About this episode

Jules Sebastian interviews Kylie Jones about her journey from hitting rock bottom at 50 to founding a movement for women over 50.

What do you do when your whole life falls apart at 50? In this deeply moving and genuinely uplifting episode, Jules sits down with Kylie Jones, the founder of Fifty & Fearless, a platform and movement helping women over 50 rediscover their confidence, identity and purpose. But Kylie's story did not begin with inspiration. It began at rock bottom. In the space of just twelve to fifteen months, Kylie lost both of her parents and was suddenly retrenched from the 30-year career that had defined her. Completely broken and unsure how to even get out of bed each day, she opened her laptop one night and started an anonymous Instagram page. She didn't show her face. She simply began writing the words she needed to hear. Slowly, other women started to find her, and a movement was born. Jules and Kylie talk about what it really means to come home to yourself in midlife, why so many women wear busy as a badge of honour, and how to release the guilt that comes with choosing yourself. They explore why society teaches us to fear ageing, and why Kylie believes the opposite is true, that women become more powerful, clearer and more qualified for life with every passing year. They also dig…

People in this episode

Host: Jules Sebastian

Guest: Kylie Jones

Topics covered

• midlife transformation
• women empowerment
• confidence
• identity
• purpose
• ageing

Keywords

• Fifty & Fearless
• midlife
• women over 50
• confidence
• identity
• purpose
• ageing
• self-discovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fifty & Fearless

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