I journeyed across the podcasting universe to the UK, where I spoke with Britain’s Jo Blackwell, a coach for women who want more from their lives after 50. Her “midlife movement” is changing minds about becoming older. (The Midlife Movement with Jo Blackwell.) We dove into the topic of money fog and talked about how the financial messages given to women have changed so much within our own lifetimes. For example, for women in mid-life, money conversations were not generally part of our childhoods. We also talked how the divorce rate impacts women, and the fact that we don’t want money to be why we stay in a bad relationship. And yes, we talked about the balance of power in relationships and how money impacts us. Money- it’s such an emotional topic. We rounded out the conversation by discussing how to rise above the money fog using three powerful questions, and how to open up and step into our dreams.
Women, Money, and Midlife with Jo Blackwell
Money conversations were not generally part of our childhoods—and that's created a unique challenge for women in midlife today. In my conversation with Britain's Jo Blackwell on The Midlife Movement, we explored how financial messages to women have dramatically shifted within our own lifetimes. We tackled tough topics: how divorce rates impact women, why we don't want money to be the reason we stay in bad relationships, and how money affects the balance of power in partnerships. But here's the empowering part—we also discussed three powerful questions to rise above the money fog and step into our dreams after 50.