44. Shifting from Fear of Aging to Aging Out Loud: Katie Fogarty

Katie Fogarty is the host of A Certain Age - an age-positive podcast that helps you live your best-evolving midlife as well as celebrates women who are aging out loud. She is also the creator of the lnstagram community AGE OUT LOUD (@letsageoutloud) that spotlights women reimagining midlife. A former journalist turned career coach, Katie's day job helping executives create impactful LinkedIn profiles has taught her that not everyone is up for owning their age. She created A Certain Age to shift the dated narrative that aging makes you irrelevant.  In this episode, Nada sits down with Katie to discuss why she decided to launch a podcast that focuses on midlife. She features women reinventing in midlife and experts to help us navigate this stage of life. Katie shares that the ripple effects of those conversations have spurred her to launch AGE OUT LOUD on Instagram. Her followers can see firsthand accounts of people who have shifted away from the fear of aging and are instead embracing midlife.  Nada and Katie both address that we need to question our own biases around age. They acknowledge the shift away from the negative aging narrative as more public-facing women speak about the value of midlife. Embracing this stage of life is both an individual and a communal journey, and the two podcast hosts celebrate the new pro-age era upon us.  Be sure to check out the A Certain Age Podcast and AGE OUT LOUD (@letsageoutloud) community.  Katie recommends adding  “Designing Your Life” by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans and “I'm Wearing Tunics Now” by Wendi Aarons to your bookshelf. Please follow us at @thisislibertyroad on Instagram--that's where we hang out the most. And please follow, rate and review us on Apple Podcast —it helps to know if this podcast is inspiring and equipping you to launch and grow.