Life Coaches Unfiltered
Life Coaches Unfiltered is a bi-weekly podcast for the midlife woman who feels stressed, burned out, and stuck.
Hosted by three life coaches with very different specialties: Desiree, Michelle, and Doree. Each episode blends coaching tools, real stories, and unfiltered conversation so you feel seen, not judged.
If you’re a woman in midlife dealing with chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, people-pleasing, “numbing out,” anxiety spirals, toxic positivity, gaslighting, or narcissism in relationships, this show helps you understand what’s really going on and what to do next: one small, doable step at a time.
You’ll hear episodes on:
- Burnout, boundaries, people-pleasing, and over-apologizing (“The Apology Epidemic”).
- Anxiety spirals, hypervigilance, and finding calm in chaos.
- Numbing out with food, scrolling, and busyness. And healthier ways to cope.
- Narcissism, gaslighting, and reclaiming your reality in confusing relationships.
- Growth mindset vs. staying in survival mode, midlife career shifts, and redefining success.
Whether you’re juggling work, caregiving, and everyone else’s needs or quietly wondering “Is this really it?,” Life Coaches Unfiltered gives you practical coaching strategies, uncomfortable-but-important questions, and compassionate truth-telling to help you move from overwhelmed and burned out to clearer, calmer, and more in charge of your own lif
Life Coaches Unfiltered
The Apology Epidemic
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Sorry, not sorry! Wait, no—actually sorry for saying sorry.
Or wait... In this episode, our hosts tackle the "apology epidemic" that's got more people saying "I'm sorry" than a Canadian tourist convention.
They explore why humans (especially the fabulous female variety) have turned apologizing into an Olympic sport, and spoiler alert: it's not doing anyone any favors.
Key Topics:
- The origins of over-apologizing: because apparently someone decided "existing confidently" wasn't ladylike enough
- The difference between "Oops, I genuinely messed up" apologies and "Sorry I breathe oxygen" apologies
- How saying sorry 47 times a day turns you into a human doormat (results may vary, side effects include becoming invisible)
- Breaking news: You're allowed to take up space! Revolutionary concept, we know - Why we apologize for having feelings (as if emotions were a personal failing rather than, you know, being human)
- When you actually DO need to apologize (hint: it's fewer times than you think, but more meaningful than "sorry for existing")
- Brilliant alternatives to "I'm sorry"—like "thank you for your patience" (mind = blown) Personal war stories about learning to stop apologizing for everything short of global warming
- The epic showdown: genuine kindness vs. performative "niceness"
- Delightful tangents about Trader Joe's (because life coaches shop too), TikTok rabbit holes, and waxing nostalgic about the days when news came on paper and music lived in plastic rectangles
Amy Schumer - “I’m Sorry” skit (referenced in this episode): https://vimeo.com/253499468
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