When most of us think of issues that are stigmatized, weight loss doesn’t generally come to mind. Ambition doesn’t either. But the truth is, the decision to pursue a career calling and the choice to get into the best shape of your life as you approach 40…this will put you in a staggering minority of individuals who have dared to ramp up at an age when most of us are slowing down, and -dare I say- letting ourselves go.
My guest, Jessica Barrie, is a 43 year old wife and a mother of three, with twin 16 year old daughters and an 8 year old son. For years she’s worked as a part time photographer & stay at home. In this episode Jessica shares how the onset of minor health condition lead to her decision to make some minor incremental changes, after years of feeling “frumpy, dumpy, and grumpy” (her words!). She shares how these changes gradually lead to even bigger, braver, and better ones that paved the way to the path she’s on now.
The fact is, when we choose to better ourselves and our circumstances and we share it on social media, especially later in life, there will always be naysayers. The “who does she think she is” crowd will watch from a distance, judging the person who dares to go against the grain to better their life. These people exist. They are alive and well, but they are not thriving and it upsets them when you are.
This was not Jessica’s direct experience per se, but we are both keenly aware that this is oftentimes the reason more women our age will choose not to go against the grain, because “what will people say about me”. In this episode we talk about the choice to go against the grain at 40 and the different ways people react to a later in life transformation, and why that is.
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