Solo Dolo | Kaitlyn’s 40th Birthday Special: 40 Years, 40 Lessons, 1 Birthday Girl!

Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe

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Society & Culture, Tv & Film, Comedy, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

#851. Your girl is FORTY. And no, Kaitlyn can’t believe how easily that rolls off the tongue… but here we are!

In this solo birthday special, she’s pouring herself a strong one and sharing 40 life lessons from 40 years of dating, dancing, crying, healing, loving, learning, and—obviously—oversharing. From turning jealousy into inspiration to Ramen’s maxi pad incident (yes, really), this episode is packed with real talk, laughs, and even a little wisdom!

Whether you're 20, 30, 40, or just vibing your way through life, this one will make you feel seen, laugh out loud, or say, “holy sh*t, same.” Press play and celebrate the big 4-0 with Kaitlyn!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

(5:33) – Kaitlyn shares how she turned jealousy into inspiration and why being the least smart in the room can actually be a gift.
(8:54) – A much-needed reminder: no one is thinking about you as much as you are. Go to the movie alone!
(17:02) – Kaitlyn’s pep talk on being your own best friend—and why telling yourself you’re beautiful actually works.
(21:23) – The Ramen maxi pad story you didn’t know you needed (but trust, you do).
(34:25) – “Aging is a privilege.” Kaitlyn gets candid about why turning 40 isn’t scary—it’s empowering.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of Off the Vine is brought to you by Chewy. Chooey has everything you need to keep your pet happy and healthy.
0:06.1	And right now, you can save $20 on your first order and get free shipping by going to chewy.com slash vine.
0:12.6	Pretty litter. Pretty litter helps keep your house smelling fresh and clean, save 20% on your first order and get a free cat toy with code vine at www.pitylitter.com slash vine and
0:23.4	wayfair. Head to wayfar.com right now to shop a huge outdoor selection. That's w-A-y-f-a-I-R-com.
0:30.7	Wayfair, every style, every home.
0:37.1	You're listening to Off the Vine with Caitlin Bristow.
0:41.7	Hey, Vino's real quick.
0:43.2	If you are listening right now, which obviously you are or you wouldn't be hearing this,
0:46.4	can you hit the subscribe or follow button on whatever platform you're on?
0:50.2	Please, that one simple thing helps more than you even realize it allows me to keep growing on this
0:55.5	podcast and making these episodes the best they can possibly be obviously for you. That's the only
1:01.2	favorite I'm going to ever ask, okay? It truly means the world to me. Thank you. Now let's get into it.
1:06.0	All right, Vinos, pour yourself a good one, no matter what it is. Water, wine, tea, coffee, just make it strong because today's a big one no matter what it is water wine tea coffee just make it strong because
1:12.6	today's a big one pour yourself some emotional strength because i am 40 i actually can't believe
1:19.7	how easy that rolls off the tongue i am officially in the era of saying back in my day and things
1:25.1	like i'm too old for this shit. I saw on Instagram the other day
1:29.5	when it said, when your age is getting serious, but you aren't. And I feel like that couldn't be
1:34.7	more me. I still feel, I feel 25. I maybe even feel better than when I was 25. At 25,
1:42.0	I wasn't as strong physically or emotionally as I am right now.
1:46.4	I didn't have a sense of self. I was very selfish. And I just feel like going into 40, I'm like,
1:52.5	why was I so, well, I know why I was afraid of it. It's because the generation before us
1:57.2	not only looked old at 40, it was like the golden girls. I think the golden girls,
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