Why Everyone in Midlife Is Talking About These 2026 Trends

About this episode

The episode discusses 2026 trends affecting midlife individuals, featuring conversations on various relevant topics.

This week on Messy Midlife Monday , Maria from The Pretty Truth and I are talking about the 2026 trends everyone in midlife seems to be discussing: AI, side hustles, money stress, menopause, friendship shifts, boundaries, burnout, going offline, and what it really means to start over. What began as a four-episode series became some of my favorite conversations about navigating the messy middle of life. Maria, thank you for showing up with honesty, wisdom, laughter, and heart. It has been such a gift to share these conversations with you and our community. Thank you for helping us normalize the conversations so many people are having behind closed doors. If you've enjoyed this series and would like to be considered as a future guest co-host, send me a DM. I'd love to hear your story. Next week, in honor of Pride Month, I'm sitting down with Jarod from Said It. As he prepares to launch his own lip gloss line, Jarod shares his journey through the messy middle of self-discovery, finding love, embracing his authentic self, and navigating conversations with family and friends along the way. His story is a reminder that every person deserves to be seen, heard, loved, and accepted for…

People in this episode

Host: Jenn

Guests: Maria, Jarod

Topics covered

• midlife trends
• AI
• side hustles
• money stress
• menopause
• friendship shifts
• self-discovery

Keywords

• midlife
• trends
• AI
• burnout
• boundaries
• self-discovery
• menopause
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Pretty Truth, Silent to Spoken

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