Ep 182 - Do you need permission to reinvent your life - with Jessica McGregor Johnson
Release Date: 08/21/2025
The Wealth Strategy for Single Mums to Go from Benefits to Retirement in Just 9 Years
A Wealthy Life
What if everything you needed to feel fulfilled, confident, and wealthy was already within your grasp? In this inspiring solo episode, shares the powerful talk she first delivered in 2015, a message that’s just as relevant today. Through personal stories, future-focused fiction, and one deeply impactful daily habit, Vicki invites you to embrace a life of meaning based on three transformative words: Responsibility, Enough, and Contribution. Vicki Wusche is a property investor, author, and mindset mentor helping people create a wealthy life beyond money. Expect to Learn: Why...
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Stop Letting Friends, Family and Feuds Control Your Mood and Take Back Your Time with Vicki Wusche
A Wealthy Life
In this episode, explores the hidden emotional and mental costs of toxic inputs, from draining social media feeds to emotionally exhausting relationships. With practical strategies and mindset shifts, this episode helps you reclaim your time, energy, and emotional well-being by consciously curating your digital and personal environments. Vicki Wusche is a renowned property expert, speaker, author and mentor known for her practical approach to wealth creation and personal development. With over two decades of experience in financial education and coaching, she specialises in helping...
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The £75k Lesson That Made Me Rethink Everything About Traditional Education
A Wealthy Life
In this episode of A Wealthy Life, challenges the long-held assumption that university is the default or best route to financial security. Against the backdrop of rapid AI-driven change, she questions whether traditional education can keep pace and whether the cost, time, and relevance still offer a worthwhile return on investment. Drawing on personal experience, including spending £75,000 on property education that failed to deliver, Vicki outlines a smarter, faster approach to learning that prioritises outcomes over prestige. This is a solo episode featuring insights from Vicki Wusche,...
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The UK Is Losing Its Wealth and Future Because Millionaires Are Leaving Over Tax
A Wealthy Life
In this episode of A Wealthy Life, goes into a heated debate surrounding taxation, the exodus of millionaires, and the impact of tax policies on entrepreneurs and families. Vicki reflects on how the UK’s taxation system affects business owners, property investors, and individuals, and how it has shaped her journey from being on benefits to financial freedom. She shares her thoughts on how a fair tax system can support economic growth, social services, and entrepreneurship, and why we all have a part to play in shaping the future of tax policy. This episode features Vicki Wusche solo,...
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The 10 % Method to Design a Wealthy, Purposeful and Stress-Free Life in 2026
A Wealthy Life
In this episode of A Wealthy Life, introduces her LEVERAGE framework and shares 26 practical 10% actions designed to help listeners improve their lifestyle, money choices, education, values, earning capacity and long-term legacy. This episode builds on previous tools such as the Values Manual and the Happy Calendar to help listeners make steady, sustainable changes for a more intentional and financially resilient 2026. This is a solo episode featuring insights, tools and actions from Vicki Wusche, based on the LEVERAGE model and her work supporting individuals in creating a wealthy life....
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Lessons from 200 Episodes to Future-Proof Your Time, Income, and Health Starting in 2025
A Wealthy Life
In this special 200th episode of A Wealthy Life, reflects on three and a half years of conversations and lessons, distilling them into 25 practical insights to help listeners improve their time, money, mindset, property decisions, future planning, and overall well-being. With a renewed focus on health as the foundation of wealth, Vicki outlines six core principles and expands them into actionable steps for the year ahead. This episode features solo insights from Vicki Wusche, She's a UK-based property investor, author, and wealth strategist at , who helps people create financial freedom...
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The Tom GPT for Visionaries to Blend Spirituality and Business Using AI with Tom Evans
A Wealthy Life
In this episode of A Wealthy Life, speaks with long-time guest about artificial intelligence, synthetic versions of the self, and how AI can support mindfulness, creativity and business development. Their discussion explores meditation protocols, ethical guardrails, custom GPTs, and the opportunities AI creates for individuals and business owners. Tom Evans is an author, meditation teacher at , and creative technologist whose work now includes developing mindful and ethical approaches to AI. Through meditation techniques, conceptual frameworks, and custom AI tools, he helps people use...
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How Slowing Down Helps Ambitious Men Reclaim Balance and Redefine Success with Jason Pooley
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In this episode of A Wealthy Life, speaks with performance coach , Founder of , about the pressures facing high-performing men, how AI is reshaping the workplace, and why old notions of male success are no longer serving health, happiness or fulfilment. The discussion explores shifting expectations, burnout, identity, and how slowing down can create a more aligned and meaningful life. Jason Pooley is a coach specialising in high-performing men. Through his community, The Elevated Man, he helps clients move from traditional high performance to “happy high-performance” by focusing on...
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How Ambitious Women Can Restore Balance and Purpose through Somatic Healing with Aiswarya
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In this episode of A Wealthy Life, welcomes spiritual mentor Aiswarya for a powerful conversation on burnout, feminine and masculine energy, somatic healing, and the spiritual disconnect many high-performing women experience in corporate environments. Together, they explore how misalignment between personal rhythm, emotional needs, and workplace pressure contributes to physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion, and what women can do to reconnect with themselves and prevent burnout. Aiswarya is a spiritual mentor specialising in somatic healing, feminine energy, ancestral patterns,...
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AI Revolution Will Collapse the UK Economy and Wipe Out Millions of Jobs with Vicki Wusche
A Wealthy Life
In this thought-provoking episode of A Wealthy Life, Vicki Wusche tackles the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence on the workforce and our financial security. With the rapid rise of AI applications and automation, Vicki explores the social, economic, and personal risks ahead, and most importantly, how to proactively prepare by creating a second, AI-proof income stream. This isn’t just about the future of work; it’s about your future. Vicki Wusche is a property investor, mentor, and host of podcast. With decades of experience in both financial education and real estate, Vicki...
info_outlineRetirement doesn't have to be a period of uncertainty or loss.
Imagine discovering a newfound freedom and an exciting array of possibilities as you step away from your career-driven identity.
This episode I am joined by the insightful Jessica McGregor-Johnson as we promise to transform your understanding of this life transition.
Together, we explore the emotional shifts and opportunities for reinvention and fulfilment that come with retirement.
Jessica brings her wealth of experience from guiding transformative retreats to the conversation, addressing the importance of finding balance and joy in this new chapter of life.
Leaving behind a demanding job doesn't mean leaving purpose behind. Financial security can pave the way to a life driven by passion rather than necessity.
We discuss how revisiting past interests can unlock creativity and joy, turning what was once "work" into play. Whether it's through meaningful work or exploring new creative outlets, retirement is your gateway to designing a life filled with intentional and passionate activities.
We reflect on societal expectations and how they often confine individuals into predefined roles. Through self-discovery and a shift in mindset, retirement becomes an opportunity to pursue sidelined passions and explore new paths. With references to inspiring resources like TED talks and Bonnie Ware's book on regrets, we guide you in recognising your value and pursuing passions with newfound freedom
Episode Chapters
(00:00) - Redefining Retirement
(12:51) - Exploring Purpose and Passion in Retirement
(19:02) - Choosing Purpose in Retirement
(29:14) - Embracing Freedom in Retirement
(36:24) - Reinventing Purpose in Retirement
Grab your copy of Retire Inspire 2 and start designing your future.
Jessica McGregor Johnson
Jessica is an international coach and retreat facilitator. Jessica's signature programmes are her individual and couple retreats - Retire Happily - ensure your retirement is meaningful fulfilling and fun and Get Unstuck - reset the course of your life. In her 22 years of working in this field she has seen how important planning is for retirement and so created a retreat specifically for it to make sure that retirement is the cherry on the top.
Living in southern Spain where she offers her retreats, she has been described as “way more than a coach, a wise voice that guides you to clarity to create the best scenario possible.”
As well as Co-authoring Retire Inspire, and Retire Inspire 2, she has also written two books: ‘Remembering Perfection, Reconnect to the Perfection of your Soul’ and “The Right T-Shirt - write your own rules and live the life you want’.
https://jessicamcgregorjohnson.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamcgregorjohnson/
Book a Discovery Call with Jessica https://jessicamcgregorjohnson.setmore.com
Resources mentioned:
Dr Riley Moynes TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/riley_moynes_how_to_squeeze_all_the_juice_out_of_retirement
Bronnie Ware - Regrets Of The Dying https://bronnieware.com/blog/regrets-of-the-dying/
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Has this podcast started you thinking about what A Wealthy Life might look and feel like for you?
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Browse Books by Vicki:
Using Other People’s Money: How to invest in property 4th edition
Make More Money from Property: From investor thinking to a business mindset 2nd Edition
Property for the Next Generation: Securing your future in uncertain times 2nd Edition
The New Estate: Insights from the 22nd century
The Wealthy Retirement Plan: A revolutionary guide to living the rest of your in style
Or read the following Ebooks on VickiWusche.com:
9 Critical Property Principles
The De-Job Yourself Manual: Break your reliance on a monthly wage
The Values Manual: Understand what your values are and how they can be key to a successful business
The Goal Setting Manual: Create meaningful and practical goals then achieve them