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In this episode of You Are Not Broken, I sit down with Susan Guidi — and this conversation is such a beautiful reminder that it is never too late to become who you were meant to be.
Susan shares her journey growing up in a Cuban Catholic family, where cultural expectations around marriage, sexuality, and identity were very clear — and very rigid. We talk about how those early narratives shape the way we see ourselves as women… and how hard it can be to untangle them later in life.
After a difficult divorce, Susan didn’t shrink.
She expanded.
She reinvented herself through stand-up comedy (yes, really) and eventually stepped onto a bodybuilding stage — proving that transformation isn’t reserved for the young. It’s reserved for the brave.
We talk about:
How culture influences the stories we believe about ourselves
Why comedy can be deeply therapeutic
What it takes to compete in bodybuilding later in life
The power of community support during major life transitions
Why mindset matters more than motivation
The role of nutrition in strength and longevity
Redefining your identity after divorce, career shifts, or midlife change
Why sharing your story can liberate someone else
This episode is about empowerment — not the fluffy kind, but the earned kind. The kind that comes from taking control of your health, your body, your voice, and your future.
Susan is living proof that you are not too old, too late, too divorced, too inexperienced, or too anything.
You are just in the middle of becoming.
If this conversation resonates, share it with a woman who needs to hear that reinvention is still on the table.
Because it is.
Susan's Instagram
Listen to my Tedx Talk: Why we need adult sex ed
Take my Adult Sex Ed Master Class:
My Website
Interested in my sexual health and hormone clinic? Waitlist is open
Thanks to our sponsor Midi Women's Health. Designed by midlife experts, delivered by experienced clinicians, covered by insurance.Midi is the first virtual care clinic made exclusively for women 40+. Evidence-based treatments. Personalized midlife care.https://www.joinmidi.com
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By Kelly Casperson, MDIn this episode of You Are Not Broken, I sit down with Susan Guidi — and this conversation is such a beautiful reminder that it is never too late to become who you were meant to be.
Susan shares her journey growing up in a Cuban Catholic family, where cultural expectations around marriage, sexuality, and identity were very clear — and very rigid. We talk about how those early narratives shape the way we see ourselves as women… and how hard it can be to untangle them later in life.
After a difficult divorce, Susan didn’t shrink.
She expanded.
She reinvented herself through stand-up comedy (yes, really) and eventually stepped onto a bodybuilding stage — proving that transformation isn’t reserved for the young. It’s reserved for the brave.
We talk about:
How culture influences the stories we believe about ourselves
Why comedy can be deeply therapeutic
What it takes to compete in bodybuilding later in life
The power of community support during major life transitions
Why mindset matters more than motivation
The role of nutrition in strength and longevity
Redefining your identity after divorce, career shifts, or midlife change
Why sharing your story can liberate someone else
This episode is about empowerment — not the fluffy kind, but the earned kind. The kind that comes from taking control of your health, your body, your voice, and your future.
Susan is living proof that you are not too old, too late, too divorced, too inexperienced, or too anything.
You are just in the middle of becoming.
If this conversation resonates, share it with a woman who needs to hear that reinvention is still on the table.
Because it is.
Susan's Instagram
Listen to my Tedx Talk: Why we need adult sex ed
Take my Adult Sex Ed Master Class:
My Website
Interested in my sexual health and hormone clinic? Waitlist is open
Thanks to our sponsor Midi Women's Health. Designed by midlife experts, delivered by experienced clinicians, covered by insurance.Midi is the first virtual care clinic made exclusively for women 40+. Evidence-based treatments. Personalized midlife care.https://www.joinmidi.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices