Almost Forty

Kylie Lately
  • 4.6 (827)
  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Weekly

Almost Forty is for the woman who feels pulled towards growth- in all areas of life. With honest reflections and thoughtful conversations - Almost Forty dives into the big and small life lessons about love, identity, purpose, motherhood, change and everything that happens when you start prioritising and connecting with yourself. It’s heartfelt, relatable and real. Hosted by Kylie Lately- Business Owner, Mentor, Mum and creator of the Almost Confidential series- Kylie uses her training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to approach the topics that matter during this stage of life. Subscribe to Almost Confidential for extra unfiltered reflections.

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  1. 4 days ago • Subscribers Only

    I don't want to be observed (or optimised)

    This one is unprepared and a bit off the cuff. I sat down to answer a few questions and ended up opening up about the things I'm insecure about that I don't think people would guess. Plus the version of my life I think about sometimes that looks nothing like this one and a recent realisation about being observed. Listen to the full episode on Almost Confidential: https://apple.co/iam

  2. 6 Aug • Subscribers Only

    They Were Screaming, I was crying: Unpacking This Week

    Listen to this very honest solo here: https://apple.co/iam. Unpacking The week That Was and talking about going quiet on the things that are mine: the podcast, the posting, the mum guilt and an outing that I did not expect to find so emotional... I also get into: The mental gymnastics of paying the entry fee into someone else's world, and why it's worth it Working weekends and the guilt that comes with it Craving routine and being suffocated by it at the same time (the AuDHD Venn diagram) Small parenting reflections about decompression time and finding the moments that actually connect you A completely unsponsored review of my new favourite thing *Towards the end I touch on something distressing that happened on social media recently, and why I'm not going looking for it. No detail, but it's there. If the news has you feeling shaky, please take care of yourself. Talk to someone. There are helplines available wherever you are. It is not normal to be processing this much through an app in your hand. Log off if you need to. Look after yourselves. Follow Kylie https://www.instagram.com/kylielately?igsh=MW0xZGxmZXdqYmw2bQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

  3. 29 July • Subscribers Only

    Very Good Things: Parenting & Relationship Chat

    This exclusive Almost Confidential Episode is a personal parenting and relationship share and you can listen here https://apple.co/iam Follow Kylie here https://www.instagram.com/kylielately?igsh=MW0xZGxmZXdqYmw2bQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

    Very Good Things: Parenting & Relationship Chat

  4. 23 July • Subscribers Only

    The Smart One, The Easy One or The Difficult One?

    Every family hands out labels. The smart one, the easy one, the funny one, the difficult one. So which one were you, and did it push you forward or quietly hold you back? In this Almost Confidential episode I’m thinking out loud about the roles we get assigned as kids, the expectations that come with them, and what happens years later when reality doesn’t match the story we were told about ourselves. I get into why some of us never learned how to be a beginner, what it means to build a learner’s mindset instead, and the difference between praising effort and praising outcome. This is a Solo Ep unpacking a current parenting situation and more.

    The Smart One, The Easy One or The Difficult One?

  5. 19 July

    Understanding My Mum: What I didn't know

    This week I’m dipping back into the archives with one of the most relistened episodes of Almost 40: a conversation with my mum. It started as a joke. My podcast manager suggested I ask mum the questions you’d want answered before the end of someone’s life. Mum was 57 at the time of recording! What unfolded surprised me. Mum shares why her proudest achievement isn’t her kids or grandkids, but the sharp left turn she took into a whole new career despite a lifelong fear of exams and a belief that she wasn’t smart enough. We talk about what it was like having two babies by 19, the day I rolled off a hospital bed at twelve weeks old (yes, I’m the fractured skull child), and why “I don’t know how you do it” rarely lands the way people intend. We also unpack something I can’t stop thinking about: why women call their achievements luck. Mum bought her own home after her divorce and is now mortgage free, and her first instinct was to call herself lucky rather than proud. Becoming a mum myself changed how I see her, and this conversation changed it again. In this episode: • The career change my mum made in midlife and the self-doubt she pushed through • Being a young mum at 19 and how you cope when there’s no other option • Why “I don’t know how you do it” lands differently when you’re in survival mode • Luck versus pride: how women talk themselves out of their own achievements • The one thing mum would do differently, and what it reveals about parenting, guilt and work ethic If you love this one, come join me over on Almost Confidential for the more personal episodes.   Follow Almost 40 wherever you’re listening. It makes a huge difference.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. 6 July

    The "Good Girl Undoing" with Dr Lara Goode

    Dr Lara Goode opens up about her recent realisation and diagnosis about of what her psychologist called "severe combined type ADHD" at 35. Lara runs her own allied health clinic, is a Mum of two boys and she’s only now meeting herself for the first time - at 35.  In this episode, Lara and I unpack what a late ADHD diagnosis actually feels like: the relief, the rage, and the question she now asks herself every day - is this actual Lara, or performing Lara? We talk about: Getting diagnosed with ADHD at 35 and grieving the years it was missed Good girl conditioning, people pleasing and having no boundaries Masking, mirroring and being a chameleon in relationships Why anger in women is treated as “unbecoming”, and why our mid-thirties is when the rage shows up Burnout, high standards and genuinely believing in bandwidth you don’t have Postnatal anxiety and the undoing that motherhood brings What Lara would say to her younger self Whether or not ADHD is part of your story, if you’ve ever felt like you’ve spent your life performing a version of yourself, this one is for you. Follow  Dr Lara Goode on Instagram Follow Kylie on Instagram Want more?  access exclusive Almost Confidential Episodes here: The unfiltered personal episoides  in full.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. 2 July • Subscribers Only

    Basically a voice-note catch-up

    Basically just a voice-note style catch up covering this past week with personal reflections on turning another year older, birthday sadness, current parenting "stuff" and a few more tangents. Listen Now via Almost Confidential here: https://apple.co/iam

  8. 23 June • Subscribers Only

    The book that kept me awake for 48 hours & unexpected confessions 🤫

    This week’s Almost Confidential episode was completely unplanned. What started as a quick question before recording turned into a fascinating conversation about emotional intensity, neurodivergence, attachment, empathy, fictional characters, heartbreak, soft toys, books, movies and the strange ways humans process feelings. Kylie and Alison explore why some people seem to feel stories more deeply than others, whether ADHD and autism can influence emotional attachment, why some children assign feelings to inanimate objects, and how movies, books and even true crime can sometimes become a safe way to access emotions we aren’t quite ready to face directly. It’s thoughtful, funny, unexpectedly vulnerable and includes a few surprising confessions In this episode: * Emotional intensity and neurodivergence * Why fictional characters can feel so real * Attachment to objects, soft toys and sentimental items * ADHD, autism and empathy * Using books, movies and music to process emotions * Why certain stories stay with us long after they end * The role of emotional regulation and emotional safety If you’ve ever cried over a movie, become completely immersed in a book, felt attached to an object that “shouldn’t matter”, or wondered why some experiences seem to affect you more deeply than other people, this conversation might resonate. To connect with Alison or book one of her free family brainstorming sessions, send her a DM with the word BRAINSTORM :https://www.instagram.com/ourneurodiversefamily_/

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Almost Forty is for the woman who feels pulled towards growth- in all areas of life. With honest reflections and thoughtful conversations - Almost Forty dives into the big and small life lessons about love, identity, purpose, motherhood, change and everything that happens when you start prioritising and connecting with yourself. It’s heartfelt, relatable and real. Hosted by Kylie Lately- Business Owner, Mentor, Mum and creator of the Almost Confidential series- Kylie uses her training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to approach the topics that matter during this stage of life. Subscribe to Almost Confidential for extra unfiltered reflections.

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  • Creator
    Kylie Lately
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    740
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Kylie Lately
  • Show Website
    Almost Forty
  • Provider
    The Kind Parenting Company Pty Ltd