Midlife Butterfly: Stop Self-Abandoning & People Pleasing by Healing Your Nervous System — Feel Alive Again

What if the love you've been longing for isn't somewhere out there — but has been living inside you all along, waiting to be remembered?  In this intimate birthday solo episode, Kena shares the journey that transformed how she experiences love — from a fear-based, approval-seeking pattern to an embodied, expansive love she generates from within. Through yoga, ancestral moon ritual, and N...

Are you meeting life as it is — or fighting it into what you think it should be?  In this grounded solo episode, Kena shares what it really means to become the observer — through the lens of a certified neuroepigenetic breathing milestone, a freshly painted room, and the everyday moments where presence either holds or breaks. Short, potent, and deeply real, this episode is an invitation to stop re...

What if the reason you're still giving f*cks you don't want to give… isn't because you care too much — but because your body hasn't felt safe enough to stop?  Born from a real, raw conversation with her pod sisters, this episode is Kena's most grounded take yet on what it actually means to stop giving unnecessary f*cks in midlife. Not as rebellion, but as a return to your...

What if the void you feel it’s guiding you to something great?  If you’re in a season where you’re not moving forward, but you’re not moving backward either… this episode is for you. In this deeply grounding conversation, Kena speaks to the fertile void — that uncomfortable, quiet, in-between space so many women in midlife try to rush through or fix. The pause after a divorce. The stillness after...

What if you're not stuck — you're simply in Winter?  In this gentle, grounding solo episode, Kena invites you to slow down and remember something your body already knows: you are cyclical by nature. If midlife has you feeling quieter, foggier, or out of sync with the world's relentless pace, this episode isn't here to motivate you. It's here to give you permission to rest....

What if your voice isn't broken — it's just been waiting for a safe space to be heard?  In this rich, soulful conversation, Kena sits down with voice liberation coach and sound healer Skylar Temple Singer to explore one of the most overlooked gateways to healing in midlife: the power of your own voice. Not just speaking, but the living, vibrating expression of your soul's truth.  To...

What if perfectionism isn't proof that you care — but proof that some part of you is still afraid? In this deeply personal anniversary episode, Kena marks one year of Midlife Butterfly with a raw reflection on the fear that almost stopped this podcast from ever existing. Perfectionism. And everything it was really protecting underneath.    🦋 You'll Discover: Why perfectionism is not a p...

What if the most important things you achieved this year are the ones no one else could see?  As the year draws to a close, Kena invites you to put down the external scorecard and pick up something far more honest — a celebration of your inner wins. The boundaries you held. The nos you finally said. The moments you chose yourself, even when it was uncomfortable. Even when no one clapped.   🦋 You&...

Shame doesn’t always scream. Sometimes it lives quietly in your body — in the moments you dim yourself, stay silent, or question your worth. In this rich panel conversation hosted by pod sister Dana Hunter Fradella, Kena joins four extraordinary women to do what shame hates most: speak the truth. Together they share personal stories of how shame took root early — in their bodies, their careers, th...

50 episodes. Almost a year. And what Kena wants to talk about isn’t the podcast — it’s what happened inside her while building it. Recorded from Mexico while celebrating her mother’s birthday, surrounded by family, navigating transitions, and in the middle of two certifications that are quietly changing everything — this episode is raw, warm, and deeply human. It’s about what it looks like to actu...

Gratitude isn’t a once-a-year ritual — it’s the moment-to-moment practice that brings you back home to yourself. Even on the hard days.  Originally recorded for Casey Taton’s Inner Spark Podcast, this warm and wonderfully real conversation brings Kena together with her pod sisters Casey and Jen for an honest exploration of what gratitude actually looks like in everyday midlife life — not the polis...

What if you didn’t come here to find your purpose, but to remember it?  In this rich, wide-ranging conversation, Kena sits down with metaphysical guide, evolutionary astrologer, and PhD Jeanne Comeau to explore one of the deepest questions a midlife woman can ask: Who am I, really? And why does it feel like I’m just now starting to find out?   🦋 You’ll Discover: Why your soul came into this lifet...

When the holidays arrive… does your body tighten before your mind even catches up?   That tightening in your chest before a family gathering. The way your shoulders rise before someone even says a word. Your body isn’t overreacting, it’s remembering. And in this short, potent solo episode, Kena invites you to get curious about what it’s remembering, because that’s exactly where your boundaries are...

What if you woke up tomorrow with no past, no memories, no sense of who you were — and had to build yourself from the ground up?  That’s exactly what happened to Jen Chambers at 15. A car accident, a traumatic brain injury, and an identity completely erased. And then, from a hospital room, a list of everything she’d supposedly never do again — which she quietly decided to complete, one item at a t...

Have you ever made a plan that looked perfect on paper — but felt completely wrong in your body? In this short, raw episode, Kena shares how cancelling her own three-day event became one of the most self-honouring choices she’s made all year — and what it taught her about nervous system coherence, boundaries, and trusting your body over your mind. 🦋 You’ll Discover: Why cancelling her own event w...

If you’ve spent years fixing, organizing, and caretaking before you even check in with yourself—this one is your homecoming. We name the quiet ache of overgiving and replace it with a grounded, guilt-free “first you” practice that turns scarcity into overflow. Through simple morning rituals, energetic boundaries, and self-honoring choices, you’ll feel how awareness shifts your entire day—and your...

What if your next chapter didn’t come from fixing yourself, but from remembering the divine fire already alive within you? In this juicy, heart-expanding episode, Kena sits down with Dr. Anette Betancor, a former dentist turned somatic alchemist, who traded her “golden handcuffs” for a life of freedom, faith, and embodied joy. Anette shares how healing begins when we stop searching outside ourselv...

You’ve spent years being the rock, the giver, the caretaker — the one who keeps it all together. But what happens when the woman holding everyone else up starts to crumble inside?   In this raw and liberating episode, Kena calls out the toxic myths that have kept midlife women small. Through laughter, truth, and a few well-placed “fuck thats,” she flips the script: self-care isn’t indulgence — it’...

Ever felt like life cracked you open just to remind you who you truly are? In this heartfelt episode, Kena sits down with Casey Taton , a woman whose story of illness, surrender, and rebirth will awaken your own inner strength. Once a healthcare worker suddenly on the other side of the hospital bed, Casey faced years of uncertainty, pain, and misdiagnosis — yet what emerged was a radiant story of...

What does it really take to start over — not once, but again and again — with your heart wide open? In this soulful 40th episode, Kena celebrates her Canadian quinceañera — 15 years since she arrived in Canada with two suitcases and a luggage full of dreams. Through stories of courage, heartbreak, language barriers, love, loss, and rebirth, she reflects on what it means to live, love, and reinvent...

You did everything “right”… so why does your life feel tight, heavy, or misaligned? In this deeply honest conversation, Kena sits with Karolina Bey Autumn to explore what happens when the good-girl identity cracks and a truer self begins to emerge. From following society’s checklist to questioning marriage, money, success, and even her own name, Karolina shares how midlife became the doorway to sp...

Dating in midlife serves as a powerful mirror reflecting our self-worth, patterns, and authentic desires rather than just a path to finding someone. It isn’t just about swiping, profiles, or who texts back—it’s about who you are becoming in the process.  As women in our 40s +, we’re no longer chasing validation, we’re remembering our worth, reclaiming our power, and letting our bodies lead the way...

What if the pain, exhaustion, and emotional overwhelm you’ve normalized… were never meant to be your baseline? In this deeply embodied conversation, I sit with womb priestess and Goddess Moves creatrix Nicole Pemberton to explore womb sovereignty, cyclical living, and reclaiming trust in the feminine body — especially in midlife. Nicole shares her personal initiation into womb wisdom, including a...

Midlife has a way of cracking us open. Loss, endings, transitions—they all bring us back to what really matters. In this episode, I open my heart and share nine lessons I’ve learned since the passing of my father six years ago. These are not just about grief—they’re about love, self-worth, courage, and choosing to live fully alive. For every midlife woman who is ready to rediscover herself, reclai...

Midlife awakening isn’t always glamorous — sometimes it feels exhausting, emotional, and downright uncomfortable. But what if those very symptoms are proof that you’re upleveling into your next chapter? In this episode of Midlife Butterfly , I share 5 uncomfortable signs that you’re actually evolving : from unexpected tiredness and hunger, to emotional rollercoasters. These are invitations to slow...