Growing Up Late

What Survived the Collapse? What happens after everything falls apart? In this deeply personal episode of Growing Up Late , Jeannie reflects on the collapse of the life she thought she was supposed to rebuild — and the surprising things that survived instead. From a crack in the house that now feels symbolic to an emotional breakdown in the grocery store snack aisle, this episode explores identity...

The Humbling In this episode of Growing Up Late , Jeannie shares what happened after the house was sold and the life she knew was gone. Sitting alone in a mostly empty house, surrounded by memories, she begins to face the full emotional weight of starting over. Grief, shame, anger, fear, uncertainty. No plan. No clarity. Just the realization that life had changed completely. Then came the bank. Wh...

No Version Left to Believe: When the story stops working Episode Description There comes a moment when the story you’ve been telling yourself stops working, and the truth is no longer optional. In this episode of Growing Up Late , Jeannie walks through the unraveling of a life that once looked picture perfect. From a historic home filled with meaningful memories to a quiet divorce marked by denial...

Episode Summary For years, I believed I had married a white knight. The truth? I didn't marry one, I created one. In this episode, I share the moment I began to see what I had been avoiding for a long time: I had outsourced my power. My finances. My security. Even my happiness. When a simple question about money revealed something wasn't right, I had a choice: seek the truth or stay comfortable. I...

Episode Description Oh, the things I gave up to be loved. In this episode of Growing Up Late , I share the quieter side of my story, the parts that didn’t feel dramatic at the time, but mattered just as much. This isn’t about one big moment. It’s about the small, almost invisible ways I slowly set parts of myself aside. The things that once brought me joy, skiing, travel, and friendships, became n...

Episode Title I Trusted Him With Everything, and He Took It All. Episode Description I trusted him with everything, and he took it all. In this first episode of Growing Up Late , I share the moment my life cracked open. What I thought was a secure, successful life unraveled in an instant when I discovered every account I had was empty. But the truth is, it didn’t happen overnight. This episode isn...

In this episode, Jeannie introduces Growing Up Late and explores the gap between the impressive lives we build on the outside and who we actually are on the inside. A podcast for anyone ready to own their role in their own story and start living authentically.