ABOUT THIS EPISODE
What happens when you’ve spent years talking about reinvention — and suddenly you’re right in the middle of your own?
Wendy Battles, host of Reinvention Rebels, joins me for a candid conversation about what it looks like to choose yourself in midlife, trust what you already know, and stop editing parts of who you are just to keep things comfortable. Wendy talks about how her understanding of reinvention has changed, why some realizations happen slowly, and what she’s learning about self-trust in this chapter of her life.
We get into the difference between knowing something needs to change and being ready to act on it, why discernment doesn’t always require immediate action, and Wendy’s idea that courage can be a choice — not just something we summon when life forces our hand, but something we practice when we decide to move toward the life we want.
We also talk about:
- the subtle ways we can start making ourselves smaller without realizing it
- choosing yourself without needing everyone else to understand
- rebuilding self-worth through surprisingly ordinary decisions
- why small acts of courage matter
- relationships, discernment, and becoming more honest about what fits
- what Wendy is officially done being sensible about
- finding delight even when the world feels noisy and uncertain
This week’s question:
Where could you choose courage on purpose — not because life is forcing you to, but because there’s something you want to move toward?
🔥 Permission, Out Loud — October 22
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