Helping you survive midlife chaos — burnout, identity loss, and starting over — so you feel less alone and ready to do the hard thing anyway.
This channel is about saying the quiet parts out loud.
Career detours, burnout, aging, mental health, money, starting over — it’s all here. You’ll get honesty with humor, side-eye, and a few stories that make you mutter, "oh my God, same!".
I’ve spent 50+ years surviving things I never signed up for — a traumatic childhood, mental health struggles, and a shiny, toxic corporate career that nearly broke me. Thirty years in tech taught me how power, performance, and reinvention actually work. Real life taught me what it costs to stop performing.
Now I talk about that cost — and what becomes possible when you finally tell the truth instead.
For questions about collaborations, 1:1's, workshops, or business inquiries: Sheila@SheilaHammond.com
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I’ve been thinking a lot about this community and what keeps coming up in the comments.
And honestly? I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing:
Adult Tech Support. 😂
I’m exploring creating something where we can actually talk through this stuff together — not a lecture, not a guru situation, just a place to troubleshoot the weird parts of adulthood nobody prepared us for.
If you could call Adult Tech Support right now, what would you need help fixing?
If yours isn't on the list, comment it below. 👇
🖤 Sheila
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I asked you to drop an "I see you" in the comments of my last video.
You showed up.
I've been reading every single one. I just want you to know — I see you too. All of you. That was the whole point of making that video and you delivered something I didn't expect. A room full of people who finally felt less alone in it.
Thank you for that. Genuinely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1gP6...
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Members: YOU MUST REGISTER WITH ME TO ATTEND tomorrows ZOOM livestream!
📅 Wednesday, April 8
⏰ 5:30 PM MT / 4:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET
If you want in, email me at sheila@sheilahammond.com with your YouTube username so I can confirm you’re a member and send you the Zoom link.
Even if you’re not sure you can make it, sign up anyway so you have it! Again, this is only for members so please don't share with your friends.
See you soon!
🖤 Sheila and Posey
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This post is sponsored by A Place for Mom.
Last week my 76 year old step-mom passed out on a ski slope.
She’s okay. Tests were clear. No big diagnosis. But it was enough to make me realize something uncomfortable: I didn’t have a plan. I had optimism. Those are not the same thing.
And that part stuck. Because when something does happen, you're not calm. You're not strategic. You're scared and emotional. You're reactive. You're trying to make smart decisions without all the information. I don't want to learn that lesson in the middle of a crisis.
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If you want to look into it before you’re in crisis mode, you can learn more at aplaceformom.com. There's a different kind of peace of mind that comes from being prepared.
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We’re not making any big moves. I hope we’re years away from that conversation. But pretending we’ll just “figure it out later” isn’t a strategy.
If you’ve had that moment where aging stopped being abstract and started feeling logistical, you’re not overreacting. You’re paying attention.
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🟡 THE CHECK-IN — Episode 10: It’s Been a Minute
It’s been a minute since we’ve done a public livestream, so come sit with your internet auntie for a bit.
Let’s talk about what’s been going on — all of it.
Come with your questions and get ready to hopefully laugh until you pee.
🕕 Thursday, April 2 at 6:00 PM MST
(5:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM CST / 8:00 PM EST / 1:00 AM GMT)
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Well… THAT was a plot twist.
My YouTube channel was hijacked, taken down, and disappeared for two weeks.
And now it’s back.
I have a lot to say about what happened, but right now I’m mostly just relieved and a little stunned.
What got me through this was you.
The messages. The check-ins. The people noticing something was off and taking the time to reach out.
That mattered. A lot.
I’ll talk about the rest soon. Trust me… there’s a story here.
For now, I’m just really glad to be back.
— Sheila
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