Meghan Krause
Bullshift
Bullshift is the podcast for every person aged + who wonders, “Is this as good as life gets?” If you struggle to prioritize your life around what’s really of value...if you have a nagging awareness that something in your life is going unfulfilled...if you feel stuck...or if you’re spread too thin, then this podcast is for you. We spend nearly half our adult lives in some type of transition. This show is about making all that time more satisfying. In each episode, Midlife Transition Coach and Educator Meghan Krause, MPH, MA will share disarmingly-unfiltered insights about the varying textures o...
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Episodes
33: The Most Important Question 04.03.2026 8:15
This week, Meghan delivers a short but sweet episode that brings enlightenment and understanding as we ask ourselves, “What makes me come alive?” While seemingly counterintuitive, Meghan directs us to stop pursuing happiness, and instead focus on the bigger game at play. She guides us through tools that help direct us in ways to unlock our purpose and how to pursue new challenges, live in curiosit...
35: The 4-Step Mind Map for Negotiating Setback and Failure 04.03.2026 21:24
This week in Bullshift, Meghan delivers a powerful, information-packed episode illuminating the remedy for the midlife malaise. She teaches us how to unhook from negative experiences and create space for generating new meaning and satisfaction with a 4-step process for negotiating setbacks and failure. Meghan helps us answer the question “How can I overcome failure and regain confidence?” by shari...
39: Using Your Purpose Filter When Life Contains Multitudes 04.03.2026 12:25
Meghan is here this week to deliver a message we all need to hear. She’s showing us how to lean into our purpose, growth, and contribution and start using our pain to point us toward purpose. Meghan highlights the benefits of hiring a coach to help navigate you through the process of transformation and progression and identifies some of the areas many of us are struggling with today, including our...
41: Two Unlikely Questions to Help You Unlock Your Purpose 04.03.2026 10:41
Meghan is back again with an inspiring message that will help us discern our purpose and she also shows us why that practice is so important. Perhaps you’re looking for your dream job or thinking about starting your second or third career. Maybe you don’t want to spend your entire life wondering, “What is it?” Wherever you are in this moment, this episode of Bullshift will help you unlock your pu...
43: Why Saying “I’m So Busy” is Out of Touch 04.03.2026 17:14
After a much-needed period of R&R, Meghan is back to bring us a confronting opinion that we all need to hear and heed. She suggests that we strike “I’m so busy” from our vocabulary and shows us why that proclamation isn’t the status symbol we think it is. Meghan explains why “I’m so busy” is one of the most out-of-touch phrases we could ever utter and uncovers how the phrase fuels disconnectio...
44: Why We Struggle to Accept Help 04.03.2026 12:12
In this episode, Meghan talks about another type of scarcity that we all go through while in the 20th month of this pandemic: the lack of connection and belonging. She emphasizes that when we’re used to being the primary person supporting ourselves, we eventually acquire an overdeveloped sense of control as a coping mechanism, which we don’t realize is leading to more individualism. She stressed...
31: Bullshifting the 3 Biggest Blocks to Your Fulfillment 04.03.2026 14:11
Meghan tells it like it is in this week’s episode as she enlightens us on how to bullshift the 3 biggest blocks to our fulfillment. After focusing a lot on professional fulfillment lately, Meghan explores the intention behind bullshift and reminds us that powerful questions are fundamental to our ability to create an upward spiral in our lives. She’s uncovering in detail the top three mental block...
12: Sleeping My Way to Success 04.03.2026 22:50
Welcome to today’s episode, which could also be called, “What We Can All Learn About Energy and Life Rhythms from that Time I Fell Asleep on a First Date.” We’ll get familiar with some principles of life science with the 4 types of naturally occurring biological rhythms we experience. I’ll share a classic “if/then” scenario where we discover the major risks of NOT embracing our ultradian rhythms m...
11: Time Management is a Waste of Your Time - Here’s What to Do Instead 04.03.2026 15:52
Today’s episode is the first of what I presume to be many episodes under the theme I’m calling “Unpopular Opinion.” We’ll explore why practicing time management isn’t as productive as you once thought, and I’ll show you how to stop wasting your time and, instead, start managing your energy. I’ll also share a client case you won’t want to miss. Finally, I’ll give you 4 simple, 1-minute techniques t...
10: Building Better Boundaries During Burnout 04.03.2026 14:14
In this episode, we explore how to build better boundaries during burnout. I begin by clarifying what constitutes a boundary. I then distinguish between external and internal boundaries. Next, I help you consider the goals of your boundaries. Finally, you’ll learn how to clarify your rationale and commitment to your boundaries. Get the full show notes and more information here: http://meghankrause...
09: 6 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed 04.03.2026 14:30
In this episode, I share a simple, three-part framework to think about burnout and offer six powerful questions to ask yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Get the full show notes and more information here: http://meghankrause.com/9 Get my 9 Facets That Fuel Your Fulfillment Join Purpose Camp Connect with Meghan: Website: https://meghankrause.com (meghankrause.com) Instagram: https://instagr...
04: Putting the Shift in Bullshift 04.03.2026 28:27
In this episode, I dig into the midlife transition – the SHIFT in bullshift – and share with you how to seize this time of your life. I begin by offering perspective about how our expectations change over time, followed by praise for the “Fucket” list. I continue with how to make better use of fear. I then explore the idea of “gap time” in midlife (and share a related story involving personal trav...
46: Overcoming the 3 Paradoxes of Purpose 20.12.2021 13:32
In this episode, Meghan discusses the questions we tend to ask ourselves as we approach the new calendar year. She explains that these are the questions for which purpose is the answer. Who we are today is not the same as who we were yesterday and who we’ll be tomorrow. Yet, paradoxically, we are exactly the same person we were yesterday and will be tomorrow. This is one of a few key paradoxes of...
45: Celebrating Our One-Year Anniversary of Bullshift 06.12.2021 30:26
In this special episode, Meghan revisits some of the most listened-to moments from her first year in podcasting. In case you need a refresher or haven't got to these episodes yet, she talked about the power and promise that a Fucket-list holds in her episode titled “Putting the Shift in Bullshift.” Meghan also talked about how Fucket-lists and Gap Years sound like a good idea, but the best on...
42: Understanding Big “P” and Little “p” Purpose 27.09.2021 9:47
Over the course of the past couple of years, have you ever wondered, “What should I be doing with my life?” or “What’s my life really about?” If so, stop scrolling! This message is one you can’t afford to miss. Continuing on in the theme of “purpose,” Meghan delivers a lesson this week that clarifies the difference between the two types of purpose you may be unfamiliar with and showcases how “Big...
40: The Connection Between Languishing and Purpose 13.09.2021 8:32
Meghan is back this week with another powerful episode on purpose and she’s explaining exactly why purpose can be such a deep and profound resource for us all. Meghan shows us why connecting more intentionally with our purpose is so crucial to our life fulfillment and reminds us that how we see our purpose determines what’s possible for us. She enlightens us about the countless benefits to purpose...
38: On Wake-Up Calls and Attunement 30.08.2021 13:42
This week, Meghan delivers an episode that’s perfectly fitting for such a time as this. Let’s face it: Our bubble gum days of back-to-school preparations look more like COVID bubble days of back-to-school precautions. While we’re also seeing domestic duty disputes and workplace basket upset, Meghan shows us that these seeming crises are actually callings. Throughout this episode, she offers much-n...
37: A Better Question than “How Do I Find My Purpose?” 29.08.2021 8:01
This week Meghan delivers a thought-provoking episode centered around this loaded question: What’s your purpose in life? Whether you’re the person that answers with complete certainty and without hesitation; or you’re the person who thinks that question is ridiculous, hyperbolic, or impossible to answer; or perhaps you’re the person who scoffs and cracks a joke at the question--this episode of Bul...
36: The Ugly Truth of Ageism in 2021 16.08.2021 11:31
This week, Meghan brings a tough-to-take but very much needed episode surrounding the ugly truth of ageism during life as we know it, and what exactly we need to do about it. She shares a handful of mind-boggling stats that will surely motivate you to understand the ins and outs of ageism so that you can combat the negative force and say bullshift to workplace conventions. Meghan also thoroughly e...
34: The Lifelong Process of Coming Alive 02.08.2021 13:15
This week, Meghan delivers a sequel to last week’s Bullshift episode, “The Most Important Question.” Today and in the coming weeks, she’s continuing to educate us on aliveness and provides us with countless tools to help us come alive. In this episode, Meghan shares in detail the five pathways to help dive into the process of coming alive. She explains to us that aliveness starts with dreaming in...
32: What to Do About “I’m Too Old” 19.07.2021 13:09
After a short summer hiatus, Meghan is back at it and brings us a powerful episode this week on combating the ever-popular excuse, “I’m too old!” Whether you’re under the impression that no one will hire you at this age or that you're too old to make a change toward what you want, these two less-than-true beliefs are just barriers to pursuing your purpose. Meghan reminds us that thoughts are...
30: 5 Key Perspectives to Pursue a More Fulfilling Career 21.06.2021 12:35
This week, Meghan delivers an episode filled with key insights on pursuing a more fulfilling career. She assures listeners that we all experience a healthy dose of anxiety when it comes to wanting to change careers and acknowledges that we all assume this stress translates into some hard-to-stomach material changes. Whether those fears revolve around a big drop in salary, moving back home, not hav...
29: On Your Potential Legacy 14.06.2021 10:58
This week Meghan delivers an episode like never before as she asks us to envision watching our own funeral at which every human we’ve ever had an interaction with attends and divulges their absolute truth about us. Through this exercise, Meghan shows us the impact our legacy--the intangible elements we leave behind us in a very tangible way--has on our loved ones. Because of the severity of the co...
28: How to Know What You Want 07.06.2021 13:51
In this week’s episode, Meghan delivers a powerful and totally relatable message. She’s considering the societal puberty we’re all stuck in right now as we navigate the “new normal” and reintegrate into post-pandemic life. Whether you’re opting out of traditional summer or diving in head first, this season is an opportunity to reflect on how you want to show up. Meghan explores something that come...
27: The Myth About Your Personality 31.05.2021 11:29
This week in Bullshift, Meghan identifies the myth surrounding popular beliefs about our personalities and gives us a more helpful, alternative way of thinking. If you’ve ever caught yourself saying, “I am someone who…” then this episode is for you. Meghan explores the benefits and potentially harmful aspects of personality tests like Enneagrams and Meyers Briggs and considers how our orientations...
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