Second Act Sessions

About Second Act Sessions

Second Act Sessions is a bi-weekly podcast for women navigating midlife and stepping into a new chapter. Hosted by Stephanie Carmody, the show is rooted in faith, healing, and lived experience and explores what it really looks like to begin again and build a life that feels aligned, meaningful, and true. It’s for the woman quietly asking, what’s next? The one who thought her life would look different by now and is beginning to realize she may need to start over. Because starting over sounds inspiring… until you’re actually living it. And when you are, it can feel uncertain, messy, and overwhelming. But this isn’t the end of the story. It’s a second act. And maybe… a more honest one. Through real, unfiltered conversations, Second Act Sessions shares stories, perspective, and encouragement for women learning to trust God, rediscover who they are, and rebuild their lives in a way that feels true to them. No perfection. No pretending. Just real life and what it looks like to begin again. At its core, Second Act Sessions is a reminder that even after the hardest seasons, there is still more life, more healing, and more of you to uncover. Because it’s never too late to begin again. New episodes bi-weekly every Tuesday. Follow Stephanie Carmody online at: Website: www.secondactsessions.com (http://www.secondactsessions.com/) Instagram: @stephaniefcarmody Facebook: @stephanie.figuracarmody YouTube: @secondactsessions

Publisher

Stephanie Carmody

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Apr 2025

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Marriage in Midlife: Is a Second Act Possible?

   Two weeks ago on Second Act Sessions, Pastor Todd Willard joined me for an important conversation about divorce—what the Bible actually says, God’s design for marriage, and how we navigate the difficult realities of broken relationships through the lens of Scripture. This week, we’re continuing that conversation from a different perspective. What if your second act doesn’t mean leaving your marriage and starting over? What if your second act happens within the marriage you’ve already built? M...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Broken Vows: A Biblical Conversation About Divorce with My Pastor

   This season on Second Act Sessions, we’ve been talking a lot about what it means to navigate midlife and all of the transitions that can come with it. And one of the topics we’ve continued to come back to is divorce. We’ve talked about divorce from different perspectives, but for this episode, I wanted to have a conversation about it specifically through the lens of faith. Divorce can be one of the most painful and confusing experiences to navigate—especially as a Christian. What does the Bib...

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   How Do You Know When It's Time to Reinvent Your Life?

   What happens when the life you've worked so hard to build no longer feels like the life you're meant to live? This week on Second Act Sessions, I'm joined by author, former firefighter, coach, and nomadic traveler Kristy Halvorsen. In her powerful new memoir, Perfect Unfolding, Kristy shares the story of leaving behind a successful career, selling nearly everything she owned, and spending years traveling solo across North America in her Airstream. But this conversation isn't really about trav...

Who has been a guest on Second Act Sessions

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kristin Fitch
• Mel John
• Chris Mamone
• Sam Led
• David J Roberts

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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