Empowering Visibility in Women over 50 with Susan Honey Good

EP 037: As we change from one stage of our life to another, one thing we observe is the RESISTANCE and STRUGGLE of losing our identity from a previous stage of life. Maybe we were a captain of industry, maybe we were a star athlete, or perhaps a parent to a child or children that are now independent. One identity struggle we have heard from women over 50 is that the things that have made them feel like a woman have been the hardest parts to feel like they've lost - beauty, their vocation, motherhood, being a spouse, etc. With this show, we wanted to have a guest on that has tackled their own visibility head on and been re-invented with a sense of optimism & hope in the face of this feeling.

 

Our next guest has survived multiple crises in her life. While living in Honolulu with her first husband and two biological daughters, she was suddenly widowed in her early 40's after her husband suffered a massive heart attack while traveling on business. In 1990, she married Real Estate Auction Pioneer Sheldon F. Good and together, they faced the challenge of creating a large blended family. She has also survived cancer and family suicide. Now, she is the matriarch of a blended family, and is a hip, sophisticated grandmother to 25 “GRANDS” and re-defining what it means to live life to the fullest as she has visited over 67 countries and regularly visits her children and grandchildren in 7 different US cities. Please welcome to the Retirement Success in Maine Podcast, Susan Honey Good!

 

Chapters:

 

Welcome, Susan Honey Good! [1:39]

How has Susan struggled with her own identity over time and how often does she see it with other women as well? What is her advice to other women struggling with this? [15:05]

What is one’s “Enchanted Self” and how does it help women build their identity? [24:35]

How can those around a woman who may be redefining her identity be supportive throughout the process? [36:57]

What advice does Susan have for adult kids/grandkids who see their parents/grandparents start to date again? [42:04]

How does Susan think that Retirement Success for Women is going to evolve as we move forward? [44:40]

Ben, Abby, and Curtis wrap-up the conversation. [47:13]