SELLEST OSAST
Kate Weschler has spent more than three decades as a therapist, walking alongside people through grief, family upheaval, and the messy work of healing. But some of her deepest lessons came from marrying a man with four teenage children, years of infertility treatment that never led to a biological child, and learning the hard way that being needed and being loved aren't the same thing.
In this conversation, Kate and Jen talk about the shift from analyzing your past to consciously creating what's next. Kate shares how she stopped overfunctioning, why she now embraces the word "crone" instead of resisting age, and how she's learned to hold sorrow and joy in the same hand without picking one.
In this episode:
- Where overfunctioning actually comes from (and why it starts so young)
- What finally helped Kate stop waiting for permission to put herself first
- Why saying no over and over taught her the world wouldn't collapse
- Her practical advice for talking to kids about hard topics like grief and loss
- Why grief and loss often carry a hidden gift you can't see yet
- What it means to become a "vital crone" instead of fighting age
This one is for you if your calendar is running your life, if you're tired of proving you're enough, or if you're quietly wondering what your own wisdom is actually for.
CONNECT:
🌿 Join the Summer Self-Reclamation Experience, starting July 14th: https://www.jenniferragazzo.com/the-summer-reclamation 📩 Connect with Kate: kwechsler23@gmail.com
