Middle-Aged Woman
Middle-Aged Woman is a personal and honest exploration of what it really means to live in the middle years of a woman’s life; my life, to be exact. This is a candid conversation, sometimes with myself, sometimes with others, challenging the ideas of what a middle-aged woman should be. Middle-Aged Woman is about realizing that this stage of life isn’t a closing chapter, but a powerful moment of reinvention, self-knowledge, and becoming more fully yourself than ever before.
New episodes drop twice a month; on the 2nd and 4th Monday.
There might be some swearing.
Middle-Aged Woman
Maxxing - why am I seeing this word everywhere??
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If dictionary.com makes "maxxing" their word of the year, I will literally scream.
In this episode, I’m unpacking the rise of “looksmaxxing”, an online trend gaining traction among young men that promises a better life through extreme physical transformation. From rigid diets (starvemaxxing *rolls eyes*) and intense workouts to more disturbing practices, this version of self-improvement raises bigger questions about worth, identity, and what we’re really chasing.
But this isn’t just about them.
As a woman, I've been through this in a personal capacity - maybe I didn't smash my jaw with a hammer, but I sure thought I had to look a certain way to be successful.
In this episode, we explore:
- What “looksmaxxing” actually is and where it comes from
- The connection between self-improvement and self-worth
- Why this trend is more concerning than it first appears
- The subtle ways we may be participating in similar thinking
- How to rethink self-improvement from a healthier place
A conversation about: identity, worthiness, beauty standards, and the fine line between evolving yourself and losing yourself.
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