The Big Four Oh: The Podcast About Turning 40

By Stephanie McLaughlin

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Sometime around age 40 (+/-) you might start feeling like some part of your life no longer fits and you don't know what to do about it. It could be at work or at home - or simply inside of you. You might be asking questions like, "How did I get here?" Or, "Is this all there is?" "Is this what I've been working so hard for?" Or, "Why aren't I happier?" Growing out of her own experience turning 40, Stephanie McLaughlin became captivated by the big “four oh,” and how people handle the milestone birthday. On The Big Four Oh Podcast, Stephanie has conversations with people about their life experience around turning 40. This birthday often comes wrapped in larger life changes, whether it’s a newfound search for meaning, accepting your mortality, or shedding all those things you did because some external authority said you “should.” Her mission is to make it common cultural knowledge that there IS a transition most of us face around age 40, and then showcase so many versions of that transition that every single person approaching, or recently turned, 40 with dread in their heart, knows that they are not alone. I know you don't want to call it a midlife crisis, so I won't, but "if the glove fits, you must acquit." 😉

Episode Date
Turning 40 and Googling 'why is my boyfriend so mean to me’
Sep 02, 2025
Turning 40 and breaking down in banana bread
Aug 04, 2025
Turning 40 and finding the wound beneath the weight
Jul 17, 2025
Turning 40 and facing a midlife curveball
Jul 05, 2025
Reflections: The Cost of Hustle in Midlife
Jun 25, 2025
Turning 40 and trading high heels for healing
Jun 13, 2025
Reflections: What Burnout Is Really Trying to Tell You
May 27, 2025
Turning 40 and unlearning the American Dream
May 20, 2025
Reflections: Creative awakenings at midlife
May 12, 2025
Turning 40 and making art out of the mess
May 07, 2025
Reflections: Breaking Old Patterns to Find Yourself
Apr 26, 2025
Turning 40 and resigning as the family fixer
Apr 24, 2025
Turning 40 and turning pasta into a paycheck
Apr 10, 2025
Turning 40 and trading safety for soulful
Apr 01, 2025
Turning 40 and getting dismissed by doctors
Mar 24, 2025
Turning 40 and Breaking Free from Survival Mode
Mar 14, 2025
Reflections: Letting go of understanding what happened
Mar 03, 2025
Turning 40 and Finding Peace Without Answers
Feb 27, 2025
Turning 40 and Rewiring the Mind
Feb 18, 2025
Reflections: Self Worth
Feb 07, 2025
Turning 40 and Unraveling Codependency
Feb 04, 2025
Turning 40 and Weathering the Storms of Loss
Jan 23, 2025
Announcement: Forty Drinks is now The Big Four Oh
Jan 16, 2025
Turning 40 and Realizing I Am the Boss of Me
Dec 19, 2024
Turning 40 and Finding Purpose in Poetry After Loss
Dec 12, 2024
Turning 40 and Ejecting From the Default Life - Together
Dec 05, 2024
Turning 40 and Making it Through the Messy, Muddy Middle
Nov 27, 2024
Turning 40 and Cracking the Code on Anger
Nov 15, 2024
Turning Forty and 12-Stepping My Way to Happiness
Nov 08, 2024
Turning 40 and Awakening to Hidden Gifts
Nov 01, 2024
Turning 40 and Breaking Free from Childhood Narratives
Oct 24, 2024
The Difference Between a Midlife Crisis and The Ick
Oct 15, 2024
Turning 40 and Surviving a High-Conflict Divorce
Sep 18, 2024
Turning 40 and Overcoming Cultural Expectations
Sep 09, 2024
Turning Forty and Rediscovering JOY Through Play
Aug 22, 2024
Turning 40 and Burning It All to the Ground
Aug 16, 2024
Turning 40 and Getting Healthy after Being Raised in a Cult
Aug 07, 2024
Turning 40 and Healing From Parental Kidnapping as a Baby
Aug 01, 2024
From Fenway to Forever: Celebrating 30 Years of Friendship
Jul 24, 2024
Turning 40 and Going on 50 First Dates
Jul 16, 2024
Pod Swap with Family Twist
Jun 25, 2024
Turning 40 and Changing the Things that Muck with Your Mental Health
Jun 18, 2024
Turning 40 and Embracing the Bare Minimum
Jun 12, 2024
Turning 40, Conquering Cancer and Planting Roots
Jun 07, 2024
Turning 40 and Waking From the Fairy Tale
May 31, 2024
Turning 40 and Kicking the Soul Sucking Job to the Curb
May 21, 2024
Turning 40 and Ditching the Lying, Cheating Narcissist
May 09, 2024
Turning 40 and Peeling Back the Layers of the Onion
May 02, 2024
Turning 40 and Leaving the Bureaucracy for Science Fiction
Apr 23, 2024
Turning 40 and Going from the Streets to Safety to Shock and Awe
Apr 17, 2024
Turning 40 and Embracing Intimacy Over Sex
Apr 09, 2024
Turning 40 and Saying Yes for a Year
Apr 02, 2024
Turning 40 and Transitioning From Warrior to Civilian
Mar 26, 2024
Transition vs. Change: Navigating the Midlife Transition
Mar 19, 2024
Turning 40 and Rewriting My Story
Feb 27, 2024
Turning 40 and Touched by an Angel
Feb 22, 2024
Turning 40 and Healing First Generation Wounds
Feb 13, 2024
Turning 40 and Stop Making the Same Mistake
Feb 09, 2024
Turning 40 and Facing your Stuff so you Don't have to Stuff Your Face
Feb 01, 2024
Turning 40 and Marrying an Inmate
Jan 25, 2024
Turning 40 and Surviving an Abusive Marriage
Jan 18, 2024
Turning 40 and Taking Responsibility for My Actions
Jan 09, 2024
Turning 40 and Emerging from the Cocoon
Jan 04, 2024
Turning 40 and Hitting the Road
Dec 28, 2023
Turning 40 and Shedding Old Identities
Dec 20, 2023
Turning 40 and Healing Your Nervous System
Dec 12, 2023
Turning 40 and Letting Go of the Sure Thing
Dec 05, 2023
Learning How to Love Yourself Before Turning 40
Nov 28, 2023
Turning 40 and finding a new identity based on your new reality
Nov 14, 2023
Turning 40 and getting a crash course in adulthood 2.0
Nov 07, 2023
Turning 40 and realizing it’s not my fault
Oct 31, 2023
Turning 40 and Forgiving an Emotionally Absent Father
Oct 24, 2023
Turning 40 and Becoming Vulnerable
Oct 17, 2023
Turning 40 and Making Peace with Your Path
Oct 10, 2023
Navigating the 'Ick': Stories of Transformation and Growth
Oct 03, 2023
Turning 40 and Finding Purpose Through Ego Death
Sep 06, 2023
Turning 40 and Abandoning the Toxic Concept of ‘Having It All’
Aug 29, 2023
Turning 40 and Honoring the Magic of Traditional Rites of Passage
Aug 23, 2023
Turning 40 and Becoming Conscious
Aug 15, 2023
Turning 40 and Leaning into the Concept of Failure
Aug 09, 2023
Turning 40 and Using Astrology and Enneagram to Understand Your Personality ✨
Aug 01, 2023
Turning 40 and Using Mental Health Challenges and Resilience to Uncover a Life’s Purpose
Jul 25, 2023
Reflections: A Recurrence of the Ick
Jul 22, 2023
Turning 40 and Recognizing the Person in the Mirror Matters
Jul 11, 2023
Turning 40 and Realizing the Crushing Power of the Wrong Path
Jul 04, 2023
Turning 40 and Outgrowing Cobra Kai Energy🐍
Jun 27, 2023
Turning 40 and Learning the Importance of Place
Jun 20, 2023
Turning 40 and Breaking Generational Curses
Jun 13, 2023
Turning 40 and Setting Your Soul on Fire 🔥
Jun 06, 2023
Reflections: The Tools of Personal Growth
Jun 05, 2023
Turning 40 and Learning How to Tune Into - and Trust - Your Inner Voice
May 31, 2023
Turning 40 and Learning to Respect Yourself
May 23, 2023
Turning 40 and Brainwashing Yourself into Positive Thinking
May 16, 2023
Turning 40 and Stepping into the Unknown with Grace and Fortitude
May 09, 2023
Turning 40 and Finding Connection Through 50 Fun Things™
May 02, 2023
Reflections: my 30s and the Ick
Apr 29, 2023
Turning 40 with Reckless Abandon and Building a Life Outside the Mainstream
Apr 25, 2023
Introducing “The Ick” and Looking Forward to Season 3
Apr 18, 2023
Turning 40 and Overcoming Being a People Pleaser
Mar 14, 2023
Turning 40 and Realizing Mental and Physical Health Are Inseparable
Mar 07, 2023
Turning 40 & Caregiving for Ailing Parents
Feb 28, 2023
Turning 40 and Making a Career Change: Shannon Russell's Journey into the Unknown
Feb 21, 2023
Turning 40 and Mastering the Chaos: A Conversation with Corinne Morahan of Grid + Glam
Feb 14, 2023
Turning 40 and Finding Her Voice: How Chronic Stress Stripped Tina Bakehouse of the Very Thing She Defined Herself By
Feb 07, 2023
Turning 40, Finding Love and Unlocking Self-Acceptance
Jan 31, 2023
Turning 40 and Grief Recovery: An Exploration of Resilience and Happiness
Jan 24, 2023
Learning “You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind” Before Turning 40
Jan 17, 2023
Turning 40 and realizing “fine” is a four-letter word
Jan 11, 2023
Turning 40 and Extracting Yourself from an Abusive and Controlling Relationship
Jan 03, 2023
Forty Drinks Holiday Update
Dec 13, 2022
Turning 40 and Finding Your Voice
Dec 07, 2022
Turning 40 and the Practical Applications of Discomfort
Nov 29, 2022
Turning 40 and the Powerful Magic of Personal Development
Nov 23, 2022
Turning 40 and Realizing Sometimes Failures are Successes in Disguise
Nov 15, 2022
Turning 40 and Embracing an Unconventional True Self ✨
Nov 08, 2022
Turning 40 and Kickboxing Her Way Out of Depression on the way to Becoming an Ironman
Nov 01, 2022
Turning 40 and Overcoming Disordered Eating and Exercise to Find Joyful Movement and Food Freedom
Oct 25, 2022
Turning 40 and Designing a Life You Don’t Need a Break From
Oct 18, 2022
Season 1 Recap – Season 2 Preview
Oct 11, 2022
Turning 40 and Healing from Chronic Illness - Is it Lyme Disease or is it Nanoparticles?
Sep 08, 2022
Turning Forty after Divorcing an Alcoholic, and How Joyful it is on the Other Side
Sep 01, 2022
Turning 40 and Becoming an Artist
Aug 26, 2022
Turning 40 and Considering Clutter: Is It Preventing You From Creating the Life You Desire?
Aug 18, 2022
Turning 40 After Losing Dad
Aug 03, 2022
Turning 40 and Exploring Life’s Lessons (Including Prince Charming and the 🐉)
Jul 26, 2022
Turning Forty and Rediscovering Your Magic
Jul 19, 2022
Turning 40 and Having a Baby on Your Own
Jul 12, 2022
Turning Forty and Becoming a Horror Icon
Jul 06, 2022
Turning Forty with Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety AND a Midlife Crisis
Jun 28, 2022
Turning Forty as a Recovering Sex and Love Addict
Jun 21, 2022
Turning Forty and Blazing Your Own Path, Mom Edition
Jun 14, 2022
Turning Forty, Experiencing a Stress Breakdown, Rebuilding, and Reinventing Yourself
Jun 07, 2022
Turning Forty and Outgrowing Your Passion
May 31, 2022
Turning Forty and the Power of Changing One Thing
May 24, 2022
Turning Forty and Evolving Your Style
May 17, 2022
Turning Forty and Dealing with Grief
May 10, 2022
Turning 40 and the Curse of ‘Should’
May 03, 2022
Turning 40 and the Year of No Fear
Apr 26, 2022
Introducing the Forty Drinks Podcast
Apr 19, 2022
Welcome To The Big Four Oh Podcast
Apr 05, 2022