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What if the life you built no longer fits? Join Jennifer — academic, coach, and woman in her 40s — as she shares her real-time journey from burnout to breakthrough. Honest, insightful, and a little messy, each episode explores what it really takes to let go of old identities and create a midlife that feels true, purposeful, and free.

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