The Midlife Reinvention: How to Find Your Ikigai, Deal with Imposter Syndrome & Build Your Confidence in Career & Life Transitions

Enjoy this podcast episode as I interview Jewel Veitch as she gives us insights on how we can  ignite our soul's gifts to and help us find our  purpose.  As a seasoned transformational mentor, spiritual guide, author, and speaker in the field of personal and career development, Jewel elegantly explains how to listen to our heart intelligence to answer, what am I to do next?  Jewel is the Inte...

Join Kavita as she celebrates a New Year, and the first episode of the second season of The Midlife Reinvention Podcast! We are so grateful that you are here, and so excited for what this year has to offer for each of you. We hope you enjoyed a restful and beautiful holiday season, and are also excited about what this year has in store for you.  As the founder of Power Purpose Play, Kavita is lead...

Enjoy this final episode of Season 1 of the Midlife Reinvention Podcast, as Kavita muses about the passage of time.  As we move into a New Year of possibilities, Kavita shares her gratitude to the many listeners of this podcast, and the many amazing people she has interviewed and met in her own journey. She reminds us all to take that little twinge in our hearts and act upon it - if not now, when?...

I'm sure you enjoyed hearing from Rene Washington as much as I enjoyed interviewing her. A true Midlife Maven, Rene has given us so many reasons to take this next stage in our life and run with it! As she so aptly describes, amazing women like you should be running the world! Rene is a master-certified life coach, podcast host, author, and midlife maven. She’s known for her straight-no-chaser...

The title of this podcast says it all, in that, I'm sure you will agree, Jill Lubinski really is the poster girl for becoming exactly the kind of person you wish you can be. With her major reinvention at the age of 60, Jill, now 77, is the happiest she has ever been. It was such a pleasure to learn from her on how, at any age, we can find internal peace and success. Her energy and enthusiasm...

It was a great pleasure to interview Lisa Kelly, and learn about her struggles and how she became sober, and the courage it took not only to transform herself, but to help inspire others to do the same. We can all learn from Lisa's experience on the importance of harnessing our true infinite potential.  Lisa is a 'Mentor In The Art of Living Your Dreams'. She finds joy in inspiring...

I was so motivated by Cynthia's story as I'm sure you will be too.  Who wouldn't be? Going from living on the streets as a teenager to running some of the largest healthcare organizations in Canada, Cynthia is the epitome of having faith in yourself that you can, indeed, figure it out. The fact that she is looking to now rediscover herself after such an incredible career is a testam...

Sheri Lerat will no doubt leave you feeling emotional and inspired as you hear her story of reinvention. Her story of the grief and losses she faced in her life, yet her incredible resiliency and transformation through the power of healing is something we can all learn from. As she so beautifully expressed, "rebirth is the term I would use to convey this next stage of my life as I share my jo...

Enjoy this insightful conversation with Deborah Gillis.   Her life's work is an example for us all to realize that we CAN make a difference - in causes that we are passionate about, regardless of obstacles that may be in our way. Deborah is  President and CEO of CAMH Foundation - the Center for Addiction and Mental Health based in Toronto.  A recognized thought leader on  gender equality, div...

I so enjoyed having Karen Herbert on our podcast and we have so much to learn from her about dealing with the transition in our empty nest years, especially our changing relationships with ourselves and our loved ones, including our young adult children. Karen  is a certified professional coach and the founder and CEO of Themelios Coaching.  Karen specializes in helping women embrace and seize the...

Enjoy this mini podcast episode where Kavita shares her thoughts on the power of positive thinking. Thoughts become things.   If every thought is like a raindrop which collects and flows into a stream, which then collects momentum and now runs into the river, pushing forward, pushing forward, finally releasing into the ocean - full of possibilities. If  we resist that drop of water it won’t flow....

I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Sara Arnell, and I'm sure you will as well. Sara offers a look into her personal struggles and how we can all learn from her story. She explains how lobster moments or moments of crisis and triggers can be the turning point for transition, and that we all have the power to "take off our robes, and lose the trappings of what we think defines us&qu...

Be inspired as Kavita, founder of Power Purpose Play speaks from the heart about her thoughts surrounding vulnerability , and how, as Brene Brown describes,   “Vulnerability is basically uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.” We all experience some form of vulnerability at different times in our life. The key is to try to detach yourself from the consequence of your actions, don't be so...

Enjoy this next episode of The Midlife Reinvention Podcast, where we learn from Genein Letford about Intercultural Creativity, among many other important and relevant topics  we can all apply into our lives. As the 2019 LA Lakers Business Woman and the 2015 CA Charter Teacher of the Year, Genein is a national thought leader and creator of the concept of ‘Intercultural Creativity™’.  She is the Fou...

Enjoy this  colorful conversation with Patti Pokorchuk. Her positive spirit, no-can-do attitude towards living a life on the edge is both entertaining and inspirational.   Patti  was NOT a born sales professional. She was the shyest female tech pioneer, proving that ANYONE can learn how to sell, AND love it too. Patti now teaches Entrepreneurial Sales at Ryerson University, in Toronto Canada. A se...

Join Kavita Ahuja, Founder of Power Purpose Play https://powerpurposeplay.ca/ as she muses about the importance of realizing our dreams.  She talks about how dreaming is not just for children, and somehow, as adults we have just stopped doing that. Her message is to DARE to DREAM , and that despite our perceived insecurities and lack of confidence, if we put our true intentions out into the world,...

It was such a pleasure to speak with Ashton Applewhite on this important topic - her passion for leading this emerging movement to raise awareness of Ageism and how to dismantle it is fascinating, and we can all learn from, and participate in spreading this awareness. Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism ,   and  is a leading spokesperson for the emerging movement t...

In this 26th solo episode of The Midlife Reinvention podcast, Kavita Ahuja, founder of Power Purpose Play https://powerpurposeplay.ca/ muses on what it means to her to turn 55 years of age. Society puts so many labels on each of us and how we should behave or what we should be doing at different stages of our lives. Kavita wants to turn those stereotypes on their head and take the word "crisi...

 I loved my conversation with Elle AyoubZadeh, not only because of her inspirational story of how she created the beautiful brand which is Zvelle, but also because of her warmth, honesty, and courageous views on life and how we should all, Walk How You Want.  I'm sure you'll love to hear her wonderful story of starting her own business and her views on empowering women.  Elle AyoubZadeh...

Learn from Neela White's own personal and tragic story of caring for her elderly and dying parents, and the passion by which she has drawn from her experience to provide insight to the work she does for her clients. Neela's tips to have those open discussion about death and the preparation for it, both financially and emotionally are so important. Neela White is a portfolio manager at 3M...

Be inspired by this next episode of The Midlife Reinvention, where we learn about Wendy Thomas, and her courageous story of surviving an early stage breast cancer diagnosis, and the power of a positive mindset.  Her authentic and eloquent words and advice should make us all pause and reflect on what is really important in our lives.   Wendy is the Founder of Wendy Thomas Coaching which helps indiv...

Be inspired by the words and wisdom of Dena K. Martines, as we discuss all things numerology, astrology and the GenXWoman! Dena's passion for life and helping others find their purpose is unique, as are her views on how we are  just getting started in our 50's. As Dena describes, its about setting life goals not retirement goals at midlife. It's not about winding down - you're...

Enjoy this conversation with Carolyn Ray. Her passion for travel and living life on purpose is so real and motivating. I love her passion for building communities of women and empowering women to be the change agents in the world. Visit https://journeywoman.com/ to understand the importance of travel and how we can live a life of purpose anywhere we are in the world.  Carolyn has  over 25 years of...

I so enjoyed my conversation with Dr. Rupinder Toor. Her passion for the advancement of women's health and the empowerment of women and girls and her work in the field of reproductive healthcare is so impressive and important. We can all learn so much from her, and her mission to champion women's health and culturally appropriate healthcare as well.  Dr. Toor is the Founder & Medical...

Kavita Ahuja, founder of Power Purpose Play, celebrates the 20th episode of The Midlife Reinvention Podcast! As she contemplates the incredible experience it has been, she stresses the fact that Midlife is NOT a crisis - it is an opportunity for each of us to step into our individual greatness and rediscover who we are and bring that out into the world.  Kavita discusses what she terms, "The...