Am I Becoming a Hermit? Too Many Jeans and Social Burnout.

Am I Becoming a Hermit? Too Many Jeans and Social Burnout.

From 40ish | The Funny Podcast on Perimenopause, Menopause & Midlife by Lauren Mishcon & Nicole Goodman - Menopause Humor & Midlife Conversations

April 14, 2026 · 34 min · Season 5 · Episode 27

About this episode

Lauren and Nicole discuss social burnout and the dilemma of wanting to stay in versus societal expectations to go out.

This week on 40ish Lauren reveals the unreasonable number of jeans she owns - it’s essentially a denim museum at this point and Nicole is nostalgic about being grounded and realising she’s somehow become the parent she used to dramatically roll her eyes at. This week’s dilemma hits hard: Do you actually want to go out, or are you just going because society says you should leave the house occasionally? A listener questions the fine line between protecting her peace and slowly evolving into a happy little hermit. Plus, listener meltdowns include a yoga class invader with no concept of personal space, Lauren’s dead tree and Nicole’s emotional trauma with Lauren’s kitchen calendar. If you love this episode, share it with a friend who also secretly hopes plans get cancelled and owns too many jeans.Get in touch! Email [email protected] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-navigating-midlife-and-menopause--6942825/support . We love to hear from you! Get in touch with your dilemmas and rants. DM & follow us on Instagram TikTok Order Our Book here

People in this episode

Hosts: Lauren, Nicole

Topics covered

  • social burnout
  • midlife
  • perimenopause
  • personal space
  • self-reflection

Keywords

  • jeans
  • social anxiety
  • hermit
  • listener dilemmas
  • personal space
  • midlife crisis

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