Going The Distance
Going The Distance
Podcast Description
Going the Distance asks hard-hitting questions to professionals, experts, and informed enthusiasts who are looking out for women over the age of 40. Go Long’s Jill Consor Beck doesn’t hold back and launches into each conversation with the goal to dispel myths, uncover life-hacks, and give the audience opportunities to find out how best to navigate their career, health, relationships, and much more.
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The podcast covers a diverse range of topics specifically tailored for women over 40, including career advancement, personal wellness, relationship dynamics, and health issues. Episode examples include interviews on navigating burnout as an entrepreneur, fostering healthier relationships, and understanding the importance of eye care and nutrition, with a consistent emphasis on practical strategies and personal stories.
Going the Distance asks hard-hitting questions to professionals, experts, and informed enthusiasts who are looking out for women over the age of 40. Go Long’s Jill Consor Beck doesn’t hold back and launches into each conversation with the goal to dispel myths, uncover life-hacks, and give the audience opportunities to find out how best to navigate their career, health, relationships, and much more. Topics range from fashion to menopause, from sex to religion, and from finance to divorce, all as they relate to living your best life as a woman over 40. But don’t worry – men can listen, too.
In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long — the series' first mother-daughter conversation — Jill Consor Beck talks to Jenna Shaps, a recent Indiana University advertising grad about to move to New York City, and her mom Shane Shaps, who owns a social media engagement agency in Louisville. Shane traces her own boundary-setting straight back to watching her mother push herself into exhaustion and depression when Shane was twelve: ”it's okay to say no, it's okay to have boundaries.” Jenna calls her mom a ”girl boss” who can ”get shit done” for the whole family and still make time for herself. Shane says her own mother never really yelled at her — and then admits the line she swore she'd never say to her own kids slipped out anyway: ”Can you just act like an adult for one?”
More about Shane and Jenna:
• Jenna's LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-shaps-59b1a9234/
• Shane's LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-shaps/
• Website — https://bigvoicesocial.com/
• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/big.voice.social
• Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/bigvoicesocial/
More about Jill & Go Long:
• Sign-up for Go Long's newsletter — https://golong.substack.com/subscribe
• Learn more about Go Long — https://www.golong.me/how-it-works
• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/
• Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong
• LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/
Jump to:
00:00 Introduction to the series' first mother-daughter conversation: Jenna and Shane Shaps
01:32 Shane on her mother's perfectionism, burnout, and learning to set boundaries
03:48 Sacrifices Shane made for Jenna and what Jenna would do differently as a parent
06:02 Growing up in a small Jewish community in Louisville and choosing colleges for that
07:58 Did Shane's mother ever learn to ask for help after burning out
10:21 The trade-offs women make, and Jenna's move to New York as her own
12:22 Asking friends for help: three generations, three different patterns
14:29 The line Shane swore she'd never say to her kids — and said anyway
18:15 Closing thoughts and where to find Jenna and Shane
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