Being In Midlife When The World Is On Fire

We're not doing great and we're not here to pretend otherwise.

In episode 199 of The Empowered and Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil show up exactly as they are — exhausted, angry, tumbled around by a world on fire. They talk honestly about what it actually takes to find your footing when everything feels like a giant what-the-f**k moment.

They're not looking for the why or the right answer. But what happens when you stop pushing for a minute and let yourself be.

They talk grounding... not as a practice you have to set up perfectly, but as something that can happen on a walk, in a backyard, in five minutes between things. They talk about why the question "why" stops serving us at a certain point, what self-trust actually looks like when there are no clear answers, and why "it depends" might be the most empowering thing you can say right now.

This one's for anyone walking around with their hands in the air wondering "what the f**k?!" Which, honestly, feels like most of us these days. 

Key Takeaways: 

• You've always been figuring it out as you go. It just feels harder right now because it's more obvious that no one knows.
• Stopping isn't giving up. It's how you find your way through.
• You don't need a meditation cushion, just five minutes in your backyard.
• Asking why can be useful, until it isn't. 
• "It depends" is a real answer. Embrace it.
• There's no right answer. There's just the next step that's right for you.

Key Moments:

00:00 Intro and Welcome

01:52 When neither of us are doing okay 

03:42 Midlife + world on fire = a lot 

06:33 What grounding actually is 

10:32 Being held (even when you don't know you need it) 

16:54 Just being and why it works 

19:05 What to do with a what-the-f**k moment 

20:36 Do we always need the why? 

24:34 When the right answer doesn't exist 

29:49 "It depends" is a real answer 

33:41 Taking the next step anyway 

37:34 Getting off autopilot 

40:16 Coming back to yourself

Join a circle of changemakers committed to leading with purpose, presence and ease inside Kim's Rising Visionaries mentorship program.

Reclaim your career and confidence during midlife through Louise's Rise & Redefine program.

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