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#87 Creating a Life for Yourself
Episode 8726th January 2026 • Holding the Fort Abroad • Rhoda Bangerter
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Another episode from the Top Five most listened episodes. This conversation is with Margaret Ghielmetti.

Margaret knows what it is like to be home alone when she thought she was moving abroad with her husband and not moving abroad waiting for her husband to come home. She talks about her journey from thinking she would be fine to the reality she encountered to finally being open about needing help and creating a life for herself on her own terms.

In this Episode:

  1. The metaphorical life handbook we receive from our families.
  2. Why Margaret was surprised by the effect of her husband’s travelling although she (thought she) knew what she had signed up for.
  3. Supporting each other when not in the same place. Expressing your needs.
  4. Sharing the blessing of allowing others to help us.
  5. Stop saying ‘I’m fine’.
  6. Deciding non-negotiables for you! Keeping soft boundaries.
  7. Casting a wide net.
  8. Feeling lonely when you feel you should be feeling lucky.

Contact Margaret:

‘Bravi(ish): A Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist’

www.margaretghielmetti.com

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