Reinvented After 40

When things aren't going the way you want them to, it's powerful to look at the events in your life through the perspective of your boundaries. In other words, this means taking personal responsibility for your entire life experience.   Tune in this week to start showing up in your life with personal responsibility. Whether it's your health, your relationships, your work, your money, or anything e...

As women in the second half of life, I see one thing that holds us back the most from what we want: judgment . Judgment, both from ourselves and other people, can have us hiding from the lives we dream of. However, when I decided to welcome and befriend curiosity instead of judgment, I witnessed everything in my life change.   Learn how to be curious, not judgmental. Hear how judgment can make you...

When everything you do aligns with the wider goals you have for your future, that's the dream life. You may think there's a time when you'll arrive, and that will be the moment you've made it and your dreams come true. However, you can make a simple shift in your mindset today to start living your dream right now!   Discover how to start living your dream life right now. I'm sharing how to make de...

In the second half of life, it's more important than ever to realize that every single day is a fresh start. If we rely on our default brain, we seek pleasure, avoid pain, and conserve energy. That isn't how you create happiness in the second half of life. If you're ready to push yourself so you can enjoy every moment in the second half of your life, this episode is for you.   Discover how to keep...

Friendship is important in the second half of life. The better friend I become to myself and the truer I am with me, the better friend I will be to everybody else in my life. If you want to hear the thoughts and experiences that have led me to this conclusion so you can cultivate true friendship in the second half of your own life, this episode is for you.   Discover how to start building true fri...

I've noticed that, in general, women in the second half of life are not ambitious anymore. You might think ambition is only for young people. The truth is, ambition is for everyone, especially for us, and the goodness that ambition creates will blow your mind and expand your world.   Discover why you might be struggling to find motivation in the second half of life, and how to fix it. I'm sharing...

Did you know that the very best investment you can make in the second half of life is in you ? I've become my best investment, and I want to offer the idea that going all-in on yourself is the most important investment you can make.   Hear why you are the best investment you can make in the second half of life. I'm sharing my journey of taking a chance on and investing in myself, why the return on...

We are celebrating 100 episodes of Reinvented After 40! This was a dream when I first started this podcast with just an idea, and I can't believe it's finally here. To mark this occasion, I'm sharing all the highlights from the past 100 episodes of the show.   Discover how to reinvent yourself in a brave new way. I'm sharing what to do when things stop working so you can move your life forward, th...

Creating the life you want and being good at what you do is partly about competence and skill, but that isn't the whole story. There are two other things that really make the difference: Reliability and Enthusiasm.   Discover how to start approaching everything you do with reliability and enthusiasm. I'm sharing my own journey of showing up enthusiastically in the second half of life, and how you...

As women in the second half of life, this is our time to step up and show the world exactly what we're capable of. That means we have to stop dragging the past along with us and finally let go of the old so we can create space and energy for all the things we want in our future. This is the skill that will make the biggest difference for us.   I'm showing you what happens when you cling to things...

Where are you stuck in the second half of life, and where do you need to take a big leap? For me, I spent years afraid of feeling embarrassed, as if others were going to criticize me. However, we only fear this because we are a little judgmental when it comes to ourselves, and this keeps us stuck.   Discover how to take the big leap to the next version of yourself in the second half of life. I am...

Did you know that you can make the best of everything every single day? As a woman in the second half of life, I truly want to make the best of everything. Even when I feel pressured or when problems arise, and things seem to be going wrong, I know how to make the best of everything, and I'm here to show you how to set that intention for yourself today.   Discover how to make the best of everythin...

Good, bad, or somewhere in between, our lives are a cultivation of our habits. Creating change or starting something new can often feel extremely challenging, but I'm introducing you to a tool that will make it much easier for you to set yourself up for success, and it's called habit stacking.   Hear what habit stacking entails, and how stacking one good habit acts as a gateway to the next. I'm sh...

What is there in your life that you need to take action on, and keep taking action until you get what you really want? If you don't know what you want, if you're living somebody else's dream life instead of your own, we first need to get clear on exactly what you want. Then, you can start focusing your energy on taking the action required to get there.    Embrace the power and energy that will all...

Anything that you're thinking about creating for yourself right now, you can decide ahead of time that it's going to happen. You have the power to create anything you decide you want to, and all you have to do is get to work taking the first step, the second step, and figure out the path as you go.   Discover the magic of deciding everything ahead of time. This is one of the reasons I've been succ...

Nothing creates a more productive, exciting, and inspiring life than a woman who feels strong, confident, and happy. From my health to my business, I can say that I feel strong, confident, and happy about all of it. Don't you want to be able to say the same about yourself?   Learn how I cultivate the feelings of strength, confidence, and happiness every single day, and the kind of results this cre...

Goldfish are the happiest creatures on the planet because they have a 10-second memory. When you make a mistake and you feel bad about it, you have the opportunity to be a goldfish: just forget about it and go again.    Discover how to be a goldfish in this ocean of life. I'm sharing the value of letting go of the past and all the things that aren't serving you anymore, and showing you how forgett...

Once you know who you are, that's when the fun begins, so tune in to discover the fun of knowing who you are. I'm sharing what it looks like when you've become a chameleon who can be everything everyone else needs you to be, and instead, I'm showing you how to decide who you want to be moving forward in your life.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.kymshowerslifecoach.com...

Discover how you have everything within your reach to create the life of your dreams, and why I know you're the lucky one. I'm showing you the power of purposefully deciding you're the lucky one, and what can happen when you create your life from that energy.    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.kymshowerslifecoach.com/89

At the age of 62, I am in the business of being fierce and dynamic in making my dreams a reality. Imagine what you could do if you fully believed you are extraordinary, and got up every single day with that energy. That is your fierce. And the more you go all-in on yourself, the fiercer, braver, and more confident you become, resulting in a magically expansive life.   Hear what finding your fierce...

What do you do with an idea or dream that feels a little bit out of reach for you right now? Too often, women in the second half of life hide away their ideas in fear of what other people might say or think about them. But what if, instead of giving up on your idea, you protected it, cared for it, and fed it so it could take flight?   Hear why we have ideas and dreams, and how they can empower us....

There's so much we want to learn and experience, and when we believe we're just getting started, it creates motivation and joy in pursuit of what we want. This might require that you question some of your current beliefs, but when you start to question everything and see that the best years are yet to come, everything changes.   Discover how to own every day of every year yet to come in your life...

Since starting my coaching journey, I've awakened to the conscious and subconscious thoughts that keep me playing small, or that tell me I'm unworthy or undeserving of a big dream. Anything you can dream up or long for in your life is not too big, it's available to you, and you are supposed to create it.   I invite you to begin loosening up the limiting beliefs that are holding you back from your...

Our primitive brains are wired to be great problem solvers. It looks for problems to solve, which is why it wants to drum up problems on a regular. But did you know that there is for sure a solution to every single problem your brain offers?   Hear why there is always a solution to every problem, and the reason my favorite go-to thought is, "This isn't a problem." I'm sharing some examples from my...

You are doing so much better than you think you are. I promise you that this is true. No matter how much your brain wants to default to negativity and victimhood, you are doing much better than it wants you to believe.    I explain why you and I are doing so much better than we think we are. I share how powerful the thoughts and stories we tell ourselves are, and why when we think we're doing amaz...