17 | Permission to Rewrite Your Story in the Second Half of Life

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about discovering what it means to really connect with our loved ones, overcoming grief, and how to live a meaningful life without regrets, in the second half of life with Dara Kurtz. Dara is a blogger, podcaster & three time author, who recreated her life at 42...after being diagnosed with breast cancer and losing her mom to breast cancer. She decided to leave her twenty-year career as a financial advisor and begin pursuing her longtime  passions. She is letting us in on her personal struggles with loss and how she came up with family rituals to keep those bonds strong.

We are going to dig deep into the details of Dara’s journey, in her second half of life. She discusses with us how her own journey through breast cancer and writing her book brought her closer to her late mother and her daughters. We talk about the obstacles she was able to overcome, and what led her to enjoy every second of life and pursue her true passions in life. We can learn so much from Dara, in how to live more in the present.

Some highlights: 

• Dara found out she was pregnant with her first child & her mother’s stage 4 breast cancer, in the same weekend
• At 42 Dara was diagnosed with breast cancer herself
• Dara quit her job as a financial advisor to become a writer
• Dara and her daughters wrote to each other in mother-daughter journals
• She talks about the importance of rituals and what you can do to stay connected with your loved ones
• The four types of loved ones letter writing

Golden Nuggets

• Give yourself permission to believe in your story
• We all have things that we can work through to get to know ourselves and to grow and be a better version of ourselves
• Make the most of every opportunity and have the courage to take that next step
• The three most important nuggets to live by
• You don't need to compare yourself to other people, you are your own person
• Give yourself permission to make mistakes, and don’t be afraid of the word “NO”
• The four types of letter writing

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