HeyJaredThe Joy Shift: Midlife Reinvention for Women Who Did Everything Right—And Still Want More
The Joy Shift is the podcast for high-achieving women over 40 who have built successful lives and quietly feel like something essential is missing.
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My Mom Is 83. This Is the Guilt Nobody Warns You About When Caring for Aging Parents (opens the original)
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There’s a season of life no one really prepares you for: when your parents begin needing you at the same time your children still do. You’re booking your mother’s cardiology appointment and your son’s orthodontist appointment. Your father calls when something goes wrong. Your kids call when something goes wrong. And somewhere in the middle of holding everyone else, there’s a question nobody seems to ask: Who is holding you? In this episode of The Joy Shift , I’m talking about the emotional weigh
Midlife Reinvention: How to Make Time, Money & Energy for Your Next Chapter (opens the original)
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If you're chasing midlife reinvention but can't figure out where the time, money, or energy would even come from, this episode is for you. We talk about why your calendar and your bank account are already telling on you, and the one small allocation that turns a someday wish into something real. By the end you'll have a four part framework and a 30 day experiment you can start this week. IN THIS EPISODE You'll see what your calendar is telling you about what you value, whether you want to hear i
Want a Career Change at 40 or 50? Don’t Quit—Try This First (opens the original)
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You’ve built a good life. You’re responsible, capable, and maybe even successful in a career you worked hard to create. So why does that little voice keep asking, “Is this really what I want to do with the next part of my life?” If you’re considering a career change in your 40s or 50s—or simply feeling restless and wondering what’s next—you don’t have to quit your job, start a business, go back to school, or completely reinvent yourself to find the answer. In this episode of The Joy Shift , Kile
The One Sentence Blocking Your Midlife Reinvention (And How to Catch It) (opens the original)
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Midlife reinvention starts with one sentence, the one running under everything else you tell yourself. In this episode of The Joy Shift, we cover a two week study on self-talk and what happened when people switched from panic mode to talking to themselves like a trusted friend. Kiley shares the sentence that showed up right before she recorded episode one, and the practice that got her through it anyway. By the end, you'll have a three step tool, catch it, name it, shift it, ready to use this we
How to Find Yourself Again in Midlife: Escaping the Permission Trap (opens the original)
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Have you spent so many years taking care of everyone else that you’re no longer entirely sure what you want? That question can become especially loud in midlife. The kids grow up. Work changes. The calendar gets quieter. And underneath all the roles you’ve spent years fulfilling, another question begins to surface: Who am I when no one else gets to answer that for me? In this episode of The Joy Shift , Kiley Suarez explores midlife reinvention and the “permission trap” —the realization that some
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