Reinventing Dating with Kira Sabin

About Reinventing Dating with Kira Sabin

Ever had that moment where you look around your life—your career, your relationships, your daily routine—and think, Wait… is this it? Is this all there is? You're not alone. Midlife has a way of sneaking up on you with big questions, restless energy, and a deep craving for more. More joy. More love. More fulfillment. More you. That's where this podcast comes in. Each week, I break down science-backed, brain-friendly sweary strategies into bite-sized, doable lessons that help you build a life that actually feels good—not just one that looks good on paper. No fluff, no toxic positivity—just real talk, sharp insights, and plenty of my own midlife misadventures (so you can learn from my chaos instead of living it). We're tackling: 🔥 Bringing more joy into your everyday life (without forcing gratitude or faking it) 🔥 Navigating perimenopause (your hormones aren't broken, they're just messy) 🔥 Dating & relationships in midlife (without settling for human leftovers) 🔥 Building unshakable self-worth (so you stop doubting yourself) 🔥 Embracing your body (without diet culture's outdated nonsense) 🔥 Shifting your mindset & getting unstuck (midlife isn't a slow fade, it's a fresh start) 🔥 Creating meaningful friendships (that don't feel like middle school all over again) 🔥 Mindfulness & meditation for people who can't sit still Midlife isn't a crisis—it's your next chapter. And you get to write it however the hell you want. Let's make it a damn good one.

Publisher

Kira Sabin

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Feb 2016

Latest episode

27 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

43 of 390 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Jun 2026

   What Actually Happens at SPARK Portland? (A Highly Scientific Walkthrough Featuring Drag Bingo, Baby Goats & Mrs. Roper.)

   Holy shit, I'm back! In this episode, I'm sharing a big life and business update, including the very rude Instagram plot twist that happened right before SPARK San Diego, what it has been like rebuilding from scratch, and why I now believe SPARK is not just an event. It might be the beginning of a full-blown kindness cult. The good kind. I also walk you through SPARK Portland, my upcoming long weekend event for midlife women who are ready for more joy, more connection, more ridiculous fun, and possibly a disco crown. In this episode, I talk about: My Instagram account getting taken down right before SPARK San Diego What it has been like rebuilding at @ThriveWithKira (https://www.instagram.com/thrivewithkira/) Why SPARK San Diego changed something in me How SPARK was created from what women were asking for: short, domestic, affordable, meaningful, and fun The bigger vision for SPARK, including local chapters, community support, friendship, joy, and midlife women quietly changing the world A full walkthrough of SPARK Portland, including happiness workshops, rage painting, baby goats, drag bingo, karaoke, bowling, Mrs. Roper energy, and a sparkle bar SPARK Portland is happening in July at the Dossier Hotel in downtown Portland. The theme is: Shiny Bitches Unite. Think disco balls, glitter, sequins, sparkle, friendship, arts and crafts, midlife joy, and just enough chaos to make the photos legendary. This weekend includes happiness basics, unlearning the bullshit beliefs we were handed, figuring out what we can and cannot control, building a joy roadmap for real life, and remembering what actually lights us up now. And because this is SPARK, there will also be disco queen crowns, sing-alongs, drag bingo, rage painting, baby goats, resin mantra keychains, and a Mrs. Roper Romp scavenger hunt. Come because you are tired of waiting for joy to magically appear. Come because friendship in midlife matters. Come because you want to laugh until your face hurts. Come because rage painting, baby goats, drag bingo, karaoke, glitter, and science-backed happiness all belong in the same weekend. But mostly? Come for the women. The women who show up to SPARK are smart, kind, funny, real, and ready for something more than small talk and beige hotel conference energy. Ready to join the joy uprising? Go to sparkmidlife.com to check out SPARK Portland, SPARK Montréal, and future events. And come follow me on Instagram at @ThriveWithKira for funny rage content, midlife joy, unhinged Barbies, and the beginning of what may or may not be a kindness cult.

2. 

   7 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Change the World as a Midlife Woman – Part 1

   Kira Sabin explores how midlife women can impact the world by first focusing on inner healing, emotional regulation, and building self-worth to create a ripple effect.

3. 

   22 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Not Us? Midlife Women, It's Time to Change the Fucking World

   In this "welcome back to 2026" episode, I'm back on Thrive with Kira with a very minimal-edit rant (the best kind), sharing what's been happening behind the scenes—RomCom Rescue updates, the wild growth of my Instagram community, and the launch of Spark Midlife—and then I get into the real reason I hit record: Midlife women are not here to just cope. We're here to create. Build. Lead. And make an impact. If you've been waiting for a sign to stop wishing and start doing… this is it. In This Episode, I Talk About: Why midlife feels harder than anyone warned us (and why it's not because you're "failing") Why I disappeared from Thrive with Kira for a bit—and what I've been doing instead RomCom Rescue + what I'm excited about this year My Instagram blowing up—and why I'm doubling down on joy content Spark Midlife—what it is, why I created it, and why I'm so damn excited about it Stress, burnout, and why "willpower" isn't the issue (and never was) Why history is oddly comforting right now (and also horrifying) The trap so many of us learned: be good, be helpful, be easy… and life will reward you Why I'm done watching women wait for life to happen to them Why I keep saying: Why not me? Why not us? How community is the antidote—and why we've been kept from it for so long The Big Takeaway Here's what I'm really saying: Stop waiting. Stop wishing. Stop giving all your time and energy to systems and people that drain you. If there's air in your lungs, you can make impact—small or big, loud or quiet, local or online. You don't need to become "someone else." You need to stop shrinking the person you already are.

Inside a recent episode

How to Change the World as a Midlife Woman – Part 1

Published 7 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This sounds like I have to fix everybody's problem to matter. If I'm not helpful, I'm selfish. My worth comes from what I do for others. And I have to earn love by being useful, needed, or fixing. And then finally, the last one is your self -worth myth is tied to being chosen. And this is the belief that your value depends on someone choosing you, staying with you or validating you. And that sounds like if they don't text me back, I'm not enough. Being single means something is wrong with me, it doesn't. If they leave, I lose value. I need someone to pick me or choose me to prove I'm worthy. And that might even not be in romantic partnerships, but even in friendships, parents, bosses. […]

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