Episode 70: [Wendy Alexander] Reclaiming Your Voice Through Menopause

05/05/2025 45 min
Episode 70: [Wendy Alexander] Reclaiming Your Voice Through Menopause

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Send us a textOn this week's episode, Elizabeth talks with Wendy Alexander about her writing journey through menopause and how she helps women find their authentic voices and career paths. Wendy's perspective is where you'll find inspiration, especially if you're in this phase of life, or you're curious about what's ahead. You'll hear about how menopause can be viewed as a transformative journey for women. During menopause, many women struggle with uncertainty and experience profound changes which can lead them to question their life choices, particularly with their careers. Wendy describes menopause as a "sacred time" when women demand to be heard and have less tolerance for things that don't feel fulfilling in their lives. This episode highlights how journaling serves as a powerful tool for processing difficult experiences. Wendy shares how including raw journal excerpts in her book added authenticity and depth that resonated with her readers.Wendy and Elizabeth engage in an in-depth discussion about how women in midlife often realize they've been pursuing careers they thought they "should" do rather than what they truly want, and how menopause presents an opportunity to recognize and repackage their unique skills for meaningful career transitions.Connect with Wendy online:LinkedIn​​YouTube​​Website​​Facebook​ Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing. You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.   Join our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention. Get on the waitlist for the Memoir Master Plan cohort here. If you prefer video versions of the podcast, you can find all of them on our YouTube channel.

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