What happens when you have done everything “right,” followed your gifts, built a respected career, and still feel called toward something more? For many women, the encore years are not about starting over but about listening more closely to what wants to emerge next.
In this episode of Embrace the Encore, Marie Wallace sits down with Dr. Kathleen Riley, a woman whose life has been marked by talent, discipline, and early achievement. From a young age, Kathleen’s path was shaped by capability and opportunity, yet her story challenges the idea that excellence means arriving at a final destination. Instead, she offers a thoughtful perspective on growth as a lifelong practice rather than a single milestone.
Marie and Kathleen explore what reinvention looks like when success is not absent, but abundant. They talk about curiosity as a guiding force, the willingness to question even well-built identities, and how purpose continues to evolve when you give yourself permission to stay open. Kathleen reflects on the internal shifts that matter as much as external accomplishments, including discernment, humility, and the courage to keep learning long after mastery has been achieved.
Tune in to episode 20 of Embrace the Encore to hear how embracing change is not about rejecting who you have been, but about honoring your capacity to keep becoming.
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