Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!
If you're ready to stop living by everyone else's expectations and start creating a life that feels authentic, intentional, and fully your own, you're in the right place.
Say YES to Yourself! is a personal growth podcast for women navigating life's transitions and asking, "What's next for me?" Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, host Wendy Harrop interviews women who have reinvented themselves, trusted their intuition, overcome life's challenges, and created meaningful change—one courageous yes at a time.
Every Wednesday and Friday, Wendy sits down with authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives, and everyday women to share honest conversations about personal growth, life transitions, and what's possible when you choose yourself.
Whether you're navigating a career change, an empty nest, divorce, burnout, caregiving, entrepreneurship, or simply feeling like you've lost yourself, this podcast will remind you that your next chapter is still waiting to be written.
You'll find conversations about:
- Personal growth and self-discovery
- Reinvention and life's transitions
- Building confidence and trusting yourself
- Purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living
- Career changes and entrepreneurship
- Relationships, boundaries, and people-pleasing
- Divorce, grief, healing, and resilience
- Creativity, courage, and living boldly
- Women's empowerment and authentic leadership
This podcast explores questions like:
• How do I reinvent myself when life no longer fits?
• How do I stop people-pleasing and start trusting myself?
• How do I rebuild after divorce, grief, or a major life transition?
• How do I find purpose in my next chapter?
• How do I create a life that feels aligned instead of expected?
• How do I build confidence after years of putting everyone else first?
• Is it too late to change careers, start a business, or follow a dream?
• How do I reconnect with the woman I've become?
If you're looking for encouragement, practical wisdom, and real stories from women who have chosen themselves—and found something even better on the other side—welcome.
Your best chapter doesn't happen by accident.
It begins the moment you say YES to yourself.
Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!
Getting Divorced Like a Queen | Liz McHutcheon
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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.
Liz McHutcheon joins Wendy the day after finalizing her divorce to share what freedom feels like when you finally stop dimming your light. After 30 years of marriage and a transformative walk on the Camino, Liz dressed like a queen, walked into court, and claimed her wings. This is a conversation about the raw, beautiful, and messy process of choosing yourself.
They explore:
- How the Camino prepared Liz for the most important ending of her life
- Why compromise can be the first step toward self-abandonment
- The tools and practices that carried them through divorce
Want to hear how two women are turning their divorce experiences into a celebratory experience? Listen to discover why congratulations might be the most appropriate response when someone says they're getting divorced.
About Liz:
Liz is a Presence Coach and Meditation Teacher that is here to help raise the vibrations of this world, to be a conduit to guiding women back to their own inner knowing through teaching the art of practicing presence. Every single experience in her life leading up to right here has allowed her to fully step into this purpose.
Connect with Liz:
Instagram @runningonventi
Join Liz’s email list: https://lizmchutcheon.com/connect/
Liz's Previous Appearances on the SYTY Podcast:
Saying YES to the Camino Pt. 1: Preparing for Transformation
Saying YES to the Camino Pt. 2: Shedding Layers and Stepping into Alignment
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