience, mindset, purpose, and self-trust. These are not polished success stories or generic conversations about starting over. They are real, practical, emotionally intelligent conversations about what happens when the life you built no longer fits who you are today. Aging With Purpose and Passion is not about chasing youth, forcing positivity, or pretending change is easy. It is about women over 50 and far beyond, telling the truth about what they feel, what they have carried, and what becomes possible when they stop talking themselves out of getting there. You may come for someone else’s story. You may leave hearing your own. New conversations released weekly. Learn more at ReinventImpossible.com/podcast. 🔗 Resources Beverley Glazer, MA, CCCMidlife Transition Expert, Reinvention Strategist, and Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion Learn more about the podcast, coaching, and Beverley’s work:https://reinventimpossible.com/podcast

  1. 5d ago

    When Life Asks More Than You Ever Thought You Could Give

    What happens when life asks more of you than you ever imagined you could give? You’ve spent years being capable, solving problems, and being there when people need you. But some things can’t be fixed, planned for, or powered through. Sometimes life changes in an instant—and you become the person everyone is counting on. That’s what happened to Diane Filato. Just weeks after the birth of Diane’s grandson, her daughter began experiencing unexplained symptoms. Then came the diagnosis no family was prepared for: ALS. Suddenly, Diane was facing the unimaginable—watching her daughter’s health decline while preparing to take on a role she never expected: raising her young grandson. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Diane shares what happens when grief and responsibility arrive at the same time. She talks candidly about the physical and emotional realities of caregiving, becoming a parent again later in life, helping a child feel safe after losing his mother, and carrying your own grief while trying to be strong for someone else. For women who are accustomed to being the capable one—the person everyone relies on—Diane’s story raises a difficult question: What do you do when life asks more of you than you believe you can give? We talk about the comments grieving families wish people wouldn’t make, why there is no timetable for “moving on,” and how memory, humour, boundaries, and ordinary routines can help create stability when a family’s world has been changed forever. Diane also shares the difference Good Grief made for her family. This community-based grief support program brings grieving children and adults together with people who understand their experience. Diane explains why peer grief support can feel very different from therapy, how children process the death of a parent, and why having a place to speak honestly—without judgment or unsolicited advice—can be so powerful. Whether you are caring for someone you love, grieving a loss, supporting a child through bereavement, taking on an unexpected family responsibility, or simply facing circumstances you never thought would be yours, Diane’s story is about something much larger than tragedy. It is about how you keep showing up when there is no way to make everything okay. Stay until the end, when Beverley shares key takeaways and practical actions you can begin using immediately. In This EpisodeLosing an adult child and coping with profound griefRaising a grandchild after the death of a parentBecoming a parent again later in lifeCaring for a loved one with ALSManaging caregiving responsibilities while grieving yourselfHelping a child cope with the death of a parentWhat not to say to someone who is grievingHow peer grief support differs from traditional therapyFinding grief support for children and families through Good Grief Resources: DONATION LINK: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/acpfgg/ Text "agewise" to 50155 Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC – Life & Work Transition Coach | Reinvention Strategist | Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion 🌐 Website: ReinventImpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: Beverley Glazer 📘 Facebook: Beverley Glazer 👩‍💼 Women Over 50 Rock! Community: Women Over 50 Rock! 📸 Instagram: @beverleyglazer_reinvention Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    When Life Asks More Than You Ever Thought You Could Give

  2. Aug 12

    Dementia Caregiving: When Is It Time for Memory Care?

    Jeannie Duckworth on caregiver guilt, dementia warning signs, memory care, senior living, and making difficult decisions before a crisis forces them. How do you know when keeping an aging parent at home is no longer the safest—or most loving—choice? For many high achieving women, that question comes with enormous guilt. You promised you'd be there. You want your parent to remain independent. And every new problem can seem manageable—until wandering, falls, medication mistakes, dementia, or caregiver exhaustion changes everything. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer speaks with Jeannie Duckworth, founder and CEO of Blue Magnolia Senior Living Advisors, about one of the most difficult transitions families face: recognizing when an aging parent needs more care than the family can safely provide. Jeannie has guided thousands of families through senior living decisions, but her understanding of caregiving also comes from personal experience with caregiving, loss, and rebuilding her own life. Together, Beverley and Jeannie explore the early signs of dementia families often explain away, what can signal that living at home is becoming unsafe, and why moving someone into memory care does not necessarily mean you've abandoned them. Sometimes a specialized setting can provide attention, structure, safety, and support that even the most devoted family cannot provide around the clock. They also discuss caregiver burnout and guilt, the differences between independent living, assisted living, board-and-care homes, and memory care, and why families are better served when these conversations happen before an emergency. Jeannie shares practical areas to address early, including advance directives, medication lists, finances, CPR preferences, and—most importantly—what good care means to the person you love. You'll also hear about caregiver support groups, Alzheimer's resources, and financial assistance that some families may qualify for, including Veterans Aid and Attendance depending on eligibility. If you're caring for an aging parent while also managing your career, family, health, and your own future, this conversation is a reminder that needing help does not mean you stopped caring. The goal isn't to prove how much you can carry. It's to make the best decision you can for everyone involved. Stay until the end, when Beverley shares key takeaways and practical actions you can begin using immediately. In This Episode How to know when an aging parent may no longer be safe at homeEarly dementia signs families often overlook or explain awayWhen it may be time to consider memory careHow to manage caregiver guilt when a parent needs more helpThe difference between independent living, assisted living, and memory careHow caregiver burnout affects families and decision-makingConversations to have with aging parents before a health crisisAdvance directives, medications, finances, and end-of-life preferencesFinding caregiver support and dementia resourcesHow to plan a senior living transition before an emergency forces the decision.🔗 Resources For similar episodes on caregiving, check out this incredible story, Driving Miss Norma. That's episode 139. And from CEO to Caregiver, episode 152 of Aging with Purpose and Passion. And if you're going through difficult times with a loved one, the Dementia Decoded Podcast with Jennifer Fink is a masterclass for the working family caregiver. That's podcast.show/fading memories.  Jeannie Duckworth, CDP – Founder & CEO, Blue Magnolia Senior Living Advisors Inc. 🌐 Website: Blue Magnolia Senior Living Advisors 💼 LinkedIn: Jeannie Duckworth 📸 Instagram: @jeanniebluemagnolia Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC – Life & Work Transition Coach | Reinvention Strategist | Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion 🌐 Website: ReinventImpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: Beverley Glazer 📘 Facebook: Beverley Glazer 👩‍💼 Women Over 50 Rock! Community: Women Over 50 Rock! 📸 Instagram: @beverleyglazer_reinvention Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    Dementia Caregiving: When Is It Time for Memory Care?

  3. Aug 5

    Reinvention After 50: When Success Doesn’t Feel Like Yours

    Barb Scala on burnout, people-pleasing, identity, golden handcuffs, and redefining success without blowing up your life. What happens when the successful life everyone admires no longer feels like your own? You followed the rules. Earned the credentials. Built the career. Took care of the people who depended on you. From the outside, everything looks right. Inside, you may be exhausted from performing a version of success that was shaped by someone else’s expectations. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer speaks with Barb Scala, an attorney, mediator, entrepreneur, author, and creator of the Seeds for Success™ framework, about what happens when achievement no longer brings fulfillment—and how to make meaningful changes without dismantling your entire life. Barb shares the mixed messages about success that shaped her early choices, why she remained in law school even when she wanted to leave, and how divorce forced her to confront an identity built around being capable, positive, and pleasing to others. Her story will resonate with high-achieving women over 50 who have done everything “right” but still feel burned out, disconnected, or uncertain about who they are beyond their professional and personal roles. Beverley and Barb explore the pull of the golden handcuffs—the income, status, and security that can make an unfulfilling life difficult to leave. They also discuss why financial well-being cannot be separated from emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being, and how thoughtful planning, a safety net, and small deliberate steps can make change possible without an impulsive leap. Barb also introduces her BLOOM framework: Believe, Let Go, Own Your Value, Optimize Your Energy, and Manifest. Here, manifesting is not wishful thinking. It is aligned, intentional action grounded in self-worth, clarity, and personal responsibility. If everyone thinks you have it all together—but privately you wonder whether the life you are living is truly yours—this conversation will help you examine what still belongs, what no longer serves you, and how to redefine success on your own terms. Stay until the end, when Beverley shares key takeaways and practical actions you can begin using immediately. In this episode: How to recognize when outward success no longer feels fulfillingWhy high-achieving women remain in careers they have outgrownRecovering your identity after divorce and major life transitionsHow people-pleasing quietly contributes to burnoutUnderstanding the golden handcuffs of income, status, and securityRedefining success without abandoning financial stabilityMaking a career change after 50 without blowing up your lifeRebuilding self-worth after years of performing for approvalUsing Barb Scala’s BLOOM framework to create aligned changeTaking small, intentional steps toward a life that feels like your ownResources:  For similar episodes on aging with purpose and passion, please check out Success, Burnout, and What Really Matters, that's episode 184. And when success no longer fits, that's episode 182. And if you're going through some difficult times right now, the Dementia Decoded Podcast with Jennifer Fink is a masterclass for the working family caregiver. That's dementiadecoded/podcast.show Barb Scala – Attorney, Mediator, Entrepreneur & Creator of Seeds for Success™ 🌐 Website: https://www.bloomwithbarb.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbscala/ 📘 Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/105652459526062 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloomwithbarb Beverley Glazer – Life & Work Transition Coach | Reinvention Strategist | Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion 🌐 Website: https://reinventimpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverley.glazer 👩‍💼 Women Over 50 Rock! Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/ Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    Reinvention After 50: When Success Doesn’t Feel Like Yours

  4. Jul 29

    When Life Changes Overnight: Leading Through Breast Cancer After 50

    Deb Krier shares how high-achieving women can navigate a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, work, relationships, and life when everything changes in an instant. What happens when a breast cancer diagnosis changes everything overnight? How do you continue leading your career, supporting your family, and making important decisions while navigating chemotherapy, surgery, uncertainty, and fear? In this powerful episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer sits down with Deb Krier, executive advisor, cancer strategist, and founder of Trying Not to Die, to discuss what it really takes to navigate a Stage III breast cancer diagnosis while continuing to lead a demanding life. Deb shares her journey from "We're just watching it" to an aggressive cancer diagnosis almost overnight, followed by chemotherapy, septic shock, emergency surgery, weeks in the hospital, and the long road to recovery. She also opens up about the challenges many people don't expect—brain fog, scan anxiety, changing relationships, and the emotional toll cancer takes on partners and caregivers. Together, Beverley and Deb explore why high-achieving women often struggle to ask for help, what meaningful support actually looks like, and how planning, delegation, and honest communication can help protect both your health and your career during a personal crisis. Whether you're living with breast cancer, supporting someone you love, or facing another unexpected life transition, this conversation offers practical strategies, honest insights, and hope for moving forward—one decision at a time. Stay until the end, when Beverley shares key takeaways and simple actions you can begin using today. In This Episode Breast cancer after 50Navigating a Stage III breast cancer diagnosisWorking during chemotherapyLeadership during a personal health crisisScan anxiety and fear of recurrenceBrain fog and the lasting effects of treatmentSupporting caregivers and partnersAsking for—and accepting—the right kind of helpDelegation and business continuity during illnessBuilding resilience when life changes overnightResources: For similar episodes on cancer empowerment, check out Finding Your Voice, episode 178, and How to Take Back Your Control with Dr. Tiffany Trosso, episode 186 of Aging with Purpose and Passion. And if you're overwhelmed as a caregiver, Dementia Decoded is a podcast with Jennifer Fink, a masterclass in working with the family caregiver. And that podcast is podcast.show fading memories. Deb Krier Executive Advisor | Cancer Strategist | Founder, Your Cancer Warrior & Trying Not to Die 🌐 Website: www.yourcancerwarrior.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahkrier/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Deb.Krier/ Beverley Glazer Life & Work Transition Coach | Reinvention Strategist | Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion 🌐 Website: https://reinventimpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverley.glazer 👩‍💼 Women Over 50 Rock! Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/ 🎙 Subscribe to Aging With Purpose and Passion for more inspiring conversations with accomplished women navigating life's biggest transitions with courage, confidence, and purpose. Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    When Life Changes Overnight: Leading Through Breast Cancer After 50

  5. Jul 22

    Reinvention After 50: You've Built the Life—Now What?

    Laura Rotter on financial confidence, purpose, career transitions, and building a life that reflects who you've become. What happens when you've built a successful life—but quietly wonder if it still fits who you are today? You've worked hard. Built the career. Earned the respect. Created financial security. From the outside, everything looks successful. Inside, something feels different. If you're a high-performing woman over 50 navigating a career transition, retirement, divorce, or simply asking, "What's next?" this conversation is for you. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, I sit down with Laura Rotter, founder of True Abundance Advisors and former Wall Street investment executive, to explore what happens when external success no longer reflects your inner values—and why that realization can become the beginning of a more meaningful life. Laura shares how growing up with financial uncertainty fueled her determination to become financially independent, why Wall Street once felt like the perfect intellectual challenge, and how the industry's changing culture slowly left her feeling disconnected from work she once loved. What began as quiet dissatisfaction eventually became impossible to ignore. Mindfulness, yoga, and deep self-reflection helped Laura reconnect with her own voice. Then an unexpected layoff gave her the opportunity she hadn't been willing to give herself—to build a business aligned with her values instead of someone else's definition of success. Together we explore: • Why success can stop feeling fulfilling—even when everything looks good on paper • How to know when you've outgrown the life you've built • Reinvention after 50 and navigating major life transitions • Retirement planning that supports the life you actually want • Divorce, financial confidence, and reclaiming your independence • Why organizing your finances is an act of self-care—not restriction • How financial clarity reduces anxiety and helps you make better decisions • Why more money doesn't create self-worth—it simply magnifies what's already there Laura also explains why she chose a fee-only financial planning model, how values-based investing creates greater peace of mind, and why true abundance isn't measured by wealth alone. If you've ever found yourself wondering whether your success still reflects who you've become, this conversation will remind you that it's never too late to redefine what a meaningful life looks like. Because the goal isn't simply to have more. It's to build a life that feels as successful on the inside as it looks on the outside. Resources For similar episodes on Aging with Purpose and Passion, check out When Success No Longer Fits Episode 182. And Success, Burnout, and What Really Matters, Episode 184. And if you're going through difficult times right now with a loved one, the Dementia Uncoded podcast with Jennifer Fink is a masterclass for the working family caregiver. And that's podcast.show fading memories. Laura Rotter – Founder, True Abundance Advisors | Fee-Only Financial Advisor 🌐 Website: https://trueabundanceadvisors.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurarotter/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.i.rotter/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rotterlaura/ Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC – Work & Life Transition Coach, Reinvention Strategist & Host 🌐 Website: https://reinventimpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reinventimpossible 👥 Women Over 50 Rock (Facebook Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer/ Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    Reinvention After 50: You've Built the Life—Now What?

  6. Jul 14

    When Caring for Everyone Means Losing Yourself | Amy Lokken

    How do you keep showing up for everyone else without losing yourself? How high-performing women can navigate caregiving, burnout, and life transitions without sacrificing themselves. If you're caring for aging parents, supporting a spouse through illness, balancing work, family, and everyone else's needs, you know how easy it is to put yourself last. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with Amy Lokken, founder of The Amy Factor, about caregiving, burnout, self-respect, and what happens when high-performing women quietly begin disappearing beneath the weight of responsibility. Amy's insights come from lived experience. She cared for both of her parents until their final breath, supported her mother through dementia, and years later found herself caring for her husband through serious health challenges—all while leading a business and trying not to lose herself in the process. Together, we explore: • Caregiving and the sandwich generation • Dementia and caring for aging parents • Supporting a spouse through illness • Burnout in high-performing women • Self-respect versus self-sacrifice • Leadership through life's hardest seasons • Identity after caregiving • Life transitions and reinvention after 50 • Resilience, boundaries, and emotional wellbeing Amy shares why caregiving is one of the highest forms of leadership, how small daily compromises quietly erode self-respect, and what it takes to care for the people you love without abandoning yourself. If you've ever felt exhausted, overwhelmed, invisible, or wondered where you went while taking care of everyone else, this conversation will remind you that caring for yourself isn't selfish—it's essential. Because the people who depend on you need the healthiest, strongest version of you. ✨ What's Next for You? If you've outgrown the life you've built and want a private space to think through what's next, let's have a conversation. Learn more about Beverley's work and schedule a conversation at ReinventImpossible.com. Resources For similar episodes to help you further, check out Finding Your Voice episode number 154 and Success, Burnout, and what Really Matters, episode 184. And if you're going through difficult times, the Dementia Decoded Podcast with Jennifer Fink is a masterclass for working family caregivers. That's podcast.show Fading Memories. Amy Lokken – Founder, The Amy Factor™ 🌐 Website: https://theamyfactor.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylokken/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.lokken.3 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamylokken/ Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC – Work and Life Transition Coach, Reinvention Strategist & Host 🌐 Website: https://reinventimpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverley.glazer 👥 Women Over 50 ROCK! Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/ Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    When Caring for Everyone Means Losing Yourself | Amy Lokken

  7. Jul 8

    Why Successful Women Feel Alone in Leadership

    Who do you turn to when everyone turns to you for answers? Success can be lonely—especially for women in leadership. Whether you're a founder, business owner, executive, board member, or a high-performing woman leading others, there are decisions you can't always share, doubts you keep to yourself, and pressures few people truly understand. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer sits down with entrepreneur and KELLA founder Hannah Wrixon to explore one of leadership's least talked about challenges: loneliness at the top. Hannah's story didn't begin in the boardroom. She shares the experiences that shaped her resilience—from surviving abuse and becoming a single mother to building and selling businesses, navigating grief and depression, and discovering that success doesn't protect you from feeling alone. Together, we explore: • Women in leadership • Leadership loneliness and executive burnout • Career transitions and reinvention after 50 • Women entrepreneurs and business leadership • Psychological safety and trusted peer networks • Decision-making under pressure • Asking for help without losing confidence • Resilience, purpose, and authentic leadership If you've ever felt the weight of leading, struggled to make difficult decisions in silence, or believed you had to have all the answers, this conversation will remind you that the strongest leaders aren't the ones who carry everything alone. They're the ones who know where it's safe to tell the truth. ✨ What's Next for You? If you've outgrown the life you've built and want a private space to think through what's next, let's have a conversation. Learn more about Beverley's work and schedule a conversation at ReinventImpossible.com. Resources: If you're wondering 'What's next' for me?' Let's map that out together. Schedule a Free Next Act Strategy Session.   For similar episodes on Aging with Purpose and Passion, check out When Success No Longer Fits. That's episode number 181 and Success, Burnout, and What Really Matters, episode 184 on Aging with Purpose and Passion. And if you like podcasts for older women, women over 70 is a powerful force. These compelling stories shatter the myth that we become irrelevant as we age, and that's womenover70.com. Hannah Wrixon – Founder & CEO of KELLA 🌐 Website: https://www.kellaleadership.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kellaleadership 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kellaleadership 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Kellaleadership 𝕏 X: https://x.com/Kellaleadership Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC – Work and Life Transition Coach, Reinvention Strategist & Host 🌐 Website: https://reinventimpossible.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverley.glazer 👥 Women Over 50 ROCK! Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/ Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    Why Successful Women Feel Alone in Leadership

  8. Jul 1

    Reinvention After 50: What If There’s Another Way?

    “It is what it is” can sound wise. But sometimes it’s just the sentence that keeps you stuck. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with author and publishing partner Lynn Miller, whose book Ahead of Their Time is based on more than 200 interviews with pioneers who challenged broken systems and created new possibilities. Together, they explore one powerful question: What if there’s another way? Lynn shares how childhood challenges, opera training, caregiving, loss, advocacy, and research into pioneers shaped her understanding of reinvention, resilience, and purpose. This conversation is for women over 50 navigating life transitions, career change, caregiving, loss, uncertainty, or the quiet feeling that the life they built no longer fully fits. You’ll hear how to stop accepting “that’s just how it is,” ask better questions, reuse your strengths in new ways, and begin creating a meaningful next chapter. Because reinvention after 50 doesn’t begin with having all the answers. It begins with refusing to stop asking. ✨ What’s Next for You? If you’ve outgrown the life you built and want a private space to think through what’s next, let’s have a conversation. Learn more at ReinventImpossible.com. Resources: If you're wondering 'What's next' for me?' Let's map that out together. Schedule a Free Next Act Strategy Session.  For similar episodes on advocating for yourself, check out Beating the 5% odds of cancer, that's episode 164, and Finding Your Voice, episode 178 of Aging with Purpose and Passion. And if you love podcasts of older women, the Late Bloomer Living Podcast helps you find joy, embrace change, and live playfully. And that's latebloomerliving.com.  Lynn Miller – Author, Researcher & Publishing Partner 🌐 http://www.lynnmillerauthor.com 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnmillerauthor/ 📘 https://www.facebook.com/lynnmil2011 Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, ICF – Life and Business Transition Coach & Host 🌐 https://reinventimpossible.com 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/ 📘 https://www.facebook.com/beverley.glazer 👥 https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock 📸 https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/ Send us Fan Mail  🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale. Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

    Reinvention After 50: What If There’s Another Way?
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Aging With Purpose and Passion is the podcast for women over 50 who know they're not finished yet. They're navigating reinvention, career change, retirement, relationships, caregiving, and the deeper question of what they want now. Hosted by Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, a work and life transition coach for women over 50 and midlife reinvention strategist, Aging With Purpose and Passion features stories from women over 50 who have faced change, challenged expectations, rebuilt confidence, and refused to let age — or anything else — define what is still possible. Each week, Beverley and her guests explore reinvention after 50, career change, retirement transitions, menopause, empty nest, caregiving for aging parents, divorce, grief, health challenges, business transitions, entrepreneurship, relationships, ageism, leadership shifts, ambition, resilience, mindset, purpose, and self-trust. These are not polished success stories or generic conversations about starting over. They are real, practical, emotionally intelligent conversations about what happens when the life you built no longer fits who you are today. Aging With Purpose and Passion is not about chasing youth, forcing positivity, or pretending change is easy. It is about women over 50 and far beyond, telling the truth about what they feel, what they have carried, and what becomes possible when they stop talking themselves out of getting there. You may come for someone else’s story. You may leave hearing your own. New conversations released weekly. Learn more at ReinventImpossible.com/podcast. 🔗 Resources Beverley Glazer, MA, CCCMidlife Transition Expert, Reinvention Strategist, and Host of Aging With Purpose and Passion Learn more about the podcast, coaching, and Beverley’s work:https://reinventimpossible.com/podcast

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    Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, ICF | Work and Life Transition Coach for Women Over 50
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    196
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    © 2026 Aging With Purpose and Passion | Personal Growth for Women Over 50
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