{"podcast":{"title":"Becoming You with Suzy Welch","slug":"becoming-you-with-suzy-welch-6913317","podcast_index_feed_id":6913317,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/becoming-you","website_url":"https://www.suzywelch.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dc1cdeae-1e31-11f1-8784-b76b69ec82c9/image/bd2e213d7c88810a4fbfbe19565248a9.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"NYU Stern Professor Suzy Welch","episode_count":110,"summary":"Have you ever wondered, “What should I do with my life?” Or, “Should I stay or should I go?” Or, “Is there anyone out there who actually tells the freaking truth about life and work today, but also does not leave me in despair?” Wonder no more! The “Becoming You” podcast has arrived, hosted by Suzy Welch, the business journalist-turned-professor at the helm of NYU’s wildly popular self-discovery class by the same name. A three New York Times best-seller and frequent contributor to the Today Show and the Wall Street Journal, Professor Welch is considered a leading expert on decision-making, and the discovery and pursuit of authentic purpose. But virtually no topic is off-bounds in her irreverent new podcast, from parenting fails (including her own) to perfect poems (none of her own, thank God.) Also included: Pointed opinions on dogs, Gen Z, marriage, credit default swaps, golf skirts, career killing mistakes, and under-appreciated TV shows you really have to see immediately. OK, there is actually nothing in the podcast about credit default swaps. Tune in every week to laugh, learn, get riled up, get calmed down, and basically get closer to becoming you, joyfully, in this crazy, up…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/becoming-you-with-suzy-welch-6913317"},"episode":{"title":"Be Not Afraid (Part III): “Who Am I Without the Life I Had?”","slug":"be-not-afraid-part-iii-who-am-i-without-the-life-i-had","published_at":"2026-03-24T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/becoming-you-with-suzy-welch-6913317/be-not-afraid-part-iii-who-am-i-without-the-life-i-had","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/becoming-you-with-suzy-welch-6913317","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/traffic.megaphone.fm/CAD4280574419.mp3?updated=1774318708","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/traffic.megaphone.fm/CAD4280574419.mp3?updated=1774318708","summary":"Fear of change is powerful. But the deepest fear of all may be this: the fear of stepping into a life that is fully our own. In the final episode of the three-part Be Not Afraid series, your host Suzy Welch shares a deeply personal story about loss, identity, and the moment when fear gives way to decision. The episode revisits one of the podcast’s most intimate stories — one that longtime listeners will remember well — about a solitary swan who appeared at Suzy’s home, shortly after the death of her husband. The two formed an unusual bond, each navigating life alone after years of partnership. Then one day, the swan disappeared. Her departure became a powerful metaphor for something many people face but rarely name: the moment when the life we knew is gone, and the future depends on choices we are not yet sure we’re ready to make. Drawing on her own experience of grief and reinvention, Suzy explores the quiet but critical turning point that follows self-discovery — the decision to act. Because growth does not happen by accident. Reinvention does not happen by accident. Becoming does not happen by accident. It happens when we decide. This episode concludes the Be Not Afraid series with a simple but challenging question: Are you waiting for life to change… or are you ready to begin again? Missed the Suzy the Swan story? Catch up here: Thinking of Pursuing Your Passion as a Career? Please Think Again. If You Knew Suzy...The Swan, That Is... Take the Becoming You Three-Day Intensive course this May on NYU’s campus, here. The Values Bridge digital assessment is available at ⁠thevaluesbridge.com⁠ PIE360 Feedback tool is available at ⁠pie360feedback.com⁠ Want more Becoming You? Check out the ⁠Becoming You book⁠. You are always growing and evolving and so are we. Sign up for t…","meta_description":"Fear of change is powerful. But the deepest fear of all may be this: the fear of stepping into a life that is fully our own. 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