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Do you ever look at your life after 45 and wonder, is this really it?
Do you ever find yourself searching for a way back to yourself in the middle of the night, knowing something has to change but having no idea where to start?
Do you ever wish you could find your self-trust again, the way you had it before everyone else came first?
Then you are in the right place.
Top 10% globally ranked podcast for women in midlife.
Thrive After 45® is a weekly podcast for midlife women who are ready to come back to themselves. Every week I sit down with women and men who have stood exactly where you are standing: at the edge of an empty nest, at the end of a career, in the middle of a life that no longer fits. You will hear how they found their voice again, rebuilt their self-trust, and stepped into a next chapter that is fully theirs.
I am Denise Drinkwalter. I spent 31 years in education and finished my career as a school principal. From the outside, it looked complete. Inside, when I retired, I felt invisible too. I know what it costs to stay quiet, and I know what happens when a woman decides it is her turn. So I started the conversations I needed to hear. My guests are thought leaders, authors, and everyday women and men starting over in midlife, and every one of them will tell you the same thing: it is not too late, and you are not alone.
If you are a woman over 40, or on your way there, and you are done waiting for permission to live your own life, press play on the episode that sounds like your life right now. Hit subscribe so a new conversation lands for you every Thursday. And when an episode puts words to something you have been carrying alone, leave a review. It helps the next woman find her way here.
Ways to go deeper with me:
Come find me at denisedrinkwalter.com and follow along at @thethriveafter45podcast.
Join The Room. Twice a month on Zoom, women in midlife, real conversation. Doors open in November, and the first 13 women lock in the founding rate.
Come to IGNITE: The Inner Uprising™. March 23–24, 2027, in Vancouver. Eighty women, two days, one room that will change how you see yourself. Details are on my site.
Work with me one-to-one. I hold a small number of private coaching spots for women who are ready to come back to themselves.
Bring SPARK to your workplace. SPARK @ Work is a one-hour facilitated conversation for the women on your team.
And every Sunday at 10 a.m. ET, join me live on Facebook for Card Pull Sundays. One card, one honest conversation. Free, always.
Return, not reinvention. Always. I am so glad you found your way here.