Turning 40 and Making it Through the Messy, Muddy Middle

Forty Drinks: The Podcast About Turning 40

Today, Laurie-Ann Murabito shares her midlife transition journey, beginning in her early 30s working in healthcare; meeting and losing her husband Bob to cancer after being married less than a year; and the profound personal growth that followed. She tells us about her experience as a leadership speaker, the challenges she faced, and how a crucial text message redirected her professional path towards helping others craft impactful speeches. Laurie Ann acknowledges the importance of optimism, resilience, and the pivotal moments that led to finding love again with her current husband, Mike.

Guest Bio

Laurie-Ann Murabito, Speaking & Visibility Coach is a reformed painfully shy gal who works with motivated business owners to leverage speaking opportunities to get credibility, sell out their high-end programs and monetize their authority. She combines her years as an award winning professional speaker, executive leadership coach and having started three successful businesses from the ground up. Besides helping her clients get positioned as the expert in their industry and building a profitable business that aligns with their purpose; she’s the best selling author of Rethink Leadership and Rethink Your Leadership. A few of her clients are Johnson & Johnson, American Cancer Society, Baystate Wealth and Bali Mastermind by Sabrina Philipp. To learn more, visit her website at SpeakAndStandOut.com.

Turning 40 and Making it Through the Messy, Muddy Middle

Laurie-Ann Murabito shares her journey of love, loss, and reinvention in this episode. Once a healthcare professional, Laurie-Ann faced one of life’s greatest challenges when she became a widow at just 36. Her story doesn’t stop there—as she transformed her life into one filled with purpose and empowerment. From navigating grief to finding love again, and ultimately discovering her true calling as a speaking coach, Laurie-Ann reminds us that life’s toughest chapters can lead to its most fulfilling rewards.

Episode Highlights

• Laurie-Ann’s early career in healthcare and her realization that she wasn’t meant for a traditional corporate structure.
• The whirlwind romance with her first husband, Bob, and the profound lessons she learned during his illness and passing.
• How Laurie-Ann channeled optimism and resilience to guide herself and others through one of the hardest periods of her life.
• Her journey into the world of public speaking and the challenges of navigating this new career path.
• The moment a serendipitous text message changed her life, leading her to her true passion as a speaking coach for small business owners.
• Finding love again with her husband, Mike, and the lessons she learned about partnership and self-sufficiency.
• The metaphor of “going through the mud” and embracing life’s messiness as a path to greater self-discovery and fulfillment.

In this heartfelt conversation, Laurie-Ann Murabito opens up about the pivotal moments that shaped her midlife transformation. From navigating loss to discovering her voice and purpose, she shares wisdom on resilience, following life’s breadcrumbs, and learning to embrace the messy middle. Laurie-Ann’s story is a testament to the beauty of reinvention and finding fulfillment on the other side of life’s challenges.

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