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Why Did No One Warn Us About this Shit? 

FIVE MIDLIFE TRUTHS THAT HIT HARD!

Welcome to Why Did No One Warn You About This Shit?—a five-part, laugh-through-the-tears podcast series hosted by ME (Coach Kira) a no-BS coach and positive psychology practitioner for midlife women who are way too old to keep pretending they’re fine.

Midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a crossroads.
And this series is your roadmap, flashlight, and emergency snack bag.

We’re digging into the messy, weird, beautiful truth about what happens when your hormones, friendships, career, body, and sense of self all decide to reinvent themselves at the same time.

MAY 28TH - EPISODE ONE

What Fresh Hell is This?

In this episode, I’m talking about the physical, emotional, and psychological curveballs no one prepared us for—

  • The 3:00 AM brain TED Talks

  • The unpredictable emotional rollercoaster

  • The friendships that fade or fall apart

  • The crippling nostalgia and wild irritability

  • The WTF moments where your own body ghosts you

Midlife isn’t just a season—it’s a f*cking plot twist. But you’re not crazy. You’re not broken. You’re just in the thick of a transformation that deserves real tools, real support, and real community.

So let's talk about what really goes down in your 40s and 50s—and how to move through it without burning out, blowing up, or going it alone.

MAY 29TH - EPISODE TWO

Fuck Being the Strong One!

In this episode, I talk about how we were raised to be the strong ones...and it's not serving us anymore.

 

What I cover:

  • Why Gen X women are soul-tired — not just physically exhausted

  • The generational programming that confused people-pleasing with self-worth

  • How we learned to hustle for love, praise, and safety

  • Why being the “strong one” is often just masked fear and hyper-control

  • The difference between true strength and trauma response

  • How positive psychology + nervous system work can help us heal (and stop doing this sh*t alone)


Real talk:
This isn't just about you. This is a generational pattern.
But it ends with us.

 

MAY 30TH - EPISODE THREE

Why We Don't Like Ourselves Very Much.

Gen X Women Edition

In this episode, I talk about how we were raised to tie our worth to how useful, quiet, easy, and helpful we could be.
We were handed a playbook where the goal was to be low maintenance — not happy.

I'm talking about:

  • Why self-worth is not the same thing as self-esteem (and why it matters)

  • How being busy became a weird badge of honor for Gen X women

  • The sneaky ways we abandon ourselves daily — without even noticing

  • Why midlife is actually the perfect time to burn this old shit down and build something better

And yes, there’s a list.
And yes, there’s swearing.
And yes, there’s a shoutout to “When Harry Met Sally” because Gen X forever.

JUNE 3RD - EPISODE FOUR

Where to Put All the Fucking Rage

In Episode 4 of my five-part series, I’m talking about something that hits all of us in midlife: the rage.

That low-key, high-voltage, "I swear to God if the dishwasher beeps one more time..." kind of rage.

Here’s the thing:
You’re not broken. You’re not crazy.
You’re just awake — and your nervous system is officially done putting up with the bullshit.


🧠 In this episode, I’m breaking down:

  • Why the rage isn’t random — and why it’s not a flaw

  • What’s really going on in your body (hello perimenopause, my old frenemy)

  • Why your nervous system is basically a cornered raccoon right now

  • How chronic stress + no emotional processing = midlife meltdown

  • The two sides of unregulated rage: numbing out vs. exploding

  • What NOT to do with all your rage (trust me, I’ve screamed at a microwave)

  • What to actually do to heal, regulate, and stop losing your shit

 

JUNE 4TH - EPISODE FIVE

This Isn’t the Life I Ordered. Now What?

Today’s episode is all about the gut-punch realization many of us face in midlife: you can create a life that looks “perfect” on paper and still feel deeply disconnected from it. Maybe the house, the career, the relationship, the life you worked so hard for… doesn't feel like you anymore.

In this episode, we dive into:

  • 🎯 Why the life you built may no longer fit who you are now.

  • 💔 How to process the grief that comes with outgrowing old dreams.

  • 🧠 Why midlife identity crises are really powerful growth moments.

  • 🔥 How positive psychology shows us that happiness isn’t a destination—it’s a daily practice.

  • 🧩 Why your nervous system and your soul are begging for a life that feels real, not just Instagrammable.

  • 🚫 The myth of the “perfect” checklist life—and why it doesn’t lead to fulfillment.

  • 🌱 What it really takes to build a life that fits the person you are today—not who you were 20 years ago.

Midlife isn’t a crisis. It’s a call to evolve. If you’re tired of surviving, it’s time to learn how to thrive.

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Hi, I'm Kira

For the past 17 years, I’ve been helping smart, capable women get out of their own heads, stop doomscrolling their love lives, and finally figure out how to be happy without overanalyzing the hell out of it.

I mix positive psychology, neuroscience, real-life coaching, humor, and a sprinkle of woo to help you stop replaying awkward conversations at 2 AM, over-explaining yourself in relationships, and treating self-worth like some VIP club you need a special invite to.

This isn’t about morning mantras, journaling your feelings for hours, or pretending everything is fine when it’s clearly not. This is about rewiring your brain for more joy, better love, and less giving-a-crap about things that don’t actually matter.

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