Reinvention Rebels

🔥 Bold Women. Big Dreams. Zero Apologies. 🔥

Hey you — yes, you! The midlife (or better) woman wondering: Is this all there is?

Spoiler alert: It’s not.

You can be the architect of your life.

Welcome to Reinvention Rebels, the podcast where women 50–90+ kick doubt to the curb, chase big dreams, and prove it’s never too late to shake things up.

I’m your host, Wendy Battles — cybersecurity geek by day, midlife reinvention architect by night. It took me 54 years to find my fire, and now I’m here to help you light yours.

Every week, you’ll meet badass women who have become the architects of their life, rewriting the midlife rulebook — running marathons at 72, starting businesses, embracing their silver hair, finding love, or finally doing that thing they’ve always wanted.

Ready to stop waiting and start reinventing?

Your inner Reinvention Rebel is calling. It's time to consciously design the midlife you want to live. Let's go!

🎧 Tune in: www.reinventionrebels.com

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Episodes

Reinvention Restart: How to Push 'Play' on Your Dreams

Reflect. Reimagine. Restart. That's my secret sauce for becoming a Reinvention Rebel. Reinvention Rebels are unapologetic women, 50 to 90 years young, who have boldly reimagined their lives to find new purpose and possibilities. Fierce women. Fabulous women. Inspiring women. Women charting a new course, no matter their age in cool, kickass ways. The kind of women that will help you see that it's possible to reimagine your own life. They remind us that if they can do it, so can we. ******** In th...

Feb 19, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Meet Wendi Knox -- From Muck to Magic: Soaring at 66!

What happens when two women named Wendy/Wendi get together? Pure reinvention magic! Don’t you love when you meet someone new and you have an immediate connection? Like you've known each other for years? That's what happened when Wendi Knox joined the Reinvention Rebels guest chair. We clicked. And I happily soaked up her 66-year young energy, wisdom, and grace. Wendi is amazing and insightful. She is an author, artist and “uplifter” – seriously, how cool is that, an uplifter? 💜 She shares her d...

Feb 05, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Reinventing My 60s: Spirituality & Service - How I Found My New Path at 68 with Katurah Bryant

Meet 68-year young Reinvention Rebel Katurah Bryant. Vibrant and joyful. Spiritual and of service. Empowered and evolved. Living life on purpose and adding value for others. Katurah's magnetic energy, sense of purpose, spiritual grounding and desire to live her best life are on display in our episode. She is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. In this episode, Katurah shares how: she's reinvented herself at 68 to help others navigate grief and loss earlier reinventions helped pave the way for her current success she...

Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Reinvent with Intent: Ditch the "Shoulds - How to Embrace Your Deepest Desires!

"Shoulds" are soul-crushing. Unmotivating. Less than fun. I don't want to start off the year with what I SHOULD do. Nope, not one bit. I want to kick off 2021 with what I WANT to do. You know, juicy stuff. Fun stuff. Help add value and make the world a better place stuff. Let's kick those shoulds to the curb and embrace our deepest desires! Those things that light us up and inspire us into action. Reimagining 2021 is about thinking BIG and going for it. If we've learned anything from 2020, it's ...

Jan 08, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Rewiring & Reinventing at 68: How I Created a "Thrive" Mindset with Denise Keyes Page

One of the coolest things about life is that we can reinvent ourselves as many times as we like! And such is the case for my guest Denise Keyes Page . Denise operates from a simple core belief: women benefit society as a whole. Healthy women foster healthy children and families, that in turn, support healthy communities. She’s been a community activist in the New Haven Public Schools, a national and local trainer for the Anti-Defamation League, and founded DreamCatchers, LLC, a training and cons...

Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Reinvention at 82: From Nun to Nightclub Singer with Millie Grenough

Who am I? What am I here for? These are the compelling questions my guest, Millie Grenough, has considered over her 80 plus years. They have helped her to: chart the course of her life and go from a nun to a nightclub singer! transform her life after a near-death bike accident, in service to herself and others enjoy a thriving life in her 80s, feeling more alive and present than in her 40s At 82-years young, Millie has a thirst for life that’s downright contagious. This age-defying Reinvention R...

Dec 04, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Reinventing My 50s: Self-Reflection & Silence: How I Uncovered My Purpose at 54

This episode is about my life-long journey to find clarity and a deeper purpose. Some people quickly find their purpose. Their calling. What makes them shine. Not me. It took what felt like forever. Things had to evolve. Sure, I was good at certain things. But I never felt like I had found that holy grail, my true purpose. For some of us, finding our true purpose can take time. A long time. 54 years of time, to be exact, in my case. But it was totally worth the wait. The key: powerful self-refle...

Nov 20, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Reinventing My 50s: Travel, Self-Discovery and Empowerment with Erica Bradley

What if your 50s brought clarity about your true purpose? What if you stopped asking for permission and started embracing your new path? And what if that new path led to empowering yourself and other women through travel? Meet 57-year young Erica Bradley. This joyful, kind, and inspiring Reinvention Rebel thrives on unapologetically lifting other women up. She traded in her corporate sales career for the opportunity to create engaging, memorable, and sometimes life-changing travel experiences. T...

Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 4

How I Reinvented Life in My 60s: Yoga, New Adventures and My Expat Life in Spain with Sharon Chapelle

What if turning 60 ignited your inner yogi and an empowering relationship with your body? What if you reimagined live with less things, and gained a new sense of freedom? And what if you boldly rethought retirement, moved abroad, and welcomed new adventures? Such is the life of my guest, Sharon Chappelle. At 67 years young, she is a true Reinvention Rebel! She has unapologetically created an interesting, juicy life in her 60s. She lives with joy and appreciation. In fact, she has disrupted the n...

Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Reinventing My 50s: 12-Step Programs & Self-Awareness: How I Lead My Life on Purpose with Barb Nangle!

“Living your life on purpose” – that’s the guiding principle of my guest, Barb Nangle. At 57 years young, she’s reimagined her life to create more joy, happiness, and love. Barb embodies the characteristics of a Reinvention Rebel – she’s brave, follows her passions, has clarity about her purpose, and unapologetically focuses on achieving her goals and dreams. But, of course, it wasn’t always that way. Life is a journey and Barb has done her fair share of navigating challenges to get to where she...

Oct 09, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Introducing Reinvention Rebels: Reinvent Yourself at Any Age or Any Stage

Welcome to Reinvention Rebels! Join me for an introduction to the Reinvention Rebels podcast. Get the scoop on my background, what inspired me to start the podcast and what you can expect to hear during season one. Let’s celebrate the women I call Reinvention Rebels - unapologetic women, 50 to 90 years young, who have boldly reimagined life, on their own terms, to find new purpose and possibilities. What did you think of the episode? If you enjoyed the episode please rate, review, and share. Let...

Oct 09, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Reinvention Rebels Teaser

Coming Soon...Check out the teaser! What if you could hear stories of wise women who have STOPPED apologizing for having big dreams and STARTED boldly pursuing them? What if you could see a part of yourself in their stories? What if that sparked new possibilities for your own life, moving you closer to your dreams and desires, whether you’re 50 or 90, or somewhere in between? Welcome to Reinvention Rebels, stories of unapologetic women, 50 to 90 years young, who have reimagined life on their own...

Sep 29, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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