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40 Is Coming

40 Is Coming

Written by: OverPond Media
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 "40 Is Coming" is a series of reflections and rants about turning 40, and what - if anything - it means. This is a podcast about the lives we wanted, the lives we have, and the gaps between them. Join us as we explore the detours, diversions, dreams, desires, and decisions that come with the big 4-0.Copyright OverPond Media Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Survivor's Song

    Survivor's Song
    Feb 11 2026
    Survival is an interesting word to associate with turning 40. Some of us arrive at this season of life having suffered, endured, overcome, recovered, fallen, struggled, and battled to make it.

    Others of us have built, earned, discovered, acquired, protected, and preserved the pieces of lives that we are proud of, and pleased with.

    Inspired by a good book I remember reading when I turned 30, and a frustratingly unpleasant recent battle addressing a pest issue in my home, I've been thinking a lot lately about survival.

    What has enabled you to survive to 40?

    Follow us on social media: @40iscoming_ on IG and @40iscoming everywhere else.

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    26 mins
  • The Bridge Is Here

    The Bridge Is Here
    Dec 27 2025
    Recently, I've been thinking about the saying "we'll cross that bridge when we get to it". And if turning 40 is about anything, it is about getting to a lot of life's bridges.
    • family bridges
    • health bridges
    • relationship bridges
    • career bridges

    Are you arriving at 40 feeling hopeful and more free to build bridges, as many of the gates and gatekeepers that controlled access to bridges of opportunity are losing power and control?

    Do you arrive at this stage of your life with a deep sense of betrayal and abandonment, after making life choices based on the advice of elders who promised that bridges of safety and security would be guaranteed if you followed a certain life path, only to find that those bridges are nowhere to be found anymore?

    How are the bridges in your life? Do you have what you need to cross them?

    Follow us on social media: @40iscoming_ on IG and @40iscoming everywhere else.

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    24 mins
  • Help Yourself

    Help Yourself
    Dec 14 2025
    By 40, for every feel-good story of the sacrificially kind, altruistic, good samaritan, whose generosity helped someone else get back on their feet and rebuild their lives; we've heard a cautionary tale of a person who also tried to be kind, and tried to help someone in need. Often a friend, a family member, a neighbor, a romantic partner, or a co-worker. Only to have their entire life turned upside down - or worse - by the very person who desperately needed and accepted their assistance.

    This stage of life is a good time to ask some questions about how we've come to think about helping others.

    Who do you help?
    When do you help?

    What prompts you to help?
    How do you help?

    In what ways will you not help?
    Has the range of moments - and/or people - you're open to help changed over the years?
    What crosses the line from help to enabling/weakening?

    When do you ask for help?
    How often do you allow yourself to receive help?


    Follow us on social media: @40iscoming_ on IG and @40iscoming everywhere else.

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    28 mins
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