Becoming More Yourself at Midlife, Not Someone New with Jen O'Brien

Becoming More Yourself at Midlife, Not Someone New with Jen O'Brien

July 7, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode explores midlife identity changes and features Jen O'Brien's journey from engineer to music library founder.

Have you ever stopped and wondered, Who am I now? Midlife has a way of prompting those questions. As our lives, priorities and responsibilities change, many of us begin to realise that the identities we've carried for years no longer feel like the right fit. In this week's episode of Take a Breath, I'm joined by Jen O'Brien, who shares her inspiring journey from aeronautical engineer to founder of Music Broth, Scotland's musical instrument library. But this conversation goes far beyond changi...

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