Episodes

You give a company 24 years of your life. You work hard, stay loyal, build a career. And then, suddenly, you're out. Now what? That's what happened to Wanda Cox after 24 years at Verizon. And for accomplished women over 50, losing a job can mean losing far more than a paycheck. There's your financial security, your professional identity, and the future you thought you had figured out. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, an ICF-certified transition coach...

You've spent years proving you can handle anything. So why is it still so hard to believe in what you want for yourself? Dr. Kim Redman, CEO of Creatrix Go Quantum and founder of Go Quantum University, joins Beverley Glazer on Aging With Purpose and Passion to explore why accomplished women over 50 can still struggle with self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and trusting themselves when facing major life or career changes. You know how to get things done. You've managed responsibilities, made diffic...

What happens when the relationships that feel most familiar are the very ones hurting you? Randi Fine grew up believing that chaos, conflict, and love belonged together. Those early experiences followed her into adulthood, shaping the relationships she chose and the behavior she accepted. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with Randi, an author and narcissistic abuse recovery coach, about emotional manipulation, codependency, gaslighting, and why unhealth...

What if the safest decision you could make is also the one keeping you stuck? You've worked hard to build a career, earn respect, and make smart decisions. So why, when something no longer feels right, is it so difficult to change? For accomplished women over 50, changing direction can mean risking more than a pay-check. It can mean questioning the identity you've spent decades building. On Aging With Purpose and Passion, I sit down with Alma Derek, a business builder and strategic advisor wh...

What happens when the role that made you successful becomes the very thing you can't escape? For nine years, Judy Norton was Mary Ellen Walton on the Emmy Award-winning television series The Waltons. Millions of viewers welcomed her into their homes. But when the series ended, the character people loved didn't simply disappear. And neither did their expectations of who Judy should be. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer, MA, CCC, ICF, a work and life transition ...

Leaving a 17-year career, losing an identity, and finding an unexpected way forward. You can spend years becoming very good at what you do—and be completely unprepared for the day you stop doing it. That’s what happened to Annette Mashi. After 17 years at Intel, leaving wasn’t simply a career change. Her work had become part of how she knew herself. So what happens when it’s gone? In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with Annette Mashi, founder of Write Wi...

Landman actress Rosemary Dominguez (Rosemary Vaswani) on widowhood, sudden loss, identity, grief, and finding a way to want something from life again. What happens when the future you were counting on suddenly disappears—and you’re still here? For women over 50, a devastating loss can take more than someone you love. It can take the future you expected to share, the roles that made life feel familiar, and even your confidence in who you are without them. In this episode of Aging With Purpose an...

People pleasing, burnout, somatic leadership, nervous system regulation, and what changes when high-achieving women stop performing for approval. You can spend years becoming the woman everyone admires—and quietly wonder how much of her is actually you. For high-achieving women over 50, success can hide something uncomfortable: the habits that helped you achieve, belong, and earn approval may also have taught you to perform. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer tal...

Infidelity, self-blame, empty nest, reconciliation, and rebuilding self-trust when the life you believed in suddenly changes. What happens when someone else’s betrayal makes you question yourself? For women over 50, infidelity can hit at a time when so much is already changing. Children are leaving home. Your body may be changing. The roles that defined you for years are shifting. And suddenly, one discovery can make you question not only your relationship—but your own judgment. In this episode...

Rethinking success, retirement, identity, and what happens when life forces you to change the pace. You can be very good at the life you’ve built and still know you don’t want to keep living it the same way. For many high-achieving women over 50, the hardest transition isn’t leaving a career or approaching retirement. It’s realizing that the drive, productivity, and determination that got you this far may not be what you need now. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Gl...

Family secrets, forgiveness, retirement, and what changes when you see your past with new eyes after 50. What if something you learned after 50 changed the way you understood your family—and yourself? For decades, Yvonne F. Conte believed she knew the story of her childhood. Then one photograph and two documents revealed information she had never known. Nothing about the past changed. But the meaning of it did. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer sits down with...

Kim Boudreau Smith on confidence, self-worth, career reinvention, visibility, leadership, and using decades of experience without constantly proving yourself. What if you’ve spent years proving your value—and no longer need to? You’ve built experience, solved difficult problems, taken risks, and learned things no résumé can fully capture. Yet even highly capable women can find their confidence rising and falling with income, recognition, job titles, or whether other people approve of what they’...

What happens when life asks more of you than you ever imagined you could give? You’ve spent years being capable, solving problems, and being there when people need you. But some things can’t be fixed, planned for, or powered through. Sometimes life changes in an instant—and you become the person everyone is counting on. That’s what happened to Diane Filato. Just weeks after the birth of Diane’s grandson, her daughter began experiencing unexplained symptoms. Then came the diagnosis no family w...

Jeannie Duckworth on caregiver guilt, dementia warning signs, memory care, senior living, and making difficult decisions before a crisis forces them. How do you know when keeping an aging parent at home is no longer the safest—or most loving—choice? For many high achieving women, that question comes with enormous guilt. You promised you'd be there. You want your parent to remain independent. And every new problem can seem manageable—until wandering, falls, medication mistakes, dementia, or care...

Barb Scala on burnout, people-pleasing, identity, golden handcuffs, and redefining success without blowing up your life. What happens when the successful life everyone admires no longer feels like your own? You followed the rules. Earned the credentials. Built the career. Took care of the people who depended on you. From the outside, everything looks right. Inside, you may be exhausted from performing a version of success that was shaped by someone else’s expectations. In this episode of Agin...

Deb Krier shares how high-achieving women can navigate a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, work, relationships, and life when everything changes in an instant. What happens when a breast cancer diagnosis changes everything overnight? How do you continue leading your career, supporting your family, and making important decisions while navigating chemotherapy, surgery, uncertainty, and fear? In this powerful episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer sits down with Deb Krier, ex...

Laura Rotter on financial confidence, purpose, career transitions, and building a life that reflects who you've become. What happens when you've built a successful life—but quietly wonder if it still fits who you are today? You've worked hard. Built the career. Earned the respect. Created financial security. From the outside, everything looks successful. Inside, something feels different. If you're a high-performing woman over 50 navigating a career transition, retirement, divorce, or simply...

How do you keep showing up for everyone else without losing yourself? How high-performing women can navigate caregiving, burnout, and life transitions without sacrificing themselves. If you're caring for aging parents, supporting a spouse through illness, balancing work, family, and everyone else's needs, you know how easy it is to put yourself last. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with Amy Lokken, founder of The Amy Factor, about caregiving, burnout, ...

Who do you turn to when everyone turns to you for answers? Success can be lonely—especially for women in leadership. Whether you're a founder, business owner, executive, board member, or a high-performing woman leading others, there are decisions you can't always share, doubts you keep to yourself, and pressures few people truly understand. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer sits down with entrepreneur and KELLA founder Hannah Wrixon to explore one of leadershi...

“It is what it is” can sound wise. But sometimes it’s just the sentence that keeps you stuck. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer talks with author and publishing partner Lynn Miller, whose book Ahead of Their Time is based on more than 200 interviews with pioneers who challenged broken systems and created new possibilities. Together, they explore one powerful question: What if there’s another way? Lynn shares how childhood challenges, opera training, caregiving...

The scariest part of a diagnosis isn't always the disease. It's realizing you have to make life-changing decisions when you're scared, exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure what questions to ask next. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer sits down with Dr. Tiffany Troso, an oncologist with more than 25 years of experience helping women navigate breast cancer, gynecologic cancer, treatment decisions, and the emotional challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis. Pat...

Retirement gets sold as a reward. For many women, it quietly becomes a trap.You stop being challenged. You stop being seen. You start wondering if your best years are behind you. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer Life and Work Transition Expert sits down with Dr. Sara Hart, leadership development expert, executive coach, and founder of Prime Spark Women and Antiretirement: For Women Too Smart to Retire. After more than 40 years in corporate leadership and consu...

Paige Arnof-Fenn on caregiving, entrepreneurship, boundaries, and redefining success Your calendar can be full and your life can still feel out of alignment. For many high-achieving women over 50, success becomes a habit: say yes, stay visible, work harder, keep producing, keep proving. Until life forces a different conversation. In this episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Beverley Glazer speaks with Paige Arnof-Fenn, founder of Mavens & Moguls, branding expert, entrepreneur, and f...

Dr. Prudence Hall on HRT, bioidentical hormones, brain fog, fatigue, and reclaiming vitality in midlife You didn’t lose your ambition. Your body changed the rules. For high-performing women over 50, menopause can feel like betrayal. You’re doing what always worked — pushing harder, eating better, staying busy, holding everything together — but suddenly your energy, sleep, mood, weight, focus, and confidence don’t respond the same way. Then too many women hear the same dismissive message: “It’...