Burnout, Midlife Awakening & Ethical Non-Monogamy: Rethinking Success, Marriage, and Your Identity

What happens when burnout cracks your life wide open?In this episode of The Unscripted Woman Podcast, Kelly sits down with Stephanie Dubois for an honest, nuanced conversation about burnout, midlife identity shifts, and questioning the rules we’ve been living by - especially around success, work, and marriage.Stephanie shares how severe burnout forced her to stop, re-evaluate her identity, and rebuild her life from the inside out. Together, they explore:How burnout can trigger a midlife awakeningThe hidden cost of tying your identity to your careerRedefining success beyond titles, money, and productivityWhy questioning monogamy isn’t about “wanting more,” but understanding yourselfWhat ethical non-monogamy actually looks like in a long-term marriageHow honest communication can deepen intimacy instead of destroying itThis is not a conversation about trends or shock value. It’s a thoughtful exploration of choice, self-awareness, and rewriting the script, in relationships, work, and life.If you’re in your 40s (or beyond), quietly questioning whether the life you built still fits… this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.Stephanie Dubois is the host of Sensorship, a podcast that explores stories of reinvention, resilience, and the many ways we redefine success over the course of a lifetime. Through her work, she creates honest spaces for people to question norms, embrace complexity, and reconnect with what truly matters.Professionally, Stephanie is an experiential marketing director at a high tech company, where she builds high-performing, multicultural teams grounded in trust, collaboration, and human connection.Her perspective on leadership, burnout, mid-life transformation, and even the redefinition of relationships - including ethical non-monogamy - is thoughtful, nuanced, and refreshingly honest.Stephanie can be found at:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sensorshipInstagram - @sensorship_podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578864557898Your host, Kelly Kingsland, works with successful women at transition points - career shifts, identity changes, empty nest - who are ready to stop outsourcing their power and lead themselves.After decades of living by the rules, the roles, and the relentless expectations placed on women, Kelly walked through her own unraveling: burnout, identity collapse, and the quiet ache of knowing she was meant for more. What she discovered on the other side became the foundation of her work.She is the creator and host of The Unscripted Woman Podcast, where she spotlights real, raw conversations with women who are rewriting the rules and rising on their own terms.Kelly’s mission is simple: to help women stop following the script, and design a life that finally feels like theirs.Kelly can be reached at: radiantfemme.ca www.facebook.com/kelly.m.kingslandIG @kellyradiantfemmeSupport the show