When Everything Shifts: Who Are You Now?
In this podcast interview with Rita Savoia of Self-Care Goddess, I speak about living boundlessly, my memoir Boundless and how to find the diamond core of who you are so you can begin again.
I’m on a podcast tour with Boundless, and I’m meeting so many wise, courageous and compassionate people.
In this interview with the Self-Care Goddess, hosted by Rita Savoia, she asks me, among other things:
What’s my life soundtrack? (Hint: The song is one of the 12 Songs of Boundless)
What’s my guilty pleasure? (Hint: It has something to do with Italy)
What brings your heart coherence?
Why did I call the house where I raised my twins the ‘Be Who You Are House’?
What have you learned about becoming?
What is the Essence of You practice?
Why do you say life design is self-care?
Where does the sage fit into the seasons of our life? The wise ingenue?
How do we get unstuck when the life we’ve been devoted to building suddenly falls away?
How can we tend to untended grief, and how does that unlock new possibilities?
How does meditation give you fresh eyes?
How does meditation help writers?
What is your mantra?
From the show notes
What happens when the life you’ve devoted yourself to begins to shift and you’re left wondering who you are now?
In this deeply grounding and inspiring episode #214 of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, we explore how to rewrite the story of your life in midlife not from loss, but from possibility.
Our guest, Carolyn Flynn, memoirist, novelist, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Story Catalyst - shares profound insights on identity, emotional agility, menopause as a “second spring,” and the courage it takes to imagine a new chapter after caregiving, motherhood, and major life transitions.
This conversation is a reminder that midlife is not an ending, it’s a powerful threshold.
In this episode, we explore:
✅ Why “empty nest” can be a doorway, not a loss
✅ Emotional agility vs. emotional rigidity and how curiosity keeps us alive
✅ Menopause and midlife as a season of wisdom, energy, and reinvention
✅ How meditation and mindfulness create space between stimulus and response
✅ Letting go of outdated cultural narratives about women and aging
✅ Becoming a “tourist” in your own life and why getting lost matters
✅ Self-care as a way of being, not a reward or indulgence
The episode opens with a short, heart-coherence meditation to help you arrive fully - body, mind, and breath, before we dive into this soulful, expansive dialogue.
Whether you’re navigating midlife, questioning old identities, or sensing that there’s more waiting for you, this episode offers both reassurance and permission.
💭 Reflective question to carry with you:
If you allowed yourself to imagine freely again, who might you become next?
Listen with an open heart and let this conversation remind you that your story is still unfolding.
Here is a YouTube short:
https://youtube.com/shorts/J_5sZFCznck?si=novilxSVVF524WMh
Or listen on Apple podcasts.
Here’s a link to all my podcast interviews for Boundless, on Spotify.
About Carolyn Flynn
Carolyn Flynn is an author, journalist, and book coach. Her memoir Boundless explores identity, change, and the possibilities that emerge when life takes an unexpected turn. She works with writers around the world, helping them turn their stories into compelling books.
To book a free discovery call about writing your book, schedule here:
Links:
https://www.carolynflynn.com/
https://www.instagram.com/carolyn_flynn/
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