The Joy Shift with Kiley Suarez

The Joy Shift with Kiley Suarez

By: Kiley Suarez

Language: en

Categories: Education, Self Improvement, Health, Fitness, How To

The Joy Shift with Kiley Suarez is a permission-giving podcast for women in midlife who have done everything right—and still feel a quiet pull toward something more. Hosted by life coach, CPA, and romance author Kiley Suarez, this show helps capable, responsible women stop waiting for confidence, clarity, or external approval and start building a life that actually feels like theirs. Each episode blends mindset shifts, identity work, and honest personal stories to help you: • Break free from the permission trap and internalized “shoulds” • Reclaim agency in your second act—without burning your life down • Start before you feel ready (because...

Episodes

Friday Reflection: When You’re Waiting for Permission That Never Comes
Jan 09, 2026

This is a Friday Reflection — a short, gentle pause to help what you heard earlier this week settle.

If Tuesday’s episode on The Permission Trap resonated, unsettled you, or left you thinking “that’s me… but now what?” — this space is for you.

In this reflection, we slow down and name what’s really happening when decades of permission-seeking conditioning finally gets recognized. Why awareness alone can feel destabilizing. And why waiting to feel “certain” before choosing yourself keeps you stuck.

You don’t need to do anything with this yet.

No fixing.

No...

Duration: 00:02:14
From Exhaustion to Empowerment: Escaping the Permission Trap
Jan 06, 2026

Welcome to The Joy Shift with Kiley Suarez

How many tabs do you have open right now? Not Chrome tabs—life tabs. The mental load, the invisible labor, the expectations. You’re holding it all together, and somehow, you’re still the one who knows where the missing shoes are.

In this premiere episode, Kiley dives into The Permission Trap—the invisible conditioning that keeps women from giving themselves permission to want, rest, or simply be. Through her own story of reinvention and decades of “doing it all,” Kiley explores what happens when we stop waiting for...

Duration: 00:11:14
From Surviving to Thriving: Your Journey Begins Here
Nov 12, 2025

The Joy Shift seeks to illuminate the profound truth that midlife is not a crisis but rather a remarkable opportunity for a comeback. I, Kiley Suarez, a certified life coach and published author, invite you to embark on a journey of introspection and reinvention. This podcast serves as a sanctuary for those who have devoted years to the care of others, only to confront the unsettling question, "Is this all there is?" Together, we shall navigate the complex terrain of mindset shifts, identity transformations, and the courageous choices that empower us to construct a life that is authentically ours...

Duration: 00:00:52