Field Notes on Starting Over: Note #4—Podcasts for Pivoting
Press play on a new life
I’ve compiled a little listicle of five podcasts I’ve recently listened to that center around the themes of reinventing, redefining, and rebuilding your life. Give one or all a listen and let me know in the comments what resonated with you.
The Tamsen Show
The Science of Rebooting Your Life: Dopamine, Dating & Doing Things Differently
· Routine can feel safe but can dull motivation and joy; novel experiences spark dopamine and fuel change
· Your second act in life is less about accumulation and more about experience and self-awareness
· What to do when anhedonia strikes
The TED Radio Hour
Approaches to life: Improvise, pivot or plan
· Trusting your instincts and experimenting can create space for unexpected growth
· Sometimes being stuck is a sign it’s time to change direction, not push harder
· Having structure, a well-crafted plan, and being persistent can turn an ideal into real change
The Mel Robbins Podcast
How to Build the Life You Want (Even When You Feel Overloaded, Exhausted, & Uncertain)
· Shift your mindset to “Why not me?”—you can become the person you want to be, but you have to act like it first
· Rewrite your limits, choose your reputation, be honest about where you are
· Slow growth is better than no growth
She Reinvented: Women Over 35 Reinventing & Starting Over
· Starting over doesn’t require you to be an expert first—you can build competence through doing
· Build your safety nets and make the leap only when you are ready and have made deliberate choices about how much risk to take
· Accepting loss (of status, comfort, relationships) and allowing your self-image, expectations, and attachments to evolve is integral to reinvention
Modern Love
You Think You Know Elizabeth Gilbert. You Don’t.
· Healing happens in layers, transitions and reinventions are not a one-and-done
· Rebuilding requires confronting your shadows—not hiding them
· In resetting our lives, we must liberate ourselves from destructive patterns/beliefs/habits that dominated our past and let neglected aspects (values, health, peace, authenticity) become central