The Birthday Scaries
The Birthday Scaries  
Podcast: Sunday Scaries by Headspace
Published On: Sun Jul 19 2026
Description: Each Sunday marks another week in the books. Today, Dora talks about the fears that come with passing time, and how she's reframing a milestone birthday. Listen to The Long Time Academy podcast episode that Dora mentioned ⁠here⁠. Dora Kamau holds a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Psychiatric Nursing. She is a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher and is working to complete her Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher training this fall. Before joining forces at Headspace, Dora worked as a psychiatric nurse in a women’s addictions facility and organized community events for BIPOC women in Vancouver, BC, Canada. You can reach out to Dora on Instagram ⁠here!⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices