What if midlife isn’t a crisis - but a chance to reprogram the algorithm that’s been running your whole life?
In this episode of Gen X Crisis, Robert sits down with Joanna Bissada, a former corporate lawyer turned executive coach who has lived through profound personal and professional change. From growing up between cultures in Paris with Lebanese and Egyptian roots, to building a career in law and tech at Microsoft and Cisco, Joanna’s story is one of rebellion and compliance, always pushing against expectations while still carrying them.
Joanna shares how divorce, empty nesting, and a string of accidents forced her to confront the programs she inherited—job + marriage = success - and rewrite them for herself. Robert and Joanna explore how silence became her truest teacher, why choosing your people is as important as choosing your career, and how transformation often feels like collapse before it feels like freedom.
This one’s about breaking free of inherited scripts, listening for what’s beneath the noise, and embracing midlife as a time of radical reinvention.
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