Rising Above Life’s Challenges to Follow a New Passion with Kathy Casey

Kathryn Casey sat down with me to share her own Phoenix Tale of how she reinvented herself and followed her passion after losing a part of herself to her divorce and forced retirement. Both of these life events naturally had significant impacts upon Kathy and the path her life was following. Through courage and compassion, Kathy overcame these obstacles and shares how this has fueled her to become the woman she is today.

Kathy begins the conversation by talking about her divorce as one of the events that reshaped her life, from meeting her ex-husband and enjoying a whirlwind romance in Italy to how she had to face some realizations after the divorce. She also discusses the other event that shaped her life - her forced retirement at 56 - and realizing that she based her identity heavily on her profession. She then delves into finding and following a new passion and how she plans to settle upon retirement. The episode ends with Kathy talking about the one song that resonates with her life, a song about gratitude and compassion.

Episode Highlights: 

• The challenging events that redirected the course of Kathy’s life

• Questioning her judgment after making a life-changing decision

• Falling in love with a man and a city

• Experiencing the impacts of forced retirement

• The realizations after her divorce

• How Kathy defined herself by a job and title

• Following a new passion

• Settling after retirement

• Having compassion for yourself and others

• One song that resonates with Kathy’s life