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Midlife with Courage™-Flourishing After Forty with Kim Benoy
Listening to this podcast will leave you feeling inspired and motivated as you navigate your beautiful midlife journey! The stories of other amazing women will start you on a path to finding your own courage to flourish after forty.
Midlife with Courage™-Flourishing After Forty with Kim Benoy
Keep Your Voice in Midlife: Speaking Up, Writing & Finding Purpose After 40 (with Brenda Coffee)
Journalist Brenda Coffee on how writing and speaking help women reclaim authority, stories and confidence in midlife.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:43 Meet Brenda Coffee
02:21 Brenda's Early Life and Challenges
05:11 Journey into Business and Journalism
07:58 The Valium Incident and Its Aftermath
10:30 Adventures and Personal Struggles
14:44 The Birth of Vaping
17:26 Threats and Survival Instincts
21:39 Overcoming Panic: Fight, Flight, or Freeze
22:01 Financial Struggles and Courageous Acts
25:40 The Significance of Maya Blue
26:53 A Harrowing Experience in Central America
29:04 Therapy and Healing
35:03 Writing the Book During COVID
38:25 Publishing Success and Reader Reactions
41:27 Final Thoughts and Advice
You can find more about Brenda including how to order her book Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival which Kim highly recommends.
Get in on the next Courage & Confidence Circle before it even opens. The waitlist for the March 2026 Courage & Confidence Circle is open so click the link below to let me know you are ready to grow your midlife confidence now!
Kim Benoy is a retired RN, Certified Aromatherapist, wife and mom who is passionate about inspiring and encouraging women over 40. She wants you to see your own beauty, value and worth through sharing stories of other women just like you.
If this podcast inspires you and makes you think, “She’s talking to me,” there’s a place where these conversations continue. The Midlife with Courage™ community is the podcast—plus deeper connection, encouragement, and support for midlife women navigating confidence, change, and what’s next. It’s a safe, uplifting space to be inspired, share honestly, and grow alongside women who truly get this season of life.
Midlife with Courage™ Community
Are you looking for more? You should check out my Courage & Confidence Circle! Join a supportive group of other midlife women who are ready to live with courage and stop waiting for someday! This 3-month program starts again in March 2026 and I would love to see you there!
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