Ep 176 What Do You Do When You Can Finally Choose?

The Grit & Grace Podcast with Dr. Lori Doddy · Aug 27, 2026 · 33m

What happens when the life you built is good, the work still matters to you, and you're still really damn good at it, but you finally have enough freedom to ask what you want the next version of it to look like?

That's where I find myself at 57.

I retired this year after almost 30 years in higher education. I'm still coaching. I still care deeply about women's health, weight, menopause, behavior change and all the work I've spent years doing.

But I'm also realizing I don't have to keep doing any of it exactly the way I've done it before.

And that has opened up a much bigger conversation.

What…