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What happens when the life you worked so hard to build looks successful on the outside, but no longer feels right on the inside?
In Episode 31 of Your Truth Explored, Rodney Reynderssits down with entrepreneur, author and founder of The Midlife Truth™, Olivia Carr, for an open conversation about what women can experience during midlife and perimenopause, and why this is a conversation men, partnersand workplaces need to be part of too.
After building Shhh Silk from her spare room into a globalluxury brand, Olivia reached a moment where she realised she could no longer keep going as she had been.
“It feels like burnout, but I was actually, it felt like Iwas breaking.”
That experience became part of a much bigger exploration.
Through The Midlife Truth™, Olivia is now listeningto women and capturing their lived experiences through what she calls “witness conversations”. In this episode, she shares some of the themes emerging from those conversations and what they could mean for relationships, leadership andworkplaces.
We explore:
🔸 Perimenopause and the changes women may experience in midlife
🔸Why some women feel as though something has changed, but cannot explain what
🔸The invisible load of work, parenting, relationships and caring for others
🔸Why being heard can matter more than being “fixed”
🔸What partners and men can do to better understand and support women
🔸Psychological safety and why women may not feel able to speak up at work
🔸Why experienced women can be misunderstood as they begin using their voice differently
🔸How greater awareness and empathy can benefit both people and organisations
🔸Why Olivia believes these conversations need to become normal, not exceptional
One of the simplest messages from our conversation mightalso be one of the most important:
Women in this stage don’t necessarily want to be fixed.They want to be seen and understood.
And as Olivia reminds us, creating change starts withconversations like this.
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