Growing Up Late

Almost exactly a year ago, a DNA test I almost didn't take turned up a brother I never knew I had. On the eve of my birthday, I'm telling the story and the harder truth I found on the other side of it. This is a...

Denise Willis was married six times before she learned how to set a boundary. In this episode of Growing Up Late , the life coach, author, and breast cancer survivor joins host Jeannie McIntire to unpack how growing up...

There’s a difference between being generous and abandoning yourself. But when you’ve spent years being the helpful one, the dependable one, the woman everyone needs, that line can get surprisingly hard to see. In this...

A lot can change in a year. A lot can change in a life. Jeannie McIntire lost her father at five years old. A year later, she watched a man walk on the moon. Decades later, she would discover just how many different...

What happens when the life you planned disappears, and grief leaves you responsible for decisions you never expected to make alone? Catherine “Cathy” Bass had more than 25 years of tax and financial experience when her...

Episode Summary What if divorce wasn’t just something to survive, but an opportunity to grow? Divorce is often described as one of life’s most painful experiences. But what if it could also become one of its greatest...

What if the voice in your head isn't actually you? Most of us assume the voice narrating our lives is who we are. We replay old conversations, believe inherited stories, mistake certainty for truth, and give every...

Divorce changes a family—but it doesn't have to define a child's future. In this episode of Growing Up Late , Jeannie McIntire sits down with internationally recognized divorce and co-parenting coach Rosalind Sedacca to...

The difference between sacred silence and self-abandonment. How many times have you rehearsed something in your head—not because you did not know what you wanted to say, but because you were trying to say it in a way...

What happens when the life you built no longer fits, but you do not yet know who you are becoming? In this episode of Growing Up Late , Jeannie McIntire talks with Ruchika Singhal, reinvention coach, author, and founder...

What if life is not waiting for you somewhere in the future? Not after you lose the weight, get the job, heal from the hard thing, feel ready, become confident, or finally know enough. What if life is already happening...

What’s sitting in your garage? For me, it was a chainsaw. In this episode of Growing Up Late , I share the unlikely story of a chainsaw that sat unused in my garage for years, not because I didn’t own it, but because...

Episode 10: My Mother Invented the Plastic Kite My mother used to say, "I'm not an inventor." Which was interesting, because I'm pretty sure she invented the plastic kite. Or at least she had the idea. In this episode...

This Is My Teacher. What Is My Lesson? What if the most important lessons in our lives come from the people and experiences we would never have chosen? In this episode of Growing Up Late , I explore a question that has...

Your Life is Already Telling the Truth Episode 8 of Growing Up Late explores awareness, avoidance, and the uncomfortable process of waking up to our own lives. Jeannie reflects on a powerful “168 Hours” exercise that...