What happens when life throws you into a caregiving role you never expected?

For professional organizer Janet Taylor, it meant putting her business on hold, stepping up for her beloved mom, and discovering a new layer of strength, purpose, and reinvention.

In this inspiring and heartfelt episode, Janet shares how she navigated the intense, emotional, and often overwhelming journey of midlife caregiving — and how her organizing superpowers became her greatest ally.

✨ You’ll hear how Janet:

• 🌿 Reinvented herself in midlife when her caregiving role became all-consuming
• 🧩 Used organization systems to manage her mother’s care, medications, and finances
• 🫶 Learned to ask for help and build a support system to avoid burnout
• 🎙️ Discovered her voice and became a powerful advocate in medical settings
• ⏸️ Took a pause after caregiving to rest, reflect, and welcome new professional opportunities

Janet’s story reminds us that reinvention often begins in the most unexpected places — and that even in the midst of challenge, we can rise, reclaim our voice, and find clarity through the chaos.

🎯 Whether you're a caregiver, an organizer at heart, or a midlife woman searching for your next chapter, Janet’s wisdom will touch your soul and inspire you to take empowered steps forward.

Connect with Janet Taylor

• Website: janetmtaylor.com
• Instagram: @janettheorganizer

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👉 Check out my friend Adriene Berg's podcast, The Ageless Traveler, to discover enticing locations, luxury travel for less, grandparent and solo travel,
adventure itineraries, and meet the people who make travel easy.

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Need some inspiration to kickstart your own reinvention? Grab my free guide:
💡 100 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife — practical, playful, and powerful ideas to help you take bold steps forward.

Ready to hear how organizing isn’t just for closets — but for reclaiming your life, your voice, and your power? 🎧 Listen now and be inspired by Janet’s beautiful journey of care and courage.

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What happens when two bold midlife women stop asking “Who am I to do this?” and start asking “Why not me?” You get Midlife Private Parts—a revealing, empowering new anthology that explores the raw, real, and often unspoken truths about midlife womanhood.

In this episode of Reinvention Rebels, I’m joined by the dynamic duo Dina Aronson and Dina Alvarez, co-editors of Midlife Private Parts: Revealing Essays That Will Change the Way You Think About Age.

Together, we dive into:
✨ Why visibility matters more than ever in midlife
✨ How Instagram helped both Dinas build creative courage and community
✨ The surprising paths that led them from law and journalism to storytelling and book publishing
✨ Why collaboration can be a powerful force in reinvention
✨ What they learned emotionally and spiritually through collecting and editing stories from women around the world

We also explore the themes of the book—everything from menopause and reinvention to grief, dating, and feeling invisible—with honesty, humor, and heart.

💌 If this conversation moves you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a midlife friend who needs a reminder: it’s never too late to rewrite your story.

💡 Resources & Links

🎉 Midlife Private Parts is available now! (Released June 24)
📚 Learn more or grab your copy: https://www.midlifeprivateparts.com/

🔗 Connect with Dina Aronson:

Instagram: @patina_life
Substack: Patina Life with Dina Aronson

🔗 Connect with Dina Alvarez:

Instagram: @thewritestyles
Substack: @dinaalvarez

🎁 Ready to take your next bold step? Grab my free gift to fuel your reinvention:

💫 100 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife — a fun, inspiring guide packed with doable ideas to spark your next chapter

🎧 Love hearing stories of reinvention and resilience? Check out the Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined podcast—featuring bold, brilliant women ages 70 to 110.

Loving the show? Text us and let us know! 😊

Kick your midlife fears and uncertainty to the curb and start your Reinvention Rebels journey today. Learn about my audio program, Midlife Reinvention From The Inside Out: 8 Essentials to Greenlight Your Life.

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What would you attempt if you stopped letting age define your limits? 💥

At 74, Mary Newell isn’t slowing down—she’s speeding up.

Three years after she first joined us on the podcast, Mary is back and more unstoppable than ever. Since our first conversation in 2021, she’s continued to challenge what’s possible in her 70s, racking up more achievements and embodying the bold spirit of reinvention.

Once a quiet bookworm with no interest in athletics, Mary transformed herself into a fierce, goal-driven runner who’s completed everything from marathons in Jamaica to climbing all 104 floors of the World Trade Center! Oh, and did we mention she ran 100 miles for her 70th birthday? 🎉🏃‍♀️

This inspiring conversation is a masterclass in self-belief, grit, and curiosity. Mary opens up about pushing past self-doubt, training through all kinds of weather, and how movement became her form of meditation and joy.

One of her most powerful declarations?

“I am my own heroine.”

A true Reinvention Rebel mindset—and a reminder that we all have the power to become the shero of our own story.

We explore:

✨ How Mary went from non-athlete to marathoner in midlife 🏃‍♀️📚
✨ What she’s learned over the last 3 years of her reinvention journey ⏳💫
✨ The myths that hold women back—and how she shattered them 💥🚫
✨ Why setting small, joyful goals can lead to unexpected triumphs 🎯🎉
✨ How she stays motivated, inspired, and energized at 74 💪🔥💖

This episode is a love letter to possibility, perseverance, and the rebel spirit that lives inside all of us.

🎧 Tune in and be inspired to run toward your own bold next chapter.

Connect with Mary:

Follow Mary on Instagram: @mlnewell12

💡 Resources & Links

🎁 Ready to take your next bold step? Grab my free gift to fuel your reinvention:

• ✨ Do It Scared, Do It Anyway mini-ebook — 3 powerful mindset shifts to help you get unstuck and take action in midlife

👉 Curious about the program that’s helped me feel stronger, leaner, and more energized in midlife? Learn more about the Faster Way to Fat Loss program

🎧 Love hearing stories of reinvention and resilience? Check out the Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined podcast—featuring bold, brilliant women ages 70 to 110.

Loving the show? Text us and let us know! 😊

Kick your midlife fears and uncertainty to the curb and start your Reinvention Rebels journey today. Learn about my audio program, Midlife Reinvention From The Inside Out: 8 Essentials to Greenlight Your Life.

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