The Wake-Up Call: A Story of Personal and Financial Growth with Lydia Knorr

Today’s episode is an inspiring story about one woman’s struggles and triumph over adversity.

My guest today is Lydia Knorr, health and wellness educator, motivational speaker, mom to three adult daughters and a role model for what it means to live in alignment with your deepest values. 

It was not always so.

Over a decade ago, Lydia’s life came to a screeching halt when she was widowed without warning in her early 40s and was left to pick up the pieces of her family -- and their financial affairs. Eighteen months later, she would face a life-threatening diagnosis of her own. Through it all, Lydia had a coping mechanism that she hid from the world – one that left her “steady by day, unsteady by night.” 

In conversation with me, Lydia openly discusses her struggles, how she overcome them and why she now says her husband’s death led to her own awakening.

I first met Lydia shortly after the death of her husband. I too had been newly widowed and we were introduced by our wealth manager.  We bonded over our loss – along with a mutual desire to use the experience for good in our lives and others.

In this episode, Lydia and I reflect back on that tender time in both our lives, discussing the financial realities of losing a spouse mid-career, the lifestyle adjustments Lydia decided to make, and what she wishes she had done differently financially. 

This episode is a must listen for anyone thinking about their own relationships and their own mortality – and for all of us who now and then need a little inspiration in their day.

You can learn more about Lydia Knorr’s journey through her TedEx talks and her website https://lydiaknorr.com/

Serious Coin is hosted by Kelly Willis Green. Having spent a career working in wealth management as a marketing executive and having come into affluence through marriage, she brings both a personal and professional perspective on wealth.

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