Life Changed Overnight? How to Start Over Stronger

About this episode

Stacey Chillemi discusses with Jenny White how to rebuild identity and find purpose after unexpected life changes.

If your life has changed in a way you never expected, this conversation will help you believe that a new chapter is still possible. Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Jenny White—retired RN, brain tumor surgery survivor, and author—to explore how to rebuild your identity, find purpose after loss, and begin again when life changes in an instant. You’ll learn: ✨ How to rebuild after a life-altering event 🧠 What healing and identity reinvention can really look like 📚 How Jenny turned pain into purpose through writing 🌱 One small step to start creating a new future Connect with Jenny White: Website: https://www.jennywhite.ca/ Facebook: authorjennywhite Instagram: author.jennywhite Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Stacey Chillemi

Guest: Jenny White

Topics covered

• identity rebuilding
• purpose after loss
• life-altering events
• healing
• writing as therapy

Keywords

• life change
• identity
• purpose
• healing
• brain tumor
• writing
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Megaphone

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