Want to reinvent yourself in midlife, start a side hustle while working full-time, or create a meaningful second act without quitting your job?

Jaime Westhause, host of the Second Act Simplified podcast, joins Powerful on Purpose to share practical ways women can start their next chapter, explore entrepreneurship, and pursue new opportunities without overwhelming their already busy lives.

Jaime started with a blog in 2024 because she wanted something creative and fulfilling outside her full-time career. That experience eventually led her to launch Second Act Simplified Podcast, where she helps women take manageable steps toward something new.

Whether you're thinking about starting a business, launching a podcast, pursuing a creative project, or reimagining retirement, Jaime believes you don't need a perfect plan or a dramatic career change to begin.

In this conversation, we explore how to find time for your goals while balancing work and family, why starting small builds momentum, how technology and AI can make new projects more accessible, and why community matters when you're creating a different future.

We also discuss the growing idea of anti-retirement: choosing an engaging, purposeful next chapter instead of assuming retirement means slowing down.

🎁 Jaime's guest offer: Get 25% off her Designing Your Next Chapter Workbook, created to help women identify what's holding them back, explore what they want next, and map out their first steps.

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Check out Second Act Simplified Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLprm497aifkgrrbYfEUZDOCx94gWrlEFa

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Chapters
00:00 Meet Jaime Westhause
01:26 Finding Your Next Chapter
03:27 Start Before You're Ready
05:25 Technology Makes Starting Easier
06:47 Keep Your Job, Build Your Dream
09:22 Make Room for Something New
10:37 Rethinking Retirement
13:01 Build a Supportive Community
16:54 Take One Sustainable Step
19:10 Design Your Next Chapter

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What happens when a successful doctor loses everything to addiction, dishonesty, and the consequences of his own decisions?

Dr. Jack Manzella, known as the Rock Bottom Doc, joins Leslie Capps to share his journey from a thriving medical career to prison and the long road of addiction recovery, accountability, and rebuilding his life.

Dr. Jack had the career, family, and community standing that looked like success from the outside. Behind the scenes, alcohol and drug dependency, illegal prescriptions, and a growing web of lies were destroying everything he'd built. When he was arrested, he lost his medical license, his freedom, and much of the life he'd known.

Now, after approximately 15 years of sobriety, Dr. Jack is using his experience to help others recognize when they're heading toward a crisis. We talk about why successful professionals struggle to ask for help, how fear keeps people trapped in destructive patterns, and why telling the truth can be the hardest and most important step toward change.

This conversation is about more than addiction or prison. It's about what happens when the life you planned is no longer possible, and you have to decide what comes next. Dr. Jack reminds us that rebuilding doesn't happen overnight. Sometimes it begins with one honest decision.

Learn more about Dr. Jack and his work at https://rockbottomdoc.net

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Chapters:
00:00 — Meet the Rock Bottom Doc
01:10 — When Success Hides Addiction
03:30 — Losing Everything After Arrest
05:50 — Finding Hope in Prison
08:00 — Why Lies Make Things Worse
10:30 — Accepting a Different Future
13:00 — Building Habits for Recovery
15:40 — Recognizing the Warning Signs
18:10 — Helping Professionals in Crisis
21:45 — Stop and Take One Step

Why does women's health research still leave so many women feeling overlooked? And what happens when doctors blame the patient instead of questioning whether the treatment is right for her body?

In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Leslie Capps talks with Shereen Kassam, a stand-up comedian, TEDx speaker, and entrepreneur who went from working at Deloitte, Amazon, and Disney to founding wellness businesses, including Brown Body Reset.

Shereen shares how corporate burnout, workplace bullying, and unexplained health challenges changed the direction of her life.

After struggling with her own health and experiencing unexpected results from a GLP-1 weight-loss treatment, Shereen began questioning how medical research accounts for differences among populations. She shares what she discovered about gaps in research involving South Asian women and why those experiences inspired her to build a wellness brand focused on communities she believes have been overlooked.

We also get into the courage it took to leave a secure corporate career, why Shereen hired a coach just to help her quit, and how stand-up comedy became part of her journey toward living life on her own terms. There are plenty of laughs along the way, including how her parents reacted when they discovered she was a comedian.

The takeaway: You don't have to keep living by someone else's definition of success. Ask better questions, advocate for your health, and build a life that works for you.

Connect with Shereen and Brown Body Reset:https://brownbodyreset.com

Brown Body Reset is preparing for a 2027 launch. Visit the website to join the waitlist for updates, launch offers, and a free gift.

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This conversation shares personal experiences and perspectives, not individualized medical advice.

Chapters
00:00 Meet Shereen Kasam
01:30 When Corporate Success Isn't Enough
03:25 Choosing Family Over Your Job
05:50 Turning Workplace Stress Into Change
08:15 Building a Business Before Quitting
10:45 Leaving Corporate Life Behind
13:00 When Stress Affects Your Health
15:40 Questioning One-Size-Fits-All Healthcare
18:00 Why Brown Body Reset Exists
23:40 Advocating for Your Own Health

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