From the newsroom to the Senate to rebuilding her life after divorce and illness, Kathleen O’Meara has lived through it all and come back stronger.

From her early days in journalism to serving as a Senator in Ireland, Kathleen has spent decades fighting for change, women’s representation, and social justice. But behind the scenes, she navigated divorce, financial crises, and chronic illness. Experiences that forced her to rediscover independence, rebuild her identity, and embrace her power as a woman and leader.

Kathleen’s story is one of courage, creativity, and reinvention. She opens up about the lessons of pain, the liberation of starting over in her 40s, her work training women in rural Ireland to enter politics, and her late-in-life return to writing where she has found new passion and expression.

This episode is a reminder that true leadership is not about titles, but about honesty, connection, and showing up again and again for what matters.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• 🌍 The power of storytelling and why stories change hearts and societies more than statistics ever will.

• 💔 Finding strength through breakdowns and how divorce and financial struggle became turning points for growth.

• 💪 Redefining independence and learning to live alone in her 40s, and the liberation that brought.

• 👩‍🦱 Women in politics and why solidarity, quotas, and grassroots training are vital for representation.