Building a Strong Foundation to Thrive in Midlife

Do you feel like your life is now less-than-meaningful because your kids left home?

Then this episode is for you, especially if you are an empty nester who wakes up most days feeling unmotivated and dissatisfied.

Today’s guest is Laurie Wright AKA “Not Your Average Grandma”. She is a Master NeuroCoach, trained in a brain-based, science-backed method that she uses to help clients remove blocks in their brain that are holding them back and replace them with new neuro pathways that will make their goals easier and faster to achieve.

She helps her clients move past the sadness of their kids leaving and discover what’s next so they can spend this next chapter feeling lit up and excited about life.

She loves to laugh and sprinkle positivity as often as possible. She is an extrovert and gets energy from being around people. One of her most important and favorite roles is that of mom. She has two incredible, grown daughters, two wonderful sons-in-law, and six precious grandchildren. She is also blessed to be married to her soul mate, who shares her love of life and laughter. She is an avid football and basketball fan who is also a big fan of competitive reality tv shows.

We’ll talk about Laurie’s passions and much more in this new episode!

Your Dare for the episode is to sit by yourself in silence for 60 minutes. After the 60 minutes, write down what is top of mind.

In this episode

[01:32] Laurie is a host of her amazing podcast called Living Your Sparked Second Half.

[02:50] Where do you begin when somebody says I just don’t know what my purpose is and I don’t even know where to begin?

[04:48] The question: what is meaningful for me as a mom? And how Laurie defines the word empty.

[06:09] Where would Laurie guide somebody to start to look for inspiration?

[09:53] “When it comes down to it, what are your top values in life?” – Laurie

[11:03] People aren’t fulfilled because they just don’t feel like they’re valued anymore.

[14:21] How purpose is in the activity, not a destination.

[17:48] How Laurie’s fascination with people and their passions brought her to helping empty nesters now.

[19:23] Laurie started working with a personality expert and how that has helped her as a therapist.

[22:26] Laurie’s free training called from Stuck to Sparked.

[23:02] Laurie’s dare for you is to sit by yourself in silence.

[26:14] “The life that I was living wasn’t the life I was supposed to be living.” – Laurie

[23:02] Laurie’s dare for you is to sit by yourself in silence.

Your Dare for the episode is to sit by yourself in silence for 60 minutes. After the 60 minutes, write down what is top of mind.

Leave us a review, leave us a comment, and as always, Dare On!

About Laurie Wright

Laurie Wright had been working at really cool technology companies for thirty-plus years, leading large project teams. She spent an amazing thirteen years at AOL where her hard work elevated her to the ranks of Vice President. She is now a certified Master NeuroCoach, trained in a brain-based, science-backed method that she uses to help clients remove blocks in their brain that are holding them back and replace them with new neuro pathways that will make their goals easier and faster to achieve.

She is also the host of the “Living Your Sparked Second Half” podcast and “The Second Half SPARK School”, both of which are platforms developed to inspire and instigate midlife transformations.

At age 55, a personal transformation led her to a new opportunity where she saw exciting possibilities. She began training as a coach and it “lit her soul on fire!”

For Laurie, it was kind of crazy to think that something she loved so much happened so late in life. But she is here as the best example that it’s never too late to find work that makes your heart happy.

She loves helping empty nesters, who feel lost and passionless after their kids have left. She helps you find renewed passion and purpose so that your second half is your best half.