Friends at 40 (part 1)

As we get older, friendships can change in ways we didn’t expect.

In our 20s, it feels like we can’t have enough friends. We’re out every weekend, meeting new people, and forming connections easily. But by the time we hit our 30s and 40s, we often find ourselves reevaluating what friendship really means—and who we want to spend our precious time with.

In this episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast, I talk about the evolution of friendships as we get older, especially in our 40s, and the challenges that come with it. It’s not just about having friends; it’s about having the right friends.

At this stage in life, we start to realize that we don’t have the energy for superficial relationships or toxic dynamics. We crave real connection, deep conversations, and friends who truly see us—not the version we once were, but the version we are now.

But here's the thing: building those kinds of friendships takes time, intention, and sometimes, a bit of letting go.

In this episode, I share:

• How friendships shift as we enter our 40s and why that can feel both freeing and lonely.

• The importance of surrounding ourselves with people who align with our values and support our growth.

• Why it’s okay to outgrow relationships and how to gracefully let them go without guilt.

• The magic that happens when you make room for quality over quantity in your friendships.

Whether you’re in a season of deep connection or navigating the loneliness that can come with this stage of life, I hope this episode reminds you that it’s okay to be picky about who you let in.
Quality friendships take effort, but they’re worth it.

✨ Are you navigating the evolution of friendship at 40?
Listen to this episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 Friends at 40

If you’ve been questioning your circle or wondering how to attract more meaningful connections, this conversation will help you reflect on what true friendship really looks like in your 40s.
It’s time to surround yourself with people who truly lift you up.

XO, LB

Am I a Narcissist?

Have you ever found yourself wondering, “Am I a narcissist?”

It’s a question I know many women ask themselves when they start asserting their needs, speaking up for themselves, or drawing boundaries. We live in a world that often associates self-love and self-care with selfishness, so when we begin to put ourselves first, it can stir up a lot of guilt and confusion.

Here’s the thing:
If you’re asking yourself if you’re a narcissist, you’re probably not.

In fact, you’re likely doing something incredibly brave: You’re starting to choose yourself. You’re learning how to take up space, to prioritize your well-being, and to stop apologizing for your needs. And that’s not narcissism. That’s healing.

In this episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast, I break down the difference between narcissism and self-care. I talk about:

• How many of us confuse assertiveness with arrogance because we’ve been conditioned to prioritize others over ourselves.

• The fine line between healthy self-esteem and narcissism—and how to navigate it without guilt.

• Why choosing yourself doesn’t make you “too much” or “too selfish” and how it actually allows you to show up better for the people you love.

We often fear that drawing boundaries or claiming our worth will make us look like the very thing we’ve been trying to avoid: selfish, self-centered, or narcissistic. But the truth is, when we stop giving from an empty cup, we begin to show up in a way that’s truly aligned with our authentic selves.

You are worthy of love, respect, and care—not just from others, but from yourself. It’s time to stop apologizing for that.

✨ If you’ve ever felt guilty for choosing yourself, this episode is for you.
Listen now on The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 Am I a Narcissist?

This conversation will remind you that setting boundaries and choosing yourself isn’t narcissism—it’s self-respect. You’re allowed to take up space, and you’re allowed to exist without the weight of guilt.

XO, LB

The Art of Starting Again

Starting again is one of the most powerful—and humbling—things we can do.

It can feel like failure, like we’re back to square one, like we’re not “getting it right” or “figuring it out” fast enough. But what if starting again is actually the key to growth, freedom, and the kind of authenticity we crave?

In this episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast, I dive deep into the art of starting again. I share my own experiences of having to press reset, not once, but many times—and what I’ve learned along the way.

The truth is, starting over isn’t about doing it perfectly. It’s about giving ourselves permission to evolve and change without shame or guilt. It’s about releasing the pressure to have it all figured out, and instead embracing the beauty of the journey.

I talk about:

• How starting again doesn’t mean you’ve failed; it means you’re listening to yourself.

• Why we often resist the idea of a fresh start, and how to move past the fear.

• The freedom that comes with letting go of who you thought you should be and stepping into who you are becoming.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or afraid to try again, this episode will remind you that the path forward isn’t always linear. In fact, it often looks like a winding road full of new beginnings.

✨ Ready to embrace the art of starting again?
Listen now on The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 The Art of Starting Again

If you’ve ever had to restart, reimagine, or redefine your path, this one’s for you.
Let’s release the pressure and make space for a more authentic, joyful journey.

XO, LB

Welcome to The Good Daughter Society

Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here.

This is a space where we dive deep into what it means to be a “Good Daughter” in today’s world. It’s a place where we explore the messy, the beautiful, and the transformative journey of reclaiming yourself—your voice, your power, and your purpose.

The Good Daughter Society Podcast is for women who are ready to break free from the expectations, the conditioning, and the old stories that no longer serve them. It’s for those of us who are ready to choose ourselves again—even when it feels uncomfortable or scary.

We’ll talk about everything from mental health to personal growth, from healing generational wounds to learning how to trust our own intuition. Whether you’re navigating a life transition, healing from a past you’ve outgrown, or simply craving a community that understands you, this is the space for you.

In this first episode, I share what inspired me to create this podcast, what “The Good Daughter Society” means, and what you can expect from our time together. It’s a journey I’m so excited to take with you, and I hope it’ll help you feel seen, supported, and inspired to step into your most authentic self.

Because the truth is, you belong here.
And the best part? This is just the beginning.

✨ New to The Good Daughter Society Podcast?
I’d love for you to start here!
Listen to the very first episode:
🎧 Welcome to The Good Daughter Society Podcast

In this episode, I lay the foundation for everything we’ll explore together—so grab a cup of tea, get cozy, and let’s dive in!

XO, LB

I Didn’t Know It Was ADHD: A Mother’s Story of Shame, Masking, and Discovery

For most of my life, I thought I was just too sensitive. Too emotional. Too much.

I learned early on that if I wanted to be loved, accepted, or even just tolerated, I needed to be easy. I needed to keep it together. So I did. I became the good girl, the high-achiever, the one who could juggle a million things at once. And for a while, it worked—on the outside.

But inside, I was crumbling.

The mental load of motherhood, the overwhelm of everyday life, the guilt for not doing it all “right”—it was all building up. And I thought it was just me. That I was broken. That I needed to try harder, be better, get it together.

It wasn’t until I stumbled into an article about women and ADHD that something clicked. It wasn’t the stereotypical picture I had in my head—bouncing-off-the-walls hyperactivity in little boys. No, this was something else. Something quieter. Something that had been hiding in plain sight my whole life.

Reading that article felt like someone had been watching me for decades and finally handed me a mirror.

I cried.

Because suddenly, there was a name for the shame I had carried for years. For the way I’d forget simple things, lose track of time, get distracted mid-sentence, or feel like my brain was going a million miles an hour while the world expected calm and order from me.

It was ADHD. And I had it.

The diagnosis didn’t fix everything overnight, but it cracked open the door to self-compassion. It gave me language for what I had been masking for so long. It helped me understand why motherhood felt especially hard, why I often felt like I was drowning in tasks others seemed to handle with ease, and why I had been so good at pretending everything was fine—until I couldn’t anymore.

I’ve learned to stop pushing through in silence and start speaking up. To stop blaming myself and start getting curious about what I need. And more than anything, I’ve learned that I am not alone.

There are so many of us—women, mothers, daughters—who spent years thinking we were just lazy, scattered, or emotionally unstable. And we weren’t. We were doing our best with a brain that was wired differently, in a world that didn’t see us.

If this resonates with you, I want you to know: you’re not broken. You’re not too much. You don’t have to carry the shame anymore. There’s another way.

And it begins with finally seeing yourself clearly—for the first time.

✨ Want to hear the full story?
Listen to this powerful episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 I Didn’t Know It Was ADHD

I open up about the moment everything clicked, the years of silent shame, and what it’s like to finally understand your brain—especially as a mother who was always trying to hold it all together.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Is it just me?” — this one’s for you.

XO, LB

Slow Down to Get Ahead: The Gift of Doing Less

I used to believe that the only way forward was through the hustle.
That success meant always being in motion—doing more, proving more, staying ahead by never slowing down.

But somewhere along the way, I started to unravel.
And I realized: I wasn’t really moving forward. I was spinning.

Motherhood, career, relationships, healing—so much of it had become performative. I was checking the boxes, burning myself out, and still feeling behind. Behind on the version of life I thought I should be living.

Slowing down felt terrifying. Like failure. Like giving up. But the truth is, slowing down saved me.

When I finally paused—really paused—I started to hear myself again. The real me. Not the voice shaped by productivity or comparison, but the one who had been whispering all along:
There’s another way.

Slowing down didn’t mean quitting. It meant reclaiming. Reconnecting. It meant becoming more intentional with my time, my energy, and my presence.
It meant healing my relationship with rest. With enoughness. With the lie that I had to earn my worth.

And here’s what surprised me most:
Once I slowed down, I actually began to move forward—with more clarity, confidence, and creativity than ever before.

I could finally hear my ideas. I could finally feel my joy. I could finally see the path that was mine—not someone else’s.

So if you’ve been caught in the swirl, believing that faster is better, I want to offer you this truth:
Sometimes, the most radical, productive, revolutionary thing you can do is… stop.

Breathe.
Walk away for a moment.
Let it be easier than you think.

You don’t have to prove anything to deserve peace.
And you don’t have to hustle your way into alignment.

✨ Ready to hear more?
Listen to this episode on The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 Slow Down to Get Ahead

We talk about what slowing down really looks like, why it’s so hard for “good daughters” to do, and how rest can become a radical act of self-trust.

XO, LB

Feel It First: On Mental Health & Healing

There was a time when I believed I had to hold it all together—no matter what I was feeling inside.

I thought emotional strength meant keeping things neat and tidy. That if I just pushed the hard feelings aside, stayed positive, and stayed in control, I could keep moving forward.

But the truth is, I wasn’t moving forward. I was bypassing. I was stuffing down grief, anger, fear, and exhaustion, and telling myself I was “fine.”

And for a while, that worked. Until it didn’t.

Until the feelings I had buried started showing up in my body. In my burnout. In my relationships. In the way I snapped at my kids or zoned out at the end of the day, completely numb.

Eventually, I learned what I now believe is the core of all healing:
You have to feel it first.

Not intellectualize it.
Not fix it.
Not turn it into a checklist.
Feel it.

Because the feelings we avoid don’t disappear—they just go underground, growing louder in the quiet moments, asking for our attention in ways we don’t always recognize.

Feeling is not weakness. It’s wisdom.

And it’s often the doorway to the exact thing we’re craving: peace, clarity, healing, and connection.

In this episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast, I talk about how I stopped trying to out-think my emotions and started listening to them instead. I share what this shift looked like in real time—messy, uncomfortable, and ultimately liberating.

So if you’re someone who’s been holding it all together for too long…
If you’ve been trying to be strong by ignoring your softness…
If you’ve been wondering why the healing isn’t happening even though you’re “doing the work”...

This is your reminder:
The work is the feeling.
Not all at once. Not alone. Not without support.
But gently. Slowly. Honestly.

You don’t need to earn rest.
You don’t need to justify your sadness.
You don’t need to explain why something hurts.

You just get to feel it.
And from there, everything begins to change.

✨ This one’s for the feelers.
Listen to this soul-deep episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 Feel It First: On Mental Health & Healing

I share what it really looks like to let yourself feel before you fix, and why emotional honesty—not bypassing—is the foundation of real healing.
If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive” or felt pressure to keep it all together, this conversation will remind you:
Your feelings aren’t the problem. They’re the path.

XO, LB

Don’t Quit Your Day Job (Yet)

If you’re dreaming of something more—your own business, a creative path, a new way of living—but you're still working a 9–5 (or more like an 8–7), I want you to know:
You’re not behind. You’re building.

There’s this loud message in the online world that says if you’re not “all in,” you’re not serious. That real entrepreneurs take the leap, burn the boats, quit the job, and never look back.

And while that’s a powerful story for some…
It’s not the only way.
And it’s not the right way for everyone—especially if you’re a mother, a provider, or someone who actually likes stability (yes, that’s allowed).

In this episode of The Good Daughter Society Podcast, I talk about what it looks like to honor your ambition without blowing up your life.
I share my own story of holding the “both/and”:
Building a vision I believe in deeply—while still showing up to the job that pays the bills.

Because here’s the truth:
Sometimes your day job is not the problem.
Sometimes it’s the scaffolding for your dream.
Sometimes it’s the thing that allows you to create from a place of safety, rather than scarcity.

You can keep your job and take yourself seriously as a creator, coach, founder, or healer.
You can feel frustrated and grateful.
You can be a dreamer and practical as hell.

We need more women telling the truth about what it really takes to build something sustainable.
And sometimes that truth is: don’t quit your day job… yet.

✨ If you’re building a dream in the margins of your life, this episode is for you.
Listen now on The Good Daughter Society Podcast:
🎧 Don’t Quit Your Day Job (Yet)

This conversation is a permission slip to move at your pace, honor your reality, and trust that you’re not behind—you’re just in the middle of becoming.

XO, LB