In this episode, I reflect on the gentle unfolding of October, a month that taught me about balance, release, and renewal. It wasn’t a season of grand change, but of quiet transformation: a month of movement and stillness, expansion and rest, all coexisting in their own rhythm.

From the Water Lantern Festival to turning 48, this month reminded me that midlife isn’t a crisis, it’s a conversation, one that asks for honesty, tenderness, and presence. I talk about what it means to take an honest inventory, to listen deeply to yourself, and to honour the small, sacred moments that shape us. If you’ve been feeling stretched or in transition, this episode is your invitation to pause, to reflect on what you’ve released, what you’ve made room for, and how you want to feel in the next season of your life.

For reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For more personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this episode of Tea with Self, I share how a quiet week of decluttering became an unexpected act of homecoming. What started as clearing a few cupboards turned into a gentle ritual of release, of making space not just in my home, but within myself. Through letting go of what no longer serves, donating what can bless someone else, and even cleansing my home with sage and Palo Santo, I discovered that decluttering isn’t really about tidiness, it’s about energy, clarity, and coming back to centre.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected or overwhelmed, this episode is your invitation to begin again, one drawer, one shelf, one soft breath at a time. Because sometimes, the path back to yourself begins with a single cleared space.

For reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For more personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this episode, I share how one simple act, opening my banking app, became an unexpected moment of peace, clarity, and courage. It wasn’t really about money; it was about facing myself. For years, I’d avoided looking too closely, afraid of what I might find. But when I finally did, I didn’t feel shame or guilt; I felt relief. I realised that avoidance isn’t about what we’re avoiding, but about the stories we tell ourselves about it.

This episode is a gentle reminder that real courage often lives in small, quiet moments, the ones where we finally turn toward what we fear and say, “I’m ready to see the truth now.” Because the truth, when met with softness, is never something to fear. It’s what sets us free.

For reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For more personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this episode of Tea with Self, I share what it feels like to be in the in-between, that tender space between who we were and who we’re becoming. It’s not always comfortable. It’s quiet, reflective, and at times, achingly lonely. But it’s also where the most honest growth begins. I talk about rediscovering the parts of myself I’ve dimmed in the name of strength and responsibility, the longing for connection and softness, and the reminder that this season isn’t about reinventing myself, it’s about returning. This is a reflection for anyone who feels in transition, who’s tired of striving but not ready to give up. It’s about learning to live without rushing to the next version, about resting in what’s here, and trusting that clarity always follows space.

For reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For more personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this episode of Letters from Midlife, I respond to a heartfelt letter from a woman who has just turned fifty and is wondering if she’s missed her chance, if time has quietly slipped through her fingers. It’s a feeling many of us in midlife know well: that quiet panic that whispers, Am I too late to begin again?

Together, we explore what it means to rewrite that story. To see midlife not as an ending, but as an awakening, a doorway to deeper purpose, creativity, and joy. I share gentle reflections on reclaiming time, beginning small, and rediscovering the dreams that once had to wait.

If you’ve ever felt behind, this episode is your reminder: you’re not late. You’re right on time.

For reflections and resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com. For more personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this special birthday episode of Tea with Self, I reflect on turning 48, not as another year passing, but as a homecoming. This year feels different: lighter, softer, more grounded in who I am. I’m no longer chasing; I’m simply being. I share the quiet lessons that have shaped me through the decades, that ageing isn’t decline but deepening, that peace is found in presence, and that self-love is a daily devotion, not a destination. From letting go of old patterns to tending to myself with softness and grace, this is an episode about embracing the woman I’ve become while welcoming the one I’m still becoming. Because every year is both a continuation and a new beginning, a reminder that the best is yet to come, and that we are already whole, already enough, right here, right now.

For reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this episode of Tea with Self, I talk about my growing desire for less, not from scarcity, but from soul. Less noise, less proving, less rush. More meaning, more quiet, more space to breathe.

Midlife has a way of showing us that peace doesn’t come from having more, but from needing less. I share how I’m learning to move slower, root deeper, and choose simplicity as a way of coming home, to myself, to the seasons, and to what truly matters.

This episode is an invitation to trade perfection for presence, performance for peace, and constant doing for gentle being. Because when we stop chasing “more,” we finally start to feel enough.

For more reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.

In this episode of Midlife by Design: Tea with Self, I explore the quiet truth that real inner work isn’t about fixing, it’s about remembering. It’s not a project or a performance; it’s a homecoming. This reflection is for the woman in midlife who’s tired of striving and ready to return to herself. I talk about what it means to soften into who we already are, to sit beside what aches, to listen beneath the noise, and to let healing move at the pace of roots.

True transformation, I’ve learned, doesn’t happen through grand gestures, but through the smallest acts of self-honouring, resting before the collapse, telling the truth even when your voice shakes, letting joy and grief both have space. This is what midlife has taught me: we don’t need to perfect ourselves, only to return to who we’ve always been.

For more reflections and free resources, visit Kiransinghuk.com and explore my Digital Library. For personal musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.