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Finding Your Purpose After 40 (When You Feel Behind in Life)

March 26, 2026 • Jese Gary • Season 3 • Episode 11

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Struggling with finding your purpose in life after 40? In this episode, fitness expert and coach Heike Yates shares how women over 40 can rediscover purpose, clarity, and fulfillment—even if you feel behind.

If you’ve been wondering how to find your purpose after 40 or questioning your next chapter, Heike’s story and insights will help you reconnect with what truly matters.

In this powerful conversation, Heike Yates opens up about her own midlife journey and what it really takes to redefine success beyond societal expectations. We talk about navigating hormonal changes, releasing guilt, and creating space to explore who you are now—not who the world told you to be.

You’ll walk away with practical steps to start pursuing your passion, set boundaries with confidence, and embrace a version of success that actually feels aligned with your life.

If you’ve ever thought, “I’m over 40 and still don’t know what I’m meant to do,” this episode will remind you—you are not behind, you are evolving.

✨ What You’ll Walk Away With:

How to start finding your purpose in life after 40
Heike Yates’ approach to redefining success and fulfillment
Tools to navigate fear, guilt, and self-doubt
Why curiosity is key to discovering your next chapter
How physical and emotional health impact clarity in midlife

📖 Resource Mentioned:
On Your Terms by Nike Segal - https://amzn.to/4s0jsNh

About Heike Yates:
Heike Yates is a Midlife Fitness Expert, author, and creator of the SPARK Framework. She helps midlife women navigate seasons when what used to work no longer fits and routines feel harder to follow than they used to.

With over 35 years of experience in fitness, nutrition, and mindset coaching, Heike supports women who feel stuck in the gap between knowing what matters and actually following through. Her approach is practical, compassionate, and designed for real life — not ideal days.

She is the host of the Pursue Your Spark Podcast and author of Pursue Your Spark, where she blends science and lived experience to help women rebuild self-trust and move forward with steady steps, without guilt, extremes, or starting over.

Connect with Heike Yates:
Website: https://heikeyates.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pursueyourspark
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heikeyates/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heike-yates/