An Out of Edits Interview Series
She Chose Again
Long conversations with women who changed how they work, earn, and live, and the messy middle nobody posts about.
About the Series
She Chose Again lives in the messy middle: the months between deciding something has to change and finding out what comes next.
She Chose Again is an Out of Edits interview series hosted by Elle Mills. Each episode is a long conversation with a woman who changed how she works, earns, or lives.
Guests have changed careers, sold businesses, moved countries, moved back home, and started over after layoffs and burnout. Most episodes are paired with a written story on Out of Edits that breaks down the details.
Every conversation gets into
- How she paid the bills
- Which skills carried over
- What didn’t work
- How long it took
- What the change actually required
Latest Episode · Ep. 10
Jordana Rachelle · Nov 3, 2026
I Quit Retail, Got Canceled, and Became a Psychic
Jordana Rachelle spent about 15 years in retail before her psychic and energy healing business became her family’s full-time income. She talks about the Facebook group for moms that turned into her first business, being called a cult leader online in 2020, starting over after moving her family out of Canada, and how she and her husband covered the rent in the years the business didn’t.
The Archive
All Episodes
Ep. 09 · Oct 27, 2026
You Can't Manifest Your Way Out of Everything
Violetta Pleshakova
Violetta Pleshakova has worked in coaching since 2011, and she has questions about what manifestation culture asks people to carry. She talks about the healing loops that leave people blaming themselves for circumstances they didn’t choose, how losing her father shook her faith, why she can’t manifest a different passport as a Russian citizen trying to move from Germany to South Africa, and what she does with what she can’t control.
Ep. 08 · Oct 20, 2026
How She Rebuilt Her Business After Taking a Year Off
Megan Czarnyszka
Megan Czarnyszka stepped away from her business for a year to work as a substitute teacher, then rebuilt it with one LinkedIn post. She talks about the path from nursing school to nonprofit work, teaching herself grant writing and securing more than $500,000 in her first year and a half, and why she now brings other independent service providers into client projects so she can focus on strategy and keep control of her schedule.
Ep. 07 · Oct 13, 2026
She Got Laid Off While Living Abroad. Here's What She Did Next.
Ariana Sutton
Ariana Sutton lost her remote tech job while living in Colombia and decided to stay. She walks through living on savings, then earning through online English tutoring, freelance UX design, and AI training work, and eventually building a business that helps other women earn while living abroad. She also talks about life in Colombia, Vietnam, and Albania as a Black American woman, and why financial security shapes how much choice you have about where you live.
Ep. 06 · Oct 6, 2026
She Quit Her Job Without Savings and Built a Business Anyway
Diamond Garcia
Diamond Garcia left a corporate job she was miserable in without a financial cushion. Years of side hustles and temporary jobs eventually helped her name skills she didn’t have words for. She gets into networking with purpose, how her business model changed, staying consistent with content, and running a business as a mom.
Ep. 05 · Sep 29, 2026
Endometriosis Changed Her Life. So She Built a Wellness Business.
Monique Brewster
Monique Brewster is building Maisha Haus, a women’s wellness brand she started after an endometriosis diagnosis, while still working in cybersecurity. She talks about the yoga-teacher path that burned her out, finding most of her clients offline, and reshaping the business so it works for her life too.
Ep. 04 · Sep 22, 2026
She Sold 4 Successful Online Businesses. Then Started Over.
Cindy Gordon
Cindy Gordon turned a hobby food blog into a portfolio of websites and a team of 11, then sold four of the businesses while they were still making money. She explains how the sites earned, how she found buyers, and what 17 years online taught her about SEO and AI visibility.
Ep. 03 · Sep 15, 2026
Starting Over in Your 30s & 40s: Career Changes, Money, Solo Travel & Living Abroad
Elle Mills
The host takes the guest seat. Elle’s friend Tanisha asks about the many times she has changed direction: leaving corporate, moving across the country, freelancing, traveling solo, living abroad, and how the money worked through each change.
Ep. 02 · Sep 8, 2026
Starting Over at 42: Moving Back Home After a Layoff
Brandy Savage
After a layoff and nearly two years of living on savings, Brandy Savage moved back home at 42. She talks about what lower expenses made possible, becoming a beginner again, and finding ways to earn while figuring out what comes next.
Ep. 01 · Sep 1, 2026
Starting Over After Burnout: Career Pivots, Money & Finding What's Next
Ashley Langham
Ashley Langham went from finance and compliance to marketing, copywriting, and healing work, moving across five countries along the way. She gets into finding freelance clients, building multiple income streams, and a startup job that lasted two months. Content note: this episode includes discussion of depression and suicidal ideation.
Hosted By
Elle Mills
Elle Mills is the founder and editor of Out of Edits, a global publication for nonlinear women. She has changed careers, built businesses, lived in different cities and countries, and spent more than nine years working in digital business with six and seven figure companies.
She asks the questions she wanted answered when she was starting over herself.
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If you’ve changed how you work, earn, or live, share your story. Some submissions become She Chose Again episodes. Others become written features, first-person essays, or reported stories on Out of Edits.
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