The Trouble with Life is...
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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.
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S2E1 The Trouble with Life Is… You Have to Learn How to Live a Life You’ve Never Lived Before
Season 2 opens in the present — not looking back, but sitting in what life looks like now. Hayes and AK talk about what it feels like to be in a completely different phase of life, where the…
S2 The Trouble with Life Is… (Season 2 Trailer)
Season 2 shifts the conversation — less explaining, more honesty. This season dives into the thoughts we have but don’t say out loud: the decisions we avoid, the patterns we repeat, and the moments…
S1E15 The Trouble with Life Is… You’re Allowed to Be Here
You’re not behind your life — you’re in it. Episode 15 closes out the season with a conversation about the pressure to always be improving, fixing, or figuring things out… and what it looks like to…
S1E14 The Trouble with Life Is… Knowing Changes How You Show Up
In Episode 14 of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK explore what happens when growth moves from internal awareness to external action. Once you see something clearly — a dynamic, a pattern, a…
S1E13 The Trouble with Life Is… Everything Can’t Matter at the Same Time
The Trouble with Life Is… Everything Can’t Matter at the Same Time In Episode 13 of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK explore the quiet truth that everything can’t matter at the same time —…
S1E12 The Trouble with Life Is… You Carry More Than People See
The Trouble with Life Is… You Carry More Than People See In Episode 12 of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK hold space for the invisible weight so many people carry. This conversation explores…
S1E11 The Trouble with Life Is… You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind
The Trouble with Life Is… You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind In Episode 11 of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK talk about the surprisingly hard — and deeply human — act of changing your mind.…
S1E10 The Trouble with Life Is… We’re Still Becoming
The Trouble with Life Is… We’re Still Becoming In the Season 1 finale of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK reflect on what it means to keep becoming without pressure to arrive. This episode…
S1E9 The Trouble with Life Is… We’re Still Here (Just Unthawing)
The Trouble with Life Is… We’re Still Here (Just Unthawing) In Episode 9 of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK reflect on the quieter work of getting through winter — balancing work, life,…
S1E8 The Trouble with Life is.... Episode 8 You Don’t Live One Life at a Time
this episode of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK explore what it means to live in the overlap — the space where who you were, who you are, and who you thought you’d be all exist at the same…
S1E7 The Trouble with Life is... Episode 7 We Really Thought This Would Be Easier
In this episode of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK lean into humor, nostalgia, and honesty to talk about expectations versus reality — and all the ways adulthood turned out very differently…
S1E6 The Trouble with Life is... Episode 6 Learning to be alone without feeling lonely
In this episode of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK explore the difference between being alone and feeling lonely — and how self-worth shapes the way we experience both. They talk honestly…
S1E5 The Trouble with Life is... Season 1 Episode 5 You're not where you were last year!
In this episode of The Trouble with Life Is…, Hayes and AK reflect on the year that’s passed — not with judgment, but with honesty. Together, they talk about embracing what the year brought, both the…
S1E4 The Trouble with life is... Season 1 Episode 4 You outgrow People!!!
Outgrowing people doesn’t always come with conflict — sometimes it comes quietly. In this episode, Hayes and AK talk about the grief, guilt, and relief that can come with relational change. They…
S1E3 The Trouble with Life is ... Season 1 episode 3 Finding joy through the struggle
Joy doesn’t require the absence of pain. In this episode, Hayes and AK explore what it means to find joy during hard seasons — not as forced positivity, but as something quiet, honest, and…
S1 The Trouble with Life is... Season 1 Trailer
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…
S1E2 The Trouble with Life is... Season 1, Episode 2
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…
S1E1 The Trouble with Life is... Season 1, Episode 1
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…
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The Trouble with Life is... has published 18 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.
The Trouble with Life is... is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 28m.
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