Episode Details

You’ve been told how to live, love, work, and show up. But what happens when you finally stop giving a f*ck about what everyone else thinks and start choosing yourself?

In this liberating and heartfelt episode, Kena sits down with Celeste Didona and Karolina Bey to unravel the layers of shoulds that have kept women playing small. Together, they explore how societal expectations, perfectionism, and people-pleasing disconnect us from our truth—and how reclaiming your authenticity begins with radical self-acceptance.

Through stories of courage, awakening, and soulful rebellion, this episode invites you to decondition from the noise, reconnect with your intuition, and embrace the woman you were always meant to be.

By the end, you’ll feel lighter, freer, and deeply reminded that not giving a fuck isn’t about apathy, it’s about fierce self-love and living fully aligned with your soul.

✨ In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• How to redefine “not giving a f*ck” as an act of deep self-respect
• Why perfectionism and people-pleasing block your authentic joy
• How Human Design helps you break free from old conditioning
• The truth about loving both your light and your shadow
• What happens when you trust your inner voice more than the noise

🦋 Reflection Questions:

1. Where in your life are you still seeking approval that dims your light?
2. What would change if you cared more about your truth than their opinion?
3. How can you honor both your shadow and your shine today?

✨ Where to find our guests:

Karolina Bey

• Follow on Instagram: @theinnersoundcheck
• Visit her website: https://theinnersoundcheck.com

Celeste DiDona

• Follow on Instagram: @the_conscious_coach_
• Visit her website: https://www.ccoaching.net

If this conversation lit something within you, share it with a sister who’s ready to stop shrinking and start shining.

✨ Connect with me on Instagram @midlifebutterfly and discover how to begin your own journey of freedom and alignment through The Midlife Butterfly Podcast and my coaching offers.

Midlife empowerment podcast, women’s healing journey, reinvent yourself in midlife, self-love and authenticity, spiritual awakening in midlife, how to stop people-pleasing, reclaim your power and freedom

🦋 Work With Kena
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As an Identity & Embodiment Guide, I guide women home to themselves and into choosing that fully.

I offer connection calls for women who are ready to stop waiting and come back to who they truly are. It's a real conversation to feel into whether working together is a yes.

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Music: Reborn by Alexander Nakarada