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EPISODE · Sep 24, 2025 · 12 MIN

Unstoppable. Unbreakable. Unrelenting. The weight we carry and the joy we refuse to lose

from It's Got Pockets · host Sarah Knight

Life at this stage? It’s a paradox. It’s brilliant and brutal. It’s laughter that makes your eyes leak and pressure that makes your chest tight. It’s rich tea biscuits when you really want a caramel hobnob. It’s dropping kids at uni, holding parents through illness, running businesses, leading businesses, keeping homes together and still showing up with grit, humour and a grin that hides the whisper of “what the actual fck” under your breath.Today's episode is how I'm feeling; it's raw and real. It's unfiltered because that what I promised this podcast would be.I’m talking about the relentless load we carry - the caregiving, the never-ending shoulds, the hormonal rollercoaster, the separation anxiety of even the blinking dog, the anticipation of the grief that I know is coming and the pure, heart-bursting joy that still breaks through. Because all the things can be true at the same time.It’s unrelenting. And still… we crack the on.✨ In this episode, I share:The invisible emotional weight women carry and why it’s so often unseen.The duality of life right now: joy and ache, ease and unease, noise and solitude.Why women 40+ need scaffolding, not platitudes, if we’re going to thrive (not just survive).How adulting is less about “nailing it” and more about rewriting the bloody manual.This one is for every woman holding the sky up while craving five quiet minutes with a brew. You are unstoppable, unbreakable, unrelenting. I see you, my friend - and we ride together.Sarah is the founder of FoundHer Fire—a membership space for experienced women in business who know real success isn’t just about strategy, it’s about self; a place, a space, a community where women find their fire, for women who aren't done yet and who are ready to write their own rules of success. Sarah also co-founded The Plot Twist (un)Awards, celebrating female founders and women smashing through glass ceilings with purpose, passion and joy. Find out more about me and how I can work with you: On LinkedIn On Instagram On the Web Or drop me an email [email protected]

Life at this stage? It’s a paradox. It’s brilliant and brutal. It’s laughter that makes your eyes leak and pressure that makes your chest tight. It’s rich tea biscuits when you really want a caramel hobnob. It’s dropping kids at uni, holding parents through illness, running businesses, leading businesses, keeping homes together and still showing up with grit, humour and a grin that hides the whisper of “what the actual fck” under your breath. Today's episode is how I'm feeling; it...

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