Elise Hart Kipness knows the rush of live TV: the countdown, the red light, the adrenaline. For years she reported from press rooms and sidelines, covering everything from the NBA lockout to the U.S. Open. But when she stepped away to raise her kids, the quieter lifestyle felt overwhelming.

What Elise didn’t expect was that silence would lead her to something new: thrillers. Today, Elise is a USA Today bestselling author whose Kate Green series takes readers deep into the worlds she once covered.

In this conversation, Elise shares what it really means to reinvent yourself midlife, how she found courage in being a beginner, and why a pause can sometimes be the doorway to a bigger purpose.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Giving up the adrenaline rush of live TV (00:00)
• The identity shift of leaving a big career (11:26)
• Writing as a way to find purpose again (19:04)
• Real behind-the-scenes details woven into her novels (25:22)
• Why reinvention can be even more fulfilling than the first act (45:01)

You can watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ELGobEHRAYs

For a full transcript and more, check out our blog post: https://www.lindsaycz.com/show-notes/elise-hart-kipness-14

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