#287 When you’ve spent decades building a successful professional life, the identity that brought you success can become the very thing that constrains your future happiness. That robust self-concept shifts when you make a major life change, whether it’s a career transition, an empty nest, or a shift in partnership. All of these experiences can lead to the unsettling question: "Who am I now?"

Join Kathy as she explores The Quiet Work—the essential inner process that allows you to move from feeling untethered to intentionally designing your next life chapter with confidence and clarity.

Here’s what we cover:

• How the identity that built your success may now be constraining your future;
• How to honor your past self, release the grief and determine next steps; and
• A brief exercise that will help you align habit with your future self vision.

This episode provides the strategic framework you need to transform uncertainty into intentional self-creation.

➡️ FREE RESOURCE: If you’re ready to begin the reflective work that creates a new framework for your life, Kathy has created a special gift just for you! It’s a guide called 5 Questions to Explore a Soulful Second Chapter. It contains the type of reflective work that gave her the courage to make her midlife transition.

➡️ Download Your FREE Guide Here: https://athenawellness.com/reimagine

Links:

• Free PDF: 5 Questions to Explore a Soulful Second Chapter
• YouTube: The Athena Wellness Channel
• Work with Kathy: Coaching Opportunities
• Email Kathy: hello@athenawellness.com

#286 What happens when the professional success you’ve worked so hard for no longer feels satisfying? If you're feeling the subtle mismatch between the life you’ve built and the life you desire, this episode will help you get back on track.

Join Kathy as she explores why the solution isn't a risky leap, but a Parallel Path Strategy — a methodology for leveraging your executive skills to create intentional alignment and explore your deepest desires, all while maintaining your current career commitments.

Here’s what we cover:

• The paradox of the Golden Handcuffs and how your success can constrain your growth and renewal;
• The essential difference between the corporate climb and the more sustainable intentional path of the second half of life; and
• How to leverage your executive skills to walk the Parallel Path and design a rich personal life, starting today.

This episode will help you turn your hard-earned professional success into the key for your future freedom.

➡️ FREE RESOURCE: If you’re ready to begin walking your parallel path, Kathy has created a special gift just for you! It’s a guide called 5 Questions to Explore a Soulful Second Chapter. It contains the type of reflective work that gave her the courage to make her midlife transition.

➡️ Download Your FREE Guide Here: https://athenawellness.com/reimagine

Links:

• Free PDF: 5 Questions to Explore a Soulful Second Chapter
• YouTube: The Athena Wellness Channel
• Work with Kathy: Coaching Opportunities
• Email Kathy: hello@athenawellness.com

#285 This is the sixth episode of the Rewild Your Well-being series, a powerful invitation to explore, reimagine and create your most fulfilling chapter yet, using nature as a catalyst.

If you’ve ever spent time and energy preparing for a big exciting goal, only to have plans change at the last minute, this episode is for you.

Join Kathy as she shares the story of a much anticipated overnight backpacking trip, her first, and the sudden change of plans that almost derailed the experience.

Here’s what we cover:

• How to honor your physical and mental preparation – a resource that can never be lost;
• How to overcome the feeling of wasted effort and move forward on your own terms;
• A new "Try This" exercise, a simple Response Reset practice to realign your energy the next time your plans shift unexpectedly.

Ready to launch your own adventure? Download the free Hiking and Camping Adventure Checklist to take the guesswork out of preparation for your next outdoor excursion.

➡️ Download Your Adventure Checklist here: https://athenawellness.com/outdoors

(The PDF includes a special link for the latest gourmet dehydrated meal offers from Good To-Go.)

Links:

• Free PDF: Your Adventure Checklist
• YouTube: The Athena Wellness Channel
• Work with Kathy: Coaching Opportunities
• Email Kathy: hello@athenawellness.com