Heidi grew up in the Midwest, moved through a blended family and a childhood shaped by early independence, and was living on her own by 17. She built a life on her own terms through her 20s, made a clear-eyed choice not to have children, and joined Tracie to talk about what self-trust looks like when nobody hands you permission for it.

She explains:

- What growing up fast and living alone at 17 taught her about self-reliance

- Why the milestones we inherit often go unquestioned until we choose otherwise

- How watching her mother claim her own agency shaped the way Heidi built her life

- What it took to make peace with the childfree choice — and how others react to it

- The one question every woman navigating a transition needs to ask herself, and the courage it takes to honor the answer

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Tracie Wong grew up in Jamaica and moved to the United States at 30, nine months pregnant, where she became a mother and built a career she's proud of. She spent years as a caregiver  for her mother through Alzheimer's and her father through cancer and started Where She Goes Next because she needed a space like it herself.

She explains:

- Why the people who love you most still can't see the grief you're carrying

- What moving countries at 30 and nine months pregnant taught her about starting over

- The years spent caring for both parents, and the mark that grief leaves behind

- Why two close friends of 40 years had never discussed something central to being a woman- The one thing that becoming a new version of yourself actually requires and it isn't permission

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@whereshegoesnext?si=ZsWRDqp3Sy9Z-l4O

Website: https://whereshegoesnext.com

Join the Where She Goes Next community and share your story. What chapter are you living through right now?

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And send Tracie your song recommendation for the Where She Goes Next playlist on Spotify and Apple Music.