Aging is often framed as decline, but Wendy Green, life coach, storyteller, and Boomer Banter founder, believes the second half of life is actually where women step into their deepest power, clarity, and freedom.
There's a persistent cultural narrative that the best years are behind us. Women feel pressure to achieve everything by 40, to have it all figured out, to race against the biological clock. But what if this story is wrong? What if your 50s, 60s, and beyond offer something far more valuable than your 20s and 30s ever did?
In this thoughtful episode of the Influential Women Podcast, host Jodie O'Brien speaks with Wendy Green about the emotional realities of aging, the myths that keep women small, and how reinvention becomes possible, even inevitable, in the second half of life.
Wendy's work comes from lived experience. Years of coaching women through major life transitions—career shifts, caregiving responsibilities, identity evolution, and purpose discovery—revealed a pattern: many women are living smaller versions of themselves because they've internalized limiting beliefs about aging. They compare their timeline to others, they worry it's "too late," and they minimize their own needs to accommodate everyone else.
The conversation reframes aging entirely. Rather than viewing this season as a limitation, Wendy invites women to see aging as an opportunity to deepen confidence, clarify values, and rebuild identity on their own terms. In the second half of life, you have something younger versions of yourself lacked: perspective, self-knowledge, and freedom from needing to prove anything to anyone.
In this episode, you'll explore:
- The emotional realities of aging and how to navigate them with self-compassion
- The myths women believe about growing older that keep them small
- Why reinvention is possible at any stage of your career and life
- How to deepen confidence through clarity, not achievement
- Building a purpose-driven second half on your own terms
Wendy's approach combines practical guidance with deep emotional work. She doesn't offer quick fixes—she offers permission to pause, reassess, and choose differently than you might have at 25.
This episode resonates with:
- Women navigating career transitions or reinvention
- Professionals managing caregiving and professional responsibilities
- Anyone questioning their identity or purpose
- Women who feel pressure to have it all figured out
- Anyone stepping into a new chapter and seeking reassurance
If you've felt stuck, questioned whether it's too late to change direction, or are navigating a new chapter and looking for grounded encouragement, Wendy's perspective will remind you that your best work may still be ahead of you.
