The Next ChaptHER

By The Next ChaptHER -Fully Informed Life

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Welcome to The Next ChaptHER, a podcast for women navigating change, identity shifts, ambition, health wake-up calls, evolving relationships, and the messy middle of life.

I’m your host, Andrea Hecht, Certified Professional Life Coach, educator, writer, and founder of Fully Informed Life.

This is a space for honest conversations about what happens when the life you built no longer fits the woman you’re becoming.

On this podcast, I sit down with inspiring women and respected thought leaders for real conversations about reinvention, resilience, body changes, career pivots, confidence, motherhood, marriage, health challenges, ambition, and joy. We talk about what it actually takes to begin again, sometimes more than once.

You will hear personal stories, expert insight, and practical wisdom from women who are leading, building, healing, and evolving in real time.

This podcast is not about having it all figured out.

It is about learning to trust yourself again.
It is about reclaiming your voice.
It is about writing your next chapter on purpose.

If you are in the in-between, no longer who you were and not yet who you are becoming, you are in the right place.

Let’s step into your Next ChaptHER.


Episode Date
Why Am I Saying ‘What?’ More? Hearing & Hormones in Midlife
Apr 21, 2026
The Year That Changes You: Navigating the Messy Middle
Apr 07, 2026
Perimenopause, Menopause, and the Chapter No One Prepared Us For with Susie Weinberg
Mar 24, 2026
Reclaiming Authorship: Finding Your Voice After Coercive Control with Dr. Andrea Hogan
Mar 03, 2026
The “Fuck It” Moment
Feb 03, 2026
Planning Ahead Without Panic: Understanding Long-Term Care with Suzanne Scheer, J.D., CLTC®
Jan 20, 2026
Protect the Feeling: The Camera Roll Exercise for Real End-of-Year Clarity
Dec 09, 2025
When Life Cracks You Open: Rewriting Your Inner Playlist with Cara Lockwood
Nov 25, 2025
Even in the Sticky Moments, Joy Is Still a Choice
Nov 04, 2025
REPLAY- Rose Colored Glasses: The Road to Happiness with Samantha Kestin
Oct 21, 2025
When Love Turns Controlling: Recognizing Red Flags, Setting Boundaries and Finding Freedom
Sep 16, 2025
Do the Next New Thing with Pam Lamp: Finding Courage, Connection, and Your Next Chapter
Sep 02, 2025
I Wore the Bathing Suit Anyway
Aug 05, 2025
What It Really Means to Regulate (and Why It’s Not Just Breathing)
Jul 15, 2025
Mindset in the Messy Middle: How I’m Staying Grounded through Breast Cancer
Jul 01, 2025
The Chapter I Didn’t Plan For — A Personal Catch-Up
Jun 17, 2025
How to Manage Your Time, Part 2: The CEO Method for Clarity, Energy, and Ownership
May 08, 2025
A Plot Twist I Never Saw Coming
May 06, 2025
What “I Don’t Have Time” Really Means (Time Series, Part 1)
Apr 08, 2025
When “Me Time” Gets Interrupted: Reclaiming the Moments That Bring You Back to You
Mar 25, 2025
Wide Awake at 3 A.M.? Here’s What Your Brain is Trying to Tell You
Mar 11, 2025
Ditch the Recipe: Trust Your Gut in the Kitchen & in Life with Melanie of Gather Culinary
Feb 25, 2025
Why Friendship Feels So Hard in Midlife—and What to Do About It with Nina Badzin
Feb 04, 2025
The College Admissions Rollercoaster: Managing Emotions and Expectations
Jan 21, 2025
Redefining Your Path: Overcoming Doubt and Finding Courage to Pivot with Amber Powers
Jan 07, 2025
Feeling Stuck? How These Women Broke the Cycle and Rediscovered Joy
Dec 31, 2024
The Loneliness Crisis: Why We Feel Disconnected and How to Rebuild Connection
Dec 24, 2024
The $1 a day shift: Why Investing in Yourself is a game-changer
Dec 10, 2024
Manifesting Confidence: Creating the Life You Want at Any Stage with Emmie Levy
Nov 26, 2024
Reclaim Your Style: How to Rewrite Your Closet Story in Midlife with Laura P. Barker
Nov 12, 2024
Redefining Fulfillment in Midlife: The Real Roadmap Back to Joy
Oct 29, 2024
Rekindling Passion: Navigating Intimacy & Desire in Midlife with Rachael Goodman
Oct 15, 2024
3-Part Series of A Pediatrician's Perspective: Part 3: Role Models in the Digital Age: Guiding Teens to Healthy Influences
Oct 01, 2024
3-Part Series of A Pediatrician's Perspective: Part 2: Teen Skincare: Separating Facts from Fads
Oct 01, 2024
3-Part Series of A Pediatrician's Perspective: Part 1: Ick Pics: What to Do When Inappropriate Content Strikes
Oct 01, 2024
Rediscovering Beauty: Expert Tips on Aging Gracefully with Dr. Julia Milman
Sep 24, 2024
Embracing Change During the Back-to-School Season
Sep 10, 2024
Mom Brain with Dr. Nicole Pensak
Aug 27, 2024
Empowering the COVID Generation: Navigating the Transition from College to Adulthood
Aug 13, 2024
Instilling Gratitude in the Next Generation
Jul 30, 2024
Strong Leader, Strong Mother: She’s Both (At Work and at Home)
Jul 16, 2024
How Stress Impacts Digestion with Bonnie Wisener
Jul 02, 2024
Navigating Puberty: Expert Tips from Dr. Lisa Klein
Jun 18, 2024
Efficiency Unleashed: Mastering Productivity with Ronna Belinky
Jun 04, 2024
Embracing the Trials of Motherhood with Jodi Klaristenfeld
May 21, 2024
Unlock Joy By Knowing Your Values
May 16, 2024
From Stay-At-Home Mom to Shark Tank Entrepreneur
May 07, 2024
The Power of Reinventing Oneself During Motherhood with Becky MacCurtain
Apr 16, 2024
Nourishing Ourselves as Mothers: A Conversation with Jodi Katzin
Mar 28, 2024
Abby Perry: Navigating her Journey with ADHD, Raising Triplets Plus One and Building a Business in Botany
Mar 12, 2024
Introducing the host of The Next ChaptHER Podcast, Andrea Hecht - A Woman Who Worked Hard to Rediscover Her Identity Beyond Motherhood and is Now Passionate About Helping Others Do the Same (Rerun)
Mar 08, 2024
Balancing Work & Family Life: A Conversation with Julie Feldman, owner of Guys N Gals
Feb 27, 2024
Mom Guilt: Why It’s Normal and How to Overcome It with Allison Reff (RERUN)
Feb 07, 2024
From a “Good-on-Paper” Girl to Following Your Inner Compass, with Meghan Khanna
Feb 06, 2024
Double the Love: How Twins Lauren and Tami Spread Light in Motherhood & Business
Jan 23, 2024
Reflections of a working mother as she enters her next chaptHER
Jan 09, 2024
Embracing Vulnerability and Building a Community for Mental Well-Being with Lindsay Thomason, founder of The Nanny League
Dec 19, 2023
Addressing Mom Guilt and Finding Personal Identity as a Mother with Allison Holzman
Nov 21, 2023
The Beauty of Motherhood through the Eyes of French-Afghan Artist Manaz Raiszadeh
Nov 07, 2023
Finding the balance: A Mother’s Journey of Raising her Children & Starting her Business During Nap Time
Oct 10, 2023
Introducing the host of The Next ChaptHER Podcast, Andrea Hecht - A Woman Who Worked Hard to Rediscover Her Identity Beyond Motherhood and is Now Passionate About Helping Others Do the Same
Sep 26, 2023
Prioritizing Their Fashion Wardrobe Needs: The Power of Two Mothers Balancing Motherhood While Building a Fashion Brand
Sep 12, 2023
An Avid Page Turner: Using Books as an Escape During Covid
Aug 24, 2023
Prioritizing Passion Inside and Outside the Classroom
Aug 08, 2023
A Mother’s Journey to Pursuing Her Dream During the Pandemic
Jul 18, 2023
Conversation with a Coach: Learning from Childhood Dreams
Jul 11, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: Boundary Setting is Key
Jun 13, 2023
A Balancing Act: A Mother’s Journey as She Enters a New Phase of Life
Jun 06, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: Make the Most of Your 24 Hours Each Day
May 30, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: We Always Have a Choice
May 23, 2023
Finding Purpose in Service: Embracing Change & Growth While Giving Back
May 16, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: The Power of NO
May 09, 2023
Lighting Up Her Life: A Mother’s Journey to Prioritizing Her Happiness
May 02, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: Is Stress Draining Your Energy?
Apr 25, 2023
The Strength In YES: Building businesses after battling cancer and grieving tremendous loss featuring Shari-Beth Susskind
Apr 18, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: Diet of the Mind
Apr 11, 2023
Reinvention at 46: Planning beyond a life-long career featuring Emily Fields
Apr 04, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: Is Your Home Making You Sick?
Mar 28, 2023
Taking a Detour: Being Open to Possibilities featuring Heather Sperling
Mar 21, 2023
Conversations with the Coach: Lessons Learned at a Billy Joel Concert
Mar 14, 2023
The Power of a Plan: Life Lessons Learned From Her Grandfather with Amy Kessler
Mar 07, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: A Lesson in Self-Reflection & Acceptance
Feb 28, 2023
Conversation with the Coach: A Bank Account You Must Invest In Daily
Feb 21, 2023
Rose Colored Glasses: The Road to Happiness with Samantha Kestin
Feb 14, 2023
Mom Guilt: Why It’s Normal and How to Overcome it with Allison Reff
Feb 07, 2023
Trailer
Jan 25, 2023