About this episode

Valerie explores the concept of courage in midlife and how individuals can reclaim their choices during unexpected changes.

When change hits — a parent's diagnosis, a layoff, a child leaving for college — most of us don't sit down and think, "What's the brave choice here?" We just move. We figure it out. We do what needs to be done. And then we look back and say, "I didn't really have a choice." But what if you did? What if, in every one of those moments, you were braver than you gave yourself credit for? In this episode, Valerie explores what courage actually looks like in midlife — not the roaring, mountain-clim...

People in this episode

Host: Valerie Mekki

Topics covered

• courage
• midlife
• change
• parenting
• self-discovery

Keywords

• midlife
• courage
• change
• parent's diagnosis
• layoff
• child leaving for college

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