487 - How to (Finally) Do the Thing That Scares You

0:00My name is Ellen.

0:01I'm in Phoenix, Arizona.

0:02My son left home at a younger age and I was a single mom.

0:07I'm having trouble finding purpose in life, new direction, where to go from here.

0:13Always been a mom, working hard.

0:15I'm on disability.

0:17Just need to know what do I do now?

0:19Sometimes I feel like I'm too old to keep moving forward.

0:23And other times I'm like, no, I'm young.

0:26I'm going to be 50 this year.

0:28So where do I go from here?

0:30Oh my goodness, Ellen.

0:32I wish I could reach through the screen right now and give you such a big hug.

0:36I love your question so much.

0:37I also want you to know, you're not alone.

0:40Going through a transition like this, you have spent years, if not decades, working so hard to take care of your son as a single mom.

0:50And now that he's moved out and you've got all of this extra time and space mentally and emotionally, of course you're feeling a little untethered.

0:58Of course you're feeling perhaps a little lost and not sure how to even define this next chapter.