Episode 25: Coaching Corner #3: "I Should Be Happy With My Life...So Why Am I Not?"
What if your life looks good on paper, but you still feel restless, unfulfilled, or ready for something different? In this episode of Coaching Corner on Reinventing Life After 40, I work through a fictional coaching conversation with a woman who feels guilty because she wants more—even though she has a life she's grateful for.
9/24/2026
✨ You don't have to reject the life you've built to make room for the person you're becoming.
What if your life looks good on paper, but you still feel restless, unfulfilled, or ready for something different?
In this episode of Coaching Corner on Reinventing Life After 40, I work through a fictional coaching conversation with a woman who feels guilty because she wants more—even though she has a life she's grateful for.
Together, we explore the hidden "shoulds" that can keep women stuck in midlife and uncover the difference between being unhappy with your life and recognizing that you've grown into a new season.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why gratitude and the desire for change can coexist
How "should" thinking can create guilt and self-doubt
Why feeling restless doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong
How to uncover what you actually want beneath vague dissatisfacton
How a coaching conversation can turn confusion into a small, practical next step
Whether you're considering a career change, pursuing a creative dream, or simply wondering what's next after 40, this episode will help you see that wanting something different doesn't mean you're ungrateful for what you already have.
💡 Main Points
You can be grateful and still want change.
Restlessness isn't necessarily a problem to eliminate.
Something changing isn't about escaping your life—it's about responding to who you're becoming.
You don't need to solve everything. You can explore.
✍️ Homework
Ask yourself:
What do I think I "should" be feeling right now?
Then:
What am I actually feeling?
And finally:
What might that feeling be telling me I need?
Don't try to solve it yet.
Get curious.
💭 Reflection Question
What if wanting something different isn't evidence that something is wrong?
✝️ Matthew 6:32-34
32 … your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
✝️ Deut 8:18
And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth…
✝️ Prov 10:22
The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.
✝️ Prov 28:25
He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.
✝️ Psa 1:3
He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
📖Bible study I'm doing can be found here:
Is God Enough For Me, by The Daily Grace Co.
(I don't get paid in any way for the link -- I just really love their stuff and want to let others know about it.)
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