Welcome to The Rest of Your Story
For Gen X women in the messy middle of life—restless, tired, and wondering what’s next?
Chances are, you’ve been hustling for years.
Saying “yes” to everyone and everything.
Reading the books. Losing weight. Gaining it back. Manifesting harder. Working faster.
Always chasing the next thing.
By midlife, you feel that deep-in-your-bones exhaustion. ❤️🩹
Honestly, you’re tired of the chase.
Not because you’ve “failed.” Because that way of living, hustling, and proving simply isn’t working anymore.
What you need now isn’t another “fix.”
You aren’t broken.
What we most need by midlife is that gentle reminder, that permission slip, that it’s time to come home.
Here, you’ll (re)discover who you were before the world told you to be someone different.
And the good news?
We survived life before the internet and drank water from garden hoses. 💦
We were made for this.
I get it because this was how I lived, too.
Hi, I’m Lara Zuehlke…
Before life told me to tone it down, I sang Dolly records in my room as loud as possible. 🎤
Built forts in the woods.
And poured my heart into the perfect mixtape. (Hello, we are the mixtape generation.)
Somewhere along the way, though, I lost touch with Little Lara.
I learned to people please. To hustle.
And to silence my story behind the scenes to caretake and support others.
That included telling the stories of some of the world’s biggest brands as an award-winning writer and communications leader.
Now in the messy middle of my life, the story I’m (re)claiming—and telling—is my own.
And I’m passionate about inspiring and cheering on other Gen X women to do the same. 💜
Let’s make sense of midlife—together!
Tune in to The Rest of Your Story on YouTube for honest conversations about navigating the messy middle of life—with a little ’80s nostalgia and a whole lotta big-hair energy!