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Before Boca: A Podcast For Women Rediscovering Themselves in Midlife

Before Boca: A Podcast For Women Rediscovering Themselves in Midlife

Margaret Josephs on Starting Over at 50 & Midlife Reinvention

Aug 19, 2026 · 44m

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About this episode

What does starting over at 50 actually look like — whenmillions of people are watching? Margaret Josephs knows. She joined The Real Housewives of New Jersey at 50, ended a first marriage to build a new life with Joe, let cameras into the messy middle of family fallout, and then — after 7 seasons — walked away from Bravo to start again. In this episode of Before Boca, Margaret talks about the partof reinvention nobody posts: the identity you have to shed, the scrutiny you have to survive, and how to stop caring what other people think. If your calendar is quieter than it used to be and you're wondering what comes next, this one's for you. We cover: – Joining Real Housewives at 50 (and why…