{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Dating Looks Like After 50 (The Ripple Effect Podcast ft. Ileana Garcia)","description":"Have you ever had that moment where you realize the life you built isn\u2019t actually the one you want anymore? Today\u2019s guest knows that feeling better than almost anyone I\u2019ve talked to on this show. Ileana Garcia (you probably know her as Illy in the Streets on TikTok) has spent the last few years turning her gray divorce and everything that followed into some of the most honest and funniest content out there. If you\u2019ve ever gone through a divorce after 50, or you\u2019re staring down starting over at 50 and wondering if you have it in you, this conversation is going to feel like sitting across from a friend who already walked the road you\u2019re on. We talk about what it actually looks like to date after divorce when you haven\u2019t done it in decades (spoiler: it\u2019s a whole new world out there). We get into how she\u2019s managed to stay friends with her ex, which honestly might be the part of her story that surprises people the most. And we don\u2019t skip past the hard stuff either, because being a content creator in this space means dealing with online criticism that most people never see behind the videos. What I love most about Ileana is that she never tried to build some polished, curated version of herself online. She just showed up as she is, funny and a little chaotic and completely unfiltered, and that authentic social media approach is exactly why people can\u2019t get enough of her. We talk about what pushed her to leave a whole career in sales behind for this, what that career change to content creator actually felt like in the messy middle, and whether she ever saw any of this coming. If you\u2019ve ever wondered whether you could rebuild your friendships, your confidence, or your whole sense of self after everything falls apart, stick around for this one. Ileana\u2019s story might just be the permission slip you didn\u2019t know you needed. More About the Guest Ileana Garcia is the creator behind Illy in the Streets on TikTok, where she\u2019s built a following of over 50,000 by talking openly about what life actually looks like after leaving a long marriage. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, her content covers the parts most people go through quietly: the agonizing decision itself, navigating friends and family, guilt and sadness, untangling finances, and the slow work of reinvention and reflection. She\u2019s just as candid about what comes after, from dating again to building new relationships, and doesn\u2019t shy away from talking about the internet hate that comes with putting your life online. Before entering content creation, Ileana spent her career in enterprise sales, and it shows in the way she naturally tells a story. Ripple with Ileana Garcia: TikTok More About the Host Steve Harper is the founder of Ripple Central and host of The Ripple Effect Podcast, where he explores what it really takes to build authentic, meaningful relationships. He also owns Owner Insite, a construction project management software company. Steve runs The Pond, a community built around intentional connection and 8-Minute Ripple events. Ripple with Steve Harper Instagram Facebook X Website ","author_name":"The Ripple Effect Podcast with Steve Harper","author_url":"https:\/\/rippleeffect.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"