Your next chapter after 50 may begin with the words you stop using.

In this episode of Aging with Purpose and Passion, Beverly Glazer speaks with Vera Milan Gervais, speaker, best-selling author, and entrepreneur, about self-talk, labels, and identity ceilings shape confidence, identity, and reinvention for women over 50 and far beyond.

Vera shares the story behind Words We Wear, shaped by childhood surgeries, a teenage Marriage, life-altering car accidents, and the courage to rebuild. Together, we explore confidence after 50, self-talk, identity, reinvention, and how language influences the way high-performing women show up in work, Relationships, and life transitions.

You’ll learn how to drop diminishing labels, stop minimizing your wins, and introduce yourself with more self-trust.

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For similar episodes on changing your story, check out Sex, Money and Power – episode 171. And Midlife Reinvention # 174 on Aging With Purpose and Passion.  And if you like stories of unapologetic women who have boldly reimagined life on their own terms, check out Reinvention Rebels Reinventionrebels.com.

Vera Milan Gervais – Speaker, Author & Success Mentor
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Beverley Glazer, MA – Reinvention Strategist, Mentor & Host
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