My Better Half
Hosted by Vanessa Finney · Vanessa Finney
5.0from 2 ratings
- 33
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 2
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About My Better Half
With career changes and second or even third acts becoming more common, My Better Half shines a light on midlife or late-life reinventions and how people are thriving in the second half of their lives. Listen to explore the creative potential of our later years.
- Publisher
- Vanessa Finney
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Oct 2022
- Latest episode
- 21 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 33 episodes have a transcript.
21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
When life changes suddenly, Ruth Halpern says tell your story
23 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Living, loving, learning: Natasha Neece writes about her journey as a vocalist
30 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why the fitness industry may be missing the point of health
Inside a recent episode
When life changes suddenly, Ruth Halpern says tell your story
Published 21 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's a very interesting program. It was founded by Chip Conley, and its mission is to help people move through the second half of life and find meaning and... gain a tool set for navigating change. And what tools did modern elders teach you? Well, they have a lot of really valuable frameworks for thinking about change. For instance, thinking about the three phases of a change. There's the sense of an ending, that an ending is either coming or has arrived. Then there's what they call the messy middle. And this comes from Bruce Feiler's book on Life is in the Transitions. And then New Beginnings. […]
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- Ruth Halpern
- Natasha Neece
- Kate Grant
- former professional pilot
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100
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- Quality
- 35
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 60
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Questions about My Better Half
Who hosts My Better Half?
Vanessa Finney host the show. Published by Vanessa Finney.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does My Better Half take guests?
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