What happens when life changes on a dime—and suddenly the future you planned looks nothing like the life you're living?
In this personal solo coaching episode of Bent Not Broken, Coach Deborah opens up about returning to the workforce at 67 and the unexpected challenges of trying to balance work, podcasting, personal goals, responsibilities, and everything else life brings.
If you're starting over after divorce, navigating a midlife transition, returning to work later in life, rebuilding after loss, facing financial changes, or simply feeling overwhelmed trying to do it all, this conversation is for you.
Coach Deborah knows firsthand that starting over doesn't always happen once. Sometimes, just when you think you've figured out your next chapter, life hands you another blank page.
But a change in circumstances doesn't mean you've failed.
It may simply mean it's time to redefine what success looks like in this season of your life.
In this episode, Coach Deborah explores why women often put enormous pressure on themselves to keep doing everything—even when their lives and circumstances have changed. She challenges you to stop measuring yourself against the life you thought you would have and instead ask:
What does this season of my life need from me?
You'll discover how to:
• Navigate unexpected life changes without losing yourself
• Let go of the pressure to “do it all”
• Reevaluate your priorities when life changes
• Give yourself permission to put some things down
• Recognize the difference between giving up and adjusting
• Rebuild confidence when you're starting over
• Navigate returning to work later in life
• Redefine success during a midlife or later-life transition
• Take your next step without having your entire future figured out
Whether you're starting over after divorce, rebuilding your life after emotional abuse, returning to the workforce, changing careers after 50 or 60, dealing with an empty nest, experiencing financial uncertainty, or wondering what's next, remember this:
You don't have to figure out the entire next chapter today.
Sometimes you just need enough courage to turn the page.
One decision. One priority. One day at a time.
Because whether you're 47, 57, 67, or beyond, it's never too late to start over, rediscover yourself, rebuild your confidence, and write your next chapter.
Your story isn't over.
You still get to write your next chapter.
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