REBUILT: The Courage to Begin Again with Lorena Armitage
by Lorena Armitage
REBUILT is a podcast about the courage to rebuild—not by returning to who you were, but by becoming who you are now and creating a life that belongs to this new chapter. Hosted by entrepreneur and operator Lorena Armitage—someone who has rebuilt her own life many times—each episode brings you honest conversations with people who have rebuilt after life’s biggest transitions: motherhood, loss, illness, moving countries, heartbreak, career change, business failure, business success, identity shifts and the moments that divide life into before and after. These aren’t stories about people who have everything figured out. They’re stories about the choices, setbacks and small acts of courage that helped someone take the next step towards creating a new life. Because rebuilding rarely begins with one fearless leap. Sometimes, it begins with the decision not to give up. Stories of courage. Lives rebuilt.
Episodes
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He Thought He Had to Handle Everything Alone | Ashley Usiskin on Cancer and the Gift of Help
What happens when you’ve spent your whole life figuring things out on your own—and suddenly you can’t? Ashley Usiskin was a fit, fiercely independent 49-year-old when unexplained bruising and blood blisters sent him to the hospital. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and a rare autoimmune...
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She Built a Nearly $500M Toy Business—and Still Felt Unseen | Melissa Bernstein
One day, Melissa Bernstein looked at a toy on a shelf and saw herself in its shiny packaging: bright on the outside, while the truth of how she felt stayed hidden. She had helped build Melissa & Doug, the toy company she co-founded with her husband Doug, into a business with nearly half a billion...
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She Ignored Her Inner Voice—and Went to Federal Prison | Rashmi Airan
What happens when you know something is wrong—but fear, ambition and the need to succeed become louder than your inner voice? Rashmi Airan was raised by Indian immigrant parents who instilled in her an extraordinary work ethic and a deep sense of responsibility. She became a lawyer, built a...
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She Was the Soul of the Business—Then Lost It. Ruth Zukerman: SoulCycle, Flywheel & Starting Again
What does it take to begin again when a professional chapter that helped define you comes to an end? Long before Ruth Zukerman co-founded SoulCycle and Flywheel, she was a shy girl navigating a challenging upbringing who found confidence, freedom and a sense of identity through dance. Years…
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I’ve Started Over More Times Than I Can Count: The Story Behind REBUILT
What do you do when the life you fought to build no longer fits—and walking away means letting go of the identity you worked so hard to earn? I’ve had to begin again across countries, careers, love and motherhood: moving to the US at 10 without speaking English, returning to Colombia at 14…
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This Is REBUILT: The Courage to Begin Again (Trailer)
What happens when the life you built falls apart—or simply stops fitting? Everyone celebrates the comeback. No one talks about what it takes to begin again. We do. REBUILT is a podcast about the moments that ask us to start over. Lorena Armitage sits down with people who have lost, changed…
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About this show
REBUILT is a podcast about the courage to rebuild—not by returning to who you were, but by becoming who you are now and creating a life that belongs to this new chapter.
Hosted by entrepreneur and operator Lorena Armitage—someone who has rebuilt her own life many times—each episode brings you honest conversations with people who have rebuilt after life’s biggest transitions: motherhood, loss, illness, moving countries, heartbreak, career change, business failure, business success, identity shifts and the moments that divide life into before and after.
These aren’t stories about people who have everything figured out. They’re stories about the choices, setbacks and small acts of courage that helped someone take the next step towards creating a new life.
Because rebuilding rarely begins with one fearless leap. Sometimes, it begins with the decision not to give up.
Stories of courage. Lives rebuilt.
Hosted by
Lorena Armitage