Why Did No One Warn Us About this Midlife Shit? Episode Two

Fuck Being the Strong One!

💥 Episode 2 of our 5-part podcast series is here — and we’re coming for the “strong one” identity Gen X women were handed without consent.

🧠 In this powerful, hilarious, and painfully honest episode, Kira breaks down the emotional toll of always being the capable, dependable, fix-it-all one — and why it’s not strength, it’s survival mode.

• Been the unofficial family therapist, tech support, and event planner — all before noon

• Managed everyone else’s needs while ignoring your own

• Thought “if I stop holding this all together, it will all fall apart”

• Secretly fantasized about running away to a goat farm

…this one’s gonna hit deep. And probably make you laugh out loud.

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

• The inherited patterns that confused people-pleasing with strength

• What it actually means to build self-worth (not hustle for it)

• How being the “strong one” is often just a well-disguised trauma response

• Why real strength starts with community, emotional regulation, and actual support

👯‍♀️ The truth: This isn’t just a “you” thing. It’s generational. And it’s time we stopped doing this alone.

Thrive Midlife is a 6-month program rooted in neuroscience, positive psychology, and deep, radically honest support. You’ll learn the skills to regulate your emotions, build real self-worth, and finally live like you mean it.

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🔔 Next Up: 🎙️ Episode 3: Why You Don't Like Yourself that Much – a look at the missing self-worth starter pack and why Gen X women are still hustling to feel like they’re enough.

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