#16 - Discovering Who You Truly Are: Stop Hiding and Shine with Andrea Karlovich

04/15/25 • 90 min

Midlife Butterfly: Healing, Empowerment & Self-Discovery

Host Note: This talk was a real gift for me because I’ve struggled with this for decades. I learned and understood so much about myself in this talk, and I hope and trust that will help you stop hiding and embrace your true self!
In this powerful episode of The Midlife Butterfly Podcast, I sit down with the luminous Andrea Karlovich—a somatic spiritual counselor and soul alchemist—to explore what it truly means to stop hiding and start living as your fully aligned, unapologetic self.

We unpack the emotional layers that keep midlife women stuck in people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-doubt—and how to lovingly return to your essence. Andrea shares her personal story of healing deep childhood wounds and offers metaphors, somatic practices, and reflections to help you rediscover your light and reclaim your joy.

Whether you’ve been living on autopilot or feel disconnected from who you are, this episode is your invitation to come back home to your truth, your body, and your soul.

This episode is for you if you’re ready to:

Reclaim your voice and stop outsourcing your worth
Heal childhood patterns that keep you stuck
Understand how your nervous system affects your authenticity
Embrace your shadow and your light
Live with courage, truth, and alignment in midlife

We talk about:

The 5 P’s of Hiding: Perfection, Performing, Pleasing, Pretending & Proving
The power of nervous system awareness and somatic healing
How we abandon our true selves to feel “safe” or “worthy”
Why midlife is your next level and how to embrace the transformation
A beautiful mirror exercise to reconnect with your soul
Shadow work, inner safety, and finding your soul gifts

Connect with Andrea:

Website: www.andreakarlovich.com
Instagram: @andreakarlovich

Reflection Questions:

Where in your life are you hiding parts of your truth?
How can you start creating more safety within yourself today?
What small, soulful shift can you make to reconnect with the real you?

Need Guidance?

Want to learn more? Check this page: www.wellbeingproject.ca/mini-coaching

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Song: Reborn by Alexander Nakarada

Whether you’ve been living on autopilot or feel disconnected from who you are, this episode is your invitation to come back home to your truth, your body, and your soul.

This episode is for you if you’re ready to:

Reclaim your voice and stop outsourcing your worth
Heal childhood patterns that keep you stuck
Understand how your nervous system affects your authenticity
Embrace your shadow and your light
Live with courage, truth, and alignment in midlife

We talk about:

The 5 P’s of Hiding: Perfection, Performing, Pleasing, Pretending & Proving
The power of nervous system awareness and somatic healing
How we abandon our true selves to feel “safe” or “worthy”
Why midlife is your next level and how to embrace the transformation
A beautiful mirror exercise to reconnect with your soul
Shadow work, inner safety, and finding your soul gifts

Connect with Andrea:

Website: www.andreakarlovich.com
Instagram: @andreakarlovich

Reflection Questions:

Where in your life are you hiding parts of your truth?
How can you start creating more safety within yourself today?
What small, soulful shift can you make to reconnect with the real you?

Need Guidance?

Want to learn more? Check this page: www.wellbeingproject.ca/mini-coaching

You can find all the podcast details right here: https://www.wellbeingproject.ca/podcast

Request a Free Empowered Call with Kena if you're interested in working with her: http://www.wellbeingproject.ca/empowersession

Song: Reborn by Alexander Nakarada

Previous Episode

#15 - How Lack of Self-Worth Silently Shapes Your Life (And How to Take Your Power Back)

In this empowering solo episode of Midlife Butterfly, Kena dives into the sneaky ways a lack of self-worth might be running your life without you even noticing. From people-pleasing to shrinking yourself in rooms, this is a loving wake-up call to midlife women who are ready to reclaim their joy, rewrite old programs, and live unapologetically aligned. Kena shares 3 practical mindset shifts you can start using right now to begin healing the unworthiness wound and coming back home to your truth.

Whether you're navigating divorce, life transitions, or simply awakening to your deeper self, this episode is for you.

🦋 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

What self-worth really is (spoiler alert: it's not self-esteem)
Subtle signs you may be operating from low self-worth
How your childhood, culture, and conditioning shaped your “good girl” programming
Why your people-pleasing, perfectionism, and over-apologizing are survival responses—not your truth
Three simple but powerful shifts to start reclaiming your self-worth today:
A reminder that you are already worthy, simply because you exist
An invitation to go deeper with Kena’s self-paced mini-coaching session: How to Stop Feeling Not Good Enough and Reclaim Your Worth.

🔮 Reflection Questions:

Where in your life are you still seeking external validation to feel worthy?
What’s one small boundary you can set today that honors your truth?
If you fully believed you were worthy—right now—what would you say yes or no to?

I created a mini-coaching session called "How to Stop Feeling Not Good Enough and Reclaim your Worth." It's a bite-sized coaching experience you can complete in about 45 minutes at your own pace to help break free from this cycle and embody your worthiness. Check it out here!

You can find all the podcast details right here: https://www.wellbeingproject.ca/podcast

Request a Free Empowered Call with Kena if you're interested in working with her: http://www.wellbeingproject.ca/empowersession

Song: Reborn by Alexander Nakarada

Next Episode

#17 - Afraid of the Unknown? Here’s How to Trust Your Next Chapter

In this heartfelt episode, I take you on a powerful metaphorical and literal ride—up the steep hills of Monte Albán and deep into the valleys of the unknown. From a spontaneous bike trip to spiritual insights, I reflect on how embracing uncertainty can lead to the most freeing, joyful, and expansive experiences in our lives.

In this episode, I talk about:

A real-life adventure that revealed a powerful lesson about fear and freedom
How our need to “know” often limits what’s possible
The mindset shift that invites more joy, courage, and alignment in the face of uncertainty
Why the unknown isn’t something to fear—but something to dance with
A client story that mirrors the strength, resilience, and heart of so many midlife women

This episode is an invitation to soften your grip, trust the process, and remember the powerful woman you already are—especially when the path ahead isn’t fully clear.

Reflection Questions:

Where are you currently holding back because you want certainty first?
What’s one area of your life where embracing the unknown could open up new possibilities?
What part of your story reminds you that you've done hard things before—and thrived?

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You can find all the podcast details right here: https://www.wellbeingproject.ca/podcast

Request a Free Empowered Call with Kena if you're interested in working with her: http://www.wellbeingproject.ca/empowersession

Song: Reborn by Alexander Nakarada