<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Are We Really Talking About This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b><strong>Are We Really Talking About This?</strong></b></p><p>You know those conversations we all have in our heads but don't always say out loud? Well, we're talking about them!</p><p>Join Kris and Dana, two women with different stories, perspectives, and life experiences, as we dive into the messy, funny, uncomfortable, and sometimes downright unexpected parts of life.</p><p>From relationships, marriage, parenting adult children, and navigating midlife to health, wellness, travel, personal growth, and figuring out what's next—nothing is off the table.</p><p>We're not experts at having life figured out. We're two women willing to ask the questions, share our experiences, laugh at ourselves, and have the conversations so many of us are already thinking about.</p><p><b><strong>Real life. Real conversations. No pretending we have it all figured out.</strong></b></p><p>So grab your coffee, pull up a chair, and join us.</p><p><b><strong>Are we really talking about this? Oh, you bet we are!</strong></b></p>]]></description><link>https://riverside.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:18:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/6gSsyyA6.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Kristine Buerger]]></author><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:08:18 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Kristine Buerger]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health & Fitness]]></category><itunes:author>Kristine Buerger</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are We Really Talking About This?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You know those conversations we all have in our heads but don&apos;t always say out loud? Well, we&apos;re talking about them!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Kris and Dana, two women with different stories, perspectives, and life experiences, as we dive into the messy, funny, uncomfortable, and sometimes downright unexpected parts of life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From relationships, marriage, parenting adult children, and navigating midlife to health, wellness, travel, personal growth, and figuring out what&apos;s next—nothing is off the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re not experts at having life figured out. We&apos;re two women willing to ask the questions, share our experiences, laugh at ourselves, and have the conversations so many of us are already thinking about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real life. Real conversations. No pretending we have it all figured out.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So grab your coffee, pull up a chair, and join us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are we really talking about this? Oh, you bet we are!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Kristine Buerger</itunes:name><itunes:email>kris@blondevoyagetravel.net</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="Self-Improvement"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"/><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/ba216129-ff89-4d14-8446-da860f112d26/logos/c4a168d5-092a-4815-9d2c-3e0dd92b484e.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is This Really It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "Is this really it?"</p><p>In our very first episode of <i><em>Are We Really Talking About This?</em></i>, Kris and Dana dive into the conversations so many of us are having in our heads but rarely say out loud.</p><p>We're talking about life, change, and that feeling that there just might be something MORE waiting for us.</p><p>Because sometimes the biggest conversations start with one simple question: <b><strong>Is this really it?</strong></b></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">a00b93a0-c2c6-4621-8d23-72297611717f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Buerger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:14:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/be3d438d672cb45c979118c3c896db9a7ce2a923d89b7aba746e539e73ad8c84/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJhMDBiOTNhMC1jMmM2LTQ2MjEtOGQyMy03MjI5NzYxMTcxN2YiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJiYTIxNjEyOS1mZjg5LTRkMTQtODQ0Ni1kYTg2MGYxMTJkMjYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YWM2NzVkYzEwNGFjZmJkZTA0MDY4Y2YiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFjZmYwYTY3ODc4YzZlYmMwZWU0MjJiL2tyaXN0aW5lLWJ1ZXJnZXJzLXN0dWRpby0yMDI2LTEwLTE0X18yMS0xNC0xNS5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="18756798" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/ba216129-ff89-4d14-8446-da860f112d26/episodes/a00b93a0-c2c6-4621-8d23-72297611717f/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, &quot;Is this really it?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our very first episode of &lt;i&gt;&lt;em&gt;Are We Really Talking About This?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, Kris and Dana dive into the conversations so many of us are having in our heads but rarely say out loud.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re talking about life, change, and that feeling that there just might be something MORE waiting for us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because sometimes the biggest conversations start with one simple question: &lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is this really it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:13:01</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/ba216129-ff89-4d14-8446-da860f112d26/logos/c4a168d5-092a-4815-9d2c-3e0dd92b484e.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Is This Really It?</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>