unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver - Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch

Episode Date: March 20, 2026

 Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Suzy Welch. Suzy is a business journalist-turned-professor at NYU and a three-time New York Times bestseller who specializes in decision-making. Her podcast, Becoming You, is a weekly masterclass in the pursuit of authentic purpose—delivered with a heavy dose of wit and zero despair.  Here on unPAUSED, we talk about the medical experts and the lifestyle shifts required to reclaim your healthspan, but thriving is about more than just your physical well-being—it’s about your purpose. As we navigate the shifts in our hormones and our identities, we often find ourselves asking: “What’s next?” and “How do I make the big decisions for this new chapter?” Suzy Welch can help. Find Becoming You with Suzy Welch everywhere you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you've been on this journey with me, you know that on this show, we have bold, unfiltered conversations about what it actually takes to women to thrive in the second half of life and the tools you need to build the life you want. We aren't just looking at the number of years we live. We're looking at the number of years we live well. But as we optimize our health and our bodies, many of us hit a different kind of crossroads. We start asking the identity questions. what should I actually be doing with my life now? Should I start a new career? I've found a voice that I think perfectly complements the work we're doing here.

Her name is Susie Welch, and she hosts a podcast called Becoming You. Susie is a three-time New York Times best-selling author and a professor at NYU, where she leads a wildly popular class on self-discovery. She's a leading expert on decision-making and the pursuit of authentic purpose. She brings an incredible amount of insight and expertise to the stay-or-go moments we all face in this season of life. It's about becoming who you are, joyfully, in this crazy upside-down world. Stay right here for a little more from Susie herself. Are you the author of your life or the editor?

It is the human condition for so many of us to end up in a life that we are not the authors of, that our parents or our teachers or our bosses or our culture have written the story for us and we are fitting ourselves into it. It does not have to be that way. Everyone said you're going to be an entrepreneur. I was like, I don't have to be an entrepreneur. I'm Susie Welch, host of the podcast becoming you, where each week we come up with ways, actionable ways where you are writing the narrative of your life.

I'm so happy every day. I realize that I have to figure out what I want to do in order to be successful. that might not look like I thought it would for my whole childhood. This is your life. And I'm giving myself so much space and permission to just do it. I, like, literally, we're sitting in a meeting today at work. Like, oh, I'm so happy. This is such a great day.

Listen to Becoming You wherever you get your podcasts.