Life After News
What happens when the newsroom lights go out—and life begins again?
Life After News explores the raw, funny, and deeply human stories of journalists who’ve walked away from the adrenaline of breaking news to reinvent themselves in surprising ways. Hosted by former TV news director Jason Ball, the podcast goes behind the headlines to talk with anchors, reporters, producers, and executives about identity, resilience, and what it takes to start over.
From career pivots to personal awakenings, these conversations reveal how the skills learned under deadline pressure translate into entirely new chapters of life. It’s not just about leaving the news—it’s about discovering what comes after.
Whether you’re in media, on the edge of a career change, or just fascinated by reinvention, Life After News is your invitation to listen in, learn, and maybe imagine your own next chapter.
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🎙️ Life After News (Special Episode): Midlife Awakening with Marianne Williamson 🌅✨
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This week’s episode is a little different. Instead of a traditional “journalism pivot” story, Dorothy Lucey and I sit down with Marianne Williamson, presidential candidate, author, spiritual teacher, and longtime activist, to talk about what happens after the title, the role, and the identity fall away.
Her newest book, Midlife Awakening, reframes what we’ve long called a “midlife crisis” as something else entirely:
not a breakdown… but an invitation.
not an ending… but a shift from me to we. 🤝
We talk candidly about:
🔥 Why midlife can be a beginning, not a collapse
đź’ˇ Letting go of fear-based and survival-driven identities
🧠How to interrupt the treadmill of anxiety with purpose and service
❤️ Why “love is active” and showing up matters now more than ever
🕊️ Forgiveness—especially after political disappointment and betrayal
⏳ That moment when you realize: “We were out… and now we’re in.”
One of the most powerful moments comes when Marianne opens up about the aftermath of her presidential campaign—the resentment, grief, and anger she carried, and the deliberate work it took to forgive. Not to excuse what happened. Not to forget it. But to refuse becoming “a bitter, angry old woman” trapped by grievance.
It’s an honest, unsparing conversation about choosing inner freedom over righteous fury—and why that choice is essential if we’re going to stay engaged, awake, and useful in this moment.
If you’ve ever walked away from a career, questioned who you are without the role, or felt the pull to become something deeper—this episode will land. 🎧🌵
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Let Life After News inspire your next chapter. Because leaving the news doesn’t mean the story’s over—it means a new one’s just beginning.