Second Breaks

About Second Breaks

Coffee chats with people I want to learn from — about life, work, becoming, and figuring things out (often in midlife, but not always). Hosted by Lou Blaser. About The Host: Lou Blaser is a corporate escapee turned writer, podcast host, and resident philosopher-next-door. She writes We’re All Getting Older — a newsletter about joy, purpose, and figuring out what matters now. She’s also the author of Break Free: The Courage to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career. loublaser.substack.com (https://loublaser.substack.com/s/second-breaks?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Lou Blaser

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2017

Latest episode

22 May 2025

Latest episodes

253 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 May 2025

   236. An Invitation to Delight

   Host Lou Blaser interviews writer and yoga therapist Alex Lovell, Ph.D., who defines delight as distinct from happiness and joy, exploring how to invite more delight into our lives, especially when the world feels heavy.

2. 

   20 Feb 2025

   235. Steer. Don't drift.

   Retired Navy officer Matthew Long discusses with Lou Blaser his strategic approach to planning a fulfilling post-retirement life, emphasizing intentionality over passively drifting into the next phase in this interview.

3. 

   23 Jan 2025

   234. Eschewing Comfort Zones, Playing, and Staying Youthful

   Yvonne Marchese shares her secrets to staying energized and curious, while host Lou Blaser discusses overcoming fear and embracing new experiences in midlife, in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Second Breaks

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

• Alex Lovell
• Matthew Long
• Yvonne Marchese
• Jen Louden
• Charlene Lam

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.