Why This 64 Year-Old Walked Away From The "Perfect" Life...

Wisdom of the Ages is an interview series sharing the stories, experiences and life lessons of older people. In this episode, we meet Karen, a 64-year-old author, artist, public speaker and wearer of many other (very colourful!) hats. In this conversation, Karen talks about: • The breakdown that completely changed the course of her life • Walking away from a 20 year relationship and the life that looked “perfect” from the outside • Depression, menopause and reaching a point where she knew something had to change • Leaving teaching and deciding to only do things she loved • Rediscovering creativity and building a new life for herself • Why women can become invisible as they get older, and why she refuses to • Learning to trust herself and stop seeking outside validation • Relationships, boundaries and recognising coercive control • Why we should play more, whatever our age • What she has learned about loving herself at 64 ⚠️ This episode includes discussion of depression and suicidal thoughts. Want to have a similar conversation with your own family? We've put together a free PDF with the top 10 questions from the show. 👉 Get it here: https://wisdomoftheages.co.uk/top-10-... ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 No one knew the truth 00:19 Meet Karen, 64 01:17 The breakdown that changed everything 03:52 Choosing to start again 05:41 Life after teaching 06:42 “I’m not going to be invisible” 07:31 The Box of Wisdom 07:35 What do you wish you had done more of? 08:21 What do you wish you had done less of? 11:34 What is your biggest regret? 12:46 How has your view of yourself changed over time? 14:23 Final words of wisdom 🌳 WISDOM OF THE AGES In every episode, a guest aged 60+ draws cards at random from the Box of Wisdom and answers questions about life, love, loss and everything in between. Hosted by Oli Corse. New episodes every week. 👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations:    / @wisdomoftheages.official   📱 FOLLOW WISDOM OF THE AGES Facebook:   / wisdomoftheages.official   Instagram:   / wisdomoftheages.official   TikTok:   / wisdomoftheages.official   🎥 WATCH THE FULL 1-HOUR UNCUT INTERVIEW ON PATREON:   / wisdomoftheagesofficial   💻 Website: https://wisdomoftheages.co.uk ✉️ Business enquiries: info@wisdomoftheages.co.uk #WisdomOfTheAges #LifeAdvice #lifelessons Photos courtesy of thatsnotmyage.com and lucyandyak.com Stock footage courtesy of David Pickup & Manikuttan TK