This week’s episode is part story, part reminder, and part permission slip.

Jen takes you inside a once-in-a-lifetime weekend in Brooklyn that started with one thing: an email she almost didn’t send. What followed was a surreal and deeply emotional experience recording with Tracy Bonham at Grand Street Recording for the 30th anniversary re-recording of Mother Mother — alongside a room full of women who felt like lifelong friends within minutes.

But this episode isn’t just about music or nostalgia. It’s about:

Imposter syndrome in midlife
Making yourself smaller to fit into other people’s expectations
Female friendship and authentic connection
Learning to take up space unapologetically
Saying yes before you feel ready
Remembering who you are underneath all the performance

Jen reflects on the power of witnessing women fully in their element, the reality that even wildly successful people still struggle with self-doubt, and why midlife can become the chapter where we finally stop asking for permission.

If you’ve been sitting on an email, a dream, a boundary, a creative idea, or a version of yourself you’ve been afraid to fully step into — this episode is your sign.

In This Episode

Recording in Brooklyn with Tracy Bonham
The emotional legacy of Mother Mother
Why women in midlife crave real connection
The truth about imposter syndrome
Learning to stop performing for everyone else
The freedom that comes with aging
What happens when you finally send the email anyway

Mentioned in This Episode

Mother Mother
Jem
The Midlife Edit Co.

Free Resource

Jen also shares her free guide:
“Nobody Warned Me” — The Honest Midlife Hormone Guide
A real, no-BS resource for women navigating hormones, perimenopause, exhaustion, and everything nobody prepared us for.

You can download it at:
The Midlife Edit Co.

Favorite Quote From This Episode

“You don’t have to feel ready. You just have to go.”

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a woman who needs the reminder not to take herself out of her own life.