Episode 659: It's Never Too Late to Change Your Mind | Reinventing Yourself After 50 with Bizzy ChanceEpisode 659: It's Never Too Late to Change Your Mind | Reinventing Yourself After 50 with Bizzy Chance
Busy Living Sober with Host Elizabeth Chance
Elizabeth “Bizzy” Chance reflects on nearly 20 years of sobriety and life in her late 50s, questioning old dreams and considering new paths. She talks about faith, control, creativity, and why changing your mind at any age can be a healthy step toward a more fulfilling sober life.
18:30•28 Jul 2026
Reinventing Life After 50: Bizzy Chance on Changing Your Mind and Staying Sober
Episode Overview
- Changing your mind about careers, hobbies, or direction in life is valid at any age, including after 50.
- The belief that we control everything is a misconception; accepting powerlessness over people and outcomes can bring relief.
- Creative pursuits like painting or needlepoint can be joyful even when self-doubt and perfectionism show up.
- Faith, prayer, and simple phrases such as “pray for them, change me” can help manage worry about loved ones and the future.
- Curiosity, trying new classes, and experimenting with new interests can bring fresh meaning to sober life in midlife.
“"I am allowed to change my mind. In fact, I embrace it."”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This solo session with Elizabeth “Bizzy” Chance offers a candid look at life after nearly two decades alcohol-free and what it means to reinvent yourself in your late 50s. Speaking directly to people in recovery, empty nesters, and anyone feeling stuck, Bizzy reflects on childhood dreams of being “the next Barbara Walters”, her love of asking questions, and how those early ambitions still echo in her life today.
She talks about motherhood, adult children, and the anxiety that comes with wanting to control what you simply can’t. One line hits hard: a priest reminds a worried mum that “God loves your children more than you do”, a reminder she leans on when fear about the future creeps in. You’ll hear her wrestle with self-doubt around creativity and work. She loves painting and needlepoint, yet hears that nagging voice saying “you’re not good enough”.
She shares how that same inner critic once pushed her out of real estate, yet now she’s toying with getting her licence again in Florida, asking herself and the audience: is it okay to start something new after 50? Her answer: “I am allowed to change my mind.
In fact, I embrace it.” The style is chatty, warm, and slightly scatter-brained in a way many people with long-term sobriety or ADD will recognise—jumping from mahjong to peptides, from meditation to embracing body curves, all threaded together with humour and honesty. At its heart, the message is simple: life isn’t black and white, you don’t have to stay who you were at 30, and trying new things—then deciding they’re not for you—is completely fine.
So, what might you give yourself permission to change your mind about today?
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