At 48, breaking up with her snooze button sparked a major shift for Yvonne Marchese. What began as one small change opened the door to reconnecting with herself, challenging ageist beliefs, and rediscovering what is possible in midlife. Now at 56, she lives a joyful, multi-passionate life shaped by curiosity, play, and purpose. Her story is a powerful reminder that tiny steps can unlock your midlife superpower.

This week on Reinvention Rebels, I’m celebrating the power of small steps, brave choices, and the unexpected sparks that set midlife reinvention in motion.

At 48, Yvonne Marchese was feeling stuck, exhausted, and overwhelmed by the daily grind. Hitting snooze had become a ritual — until one morning she realized something had to change. That tiny shift of getting up when the alarm rang became the first domino in a much bigger personal awakening.

Today, at 56, Yvonne is an author, speaker, photographer, and host of the Late Bloomer Living podcast. She is also the creator of the Age Agitators Club and a passionate advocate for seeing midlife as a playground, not a decline. Her journey is a beautiful example of how purpose, playfulness, and self-trust can become a midlife superpower.

In this candid and joyful conversation, Yvonne opens up about redefining aging, embracing imperfection, and giving herself permission to be a beginner — again and again.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How ditching the snooze button at 48 sparked Yvonne’s reinvention
• The moment she realized her ageist beliefs were holding her back
• Why she believes aging can be playful, creative, and liberating
• The importance of asking for help, community, and doing it imperfectly
• How curiosity, consistency, and baby steps became her midlife momentum

Connect with Yvonne Marchese:

• Website: https://www.latebloomerliving.com/
• Instagram: @latebloomerliving

If this episode inspired you to explore your own possibilities, download my free guide, 100 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife. It is filled with simple, meaningful ideas to help you start betting on yourself in new ways.

👉 Check out my friend Adriene Berg's podcast, The Ageless Traveler, to discover enticing locations, luxury travel for less, grandparent and solo travel,
adventure itineraries, and meet the people who make travel easy.

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A Thanksgiving re-release with fresh perspective. In this episode, I explore how gratitude, midlife reinvention, and the lessons we gain from failure, wisdom, and support systems can help us move through midlife stuckness and reconnect with clarity, purpose, and possibility.

The Midlife Gratitude Reset: 3 Ways to Break Through Stuckness This Thanksgiving

I'm bringing back a deeply meaningful episode that feels especially powerful during Thanksgiving week. If you are carrying midlife overwhelm, uncertainty, or a sense of stuckness, this is for you.

Here is what I know.

You can be grateful and confused.

Grateful and unsure.

Grateful and still figuring it out.

And yet, gratitude has a way of clearing space for clarity, confidence, and bold possibility in midlife reinvention.

In this solo episode, I share three ways gratitude can help you get unstuck, shift your mindset, and reconnect with your midlife purpose.

In This Episode, I Explore:

• How midlife failures can become catalysts for growth
• Why the wisdom we gain from lived experience is worth celebrating
• How our support systems remind us we do not have to do this alone
• Why gratitude sparks midlife curiosity
• Simple prompts that open the door to new reinvention possibilities

This is not a fluffy gratitude pep talk. It's a grounded and honest reflection on how the hardest parts of midlife often lead us exactly where we are meant to go.

If you want a moment to breathe and reset during the holiday season, this episode will meet you right where you are.

Free Gift to Support Your Reinvention Journey

Download 100 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife, a free guide filled with ideas, sparks, and micro-movements to help you build momentum and explore what is next.

Podcast Spotlight: Wisdom at Work

I also want to highlight a beautiful podcast hosted by my friend Ilana Landsberg-Lewis:

Wisdom at Work: Older Women, Elderwomen, and Grandmothers on the Move!

It features inspiring global conversations with older women activists and artists sharing creativity, courage, purpose, and wisdom. Find it wherever you listen or visit wisdomatworkpodcast.com

If This Episode Resonates

Share it with a friend who may need a gentle reminder that gratitude, growth, and midlife reinvention are all possible, even in seasons of uncertainty.

Wishing you a warm, wonderful holiday season.

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Five years, countless stories, and endless reinventions. 🎙️ In this special anniversary episode, I’m celebrating the journey of Reinvention Rebels — sharing five bold lessons I’ve learned about courage, consistency, and betting on myself at midlife.

Let's Celebrate! 🎉

🎉 Five Years of Reinvention Rebels: 5 Bold Lessons from Betting on Myself at Midlife

How do you stay inspired, curious, and bold — not just for a year, but for five?

This week, I’m celebrating a milestone:
five incredible years of the Reinvention Rebels podcast!

What started as a spark of curiosity has grown into a movement — one that celebrates midlife women who are rewriting what’s possible.

💫 In this heartfelt solo episode, I’m sharing five powerful lessons I’ve learned from five years behind the mic — lessons about courage, community, and what it really means to bet on yourself at midlife.

✨ In this episode, you’ll hear:
• How I started Reinvention Rebels without a roadmap (and yes, with the wrong mic settings!)
• Why consistency, not perfection, builds confidence
• The life-changing power of community and midlife sisterhood
• How I’m still reinventing myself at 60 — from podcasting to public speaking
• Why your ripple effect is far greater than you realize

🎧 Plus, I’m shining a light on another inspiring show that celebrates women’s wisdom:

Wisdom at Work: Older Women, Elderwomen, and Grandmothers on the Move!

Hosted by my friend Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, this podcast features intimate conversations with older women activists and artists from around the globe — exploring their creativity, courage, and wisdom in tackling life’s biggest challenges.

👉🏾 Find it wherever you listen or visit wisdomatworkpodcast.com.

🎁 Don’t miss my free 7-minute audio guide, 5 Questions to Spark Your Curiosity and Inspire Your Reinvention Journey.

It’s the perfect mini-pause to reconnect with what’s next for you.

💜 Stay tuned: I’ll soon be releasing a special anniversary gift — The Top 5 Reinvention Rebels Episodes Guide — with my favorite rebel moments and why they matter.

✨ Here’s to five years of courage, curiosity, and midlife boldness — and to all the reinventions still to come.

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