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The Midlife Move: No Sudden Movements
And How Anne Lamott’s Advice to “Never Give Up” Is More Important Than Ever
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Ashley Kelsch
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Body Before Business: Getting on Your Own Nerves in a Touched-Out World
The obvious advice is to spend less time online. But let's be honest: going offline isn't realistic for everyone. And even IRL relationships can trigger…
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The Self-Help Slut: How I Stopped Trying to Fix Everything and Finally Changed
Listen now | The Sophisticated Ways We Avoid Our Problems & The Simple Solution That's Been There All Along
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We're Aging In, Not Out
Because here's the truth: we're not aging out of anything that matters—we're aging into who we were always meant to be.
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Let a Little Shit Run You Out? On Gardens, Goop, and Glennon
This is not a threat to me or anyone else; this is the opening and broadcasting of a message that can reach the masses.
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Ashley Kelsch
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Why Some Women Thrive with Casual Sex (And Others Don't): Exploring Sociosexual Differences Part 2
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Unsolicited: Sex and the Single Woman Part 1
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Unpacking Babygirl: Exploring Sexuality, Womens Roles, and Midlife Awakenings
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The Slow Burn
When my therapist suggested more sleep, I paused. My mind immediately pushed back: Isn't that lazy? Aren’t I supposed to be hustling? Wasn’t there a…
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29:06
Unfucking the Hijack: What Getting Distracted is Actually Costing You
Listen now | The everyday distractions that seem normal are hijacking more than your time—they're costing you your peace, progress, and power
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The Midlife Lie: Why 40+ Is When Life Actually Begins
Listen now | Debunking the biggest lie about midlife: that your best years are behind you. Discover why your 40s are actually when your mind is finally…
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I Had It All, Remember?
A candid reflection on success at 20 vs wisdom at 40+, and why the 'too late' narrative about midlife dreams needs to be unfucked
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10:50
Unfucked In Under 10: Watch Your Mouth- Your Cells Are Listening, Babe
Listen now | You think you’re just being funny when you say “I’m old.” But your cells? They don’t get the joke. Instead they cue cortisol...
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Stop Saying Your Old: How Your Words Literally Age You Faster
Listen now | The Language That's Stealing Years From Your Life- And How to Change It
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That's So Mid #9: Better Late Than Never (Beginner Lessons from the Tennis Court)
Plus Intermezzo and Martyr book reviews, the Emma Grede Aspire episode that got me thinking, and a summer recipe
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20:08
The Self-Help Slut Part 2:
Tired of reading self-help books but staying stuck in the same patterns? This episode reveals why the $50 billion self-help industry keeps you consuming…
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Unsolicited

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The Midlife Move: No Sudden Movements
And How Anne Lamott’s Advice to “Never Give Up” Is More Important Than Ever
 • 
Ashley Kelsch
1
We're Aging In, Not Out
Because here's the truth: we're not aging out of anything that matters—we're aging into who we were always meant to be.
 • 
Ashley Kelsch
4
Unfucking Business: It Was Never About ‘No Risk, No Reward’—It’s About Resilience
I was so focused on the idea of success, the romanticized side of entrepreneurship, that I didn't learn to value the struggle itself. The obstacles…
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Ashley Kelsch
Why Some Women Thrive with Casual Sex (And Others Don't): Exploring Sociosexual Differences Part 2
True sexual liberation isn't about what you do—it's about aligning what you do with who you are.
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Ashley Kelsch
Unsolicited: Sex and the Single Woman Part 1
What often gets lost for women is the understanding that good sex isn't something that happens to you—it's something you participate in creating. Let me…
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That's So Mid

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That's So Mid #9: Better Late Than Never (Beginner Lessons from the Tennis Court)
Plus Intermezzo and Martyr book reviews, the Emma Grede Aspire episode that got me thinking, and a summer recipe
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Ashley Kelsch
2
That's So Mid #8: When You Can’t Afford a Crisis But Can’t Afford Not to Change
Exploring why midlife isn’t about crisis but about honesty, shedding armor that no longer serves you, and embracing who you truly are—even when the…
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That's So Mid #7: Feels like January 49th
Fran Lebowitz, Substack Writers Who Got Intimate, and a Few Good Distractions for the Months that Feel Never-Ending
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That's So Mid #6: Seasons, Repeat Behaviors and Choosing Privacy Over Performance + a Life Changing Pie Crust Recipe
All of these should have been clues, signaling that it is the end of the year and that we have, yet again, gone through another season of seasons and…
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That’s So Mid #5: I Heard Everything You Said
'I heard everything you said,' I said as I walked alongside my friend.
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Unf*cking Midlife

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I Had It All, Remember?
A candid reflection on success at 20 vs wisdom at 40+, and why the 'too late' narrative about midlife dreams needs to be unfucked
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Ashley Kelsch
Let a Little Shit Run You Out? On Gardens, Goop, and Glennon
This is not a threat to me or anyone else; this is the opening and broadcasting of a message that can reach the masses.
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Ashley Kelsch
16
Unfucking Midlife: My Unconventional Relationship with ChatDaddy
Is flirting with AI wrong if it gives you the perfect workout plan in five seconds?
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Sexually Symbolic, Socially Accepted: Cheerleaders, Strippers & the Double Standards of Desire
America's Sweethearts are allowed to be sexy without consequence—they can be desired without being diminished- something the rest of us are forced to…
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Ashley Kelsch
(Repost) Exploring Polyamory, Non-Monogamy, and the Realities of Modern Love: A Conversation with Molly R. Winter
Curious about polyamory but skeptical about what holds open marriages together— My evolving perspective led me to a burning question: What keeps you and…
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Unpacking Babygirl: Exploring Sexuality, Womens Roles, and Midlife Awakenings
Her inability to articulate what she wanted and the clumsy way she navigated her desires felt uncomfortably familiar. I reminded of a former version of…
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Ashley Kelsch
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Built to Last: When Sex Tests the Limits of Home Furniture
How many f*cks can a frame take before it breaks? Are furniture makers and manufacturers taking this into consideration?
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Ashley Kelsch
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Dumb and Dumber
"A Cycle of Deception: Falling for False Promises and Lies"
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Mind-Blowing Female Pleasure: Why Women Are Getting Soaked Without Traditional Sex
'I may have a small dick, but I've got 10 fingers that can do what a dick will never do' — and that's exactly how I discovered the pleasure most women…
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Eat Pray Hide
I was out to dinner with friends when I felt my crown come loose and fall out. As if that wasn't awkward enough, a man I'd harbored a crush on for years…
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