Midlife is wild. One minute you’re running the school carpool, the next you’re signing up for the police academy in your 40s. In this episode, I sit down with my friend Sara to talk about what it takes to completely reinvent yourself—while also navigating motherhood, marriage, perimenopause, and the power of true friendship. It’s raw, hilarious, and exactly the kind of conversation that reminds you: it’s never too late to start over, and you don’t have to do it alone.

(00:00) Meet Sara: Mom of five, police academy cadet, and longtime friend 💪
(03:30) When you wake up and realize the plan is… no longer the plan 🚨
(07:20) Applying for the police academy at 43: the nudge, the nerves, the push-ups 🏃‍♀️
(10:45) Learning how to be a beginner again in midlife 🎯
(14:30) Navigating identity shifts when your role at home changes 🏡
(17:00) Why Sara is ready to help people on their worst day 💔
(19:30) When you are suddenly sidelined from your dream 🛑
(23:10) The moment Sara knew she was on the right track 🛤️
(28:30) The timeline we are so stuck on ⏳
(31:00) Why Sara’s next 40 years are going to be so different from the first 40 🔁
(35:00) The two words Sara wants to eliminate from our vocabularies 🚫
(40:25) Why female friendships are so important at this stage of life 👯‍♀️
(44:45) Our husbands absolutely don’t want to talk about this… which is convenient, because we don’t want to talk to them about it anyway 🙈
(47:45) Coming into cougar puberty like a freight train 🚂
(49:30) The two newest members of the “I don’t care” club and why car tweezers are essential 🧖‍♀️
(50:45) A moment of hope while at a cooking class in Italy 🇮🇹
(55:00) A career aspiration I was happy to abandon 🚀
(55:40) Final 4 Questions 🎤