Soul Knows the Way

Why "Love Yourself" Advice Never Actually Works

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:25:00 -0600

You've tried to love yourself...the affirmations, the self-care, the journaling, all of it. And if you're a woman in midlife or the second half of life, feeling disconnected from love itself, you've likely sensed that the usual "love yourself" advice never actually works. This is Key 4 of the 7 Keys to Reclaim Your Soul, and it points to what you were never taught about love.

✨ FREE GUIDE: 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul — A free guide and audio series with seven essential pathways back to your Soul to help you heal Soul-sickness, remember your True Self, and live a Soul-led life.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

🔥 JOIN THE SOULSTEAD (FREE COMMUNITY): Click here to join our free community. A gathering place for women in the second half of life who are tending their Souls together through soulful conversation and seasonal gatherings.

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - The Love You've Been Missing

01:31 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

01:52 - Why "Love Yourself" Practices Never Land

09:05 - What Loss Taught Me About Real Love

18:57 - Healing Soul-Sickness Through Love

24:40 - True Self-Love and How to Practice It

32:52 - Free 7 Keys Guide + The Soulstead Community

33:42 - You're Already Made of It

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

Soul Knows the Way: Reclaiming Depth, Wisdom & Wild Nature is a podcast for women in the second half of life who sense a Soul-hunger they can no longer ignore...a longing for depth, truth, and a life lived from the inside out. Hosted by Kim Marie, soul guide, author, and creator of Solace and The Soulstead, this podcast offers Soul wisdom, sacred living, and the journey home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Follow and join the journey.

🌿 EXPLORE MORE WITH KIM MARIE

Free Balance & Empowerment Cards
Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
Visit the Website

📬 GET IN TOUCH: Connect with Kim Marie Here

MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

What People-Pleasing Is Really Doing to You in Midlife

Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 -0600

People-pleasing can destroy midlife women. Most women in the second half of life have spent decades looking outside themselves for permission, direction, and answers. Feeling lost, unsure, second-guessing, asking everyone else first... it's exhausting, and it slowly disconnects us from our own knowing. This is Key 3 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul, and it's about something subtler and more powerful than the conventional version of empowerment. There’s a kind of humility almost no one talks about that turns out to be the doorway home.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why You Stopped Trusting Yourself

01:29 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

02:54 - Signs of People-Pleasing in Midlife

05:34 - How I Outsourced My Own Authority

14:57 - Why the Cost Gets Steeper Now

20:09 - An Important Element of True Empowerment

25:04 - When Frustration Becomes Information

28:57 - A Practice to Reclaim What's Yours

34:20 - Finding Empowerment in Day-to-Day

37:14 - The Question of Worthiness

38:08 - Your Free Tools to Begin

38:36 - The Woman You've Always Been

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

🌿 EXPLORE MORE WITH KIM MARIE

Free Balance & Empowerment Cards
Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
Visit the Website

📬 GET IN TOUCH: Connect with Kim Marie Here

MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

The Hidden Cost of Holding Too Much

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:00:00 -0600

If you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and still holding it all together for everyone else, the hidden cost of carrying too much may be exactly what's keeping your Soul from speaking. In this episode, we explore why adding more never solves the real problem, and what your Soul is actually asking you to release. This is Key 2 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why you're exhausted even when you try harder

00:21 - Welcome

01:45 - What carrying too much actually looks like

04:02 - When your body finally says no

05:27 - Why every solution you've tried isn't working

06:48 - What emptying really means (it's not what you think)

09:45 - The part of you that governs flow and creativity

11:46 - A practice to release what isn't yours to carry

16:29 - How to make this part of every day

21:30 - Free guide + going deeper

24:21 - You don't need to do more to feel more

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

🌿 EXPLORE MORE WITH KIM MARIE

Free Balance & Empowerment Cards
Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
Visit the Website

📬 GET IN TOUCH: Connect with Kim Marie Here

MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

What to Do When Midlife Has You Feeling Completely Lost

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 -0600

If you've been feeling lost in midlife — unmoored, untethered, like the ground keeps shifting under your feet — this episode is for you. We explore why so many women in the second half of life feel ungrounded, anxious, and disconnected from themselves, and the one foundational practice that almost no one is naming. This is Key 1 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why Everything Feels Off (Intro)

01:34 - Welcome

03:11 - Why you feel so unmoored in midlife

03:46 - Why anxiety, exhaustion, and indecision are connected

08:27 - The one thing no one is telling you about feeling lost

13:53 - How to feel grounded again (guided practice)

22:01 - How to stay rooted in everyday moments

25:48 - Free guide + community

28:04 - You belong here

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

🌿 EXPLORE MORE WITH KIM MARIE

Free Balance & Empowerment Cards
Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
Visit the Website

📬 GET IN TOUCH: Connect with Kim Marie Here

MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

The Silent Epidemic Haunting Women in the Second Half of Life

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:30:00 -0600

You've done all the right things. So why does something still feel like it's missing? You're not imagining it.

✨ FREE GUIDE: 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul — A free guide and audio series with seven essential pathways back to your Soul to help you heal Soul-sickness, remember your True Self, and live a Soul-led life.

In this first episode of Soul Knows the Way, we explore a silent epidemic affecting women in the second half of life: a longing for deeper meaning, feeling weary from years of holding so much, and a Soul-hunger that so many women experience but rarely name.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

🔥 JOIN THE SOULSTEAD (FREE COMMUNITY): Click here to join our free community. A gathering place for women in the second half of life who are tending their Souls together through soulful conversation and seasonal gatherings.

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - You're Not Imagining It (Intro)
01:05 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way
02:05 - The Story: Doing Everything Right & Still Feeling Lost
15:49 - The Silent Epidemic Affecting Women in Midlife
27:17 - What Soul Really Means
31:12 - The Journey Home: 4 Stages of Awakening
37:03 - Why I Created This Podcast
41:20 - Your Free Guide + Free Community
42:58 - You're Not Imagining It (Closing)

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

Soul Knows the Way: Reclaiming Depth, Wisdom & Wild Nature is a podcast for women in the second half of life who sense a Soul-hunger they can no longer ignore...a longing for depth, truth, and a life lived from the inside out. Hosted by Kim Marie, soul guide, author, and creator of Solace and The Soulstead, this podcast offers Soul wisdom, sacred living, and the journey home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Follow and join the journey.

🌿 EXPLORE MORE WITH KIM MARIE

Free Balance & Empowerment Cards
Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Year-long Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
Visit the Website

📬 GET IN TOUCH: Connect with Kim Marie Here

Music: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.