This week I’m dipping back into the archives with one of the most relistened episodes of Almost 40: a conversation with my mum. It started as a joke. My podcast manager suggested I ask mum the questions you’d want answered before the end of someone’s life. Mum was 57 at the time of recording! What unfolded surprised me. Mum shares why her proudest achievement isn’t her kids or grandkids, but the sharp left turn she took into a whole new career despite a lifelong fear of exams and a belief that she wasn’t smart enough. We talk about what it was like having two babies by 19, the day I rolled off a hospital bed at twelve weeks old (yes, I’m the fractured skull child), and why “I don’t know how you do it” rarely lands the way people intend.

We also unpack something I can’t stop thinking about: why women call their achievements luck. Mum bought her own home after her divorce and is now mortgage free, and her first instinct was to call herself lucky rather than proud. Becoming a mum myself changed how I see her, and this conversation changed it again.

In this episode:

• The career change my mum made in midlife and the self-doubt she pushed through

 • Being a young mum at 19 and how you cope when there’s no other option

 • Why “I don’t know how you do it” lands differently when you’re in survival mode

 • Luck versus pride: how women talk themselves out of their own achievements

 • The one thing mum would do differently, and what it reveals about parenting, guilt and work ethic

If you love this one, come join me over on Almost Confidential for the more personal episodes.

 

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This week I&rsquo;m dipping back into the archives with one of the most relistened episodes of Almost 40: a conversation with my mum.&nbsp;It started as a joke. My podcast manager suggested I ask mum the questions you&rsquo;d want answered before the end of someone&rsquo;s life. Mum was 57 at the time of recording! What unfolded surprised me. Mum shares why her proudest achievement isn&rsquo;t her kids or grandkids, but the sharp left turn she took into a whole new career despite a lifelong fear of exams and a belief that she wasn&rsquo;t smart enough. We talk about what it was like having two babies by 19, the day I rolled off a hospital bed at twelve weeks old (yes, I&rsquo;m the fractured skull child), and why &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how you do it&rdquo; rarely lands the way people intend.
We also unpack something I can&rsquo;t stop thinking about: why women call their achievements luck. Mum bought her own home after her divorce and is now mortgage free, and her first instinct was to call herself lucky rather than proud. Becoming a mum myself changed how I see her, and this conversation changed it again.
In this episode:
&bull;&nbsp;The career change my mum made in midlife and the self-doubt she pushed through
 &bull; Being a young mum at 19 and how you cope when there&rsquo;s no other option
 &bull; Why &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how you do it&rdquo; lands differently when you&rsquo;re in survival mode
 &bull; Luck versus pride: how women talk themselves out of their own achievements
 &bull; The one thing mum would do differently, and what it reveals about parenting, guilt and work ethic
If you love this one, come join me over on Almost Confidential for the more personal episodes.
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Follow Almost 40 wherever you&rsquo;re listening. It makes a huge difference.
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Almost Forty is for the woman who feels pulled towards growth- in all areas of life. With honest reflections and thoughtful conversations - Almost Forty dives into the big and small life lessons about love, identity, purpose, motherhood, change and everything that happens when you start prioritising and connecting with yourself. It’s heartfelt, relatable and real. Hosted by Kylie Lately- Business Owner, Mentor, Mum and creator of the Almost Confidential series- Kylie uses her training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to approach the topics that matter during this stage of life. Subscribe to Almost Confidential for extra unfiltered reflections.

Almost Forty is for the woman who feels pulled towards growth- in all areas of life. With honest reflections and thoughtful conversations - Almost Forty dives into the big and small life lessons about love, identity, purpose, motherhood, change and everything that happens when you start prioritising and connecting with yourself. It&rsquo;s heartfelt, relatable and real. Hosted by Kylie Lately- Business Owner, Mentor, Mum and creator of the Almost Confidential series- Kylie uses her training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to approach the topics that matter during this stage of life. Subscribe to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/almost-forty/id1453463089">Almost Confidential</a> for extra unfiltered reflections.

Almost Forty

I am. with Kylie Lately is the podcast for women who want to know, like, love and value themselves more than ever before.





Through personal reflections, regular overshares and curious conversations with a variety of guests you will finish each episode feeling like you’ve just had a proper soul catch up with your best friend.





We take life lessons and turn them into the fuel that fires your one precious life. 

I am. with Kylie Lately is the podcast for women who want to know, like, love and value themselves more than ever before.
 
 
Through personal reflections, regular overshares and curious conversations with a variety of guests you will finish each episode feeling like you’ve just had a proper soul catch up with your best friend.
 
 
We take life lessons and turn them into the fuel that fires your one precious life.