How to be Radically Self-Posessed

Angela Burk spent three decades scaling companies from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 giants, but inside, she was white-knuckling her way through her 40s, shrinking to keep the peace, saying yes when she meant no, and editing out the very parts of herself that made her who she was. In this conversation, you'll learn what it takes to shed the stories others have told about you, how to stop apologizing for wanting more, and why the moment you finally let yourself rest, you might just discover who you really are.What You'll Learn:-How to stop shrinking in midlife — Why the stories we've internalized about our worth and capability are almost always false, and what it takes to start rewriting them-How to change careers after 40 — What Angela's path from Fortune 500 marketing executive to author and consultant reveals about trust, timing, and beginning before you have a plan-Building confidence after 40 — The practice of flipping "why me?" to "why not me?" and what that small shift produces in real life-How to say no without an essay — Three words that replace decades of over-explaining and apologizing-Starting over in midlife women — Why all the transitions hit at once in midlife and why that is actually an invitation, not a crisis-Women over 40 reclaiming identity — What radical self-possession actually looks like in daily practice, not as a concept but as a lived reality-Midlife reinvention success stories — How Angela found a book idea she'd buried in a red folder for 20 years and finally wrote it in three months at 54Resources and Links:Angela's book: Real Girls Guide to Midlife — available at Amazon, Bookshop.orgAngela's Substack: Real Girls Guide to Midlife — realgirlsguidetomidlife.comAngela's website: realgirlsguide.com/bookInstagram: @realgirlsguide55Facebook: The Real Girls Guide to Over 55Diane Hiler's book (nominated by Angela): A Widow's Fire — available on AmazonAbout Angela Burk: Angela Burk is an award-winning marketing leader who spent three decades scaling companies from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 giants before leaving the C-suite in her 50s to write, consult, and tell the truth about midlife. She is the author of the bestselling Real Girls Guide to Midlife, a community reshaping how women step into midlife with radical self-possession. She divides her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Australia and is a mom and stepmom to seven kids.About Your Host: Aransas Savas is a wellbeing and leadership coach specializing in helping women over 40 navigate midlife transitions, career changes, and second-act reinvention. With 20+ years of behavioral research experience partnering with companies like Disney, Weight Watchers, and Best Buy, she hosts The Uplifters Podcast, featuring women doing transformative work in the second half of their lives. Aransas brings both research rigor and personal experience to conversations about courage capital, midlife transformation, and building meaningful second acts.Connect with Aransas:Instagram: @aransas_savasPodcast Instagram: @the_uplifters_podcastTikTok: @theuplifterspodcastFacebook: Aransas SavasWebsite: theuplifterspodcast.comYouTube: @theuplifterspodcastLinkedIn: Aransas SavasKeywords: perimenopause career change, women over 40, midlife reinvention, menopause second act, starting over at 40, women changing careers 40s, midlife transition women, second half of life, courage capital, midlife transformation, women entrepreneurs over 40, female founders midlife, perimenopause motivation, starting business during menopause, midlife purpose women, second act career women, women 40s new career, building confidence after 40, midlife dreams women, perimenopause fresh start Get full access to The Uplifters at www.theuplifterspodcast.com/subscribe