What happens when you spend years climbing the corporate ladder, building someone else's dream, and checking every box society tells you will lead to success—only to realize you're living a life that no longer feels like your own?
In this episode of the Starter Girlz Podcast, Jennifer Loehding sits down with author, speaker, and transformational guide Becca Eve Young for a powerful conversation about corporate burnout, career success, personal growth, self-discovery, and redefining what it truly means to live an authentic life.
After years of leading multimillion-dollar marketing initiatives and building what looked like the perfect life from the outside, everything began to unravel. Divorce. Career uncertainty. A global pandemic. Isolation in rural Mexico. What could have become the darkest chapter of her life instead became the beginning of her greatest transformation.
Becca shares how stepping away from the constant pressure to perform allowed her to question the definition of success she had been chasing for decades. Through solitude, loss, and unexpected life changes, she discovered her own voice, embraced a more intentional way of living, and found the courage to stop following everyone else's script and start writing her own.
If you've ever felt successful on paper but unfulfilled inside, this conversation offers a powerful reminder that sometimes losing the life you built is exactly what makes room for the life you were meant to live.
Becca Eve Young is an author, speaker, and transformational guide who helps founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders reconnect with their authentic voice after outgrowing the identities they've spent years building.
After a successful corporate career leading branding and marketing initiatives for multimillion-dollar organizations, a series of life-changing events—including divorce, career disruption, and the pandemic—led her on a journey of profound personal transformation. Today, through her writing, coaching, and speaking, she helps others redefine success, trust their intuition, and build lives that reflect who they truly are rather than who they believe they're supposed to be.
Connect with Becca Eve Young
Website: https://beccaeveyoung.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beccaeveyoung
Book: It's Gonna Get Messy
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to the Starter Girlz Podcast
02:40 Becca's Early Life & Christian Science
05:10 Climbing the Corporate Ladder
06:35 When Everything Started to Unravel
09:20 Divorce, Layoffs & Being Stranded in Mexico
13:00 Quarantined Alone in Rural Mexico
15:30 Hearing Her Own Voice
18:00 Selling Everything & Starting Over
21:00 The Difference Between Life in Mexico & the U.S.
25:00 Why We Always Ask, "What Do You Do?"
27:00 Building Deeper Human Connections
29:30 Empathy, Perspective & Cultural Awareness
31:30 The Story Behind *It's Gonna Get Messy*
33:45 Losing Her Father & Finding Meaning
36:30 Why We Wait Too Long to Truly Live
39:10 Embracing the Messiness of Life
42:30 The Courage to Share Your Story
44:30 Redefining Success
46:00 Advice for Anyone Feeling Stuck
47:30 Where to Connect with Becca
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