This Stage of Life

Emily Kimbrough
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"This Stage of Life" is more than just a podcast—it’s your go-to guide for navigating the highs, lows, and in-betweens of your journey. Hosted by Emily Kimbrough, each episode offers a fresh perspective on personal growth, balance, and creating a life filled with purpose and passion. Through candid conversations, actionable tips, and inspiring stories, you'll find the tools and motivation to unlock your potential and take control of your future. If you're ready to stop settling and start thriving, This Stage of Life is the podcast you can’t afford to miss.

  1. 2d ago

    When Did We Stop Having Fun?

    When did life become so much about getting things done that having fun started to feel optional? At 55, I don’t want to spend the next twenty years just being really good at managing my life—I want to actually experience it. We can’t always change our problems, but we can change how we live through them. This podcast is about stopping the endless wait for "someday," letting go of the pressure to be responsibility-free, and finally making room to participate in our own lives. Because life is happening right now, and it's time to start enjoying it.

  2. Sep 26

    Relationships After 50: What Happens When You Change?

    What happens to a relationship when the people in it aren't the same people who started it? At 55, I'm thinking about relationships a little differently. Because the truth is, we change. Our priorities change. Our dreams change. Our families change. And sometimes we look at the person we've been with for years and wonder: Do we actually know each other as the people we've become? In this episode, I'm thinking about love, marriage, commitment, communication, and what it means to grow together without losing yourself. Because whether you've been married for 30 years, divorced, partnered, or somewhere in between, there's one question worth asking: Does the relationship you're in have room for the woman you're becoming? Maybe long-term love isn't about staying the same. Maybe it's about continuing to choose each other as you both change.

  3. Sep 19

    I Don’t Want to Be Rich. I Want to Feel Free.

    After years of struggling with money, divorce, different jobs, and finally finding some stability, I’ve started thinking about money very differently. At 55, I’m asking: • How much is actually enough? • What do I want my money to make possible? • Am I saving so much for the future that I’m missing my life now? • What if financial freedom isn’t about having more—but having more choices? This isn’t really an episode about money. It’s about what we want our lives to feel like now. 🎙️ I Don’t Want to Be Rich. I Want to Feel Free.

  4. Sep 12

    Apparently, I Need to Start Working Out Again

    Apparently I need to start working out again. Which is slightly embarrassing considering I spent years in the fitness industry teaching women how to exercise, lift weights, and take care of themselves. I know what to do. I just haven't been doing it. But this isn't really an episode about getting in shape. It's about what fitness means to me now that I'm 55. I don't want my old body back. I don't want to spend the next twenty years trying to get smaller, younger, or "summer ready." I'm much more interested in being strong, having energy, feeling good in my body, and making sure my body can keep up with the life I still want to live. Because I still want to travel. Walk through cities. Dance. Get on the floor and get back up. Carry my own suitcase. Say yes to things. I want a bigger life—not a smaller body. So maybe this isn't about starting over after 50.Maybe it's about starting again with everything we know now. And if you've fallen out of the fitness habit too, don't worry. Apparently, I'm the president of that club. Grab your coffee. Let's talk about getting stronger, taking care of ourselves, and making sure our bodies get to come along for whatever comes next.

  5. Sep 5

    At 55, Sex and the City Looks Different

    When Sex and the City premiered in 1998, I was 27 years old with a three-year-old and a six-month-old. My life looked absolutely nothing like Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha's—and yet, I was completely obsessed. I was living vicariously through four women in New York who were dating, working, talking about relationships, wearing fabulous clothes and trying to figure out who they were. Now I'm 55, and I've found myself thinking about those women—and especially Charlotte—in a completely different way. Kristin Davis's Are You a Charlotte? podcast sent me down a little Sex and the City rabbit hole, and it got me thinking about something much bigger than a television show: Who did we think we were going to become? So many of us grew up with a picture in our heads of what a happy, successful woman's life was supposed to look like. Marriage. Family. Career. The beautiful house. The right clothes. The right choices. The right version of ourselves. And then life happened. We changed. Our priorities changed. Some dreams came true. Some didn't. Some turned out not to be our dreams at all. And somewhere around midlife, we finally get to ask: “Wait… do I even want that anymore?” In this episode, I'm talking about Sex and the City, Charlotte York, being a young Gen X mom in 1998, living vicariously through women whose lives looked nothing like mine, and what happens when you reach 55 and realize you don't need to become the woman you once imagined. Maybe you get to become the woman you actually are. So tell me… Were you a Charlotte, Carrie, Miranda or Samantha? And would you still choose the same one today? ☕️ Bring your coffee. We're figuring it out together.

  6. Aug 29

    I’m Over 'Beige': I Want My Personality Back

    What happens when you reach 55 and suddenly realize you don't want your life to look like everyone else's? Maybe I'm just getting older. Or maybe I've finally gotten old enough to stop caring quite so much about what's “in.” Because I'm over beige. The beige houses. The neutral everything. The clothes that are comfortable but don't necessarily make us feel beautiful. The good dishes sitting in a cabinet waiting for some special occasion that may never come. I miss personality. I miss women who had a signature style. I miss homes that told you something about the person who lived there. I miss dressing up just because I could. I miss the little luxuries that made ordinary life feel special. And somewhere along the way, I started wondering: When did we decide that everything had to match? In this episode, I'm talking about personal style after 50, creating a home that actually feels like you, using the beautiful things instead of saving them, and why this stage of life might be the perfect time to stop following the trends and start figuring out what you actually love. Because maybe getting older isn't about simplifying yourself down to the bare minimum. Maybe it's about finally becoming specific. Specific about what you wear. Specific about what you surround yourself with. Specific about how you spend your time. Specific about what makes you happy. At 55, I don't want to be generic. I want my life to look like me. And yes… I'm bringing back the little luxuries. And a whole lot less beige.

  7. Aug 22

    Is It Strange That I Don’t Have a Tribe Anymore? Friendship After 50

    Have you ever looked around at this stage of life and wondered, “Where did all my friends go?” When we were younger, friendship seemed to happen naturally. We had kids together, worked together, shared school pickups, birthday parties, coffee, chaos — and somehow, we had a built-in tribe. But then life changed. Kids grew up. People moved. Marriages changed. Jobs changed. Priorities shifted. And suddenly, the friendships that once filled our calendars became part of another chapter. In this episode, I’m talking honestly about friendship after 50, losing your tribe, changing friendships, loneliness, social media comparison, and what it means to build a life that actually fits the woman you are today. Because maybe you don't have the big group chat anymore. Maybe there aren't weekly girls' nights or annual beach trips. Maybe your friendships are quieter now. And maybe…there's nothing wrong with that. At 55, I'm realizing that having fewer friends doesn't necessarily mean having a less meaningful life. Sometimes one genuine conversation is worth more than ten lunches where we only talk about the weather. And sometimes learning to enjoy your own company is one of the unexpected gifts of getting older. So if you've ever wondered whether you're the only woman over 50 without a “tribe,” this conversation is for you. You haven't failed friendship. You haven't become unlovable. You're simply living a different chapter. And different doesn't mean deficient. Maybe the better question isn't, “Why don't I have a tribe?” Maybe it's: “Does the life I'm living feel honest to who I am today?” Because the older we get, the less our lives need to look impressive… and the more they simply need to feel like home.

  8. Aug 15

    The Rogue Black Hair…And Other Things Nobody Warned Us About After 50

    Isn't it funny how getting older is nothing like we imagined? Nobody told us that the hair we'd spent decades trying to tame would suddenly start disappearing…while one rogue black hair would appear on the back of our leg with the confidence of a woman who just bought beachfront property. Nobody warned us that we'd need reading glasses in every room. That we'd walk into the kitchen and forget why. That our knees would begin making sounds normally associated with microwave popcorn. Or that one day we'd look in the mirror and realize something much bigger than our bodies had changed. We had. In this episode, I'm talking about what it really feels like to be 55 — the strange body changes, the beauty expectations, the fashion rules we've outgrown, the insecurities we carry, and the unexpected freedom that comes when we stop trying to look like the woman we used to be. Because maybe youth gets attention…but self-acceptance brings peace. And at this stage of life? I'll take peace. Every time. Although I am still plucking that hair. Because acceptance and tweezers can absolutely coexist. 🎙️The Rogue Black Hair is a funny, honest conversation about aging after 50, confidence, body changes, beauty, midlife, and learning to love the woman you're becoming.

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"This Stage of Life" is more than just a podcast—it’s your go-to guide for navigating the highs, lows, and in-betweens of your journey. Hosted by Emily Kimbrough, each episode offers a fresh perspective on personal growth, balance, and creating a life filled with purpose and passion. Through candid conversations, actionable tips, and inspiring stories, you'll find the tools and motivation to unlock your potential and take control of your future. If you're ready to stop settling and start thriving, This Stage of Life is the podcast you can’t afford to miss.

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  • Creator
    Emily Kimbrough
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Emily Kimbrough
  • Show Website
    This Stage of Life

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