Your Magical Midlife

Calling all wildflowers, late bloomers, seekers and dreamers: Your Magical Midlife is for women 40+ who never (quite) fit in.

I'm Kate Higgins, a licensed therapist turned coach. I walk women through the portal of midlife using four archetypes: The Maiden, The Mother, The Empress and The Crone-each phase bringing wounds and wisdom.

This podcast is part confessional, part advice column, and part deep dive interviews with untamed woman living lives of their own creation. If you're tired of midlife content geared towards losing weight and "fixing" yourself, you're in the right place.

When I was struggling through menopause and the reckoning that is aging, the only support available to me was focused on preserving the 35 year old version of me-insisting that I should stay frozen there in that "ideal".

I couldn't find anything geared towards the emotional and spiritual challenges I was facing –let alone anywhere that was CELEBRATING it. So I decided to create it myself from scratch.

Midlife is a Portal, and I'm here to witness and support you as you dance, leap (or even) limp through it. It's okay. I got you.

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Your Magical Midlife

E94: Sacred Silliness

June 25, 2026 • Kate Higgins

0:00 | 8:01

We’ve been taught that by the time we reach midlife we should be serious, dignified, and “appropriate.” But what if play, laughter, and being a little ridiculous are actually some of the most powerful ways we can heal and unmask?

In this episode I share why joy and silliness are not frivolous — they’re medicine. I talk about how sacred silliness helps us drop the mask faster than serious self-work ever could, and how letting the wild, playful Maiden inside us come out to play actually helps the Empress rise.

I get personal about my own journey — from burlesque stages to dancing like a lunatic in my kitchen, from crooked crowns to finally letting all parts of me (the silly, the wise, the wounded, and the sparkling) live in the same body.

You’ll hear why reclaiming play in midlife is a radical act of self-love and how it deepens our connection to ourselves and others.

Key Takeaways:

Why laughter and play are sacred forms of rebellion in midlife
How sacred silliness helps us unmask and come home to ourselves
The beautiful link between Maiden energy (play) and Empress energy (sovereignty)
Simple, doable ways to bring more playful joy into your daily life

If you’ve been too serious, too guarded, or too “appropriate” for too long, this episode is your invitation to loosen up and remember what it feels like to be fully, joyfully alive.

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