What would possess a middle aged woman, respectably employed as a university professor and by all outward appearances comfortably settled in life, to pack up her bags and move literally half way around the world to New Zealand?
That's exactly what a reporter from Time Magazine asked Jenn Wright, adventure coach extraordinaire, in May of last year, when she was featured in a cover article on women's mid-life crises.
As Jenn, a then divorced assistant professor of occupational therapy in Indianapolis, Indiana, explains, her breakthrough moment came several years ago at age 46. She was on a backbacking trip with her 21-year old son, hiking in the rugged backcountry of Nevada, when she suddenly realized that she had spent the majority of her life taking care of others. The confidence she took back home from that fateful trip with her son led her to give up her comfortable life and head for New Zealand.
From this land of simply awesome beauty, Jenn now leads women in mid-life adventures of their own.
This week, I had the honor to be invited to sit in on one of Jenn's free teleclasses, a virtual gathering of women in various stages of their mid-life journeys, as they explored with Jenn the idea of becoming their own mid-life heroines. As Jenn explains, mid-life can come at any any age: 40, 50, 60 or even 70. And for each woman, it's different.
But even though on the surface the journey is outward, along New Zealand's wildly scenic Banks Pennisula Track, Jenn emphasizes each woman's internal journey. "Women come here and step out of time. When they go home, they have changed their lives."
As Jenn asks, "Is your life on full but your Soul on empty? Are you longing to find your Wild Child? Do you stay awake at night wondering what's really next for you?"
If Jenn's questions speak to you, consider joining her in beautiful New Zealand this February for the Heroine's Journey, a 7 day adventure of a lifetime. For details go to MidLife Heroine.
Your life will be the better for it!
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