You Have Permission to Pivot - Wendy Valentine on Midlife Reinvention | EP229

REPLAY! We're bringing this one back because Wendy Valentine's midlife reinvention story is the one you keep asking us to replay.

Wendy Valentine was 45, in the middle of her second divorce, deep in debt, and dealing with black mold toxicity and chronic Lyme disease, on top of menopause, when her dog, her cat, and her brother all died within six weeks of each other. She hit her breaking point crying on a cold bathroom floor. That is where her midlife reinvention began. On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman sits down with Wendy to talk through how she rebuilt her entire life from there.

Wendy is an internationally published author of Women Waking Up, founder of Midlifology™, and host of The Midlife Makeover Show. She has appeared on Good Day New York and CBS News Los Angeles. She walks Amy through the vision that pulled her off that bathroom floor, and the plan she built from it that led to a job offer within four weeks.

The two dig into self-care for women over 40 during midlife reinvention, from the exact words Wendy tells herself when her inner critic gets loud to the ACE method she uses for grief and anxiety. She also connects boundary setting for women to how you talk to yourself first, especially on the hard days.

Press play to hear how Wendy went from a U-Haul and a new job in Chicago to an RV crossing the country, and why she says giving yourself permission to pivot matters more than having a plan.

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Welcome and Wendy Valentine's Impressive Bio

01:35 Weekly High That Started With Surgery and Grief

05:08 Wendy's Meltdown and the Start of Midlife Reinvention

11:02 How Her Podcast Led to Writing Her Book

15:29 Knowing When Midlife Reinvention Beats Pushing Harder

19:53 Be Your Own Best Friend and the B3 Method

26:15 The ACE Method for Emotional Overload

30:47 Boundary Setting for Women and Learning to Say No

41:45 Curly Hair Routine for Women Over 40

46:52 Favorite Self Care Hack and Where to Find Wendy

Connect with Wendy Valentine:

Visit Wendy's website

Follow Wendy on Instagram

Read Women Waking Up by Wendy Valentine

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