HeyJaredSurfing the Quicksand
Helping midlife women get unstuck – at home, at work, in our relationships, from ourselves – one chat at a time. Host Kathy Vines explores all sorts of ways we can get stuck and brings us together to see the possibility and strike a path forward and get UNstuck.
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It’s Finally My Turn: How an Empty-Nest Hobby Opened a Whole New Chapter (opens the original)
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What happens when the hobby you pick up as an empty nester unexpectedly becomes the foundation for an entirely new chapter of your life? When Janis Daly’s youngest son was preparing to graduate from college, she started wondering what she would do with the time that had once been filled with parenting, work, and weekends traveling to her sons’ sporting events. A longtime history lover, Janis decided to finally explore a branch of her family tree she knew little about. That curiosity led her to a
College Is Just a Steppingstone. Adulting Is the Goal (opens the original)
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Preparing a teenager for life after high school has become one of the most stressful milestones many families face. Questions about college, careers, student debt, AI, gap years, and an uncertain future can leave both parents and teens feeling overwhelmed. In this episode, Kathy talks with Shellee Howard, founder of College Ready and an award-winning college strategist with nearly two decades of experience helping families navigate this journey. Rather than focusing solely on admissions, Shellee
And We’re Back! Season 2 of Surfing the Quicksand is here! (Ep 201) (opens the original)
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After a summer spent meeting new people, recording new conversations, and thinking about what I want this next season to be, I’m excited to be back in your ears and on your screens for another “school year” together. This season, we’ll continue exploring the challenges, transitions, and possibilities of midlife, with conversations about reinvention, resilience, caregiving, relationships, work, learning, community, and more. But one idea is already emerging especially strongly for me: the quicksa
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