Chillness Room Ep. 17: Identity Shifts and Letting Go of Old Expectations

In this episode of The Chillness Room, Kyra reflects on growing up without being expected to amount to much—and how that shaped her relationship with success, safety, and identity. Through stories of her grandmothers, loss, resilience, and the reality that life can change in an instant, she explores the tension between staying safe and becoming who you are meant to be. This episode gently moves into the powerful concept of identity shift—especially during midlife transitions, perimenopause, empty nesting, caregiving, and other seasons of change. You are invited to release outdated roles, old beliefs, and inherited expectations, and to consciously choose what you want to bring into the next phase of your life; perhaps more peace, softness, self-honoring? This is a quiet recalibration toward your next becoming. Want more Chillness Room or The Deep Season with Kyra Schaefer? Subscribe Below Get full access to The Deep Season at thedeepseason.substack.com/subscribe (https://thedeepseason.substack.com/su...)