There comes a point in the returning, after the patterns are named, after the grief has been honored, after the rest has been given and the joy has been let back in, where something shifts.

The woman who was shrinking starts to take up space. The woman who was managing starts to move freely. The woman who was performing starts to simply be.

This episode is about that shift. Not the beginning of the healing. The beginning of what comes after. The moment when a woman over 50 who has done the real work looks at the years ahead of her and thinks: I'm just getting started.

In this episode, Tammy Clair makes a declaration about what she's claiming for herself, what she's done apologizing for, and what she believes is possible for the woman who's no longer willing to make herself small. And she invites you to make one too.

In this episode you'll hear:

• What it feels like when the returning shifts into something new, something forward facing and alive
• What Tammy is claiming for herself in this season and why she isn't apologizing for any of it
• Why women over 50 aren't at the end of something, they're at the beginning of the most intentional chapter of their lives
• An invitation to make your own declaration, in whatever form feels true
• And a word at the end about what's coming next Wednesday

This isn't the end of The Return. It's the beginning of what the return makes possible.

The Return is a weekly podcast for women over 50 who are ready to come home to themselves. Subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Hosted by Tammy Clair, founder of Thrive by Design Women™.