Love Your Naked Ass: The Midlife Rebellion Edition

Kimberly Riggins

This is the next version of the show. Louder. More honest. Done sugarcoating. Hosted by Kimberly Riggins, certified health and life coach, holistic nutritionist, and woman who has zero patience for outdated midlife advice. This podcast gives you the raw, unfiltered truth about perimenopause, menopause, and everything the wellness industry got wrong about this season of your life. No filters. No shame. No pretending you're "fine" when you're running on empty and nobody seems to notice. Every week we get into the real stuff: Why your energy is gone and what actually brings it backNavigating perimenopause without losing your mindEating enough, lifting heavy, and feeling stronger than you have in yearsRebuilding confidence when midlife has knocked you sidewaysWhat thriving actually looks like in your 40s, 50s, and beyond If you're done hiding, done apologizing, and ready for a midlife that finally feels like yours... you're in the right place. Season 2 is here. And we're just getting started.

  1. 2D AGO

    Wear the Damn Shorts: Because Nobody Gets to Tell You What to Wear in Midlife

    You know that moment when you reach for something in your closet and then talk yourself out of it? Not because it doesn't fit. Not because you don't love it. Because some rule you never agreed to showed up and made the decision for you. This episode is about that. About all the rules around how midlife women are supposed to dress, do their hair, wear their makeup, and take up space. Where those rules came from. Who benefits from them. And why not a single one of them gets a vote anymore. Because the problem was never the shorts. It was believing someone else got to decide. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why the fashion and beauty rules aimed at midlife women all carry the same message underneath: shrinkHow these rules operate quietly in the background without you consciously agreeing to themWhy "dress your age" is not actually a rule because nobody can define itHow to tell the difference between a choice that is genuinely yours and one that belongs to someone else's voice in your headThe real question to ask yourself every morning when you get dressedAction Step: Open your closet and find one thing you have been avoiding because of a rule you never consciously signed up for. The shorts. The bold color. The sleeveless top. Whatever it is. Wear it this week. Not for anyone else. Notice what you feel. Not what anyone says. What you feel. It doesn't have to be a big statement. It just has to be yours. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/wear-the-damn-shorts-because-nobody-gets-to-tell-you-what-to-wear-in-midlife/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    17 min

  2. APR 28

    Hot Flashes, Weight Gain & Hormone Havoc: Taking Back Control

    You went to the doctor. The bloodwork came back fine. And you stood there thinking... fine? Because you do not feel fine. You feel like a stranger in your own body. The weight is sitting differently. The sleep is wrecked. The brain fog is real. And nobody is giving you a straight answer about why. Here's what I want you to know before you press play: your body is not turning against you. It is changing. Those are two very different things. And once you understand what is actually happening hormonally, not the scary version, not the oversimplified version, you can stop white-knuckling your way through this and start doing something that works. This episode is the straight answer you haven't gotten yet. Because you don't need more fear. You need better information. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why perimenopause can start in your late 30s and what's actually driving your symptomsHow declining progesterone and fluctuating estrogen connect to poor sleep, anxiety, and mood swingsWhy your belly weight isn't about willpower and what's actually causing itHow chronic undereating makes hormonal symptoms significantly worseWhy boundaries aren't a lifestyle choice in midlife. They're a physiological necessity.Action Step: Audit your protein intake for three days. Don't overthink it. Just write down what you eat and take a rough look at how much protein is in each meal. No perfection required. No new program. Just three days of honest looking. It doesn't have to be complicated. It just has to start. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/hot-flashes-weight-gain-hormone-havoc-taking-back-control/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    17 min

  3. APR 21

    Play, Passion, and Fun: Reclaiming Joy in Midlife

    When did you stop doing the things that made you feel like yourself? Not the big dramatic moment. Just the slow, quiet disappearance of the woman who used to hike, go to concerts, write things just for herself, sit on the beach for no reason at all. She got crowded out by the responsible one. The one who handles it. The one who keeps the wheels on. And you told yourself you'd get back to it someday. But someday has a way of turning into years. This episode is about getting her back. Not by overhauling your life. By choosing joy on purpose, starting this week. Because joy is not a reward for finishing everything on your list. It is fuel. And your body has been running low on it for too long. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why joy goes missing in midlife and what it's actually costing youHow fun and play affect your body on a biological levelThe reframe that puts joy in the same category as sleep and proteinHow to start bringing it back without overhauling your life Action Step: Pick one thing this week that you used to love, or one thing you've been curious about, and put it on your calendar. Not "I'll try to fit it in." Block the time like you mean it. Then do it and pay attention to how you feel. It doesn't have to be big. It just has to be yours. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/play-passion-and-fun-reclaiming-joy-in-midlife/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    15 min

  4. APR 14

    Core Confidence: The Strength Midlife Women Are Not Being Told to Build

    Most women hit midlife and assume back pain is just part of the deal. That the feeling of being physically off is something to accept. That core work is either a vanity exercise or something for people who actually enjoy planks. None of that is true. Your core is the structure holding everything else up. And when estrogen drops and muscle mass starts to shift, this is one of the first places it shows up. Not as a six-pack problem. As a stability problem. This episode is about rebuilding that foundation. And what happens when you do. Because the physical strength is only half of it. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why your core is about far more than your absHow hormonal shifts in perimenopause and menopause affect your stability and postureThe surprising connection between physical steadiness and mental confidenceWhy three simple moves done consistently will always outperform an intense routine done occasionallyHow to start building core strength without a gym, equipment, or a 45-minute commitmentAction Step: Pick two moves and do them three times this week. That's the whole assignment. Not perfectly. Not for long. Just show up. Notice how you feel when you're done. Not how you look. It doesn't have to be big. It just has to be yours. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/core-confidence-the-strength-midlife-women-are-not-being-told-to-build/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    12 min

  5. APR 7

    The Power of Sleep: How to Make Midlife Insomnia Your Bitch

    You're exhausted all day. Then 2am hits and your brain decides it's the perfect time to revisit every decision you've made since 2003. Midlife insomnia is real, it is relentless, and it is not your fault. But it's also not something you have to white-knuckle through forever. This episode gets into what's actually driving the sleep disruption and what you can do tonight to start reclaiming your rest. Because sleep isn't a reward for being productive. It's the foundation. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why progesterone decline is the missing piece of the midlife sleep conversationHow the cortisol/sleep deprivation loop keeps you stuck and why trying harder makes it worseThe simple environmental and evening shifts that actually move the needleWhy everything you're avoiding during the day is waiting for you at 3amAction Step: Start a wind-down routine tonight and track how you feel each morning for seven days. Pick your version. No screens, dim the lights, something quiet. Same thing, every night, this week. It doesn't have to be big. It just has to be yours. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/the-power-of-sleep-how-to-make-midlife-insomnia-your-bitch/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    16 min

  6. MAR 31

    Rewriting the Rules: Creating Your Own Midlife Success Story

    You've been doing everything right. Good job. Stable income. People who depend on you and you don't let them down. By every external measure, life looks fine. But from the inside? It feels competent. Safe. Like you're going through the motions of a life you built for all the right reasons. And you keep coming back to the same quiet question: Is this all there is? That's not ingratitude. That's not a midlife crisis. That's clarity. And this episode is about what you do with it. Because you don't have to blow up your life to start building the one you actually want. You just have to stop waiting for permission to want it. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why looking successful on paper and feeling it on the inside are two completely different thingsThe difference between a life you built and a life you defaulted intoHow to hold the responsible choice in one hand and reach for what you actually want with the otherFour honest questions that cut through the noise and get you clear on what you're actually building towardWhy midlife is not the time to decide the blueprint was right all alongAction Step: This week, write down what success looks like for you. Not your mother's version. Not your partner's version. Yours. What does it feel like. What are you doing. Who are you with. How do you feel when you wake up. Get specific. Then pick one step you can take this week to move in that direction. It doesn't have to be big. It just has to be moving. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/rewriting-the-rules-creating-your-own-midlife-success-story/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    14 min

  7. MAR 24

    Building Confidence in Midlife: How to Stop Shrinking and Start Owning the Room

    At some point, you stopped trusting yourself. Not dramatically. Not all at once. Just slowly, quietly, under the weight of everything you've been carrying for everyone else. That is not an age problem. That is a depletion problem. And in this episode, Kimberly gets real about what actually happened to your confidence in midlife and how to start taking it back. No "believe in yourself" nonsense. Just the truth and a few moves you can make this week. Because confidence isn't gone. It just got buried. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why hormonal shifts quietly wreck your self-trust before you even noticeThe real definition of confidence (it's quieter than you think)How physical strength translates to how you show up everywhere elseWhy saying no is one of the fastest confidence-builders there isAction Step: This week, identify one place where you've been playing small and take one step. It doesn't have to be big. It just has to be yours. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/building-confidence-in-midlife-how-to-stop-shrinking-and-start-owning-the-room/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    14 min

  8. MAR 17

    The Power of Saying No: Stop Overcommitting and Start Owning Your Time

    Your calendar is full. Your energy is gone. And somehow, everyone else’s needs are getting met. Except yours. In midlife, most of us were taught that being “good” meant being available. But every time you say yes to something that drains you, you’re saying no to yourself. Saying no isn’t selfish. It’s how you get your life back. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why overcommitting gets worse in midlife. And why it’s not a character flaw.The real cost of people-pleasing: burnout, resentment, and a life that feels like it’s happening to youWhy saying no is a power move. Not a personality flaw.Simple, no-drama ways to start saying no without over-explaining or apologizingHow to choose alignment over approval when deciding what gets your time and energy Action Step: This week, identify one thing you’ve been overcommitting to that drains your energy. Say no to it, step back from it, or renegotiate it. Then take that reclaimed time and use it for something that actually supports you. Rest. Move your body. Work toward a goal. Do absolutely nothing. All of it counts. It doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be yours. Craving more? Get the full episode notes here: https://kimberlyriggins.com/the-power-of-saying-no-stop-overcommitting-and-start-owning-your-time/ 💥 WANT MORE MIDLIFE REBELLION? Join my list to be the first to know when new episodes drop:  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/ysjdG8pfD1yZcQ6IKkME Subscribe on Substack for the unfiltered stories, tools, and truth bombs that don’t make it into the mic:  https://rebelmidlife.substack.com/ Grab Your FREE Guide: Eat. Lift. Say No. Sleep. →  https://kimberlyriggins.com/48hr-reset-guide/ ⚡ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyriggins/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/rebelmidlife Website → https://kimberlyriggins.com/ ❤️‍🔥 DON’T FORGET: Rate. Review. Subscribe. It helps more women find the show and trust me, Rebel, we’re just getting started.

    10 min
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This is the next version of the show. Louder. More honest. Done sugarcoating. Hosted by Kimberly Riggins, certified health and life coach, holistic nutritionist, and woman who has zero patience for outdated midlife advice. This podcast gives you the raw, unfiltered truth about perimenopause, menopause, and everything the wellness industry got wrong about this season of your life. No filters. No shame. No pretending you're "fine" when you're running on empty and nobody seems to notice. Every week we get into the real stuff: Why your energy is gone and what actually brings it backNavigating perimenopause without losing your mindEating enough, lifting heavy, and feeling stronger than you have in yearsRebuilding confidence when midlife has knocked you sidewaysWhat thriving actually looks like in your 40s, 50s, and beyond If you're done hiding, done apologizing, and ready for a midlife that finally feels like yours... you're in the right place. Season 2 is here. And we're just getting started.

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