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Chaotic Compass Podcast
by Stefanie Wainwright
I'm Stefanie – mom of four, business owner, podcast host, and professional chaos navigator. I created Chaotic Compass to give voice to the messy middle—the part no one posts about, where you're holding everything together with a hair tie and hope. This space is for the women who are tired of pretending and ready to start living with more honesty, more alignment, and more freedom. Whether I'm behind the mic, wrangling fishing rods (or kids), or deep in a being the unpaid uber during an existential crisis, I'm here to share the real, raw, and ridiculous truths of life so you feel a little less alone in your own chaos. Welcome aboard—I promise, we might be messy, but we’re moving forward.
Episodes
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️ Episode 114: Why the Fuck Do I Keep Getting My Hopes Up?
🎙️ Episode 113: Am I Living My Life or Just Managing It?: Navigating the Mental Load, Midlife & Turning 40 🪦 May we have a moment of silence for the woman I thought I'd be at 40. Except...I don't actually remember who the fuck I thought she'd be. 😂 I just know she probably wasn't living with…
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️ Episode 113: Am I Living My Life or Just Managing It?: Navigating the Mental Load, Midlife & Turning 40
🎙️ Episode 113: Am I Living My Life or Just Managing It?: Navigating the Mental Load, Midlife & Turning 40 🪦 May we have a moment of silence for the woman I thought I'd be at 40. Except...I don't actually remember who the fuck I thought she'd be. 😂 I just know she probably wasn't living with…
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️ EPISODE 112 — I Want More, I Just Don’t Know What Yet: Navigating the Messy Middle
Have you ever looked at your life and thought…there has to be more than fucking this? 😵💫 Because that’s where my brain has been lately. I’m 40. I have a family I love, a good job, bills to pay, businesses, kids going in a million directions—and somehow I’m still sitting here wondering, is this...
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️ EPISODE 111 — Where the Fuck Have I Been? Navigating 9 Months of How I Fell Off The Face Of The Earth
🎙️ EPISODE 111 — Where the Fuck Have I Been? Navigating 9 Months of How I Fell Off The Face Of The Earth Well, fuck. Apparently it’s been NINE MONTHS since I recorded an episode. 🤦♀️ Was this a planned podcast break? Nope. Did I have some beautiful spiritual awakening where I decided to step...
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️ EPISODE 110 — If You’re a Husband, Listen Up: Navigating the Emotional Labor of the Holidays
🎙️ EPISODE 110 — If You’re a Husband, Listen Up: Navigating the Emotional Labor of the Holidays The holidays are officially here… which means I’m out here juggling 12,000 invisible tasks, three potential meltdowns (usually my own), and the emotional blueprint of the entire family — while the...
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️ EPISODE 109 — 40 Things I’ve Learned by 40 (Part 2): The Clarity Half
🎙️ EPISODE 109 — 40 Things I’ve Learned by 40 (Part 2): The Clarity Half Your girl is officially in her 40s (still wild to say 😅), and we’re back with the second half of this birthday series — the grown-woman, softer-but-still-chaotic, “okay but here’s what we’re NOT doing anymore” half. Last...
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️ EPISODE 108 — 40 Things I’ve Learned by 40 (Part 1): The Messy Half
🎙️ EPISODE 108 — “40 Things I’ve Learned by 40 (Part 1): The Messy Half” Your girl is turning 40 on Tuesday (what the actual hell 😅), so we’re kicking off a two-part birthday series where I break down the real, raw, and ridiculously honest things I’ve learned on my way to the big 4-0. This…
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️ Episode 107 — The Monsters in My Mind: Navigating the Stories I Tell Myself
🎙️ Episode 107 — The Monsters in My Mind: Navigating the Stories I Tell Myself Description (SEO-Optimized): This week on Chaotic Compass, we’re not talking about haunted houses — we’re talking about the real horror story: our own minds. 👀 In this Halloween-themed episode, I’m pulling back the...
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️ Episode 106 — The Art of Doing Nothing (Badly): Navigating the Fear of Slowing Down
🎙️ Episode 106 — “The Art of Doing Nothing (Badly): Navigating the Fear of Slowing Down” Series: Scary Things I’ve Learned in 2025 Scary Truth #2: Resting is harder than working. 💬 What It’s About If being vulnerable with other people is scary, try being vulnerable with yourself. This week I’m...
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️ Episode 105: Why Relationships Are Terrifying: Navigating What Women Really Want
🎙️ Episode 105: Why Relationships Are Terrifying: Navigating What Women Really Want 💀 Love, Communication & Trying Not to Throat-Punch Your Partner Before 8 A.M. Hey friends 👋 It’s spooky season, and I’m kicking off a brand-new series called “Scary Things I’ve Learned in 2025.” And let me tell...
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️ 104:September Snapshots: Navigating Cold Snaps, Birthday Chaos, and Real-Life Marriage Work
🎙️ 104:September Snapshots: Navigating Cold Snaps, Birthday Chaos, and Real-Life Marriage Work In this month’s recap, Stefanie dives into the chaos that was September — from a freezing Labor Day weekend in the Outer Banks ❄️ to back-to-back birthday madness 🎂, another concert adventure with her...
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️ 103: Is It the Universe Testing Me or Just Chaos? Navigating Signs, Synchronicities & Setbacks
🎙️ Episode 103: Is It the Universe Testing Me or Just Coincidence and Chaos? Navigating Signs, Synchronicities & Setbacks Okay, real talk—have you ever wondered if the universe is testing you, or if life is just one big cluster of chaos? Because SAME. 🙋♀️ In this episode of Chaotic Compass…
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️ 102 — Am I Having a Midlife Crisis… or Finally Waking Up?
🎙️ Episode 102 — Am I Having a Midlife Crisis… or Finally Waking Up? So here’s the thing — a midlife crisis doesn’t always look like a red sports car or a dramatic haircut ✂️🚗. Sometimes it looks like sitting in your driveway sobbing because you have to make dinner again 🍲😭. Or catching your...
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️101 – Boats, Concerts & Chaos: Navigating the Beautiful Mess of Summer
🎙️Episode 101 – Boats, Concerts & Chaos: Navigating the Beautiful Mess of Summer This summer was nothing short of chaotic — and I’m bringing you along for every wild, beautiful, and downright ridiculous moment. In this episode, I share how I: ⚓️ Earned my boater safety card and braved a…
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️ 100: 10 Years Later – Navigating the Chaos, Choosing Life and Healing
🎙️ Episode 100: 10 Years Later – Navigating the Chaos, Choosing Life and Healing Ten years ago, on Memorial Day, I almost didn’t make it. I was in a dark place, convinced the world — and even my kids — would be better off without me. Today, I’m here, celebrating my 100th episode of Chaotic...
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️ 99. Back from Burnout: Navigating Midlife, Meltdowns & Figuring Sh*t Out
Episode🎙️ 99. Back from Burnout: Navigating Midlife, Meltdowns & Figuring Sh*t Out I’m back—and wow, it’s been a ride. In this brutally honest comeback episode, I’m peeling back the curtain on the chaos I’ve been living through. From the end-of-school madness to full-blown burnout, I’m talking...
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️ 98. The Exhaustion No One Talks About: Navigating The Weight Of it
Episode🎙️ 98. The Exhaustion No One Talks About: Navigating The Weight Of it Hey guys. Today’s episode is different. I’m not showing up with a plan, a pep talk, or a solution—I’m just showing up real. Lately, I’ve been feeling the weight of it all, and if you’re anything like me, you probably…
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️ 97. F*ck Winter – Navigating Seasonal Chaos, Work-Life Balance & Finding Joy
Episode🎙️ 97. F*ck Winter – Navigating Seasonal Chaos, Work-Life Balance & Finding Joy This week, we are over it – and by it, I mean winter, exhaustion, and the never-ending grind. If you’re also feeling like Mother Nature is playing mind games, your job is sucking the life out of you, and joy...
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️ 96. Breaking Up With Comparison: Navigating How to Embrace You
Episode🎙️ 96. Breaking Up With Comparison: Navigating How to Embrace You Description: In this solo episode, I get real about the struggles of comparison, exhaustion, and the pressure to keep up with unrealistic expectations. I open up about navigating life while solo parenting, balancing work…
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️ 95: Fighting Fair – Navigating Conflict Without Chaos
Episode 95: Fighting Fair – Navigating Conflict Without Chaos 🎙️ Description: Conflict is inevitable in any relationship, but how do you fight fair? In this episode of Chaotic Compass, Stefanie gets real about the struggles of communication, emotional triggers, and how misunderstandings can…
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️ 94. Chaotic Couples Episode: Navigating Our Life
🎙️ 94. Chaotic Couples Episode: Navigating Our Life In this kid-free episode of Chaotic Compass, Ryan and I sit down with a few drinks and dive into the chaos of our life together. We start with a taste test of fancy tonic waters (because why not?) and somehow end up reminiscing about some of…
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️ 93. Cold Chaos, Cider, and TikTok Troubles: Navigating 2025 SO FAR!
🎙️ Episode 93. Cold Chaos, Cider, and TikTok Troubles: Navigating 2025 SO FAR! Episode Summary Welcome back to Chaotic Compass! In this episode, Stefanie dives into the chaos of winter, fires up her microphone to review a new cider, and discusses the wild dynamics of January 2025. From freezing...
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92. Snow, Sickness, and Surviving Solo Parenting: Navigating this Week's Chaos
🎙️ Episode 92. Snow, Sickness, and Surviving Solo Parenting: Navigating this Week's Chaos Episode Summary Hey there, it’s Stefanie! Buckle up, because this week I’m spilling all the tea about the absolute chaos of my life lately. From surviving the post-holiday stomach bug apocalypse (spoiler...
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91. Chaos Before the Storm: Navigating the Holiday Mayhem
Episode 91. Chaos Before the Storm: Navigating the Holiday Mayhem Host: Stefanie Wainwright The holidays are here, and they’re bringing all the chaos! From anxiety-inducing chorus concerts to Target shopping mayhem, and even a heated family debate over Santa’s funding, this episode is packed with...
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90. Midlife Chaos-Navigating Life's Shifting Landscapes
Episode 90: Surviving Midlife Chaos – Family, Work, and Finding Humor in the Mess Hey there, it’s Stefanie from Chaotic Compass! This is a big one—Episode 90! 🎉 I’m talking about the beautiful disaster that is midlife chaos. From raising four kids in a blended family to juggling a job…
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89. Where the Hell Have I Been? - Navigating My Come Back
In this episode of Chaotic Compass, I open up about the chaos and craziness of the past six months. I reflect on family life, work, and the personal moments that have kept me away from the podcast. Here's a breakdown of everything I cover: Episode Highlights: 1. Where Have I Been? I start by...
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88. Monthly Recap: Navigating Traveling Solo, All The Musicals, and New Kid Language
In today’s episode, it’s the monthly recap. Why are ya’ll so obsessed with these episodes? I’m here for it just freaking weird. We talk about me traveling multiple times solo recently. I tell you about our oldest kids’ musicals (high school musical: the musical: the series lol). And I also talk...
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87. FAMILY EPISODE : Navigating Our Family of 6 Making A Podcast Episode
In today’s episode, it’s the whole fam! Yes all 6 of us sit down. We ask random questions, reminisce about our past times as a family and try our best to not talk over each other. Editing this episode took me FOREVER. But we have lots of laughs and it gives you a glimpse in what our life looks…
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86. Mental Load: Navigating An Invisible Burden
In today’s episode, I talk about mental load. What the heck is that? I discuss what it looks like in my life. I also give ways to work through it with your partner or someone you may be trying to delegate some of your tasks to. Let’s dive in! For more content, check out my YouTube page here and…
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85. Importance of Self Care: Navigating Filling Your Own Cup Up
In today’s episode, I talk about SELF-CARE!! Self-care is so important now more than ever. With all the craziness going on in the world, pouring into yourself so you can pour into others is necessary. Today I discuss different ideas for self-care. Some of them I have already been doing and others…
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84. Month Recap - Navigating Tinkletown, Another New Job and Raising A Gang Member
For some reason, y’all just love it when I recap my months. These episodes where I recap the last 30 days are some of my top listened-to episodes. So thanks - but that’s effing weird. To celebrate your weirdness, here is another monthly recap. I talk about being a citizen of Tinkle Town, my…
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83. Manifesting: Navigating Getting What You Want (Part 2)
We are talking about the last 3 steps of the 7 step process for manifestation! I am so passionate about this topic and wanted to break it down for you a little more. Check out Roxie Nafousi website here to get more info on where you can get her book! For more content, check out my YouTube page…
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82. Mindset: Navigating Setting Goals For The New Year
It's 2024 y'all! Are you setting goals for 2024? I always set goals for the new year. If you aren't aiming at something, how do you know if you are making any real progress? In today's episode, I dive into the mindset needed to set new goals and actually achieve them. I talk about the different...
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81. Life Update: Navigating Starting A New Job
This week I recap a life update for me and the family. I started a new job plus still running things with the business. Things are even more chaotic. I dive into life and how I am navigating. Let's go! For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The...
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80. Getting What You Want: Navigating Gratitude and Manifesting
In today's episode I navigate through what the heck manifesting actually is. How do you even manifest? Well, you are manifesting all the time whether you want to or not. You have to start with gratitude. If you aren't thankful and grateful for what you have, how will you be even thankful/grateful...
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79. Mental Load: Navigating What It Is and How to Share It With Your Partner
So my audio isn't the best in this - I'm working through my new setup so bear with me. Instead of rerecording the whole thing, I'm just going to send it out there into the awesome interwebs. Today I talk about mental load. It seems to be a new catchphrase for all the shit on our brains that we…
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78. Perfectionist: Navigating Where It Came From and How To Stop
For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The Chaotic Compass podcast was created by Stefanie Wainwright. Stefanie is a wife, a mom, and a business owner whose life is chaotic all the time. This podcast is meant to help you find the funny and the...
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77. History Lesson: Navigating The Real Reasons Our Grandparents Stayed Together
Links to websites where I got most of my info. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/28/fact-check-9-things-women-couldnt-do-1971-mostly-right/3677101001/...
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76. Hot Mess: Navigating Struggles With My Husband
Today I am navigating struggles with my husband. And boy am I hot mess. I talk about tiffs, arguments, and where I am mentally (which isn’t good BTW). I talk about signs and things I am doing to fight through this. But, boy, am I tired. Also - the guy I reference in this episode is ARTHUR BROOKS...
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75. Fortune Cookies: Navigating Needing A Bigger Sign
For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The Chaotic Compass podcast was created by Stefanie Wainwright. Stefanie is a wife, a mom, and a business owner whose life is chaotic all the time. This podcast is meant to help you find the funny and the...
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74. Vacation, School and Back To "Normal": Navigating The Last Few Weeks Of Summer
For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The Chaotic Compass podcast was created by Stefanie Wainwright. Stefanie is a wife, a mom, and a business owner whose life is chaotic all the time. This podcast is meant to help you find the funny and the...
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73. ELSA THAT SH*T: Navigating Letting It Go
For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The Chaotic Compass podcast was created by Stefanie Wainwright. Stefanie is a wife, a mom, and a business owner whose life is chaotic all the time. This podcast is meant to help you find the funny and the...
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72. WORDS: Navigating Cussing Around My Kids
For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The Chaotic Compass podcast was created by Stefanie Wainwright. Stefanie is a wife, a mom, and a business owner whose life is chaotic all the time. This podcast is meant to help you find the funny and the...
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71. Reiki, Higher Vibrations and Manifestation: Navigating How To Be Your Better Self
Today’s episode I talk about reiki. I discuss my experience with a local reiki master and my session with her. I discuss how to help get you on the right path with higher vibrations (and what they heck that even means). And good ol’ manifestation - how you many not realize you are already...
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70. Setting Boundaries: Navigating Loosing Friends
Today’s episode I talk about loosing some friends. It something I have struggled with over the past year or so. I did some research on the internet and found there are 5 common reasons you loose friends as an adult. I also talk about 2 different instances I have lost friends over the last year....
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68. Vulnerability: Navigating How To Be More Courageous
Today’s episode I vulnerability. Such a touchy subject especially with my husband and I as of recently. I talk about how the subject came about. Also talk about Brene Brown and her TED talk on the subject. Brene had 4 things you can do in order to become more courageous. But first, you have to...
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67. I'm Turning Into Gandhi: Navigating A Different Perspective To Life
Today’s episode I talk about what the heck I have been up to for the past few weeks. I talk about all the tea - isn’t that what you cool cats are saying nowadays. I talk about a couple of moments that surprised me over the last week where I actually have been pretty mature with the situations. I...
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66. Who Left Me In Charge: Navigating Being An Adult
Today’s episode I talk about my adult like moments this past week. The common questions with three different events was WHO LEFT ME IN CHARGE?! I navigate a few events from this week of how I handle each situation like a grown ass adult. Do I want to do this any more? Hell no. I would like to...
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65. I'm The Bus' B**ch: Navigating Having 4 Kids
Today’s episode I talk about why I believe I am the bitch of the bus. Yea that’s right - the bus’ bitch. Oh, you didn’t know that was even a thing? Neither did I, until now. I dive it how I am navigating our hectic life right now. What was the arguments this weekend between my husband and I? And…
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64. The Internet Is Crazy Y'all: Navigating Trolls
Today’s episode I talk about internet trolls! What are they? Why do the trolls troll? What makes them they way they are? How am I navigating through it? Let’s dive it! For more content, check out my YouTube page here and my website here. Thanks for the love! The Chaotic Compass podcast was…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I'm Stefanie – mom of four, business owner, podcast host, and professional chaos navigator.
I created Chaotic Compass to give voice to the messy middle—the part no one posts about, where you're holding everything together with a hair tie and hope. This space is for the women who are tired of pretending and ready to start living with more honesty, more alignment, and more freedom.
Whether I'm behind the mic, wrangling fishing rods (or kids), or deep in a being the unpaid uber during an existential crisis, I'm here to share the real, raw, and ridiculous truths of life so you feel a little less alone in your own chaos.
Welcome aboard—I promise, we might be messy, but we’re moving forward.
HOSTED BY
Stefanie Wainwright
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I'm Stefanie – mom of four, business owner, podcast host, and professional chaos navigator. I created Chaotic Compass to give voice to the messy middle—the part no one posts about, where you're holding everything together with a hair tie and hope. This space is for the women who are tired of...
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