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The Midlife Reinvention: How to Find Your Ikigai, Deal with Imposter Syndrome & Build Your Confidence in Career & Life Transitions

Kavita Ahuja, Founder of It"s My Time Now Coaching, Inspired By Mel Robbins, Oprah Winfrey, Brene Brown, Deepak Chopra, Vishen Lakhiani, Cathy Heller

Are you experiencing a Career or Life Transition, and are asking yourself "What"s Next"? Join Kavita Ahuja, Certified Career and Life Transitions Coach, and founder of It"s My Time Now Coaching as she gives her own wonderful insights and interviews incredible women across the globe that will give you inspiration to rediscover who you really are, what you really want, and how to get there.You"ll learn how to overcome obstacles, find your true calling, and make your next chapter in life your best

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15:09

#304: 3 Ikigai Lessons From My Own Midlife Transition...

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2026/05/18

Send us Fan Mail Three Ikigai lessons. One unexpected midlife transition. And a son's wedding in Cartagena that taught Kavita more about purpose, identity, and reinvention than any framework ever has. Most of us in midlife are exhausted because we're asking the wrong question. We're asking what do I want, what's missing from my life, what's wrong with me. And the more we ask, the deeper into stuckness we sink. But there's a different question that changes everything. In this episode, yo...

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8:00

#303: 3 Shifts to Move from Burnout to Clarity in a...

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2026/05/14

Send us Fan Mail Have you built a successful career, cared for everyone around you, and checked every box - and still find yourself running on fumes? That exhaustion is not a sign that something is wrong with you. For so many accomplished women in a career or life transition, burnout is not the end of the story. It is the signal that something inside is ready to evolve. This episode is a re-release of Episode 248 - one of the most listened-to mini episodes from the archive, brought back by po...

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16:13

#302: Why Burnout at Midlife Is the Beginning of Your...

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2026/05/11

Send us Fan Mail What if the exhaustion you cannot shake is not a sign that something has gone wrong - but the most honest signal your life has sent you in years? So many accomplished women reach a point in their midlife career or life transition where they have done everything right - the title, the recognition, the security - and still wake up wondering if this is all there is. The fatigue does not lift. The things that once energized you feel flat. And underneath the quiet ache is a questi...

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7:30

#301: The One Question to Ask Before Any Hard...

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2026/05/07

Send us Fan Mail What if the reason you keep going in circles on a decision is not that you lack clarity - but that you have not yet stopped long enough to hear the one voice that actually knows? When you are in a career or life transition, the noise gets loud. The voice of fear, the voice of what other people might think, the old stories about who you are allowed to be. And underneath all of it, quieter and steadier, is the voice that has been there the whole time. This episode gives you one...

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40:22

#300: Why Women Lose Their Inner Voice in a Career or...

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2026/05/04

Send us Fan Mail Are you navigating a midlife career or life transition and finding it harder than ever to trust what you actually know? When you have spent years making decisions based on responsibility, logic, and other people's expectations, the quieter voice inside you - the one that knows - can become almost impossible to hear. This episode goes beyond strategy and practical steps. It is about what it actually takes to reconnect with yourself when life is asking you to change, and why so...

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7:40

#299: What the In-Between Phase of a Midlife Career...

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2026/04/30

Send us Fan Mail What if the phase of your midlife transition that feels the most uncertain and untethered is not a sign that something has gone wrong - but the place where everything important is quietly taking root? Most women navigating a career or life transition want to move through the uncomfortable in-between as quickly as possible. The pressure to decide, to act, to just feel like something is moving again is real - and it is exactly what causes so many accomplished women to end up si...

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15:06

#298: What Letting Go of a Role That Defines You Can...

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2026/04/27

Send us Fan Mail What if the grief you feel alongside the joy of a milestone is not something to push down - but the most honest signal you have about what this season of life is really asking of you? Many women navigating midlife find themselves caught between two true things at once: profound happiness for someone they love, and a quiet, unnamed sadness they don't quite know what to do with. That combination can feel disorienting, even wrong. But it isn't wrong. It is one of the clearest si...

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8:15

#297: 3 Small Shifts to Start Building Real...

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2026/04/23

Send us Fan Mail Are you waiting to feel confident before you take the next step in your midlife career or life transition, and wondering why that feeling never quite arrives? Most women in transition have been taught to treat confidence like a green light - something that has to show up before they are allowed to go. But confidence is not something you find before the step. It is something you build by taking it. This mini episode gives you three very specific, practical shifts you can use t...

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17:36

#296: How Your Ikigai Builds Real Confidence in...

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2026/04/20

Send us Fan Mail Have you done the inner work, gained real clarity about what you want in your midlife career transition, and still can't seem to take the first step? That gap between knowing and doing is one of the most disorienting places to be - and it has nothing to do with not being ready. For so many accomplished women navigating a career or life transition, the missing piece is not more reflection. It is understanding why confidence works backwards from what most of us were taught. You...

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7:28

#295: 3 Ways Your Inner Critic Sounds Like Wisdom and...

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2026/04/16

Send us Fan Mail What if the thoughts keeping you stuck in your midlife career or life transition are not doubts at all - but ideas that sound completely wise and responsible? The inner critic's most powerful trick is not making you feel bad about yourself. It is giving you thoughts that sound mature, measured, and sensible - thoughts you never think to question. For accomplished women navigating a career or life transition, these do not feel like fear. They feel like common sense. And that i...

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19:22

#294: The Inner Critic Disguises That Keeps Women...

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2026/04/13

Send us Fan Mail What if the voice you have been trusting to keep you safe is actually the thing keeping you stuck in your career and life transition? Most women in midlife expect the inner critic to be loud and harsh. But for accomplished, capable women navigating a career or life transition, it almost never sounds that way. It sounds like common sense. It sounds like practicality, responsibility, and wisdom - and that is exactly what makes it so difficult to see and so hard to challenge. Th...

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8:31

#293: 3 Ways to Find Clarity When Midlife Transitions...

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2026/04/09

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever looked in the mirror during a midlife transition and wondered not just where you went, but how to find your way back? When career change, perimenopause, divorce, grief, or empty nesting arrive all at once, the sense of not recognizing yourself can feel permanent. But it is not. This mini episode draws on the conversation with grief guide and life coach Marie Crews from Episode 292, and offers three practical, grounding shifts that will help you move from disorie...

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39:58

#292: She Never Left - How to Find Your Way Back to...

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2026/04/06

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever sensed that the woman you truly are is still in there, but life has made her harder to hear? When you are moving through a life transition, whether it arrives through grief, divorce, perimenopause, career change, or years of putting everyone else first, finding your way back to yourself can feel like the hardest part. This episode offers a grounding, hopeful path forward - one that starts not with a dramatic overhaul, but with a single honest question and a will...

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10:31

#291: 3 Ways Your Ikigai Shifts in a Midlife Career...

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2026/04/02

Send us Fan Mail What if your Ikigai - your reason for being - is not something you find once and hold onto forever, but something that evolves as you do? You may still be good at what you do. You may still get recognition for it. But the deeper sense of meaning is not there the way it once was - and that can be incredibly confusing when everything still looks fine from the outside. If you have been wondering why something that once made so much sense no longer feels like enough, this episode...

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17:26

#290: How to Redefine Success During Midlife...

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail What if the version of success that no longer feels like enough is actually pointing you toward the one that truly fits? Many accomplished women reach a point in midlife career or life transition where the titles, the recognition, and the milestones they worked so hard for stop feeling like enough. This is not a sign that something is wrong. It is a sign that something important is ready to shift. When the old scoreboard stops working, it creates an opening - a chance to defi...

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8:54

#289: How to Find Clarity in the In-Between Phase of...

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2026/03/26

Send us Fan Mail What if the uncertainty you're feeling in your career transition is not a sign that you're lost, but a sign that you're paying attention? The in-between phase of a career or life transition is one of the most disorienting places to be. Your old identity no longer fits the way it used to, and your next chapter is not fully clear yet. But there is real meaning in this phase - and when you understand what it is telling you, it becomes far less frightening and far more useful. Th...

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16:49

#288: The Hidden Costs of Staying Stuck in a Career...

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2026/03/23

Send us Fan Mail What if feeling stuck in your career is not a sign that something is wrong with you, but a sign that something important in you is ready to be heard? So many accomplished women in career and life transitions are not stuck because they are lazy or unclear. They are stuck because they have been trying to solve a deeper misalignment with logic alone. This episode offers a more honest and grounding perspective. One that helps you stop overriding what you already know and start mo...

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12:02

#287: 5 Practical Shifts to Reclaim Yourself During...

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2026/03/19

Send us Fan Mail Are you in midlife and sensing that the life you’ve been holding together no longer fits the woman you’re becoming? This mini episode speaks directly to women navigating midlife changes in career, identity, relationships, health, or purpose who feel stretched, depleted, or unsure of what comes next. Instead of pressuring you to reinvent yourself through a dramatic overhaul, it offers a more honest and grounding path back to who you already are. In this episode you’ll discover...

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40:40

#286: How to Navigate Midlife Transitions of...

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2026/03/16

What if midlife is not the end of who you were, but the beginning of choosing yourself again? When life feels unfamiliar because of menopause, grief, divorce, career change, or shifting family roles, it is easy to wonder who you are now. This episode speaks directly to women in transition who are ready to stop shrinking, release old expectations, and move forward with more honesty, self-compassion, and clarity. This conversation with Angela Burke, author of Real Girls Guide to Midlife, explor...

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9:14

#285: 3 Things Women in Transition Need to Rebuild...

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2026/03/12

What if the clarity you are searching for in this season of transition does not come from doing more, but from finally giving yourself what you truly need? If you’re navigating a life or career transition, it’s easy to rush into the next decision, ignore what feels off, and carry the weight of uncertainty on your own. This episode speaks directly to that experience and shows how giving yourself time, truth, and support can help you move forward with more alignment instead of pressure. In this...

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