Midlife Made Simple: Faith and Purpose for Christian Women

#155 Community Conversation: Choosing Faith Over Fear in Midlife with Kate McGwire

Episode Summary

Former #1 morning-show host Kate McGwire shares why she walked away from the mic to build a life aligned with faith, family, and peace. We talk pay equity, dating in the public eye, changing friendships, and the midlife shift to boundaries and intention. You’ll leave with the courage to act on that whisper and design a season that fits your real priorities.

Episode Notes

In this Community Conversation, Kate opens up about leaving a #1 morning show, the pay-equity moment that sparked her exit plan, why she chose privacy to find love, and how midlife priorities now shape her calendar. We talk boundaries, grief of changing friendships, and what it means to “have it all—just not all at the same time.”

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Key takeaways

• The whisper often starts as a nudge—honor it before it becomes a shout.
• You can have it all, just not all at the same time; decide your season’s non-negotiables.
• Boundaries will change some friendships—and that’s part of growth.
• If work consumes all mental space, there’s no room for love or new callings.
• Think in “future bricks”: every yes is building the house you’ll live in next.
• Consider bookending days around family and fitting work in the open spaces.
• Regret check: Picture yourself 20 years from now—what choice would you wish you’d made?