In this heartfelt episode of Finding Focus, Kathleen Davenport sits down with longtime friend Janet Wiszowaty for a rich conversation about reinvention, resilience, healing, and the courage to keep growing at every stage of life.

Janet shares her remarkable journey from high school dropout and young mother to Royal Canadian Mounted Police dispatcher, author, speaker, coach, and retreat leader. Along the way, she opens up about the life events that shaped her—including her husband’s heart attack, her own struggles with fibromyalgia, PTSD, burnout, and the wake-up calls that forced her to pause, listen, and choose a new path.

Together, Kathleen and Janet explore the power of personal development, the importance of the people we surround ourselves with, and the truth that it is never too late to begin again. They talk about how busyness can mask what truly needs our attention, how the body often signals what the soul already knows, and why healing, purpose, fun, friendship, and legacy all matter in building a meaningful life.

This episode is a reminder that your life is not over just because one chapter ended. Sometimes the pause is where the real magic begins.

Episode Highlights

Janet shares how a lack of confidence in her younger years did not stop her from building an extraordinary life.
A powerful reflection on how beliefs about who we are often come from others—and can be rewritten.
Why retirement is not the end for many people, but the start of a whole new chapter.
Janet’s story of navigating her husband’s heart attack and how that experience eventually led to her own physical collapse.
A moving conversation about fibromyalgia, trauma, and how the body stores what we do not process.
Why healing often begins when we stop ignoring the “little taps on the shoulder.”
Kathleen and Janet discuss the danger of staying busy to avoid what really needs attention.
The importance of vision, present-moment action, and consciously choosing how to respond to life.
Janet introduces her retreat, The Magic in the Pause, and the seven life areas she believes deserve our attention.
A conversation about friendship, environment, and why the people around us shape our energy, focus, and possibilities.
Janet shares how she turned a dream of speaking at the United Nations into reality.
A beautiful reminder that no training, teacher, or mentor “changes your life” for you—they help bring out what is already within you.
The episode closes with encouragement to stop waiting, trust the timing of your life, and remember that growth is possible at any age.

Key Takeaways

It is never too late to reinvent yourself.
The body often speaks when the mind refuses to listen.
Busyness can become a mask.
Healing requires attention, choice, and action.
The right people can help you see possibilities you cannot yet see for yourself.
Pauses are not always setbacks; sometimes they are invitations.
Your lived experience holds wisdom that can serve others.

Contact Janet Wiszowaty:

· Text: 780 983 0840

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janet.wiszowaty?mibextid=LQQJ4d

· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetwiszowaty/

· Instagram: NowWhatCoach

Here's where you can find and connect with Kathleen in all the cozy corners where she hangs out:

https://linktr.ee/kathleendavenport

Available on all major podcast stations, Finding Focus with Kathleen Davenport is where transformation stories come alive. Whether you’re navigating a life transition, career pivot, or spiritual awakening, this podcast offers insight, inspiration, and real conversations with people who found clarity and purpose by following their inner guidance--and sometimes a strong nudge from the Universe. Host Kathleen Davenport, a retired military officer turned intuitive guide and psychic medium creates space for seasoned leaders, practical seekers, the spiritually curious, and anyone feeling called into something more.

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