In the Second Act

In The Second Act is a podcast about divorce recovery, self-abandonment, and rebuilding your identity — for women who are done performing and ready to come home to themselves.If you're a high-functioning woman who looks like she has it together but feels quietly exhausted, if you're navigating divorce, a marriage or relationship that isn't working, or a version of midlife you didn't expect, this show is for you. Host Maddy — an identity coach who rebuilt her own life — unpacks the patterns that keep women stuck: people-pleasing, chronic self-abandonment, a nervous system stuck in high alert, and a self-worth built on everyone else's approval.Each episode blends practical coaching with honest, real-talk conversations about:Healing after divorce and starting over in midlifeRecognizing and breaking self-abandonment and people-pleasing patternsNervous system regulation and calming chronic overwhelmSetting boundaries without guiltRebuilding self-trust and self-worth after lossReclaiming your identity outside of who you've been for everyone elseThis isn't performative positivity or advice with nothing behind it. It's a space for women rebuilding their lives, their relationships, and their sense of self — one honest conversation at a time.