74. Choose Yourself : What That Looks Like & 3 Ways to Do It

**Join the Secrets of Powerful Women Club! Get in on all the secrets with Live Virtual Guest Conversations. Click here to sign up for more info about the new community launching soon. https://powerfulwomenusa.com/online-clubIn this powerful solo episode of Secrets of Powerful Women, host Jill Conway dives into a topic many women struggle with but desperately need to hear: choosing yourself without guilt. If you’ve ever felt selfish for setting boundaries, saying no, resting, or prioritizing your own needs, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.Drawing from her experience as a former 20-year TV news reporter, mom, entrepreneur, and women’s empowerment leader, Jill explores why so many women are conditioned to put everyone else first—and the emotional cost of self-abandonment. She breaks down why choosing yourself isn’t selfish, how over-giving leads to burnout and resentment, and what it truly looks like to reclaim your time, energy, and voice.This episode is especially for midlife women who feel stuck, exhausted, invisible, or disconnected from who they really are. Jill shares practical mindset shifts, boundary-setting tools, and reflective questions to help you stop disappearing in your own life and start living in alignment again.Sponsored by PowerfulWomenUSA.com, this episode is a reminder that your needs matter, your feelings matter, and you are allowed to choose yourself—without explanation.Follow the podcast for me, Secrets of Powerful Women, available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Join me on instagram@jillconwaymcdowell @powerfulwomenusa @secretsofpowerfulwomenon TikTok @secretsofpowerfulwomen@X JillConwayon Facebook @secretsofpowerfulwomen