Mid-Life Mayhem; A guide to functioning in your 40's & beyond

This podcast features us having candid conversations about how to navigate all things mid life, including: - Relationships - Mental Health - anxiety, stress, depression, grief, fears, trauma (including generational trauma), estrangement, aging, parental aging and more - Nervous system care & daily practices - Sex - Perimenopause & Cycle syncing

Mid-Life Mayhem; A guide to functioning in your 40's & beyond is a health podcast hosted by Katie Kovaleski, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Katie Kovaleski hosts Mid-Life Mayhem; A guide to functioning in your 40's & beyond, a health show with 32 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  My Dad, Part 2: Parenting, Anxiety, and the Seasons of Growing Up

  Mar 9, 20261h 14mS4

  <p>In this second episode with my dad, we go way past “how was your week” and straight into the kind of honest, reflective conversation most families wish they could have without someone storming off to fold laundry aggressively.</p><p>We talk about what it looked like to build a family without a clear “roles and responsibilities” script, how my parents approached parenting with fairness between a daughter and a son, and what my dad believes the real job of parenting is: giving your kids the tools, the grounding, and the freedom to become themselves.</p><p>Then we get into...

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  Episode #9

  Beth Graves - the inspiring leader; Building Millions and staying regulated

  Jan 26, 202650 minS4

  <p>In this conversation, I sit down with Beth Graves, a powerhouse business builder and community creator who does not just teach women how to make money. She teaches them how to lead without losing themselves.</p><p>We talk about how we met, what Beth’s career journey actually looked like behind the scenes, and why the network marketing model can be a legitimate vehicle for women’s empowerment when it is done with integrity, boundaries, and emotional maturity.</p><p>We also get real about nervous system regulation, codependency roles in leadership, and the story so many women carr...

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  Episode #7

  Under fueled: The Hidden Mental Health Cost of Diet Culture

  Jan 13, 202650 minS4

  <p>Midlife Men Mayhem is officially here and it is giving real talk, real bodies, real nervous systems.</p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Derek and Jensen for the first time together, and we dive into what happens when diet culture meets midlife, masculinity, and metabolic reality. Derek shares an honest update from the trenches: coming out of full blown starvation mode, increasing calories, watching his weight fluctuate and then normalize, and realizing his brain fog, sleep, motivation, and strength were all screaming for nourishment.</p><p>Jensen breaks down why the scale is the worst emotional su...

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  Episode #6

  Food Was My Armor: Trauma, Shame & the Weight Story No One Tells

  Jan 5, 20261h 15mS4

  <p><b>What if your “weight problem” was never actually about weight?</b></p><p><br/>In today’s 1:1 episode, Derek gets radically honest about the connection between <b>diet culture, shame, trauma, and survival coping</b>—and how food became both comfort and armor long before he had words for what happened to him.</p><p>We talk about the part nobody wants to say out loud:</p>how <b>under-eating/starvation</b> can feel like “discipline”… while quietly wrecking your brain, energy, and bodyhow <b>body dysmorphia</b> isn’t about the mirror—it’s about the voice in your headwhy the...

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  Episode #5

  From Dad Bod To Dialed In: Hormones, Habits, And Real Accountability

  Dec 22, 202559 minS4

  <p>The rules change in midlife—and pretending they didn’t is what keeps so many men stuck. We go straight at the hard truths: why the old workouts stall, how undereating can keep you overweight, and what it takes to move from “normal range” labs to truly optimal health. Jensen joins to share his path from brutal warehouse‑gym coaching to a data‑driven approach that blends hormone literacy, practical nutrition, and real‑world accountability for dads and midlife guys who want their edge back.<br/><br/>We unpack the emotional side of fitness—the parts of yourself you only meet when a...

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