40ish & Figuring It Out
40ish & Figuring It Out is a real, funny, and refreshingly honest podcast about life in your 40s — the messy middle where you’re too old for drama but too young to retire.
Host Katie Koelliker dives into the chaos of midlife with humor and heart — from hormones and parenting to purpose and personal growth. No filters, just real talk, relatable stories, and a few laugh-until-you-cry moments along the way.
If you’re somewhere between “I’ve got this” and “What the heck am I doing?” — this podcast is your new safe space.
✨ Because no one has it all figured out… but we’re doing pretty damn well for forty-ish.
Episodes
15 episodes
Running On Empty At Forty
Ever wake up tired and wonder how that’s even possible after a full night’s sleep? We go straight to the root and name what so many in their late 30s and 40s are feeling: this isn’t a sleep problem, it’s a capacity problem. Between work, kids, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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30:14
Is It Too Late
What if “too late” is the wrong question and the better one is “what do I actually want now?” We dig into the midlife pivot with humor and honesty, peeling back the fear of looking foolish, the pressure to be instantly good, and the myth that e...
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Episode 13
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20:41
Planning For Love After Loss
The waves of grief never truly stop—but they can get smaller when the logistics are clear. Author Lynn Stone joins us to share how her husband’s unexpected passing led her to create a practical, compassionate guide for end-of-life planning that...
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Episode 12
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39:20
Finding Yourself At Forty
What if the uneasy feeling you can’t name isn’t a problem to fix but a signal that something new is forming? We open up about the midlife identity shift many of us feel around forty and trade the pressure to reinvent for a kinder process of rem...
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Episode 11
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22:06
Healing Out Loud With A Children’s Therapist
What if resilience isn’t about being tough—but about letting yourself be seen? Today we sit down with counselor and author Stacy Schaffer to explore how healing starts when we match our insides to our outsides. Stacy opens up about the pivotal ...
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Episode 10
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1:07:13
Quiet Wins, Big Year
January doesn’t have to shout to matter. We’re kicking off 2026 by pressing pause on the pressure and choosing intention, reflection, and small, steady steps that actually fit a real life. Katie looks back on the quiet wins of 2025—starting the...
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Episode 9
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18:23
Late Diagnosis, New Clarity
What if the “missing piece” of your story isn’t a flaw to fix but a new lens that finally makes everything make sense? Katie sits down with coach and community builder Natalie Sharp, who’s preparing for her own ADHD assessment at 40, to unpack ...
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Episode 8
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1:21:52
Holiday Sanity, Not Holiday Showmanship
Holiday magic feels different when you’re the one stitching it together. We open the curtain on the unspoken rules that push many of us to overfunction through December and show a livable way to trade performance for presence. From the drawer t...
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Episode 7
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21:55
Parking Lot Nerves, Midlife Wisdom
A stranger’s outrage in a parking lot shouldn’t have ruined our afternoon—yet it did. That jolt of unfairness, the shock that steals your words, and the endless replay afterward can trap even the most grounded among us. We pull the moment apart...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:15
From Layoff To Laptop: A Nomad’s Midlife Reinvention
What if your forties were the start of your bravest chapter? We sit with marketer-turned-digital-nomad Lindsey Tague, who turned a layoff into a passport-powered reboot. She walks us through the messy middle—burnout, letting go of the “perfect ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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57:39
Friendship At Forty
Ever crave people and peace at the same time? That tension sits at the heart of today’s conversation as we unpack why adult friendships feel heavier in midlife and how to keep them honest, warm, and sustainable. We start with a candid detour th...
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Episode 4
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18:42
Becoming Posh, Becoming Herself
A black dress, a front-row seat in Milan, and a decade-long lesson in how to turn scrutiny into fuel—this conversation dives into Victoria Beckham’s first documentary episode and why her story hits so hard for anyone 40-ish and ready to rewrite...
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Episode 3
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15:29
Midlife Isn’t An Ending, It’s Your Rewrite
The house gets quieter, the calendar loosens, and suddenly there’s room to ask bigger questions: Who am I now, and what do I want next? In a warm, honest conversation with book editor and newly published author Jennia D'Lima, we trace the emoti...
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Episode 2
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51:00