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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Debbie Spence, who just turned 65 and is rewiring everything. Her 42-year marriage ended two years ago, and she had to ask herself: Who do I want to be? Not who am I, but who do I want to be for the rest of my life?

They explore:

• Why you get brand new neurons every morning that don't know what you believed yesterday
• How to plant seeds for the future (not just live in the present)
• The difference between telling your story from a scar vs. from a wound

Debbie spent four years writing a book about saying yes to herself through travel and wanderlust, weaving in stories of other people who stepped out in faith. She had almost finished it when her husband left. She could have abandoned it—the story she'd told suddenly felt untrue—but she came back and wrote the last chapter from the vulnerability. 

Tune in for a conversation that will inspire you to choose who you'll be for the rest of your life.

Connect with Debbie:

Get her book, Searching for Home: amzn.to/4u6pvS1

Instagram: instagram.com/debbiespence_author

Referenced in this Episode:

The Numerology of Endings & Renewal | Dina Berrin: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18106144

Marie Kondo Method: konmari.com

Malcom Gladwell Tipping Point: amzn.to/4uRvE4M

Saying YES to French Lifestyle with Beeta Hashempour Founder of Mon Petit Four®: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/11858194

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