Not Finished Yet
Belonging Starts When Pretending Ends
Is it ever too late to start over?At 49, Tracy Smith stopped waiting for permission and booked a one-way ticket to Iceland. What began as a solo adventure became something much bigger—a journey through identity, belonging, courage and midlife reinvention.In this episode, Mark Kennedy talks with memoirist, solo traveler and storyteller Tracy Smith, author of The Purpose of Getting Lost, about what happens when the life you've built no longer feels like the life you're meant to be living.Tracy shares openly about divorce, loneliness, motherhood transitions, career burnout, major surgeries and the years she spent people-pleasing and trying to fit in. Her travels through Iceland, Norway, Ireland, the Middle East, South Africa and beyond eventually taught her an important lesson: sometimes you have to become lost before you can understand where you truly belong.We explore:• Why Tracy booked a one-way ticket to Iceland at 49• The difference between fitting in and truly belonging• People-pleasing and losing your sense of identity• Why solo travel can change how you see yourself• Starting again in your 40s, 50s and beyond• Fear, courage and learning to choose yourself• The small decisions that create major life changes• What strangers around the world taught Tracy about human connection• Why reinvention doesn't have an expiry date• The story behind The Purpose of Getting LostThis isn't simply a conversation about travel. It's about what happens when you stop living the life other people expect and start asking what you actually want from the years ahead.If you've ever wondered, "Is it too late for me to change?", this episode is for you.Featuring: Tracy SmithBook: The Purpose of Getting LostHost: Mark Kennedy#MidlifeReinvention #StartingOver #Purpose #PersonalGrowth #SoloTravel #Midlife #Reinvention #LifeAfter50 #FindingYourself #PeoplePleasing #Belonging #CareerChange #Podcast #ThePurposeOfGettingLost
