Why Did No One Warn Us About this Midlife Shit? Episode Three
About this episode
In this episode, Kira Sabin discusses the struggles of self-worth among Gen X women and the societal conditioning that affects their self-perception.
EPISODE 3: Why We Don't Like Ourselves Very Much (Gen X Women Edition) 💥 In Episode 3 of my five-part series, I'm getting real about the deep, invisible ways women—especially Gen X women—were taught from day fucking one not to actually like ourselves. 🧠 I'm breaking down why so many of us struggle with self-worth, how it's completely different from self-esteem or confidence, and why no amount of gold stars, trophies, or people-pleasing will fill the damn gap. 🙋♀️ In this episode, I'm calling out: Over-giving until you're fucking exhausted (and resent everyone) Confusing being busy with being important Struggling to take a goddamn compliment without deflecting it Feeling like you have to earn love, worth, or even rest Saying "yes" to shit you already know you'll resent Building walls around yourself and silently daring people to break them down (hint: they won't) …If that sounds familiar, this one's gonna hit deep. And you might laugh-snort a few times too. ✨ Here's what I'm diving into: The real difference between self-esteem, confidence, and self-worth (nope, not the same thing) Why Gen X women were conditioned to tie our value to our goddamn usefulness & perfection How…
People in this episode
Host: Kira Sabin
Topics covered
- self-worth
- self-esteem
- confidence
- Gen X women
- people-pleasing
- midlife challenges
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