1.22: Jeanne | It’s Never Too Late to Reinvent Your Life

Brian and Steph kick off the new year with a heartfelt Pop-In interview featuring Jeanne, who shares her remarkable journey from early childhood dreams to a newly retired life filled with purpose. Jeanne reflects on wanting to be an art teacher, how her time in a nursery school unexpectedly prepared her for the corporate world, and why fostering critical thinking has always been at the center of her teaching philosophy.She opens up about navigating breast cancer—including the support that carried her through—and celebrates earning her bachelor’s degree at age 60. Jeanne also gifts us her personal life acronym, “PEACHY,” the guiding philosophy she lives by, and paints a beautiful metaphor comparing life to the keel of a boat: steady, grounding, and essential.It’s an inspiring, warm, and wisdom-filled episode that reminds us it’s never too late to grow, dream, or reinvent your life.