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The Identity Crisis Podcast | The Menopause Raconteur
A New Podcast From The Menopause Raconteur

Explore Conversations on Midlife, Menopause, Health, Relationships and Reinvention

Identity Crisis Clubhouse — I'm Not Dead Yet is the unfiltered, sometimes-shouty conversation about midlife chaos, identity shifts, hormones, heartbreak, modern dating, long-term drama and the quiet (or not so quiet) question we're all sitting with: "who the hell am I now?"

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Identity Crisis Clubhouse — I'm Not Dead Yet. A podcast by The Menopause Raconteur.
— A note from the host —

Welcome to the club nobody planned to join.

You've built a life.

Ticked the boxes.

Held it together.

Smiled through things you probably shouldn't have.

And then — somewhere along the way —

everything shifted.

This isn't another polished podcast

No perfect answers.
No "lean in." Just real ones.

No life coaches. No pretending we've got it all figured out. Just honest conversations told with humour and the occasional swear word.

No life coaches telling you to "lean in"

No glossy 5-step transformation plan

No pretending we've got it figured out

Life Love Sex Relationships Identity Shifts Midlife Chaos Modern Dating Long-Term Drama Hormones Heartbreak Laughter Everything In Between
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— that's all you have to do —
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Ep. 01 — "I'm Not Dead Yet"

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— Featured Episodes —

Where to start.

EPISODE 002 · 42 min

Modern Dating in Your 40s & 50s — Absolutely Feral

Apps, ghosting, men who can't spell, and the bizarre joy of dating again after a long-term relationship. Plus: the line between optimism and delusion.

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EPISODE 003 · 35 min

Long-Term Relationships & the Quiet Reckoning

What do you do when you wake up next to someone you've grown around but no longer recognise? An honest, messy chat about staying, leaving and everything in between.

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Because midlife isn't a crisis.
It's a reckoning.

Because you're not alone in feeling it. Whatever it is this week.

Because sometimes you don't need fixing. You just need someone to say it out loud first.

— and that someone might as well be us.

Disconnected
Overwhelmed
Bored of your own life
Done with certain people
Curious about what's next
Slightly unhinged but functioning
— What You'll Get From Listening —

Six things every episode delivers.

"Finally, someone said it" moments — on repeat.
Laughing when you probably shouldn't.
Honest conversations about the messy middle.
A sense of normality in the chaos.
Permission to question everything.
Comfort in knowing you're not the only one.
SOUND BITES

Lines from the show (and our DMs).

I'm not dead yet… I'm just not putting up with sh*t anymore.
Midlife isn't a crisis. It's a wake-up call.
Therapy is expensive. This podcast is free.
Who you were isn't who you have to stay.
Modern dating? Absolutely feral.
If it feels messy, you're probably doing it right.
★ FINAL THOUGHT ★

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