In the Second Act
Maddy
In The Second Act is a podcast about divorce recovery, self-abandonment, and rebuilding your identity — for women who are done performing and ready to come home to themselves.
If you're a high-functioning woman who looks like she has it together but feels quietly exhausted, if you're navigating divorce, a marriage or relationship that isn't working, or a version of midlife you didn't expect, this show is for you. Host Maddy — an identity coach who rebuilt her own life — unpacks the patterns that keep women stuck: people-pleasing, chronic self-abandonment, a nervous system stuck in high alert, and a self-worth built on everyone else's approval.
Each episode blends practical coaching with honest, real-talk conversations about:
Healing after divorce and starting over in midlife
Recognizing and breaking self-abandonment and people-pleasing patterns
Nervous system regulation and calming chronic overwhelm
Setting boundaries without gui