The Trouble with Life is...

Welcome to The Trouble with Life Is…, a conversational podcast hosted by Hayes and AK.
This podcast is about the in-between — the seasons of growth, change, healing, and uncertainty that don’t come with clear answers. These are conversations from the middle, not the other side.
Season One explores becoming — not as a finish line, but as an ongoing process. From outgrowing people and changing needs, to healing that isn’t linear and learning to rest without guilt, this season makes space for what’s real.

The Trouble with Life Is… The Holidays Hold Everything
The holidays don’t pause what you’re carrying — they tend to hold it all at once. In this episode, Hayes and AK talk honestly about how grief surfaces during the holidays, how change reshapes familiar traditions, and what it means to navigate blended families with care.
They explore the tension between gratitude and unmet needs, the quiet self-blame that can arise when emotions don’t match expectations, and the permission to make space instead of trying to fix the season.
This episode is for anyone who feels conflicted, tender, or unsure during the holidays — and needs to hear that nothing about that makes them wrong.

The Trouble with Life is... is a conversational podcast where Hayes and AK unpack the messiness of being human - growth, relationships, identity, mistakes, healing, and the space between who we were and who we're becoming. 
 
This episode is the introductory episode, "The Trouble with Life is... Becoming". We address the messiness and discomfort of transitioning between the person we were before and who we are becoming now. Listen to what we are all about and continue to join us to hear about the trouble with life as we tackle new topics, challenges, and truths.