In this episode, I share how one simple act, opening my banking app, became an unexpected moment of peace, clarity, and courage. It wasn’t really about money; it was about facing myself. For years, I’d avoided looking too closely, afraid of what I might find. But when I finally did, I didn’t feel shame or guilt; I felt relief. I realised that avoidance isn’t about what we’re avoiding, but about the stories we tell ourselves about it.
This episode is a gentle reminder that real courage often lives in small, quiet moments, the ones where we finally turn toward what we fear and say, “I’m ready to see the truth now.” Because the truth, when met with softness, is never something to fear. It’s what sets us free.
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Episode 68: The Fear is Always Bigger in the Mind
In this episode, I share how one simple act, opening my banking app, became an unexpected moment ...
MIDLIFE BY DESIGN: CURATING YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Midlife isn’t a crisis. It’s an invitation. Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter is a podcast for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond who sense that something is shifting and want to meet that change with intention, honesty, and self-trust.
Hosted by Kiran, Award-winning Midlife Lifestyle Coach, Author, and founder of The Sattva Collective CIC, this podcast explores what it really means to come home to yourself in this chapter of life. Through personal storytelling, reflective solo episodes, expert conversations, and listener letters, Kiran speaks openly about perimenopause and menopause, identity shifts, nervous system health, relationships, boundaries, purpose, and the quiet art of rebuilding a life that feels aligned rather than performative. This isn’t about fixing yourself or chasing a “better” version of who you are. It’s about slowing down, listening in, and designing a life that supports the woman you’re becoming now.
Each episode offers perspective, permission, and practical wisdom to help you feel steadier in your body, clearer in your choices, and more at ease with where you are and where you’re heading. If you’re navigating midlife with curiosity, courage, and a desire to live more intentionally, you’re in the right place.
Here’s to the next chapter. One honest conversation at a time.
Midlife isn’t a crisis. It’s an invitation. Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter is a podcast for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond who sense that something is shifting and want to meet that change with intention, honesty, and self-trust.
Hosted by Kiran, Award-winning Midlife Lifestyle Coach, Author, and founder of The Sattva Collective CIC, this podcast explores what it really means to come home to yourself in this chapter of life. Through personal storytelling, reflective solo episodes, expert conversations, and listener letters, Kiran speaks openly about perimenopause and menopause, identity shifts, nervous system health, relationships, boundaries, purpose, and the quiet art of rebuilding a life that feels aligned rather than performative. This isn’t about fixing yourself or chasing a “better” version of who you are. It’s about slowing down, listening in, and designing a life that supports the woman you’re becoming now.
Each episode offers perspective, permission, and practical wisdom to help you feel steadier in your body, clearer in your choices, and more at ease with where you are and where you’re heading. If you’re navigating midlife with curiosity, courage, and a desire to live more intentionally, you’re in the right place.
Here’s to the next chapter. One honest conversation at a time.Listen on
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