"Holding On and Letting Go: Lindsay Swoboda on Life after Military Retirement and Finding Your Next Chapter

Send me a message via text or voicemail!What do you do when everything that once defined you begins to shift?In this heartfelt conversation, Lindsay Swoboda joins me to share her journey navigating life after her husband’s military retirement. From launching her first book to balancing her identity as a writer, wife, and woman in transition, Lindsay opens up about the hidden challenges behind reinventing yourself. Together, we explore the tension between holding on and letting go and how relationships change. Lindsay also shares the emotional weight of identity shifts and the courage it takes to keep showing up through uncertainty. This conversation is for anyone who has felt caught between where they’ve been and where they’re headed. It’s a reminder that change doesn’t erase you—it reveals who you’re becoming.Recommended Reads: Nicole Gulotta "Wild Words": https://www.nicolemgulotta.com/Stephanie Duncan Smith Substack Slant Letter "What Publishing Can and Cannot Do For You" Anne Lamott "Bird by Bird" quotes Barbara Brown Taylor: https://barbarabrowntaylor.com/Connect with Lindsay: IG: @lindsay.swo  www.instagram.com/lindsay.swo/Substack: The Eleven O'Clock Number | Lindsay Swoboda | SubstackLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayswoEmail: [email protected] the show🌐  Visit my website: https://hiddenchapterspodcast.com/ and stay connected! 🎙️  Want to be a guest on Hidden Chapters.Send me a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/genevievekrugeror visit the website to apply to be a guest.  🎵 Background Music: "In Time" by Folk_acoustic from Pixabay