Going The Distance
Going The Distance
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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.
Suzanne Scheer is back on Go Long, this time to talk about her mom.
Suzanne was an only child who became a caregiver at 33. Her parents passed five weeks apart. Through all of it, she leaned on the one lesson her mother made a priority: you can cope with anything. You don't have a choice. You keep going.
We talk about the mother who never learned to drive and filled her days with needlepoint, sewing, and cooking. The woman who lost her own mother young, stepped in to raise her siblings, and kept her mother's recipes alive so well that her brothers and sisters would tear up at the smell. And the mom who always paid the bills, which shaped Suzanne's belief that no woman should be in the dark about her own finances.
In this episode: why coping skills may be the most important thing we pass on to our kids; the patience Suzanne learned from a mom who couldn't just hop in the car; what her mother carried that nobody acknowledged; why scent hits so hard (and an unexpected Tampa airport flashback); how caregiving support has changed — geriatric care managers, daily money managers, dementia coaches, and friends who check in; the 63 million unpaid caregivers who report feeling alone; why showing up for someone in a hard moment matters more than you think; what Suzanne is unlearning: putting everyone else first; and how seeing women blindsided by finances in family law drove her career pivot to long-term care planning.
Favorite moment: Suzanne's mom's needlepoint sign. ”For sale. One husband. Cheap.” Dollar sign included.
More about Suzanne:
• LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannescheer/
• Website — https://www.sgsinsurance.net/
• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/suzannescheer_jd_cltc/
• Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550129835644
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:
00:05 Navigating Healthcare and Maternal Influence
02:38 The Impact of Caregiving on Career Choices
05:00 Lessons in Coping and Resilience
08:05 The Importance of Asking for Help
10:21 The Role of Community and Support
12:44 The Power of Small Acts of Kindness
15:05 Parenting and Passing Down Values
15:11 The Art of Needlepoint and Family Humor
17:29 Financial Independence and Empowerment
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