Stuck in rut? Afraid to leave a comfortable job? LaShawn Wiltz did a career 180, leaving a 15-year nursing career to launch not one, but two passion businesses, including the subscription box business Pouring Over Books – a monthly box of artisanal coffee and classic books. We cover the nuts and bolts of preparing for a pivot and how to get a business off the ground. Plus, why joy is on the other side of an uncomfortable leap.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever thought about picking up and moving someplace entirely different? Manhattanite and beauty executive Kendra Kolb Butler traded her high-powered New York City lifestyle for greener pastures landing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where she launched her clean beauty line, Alpyn Beauty. She joins us today to share the beauty benefits of wild mountain botanicals and the inside skinny on what it takes to launch a modern beauty brand, now sold at Saks and Sephora. Plus, how to know when to say goodbye to a corporate job and make a move into entrepreneurship (or across country).SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise! One in four Americans is a woman over 40. And pop culture and brands get this affluent, powerful demo so wrong. Women over 40 feel younger, sexier, and cooler than ever says longtime ad creative Katie Keating, who co-founded ad agency Fancy to help brands speak to women over 40. We talk ageism and creativity, plus tools and watch-outs for running a successful consultancy of any kind.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet small business owner Patty Pappas, co-founder of the cannabis wellness company Hello Again, which offers cannabis-powered vaginal suppositories to help with menopause’s irksome symptoms including sleep disruptions, low energy, cramps, pain, mood swings, and more.  If you are cannabis curious, a newbie entrepreneur, or want advice on bringing a product to market and getting customers to sit up and take notice, stick around. We’ve got you covered.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up all night? Sleep doctor Janet Kennedy offers tools to get your ZZZs on – no medicines needed. For 20+ years, Dr. Kennedy has been helping people break out of the cycle of bad sleep and all of its debilitating effects. She is a health psychologist, an expert in sleep disorders, and a believer that you don’t have to settle for exhaustion. A good night’s sleep doesn’t have to be a dream!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to get your glow on? Dermatologist-to-the stars Dr. Rose Ingleton demystifies cosmetic procedures like Botox, lasers, fillers, peels, and more. Plus, we dive into clean, conscious skincare products that target midlife skin concerns, including brown spots, hyperpigmentation, dry skin, fine lines, and wrinkles. Bonus! We talk serums, retinoids, products worth investing in, and budget-friendly drugstore buys. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to love the skin you’re in? Meet Dr. Keira Barr, a dermatologist, menopause specialist, and the author of “The Skin Whisperer; A Dermatologist Reveals How To Look Younger, Radiate Beauty, and Live the Life You Crave.” We talk glowing skin, managing menopausal hormone disruptions (adult acne what?!?), and must-have products. Plus, foods that fuel radiant skin and a deep dive on sunblock. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tammi Leader had a big career as an Emmy-award-winning producer at the Today Show and Warner Brothers. But by her early 50s, she was burned out and ready to reconnect with the spirit of joy, optimism, and camaraderie that animated her youth. Tammi launched Campowerment—a camp for grownups—that infuses friendship, connection, community, and the spirit of the campfire into everyday life. And in doing so, she lit a new spark in herself and the 15,000 women who have made Campowerment a part of their life all year long.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woot woot! A Certain Age is celebrating one year of podcasting and aging out loud.  We have a special birthday show switcheroo. For a change, ACA host Katie Fogarty is the one answering the questions, not asking them. We welcome back a favorite ACA guest as co-host to grab the mic (and spotlight listener-submitted questions) to cover all things A Certain Age. Plus, ACA party favors, birthday swag, and more! SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love food but hate making your nightly dinner? Want to eat more veggies, less meat? Meet Jenny Rosenstrach -- cookbook author, former magazine editor, and the creator of Dinner: A Love Story, the award-winning website and newsletter devoted to the family dinner.  An OG foodie, her articles and recipes have appeared in The New York Times, Food52, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, and Bon Appétit, where she was a columnist for six years. But best of all – she makes making dinner easy and fun. Now, with her latest cookbook, "The Weekday Vegetarians," arriving at the end of August, she will have you stalking your supermarket’s veggie aisle with glee. So, if you want easy, fresh big yum plant-based recipes for the end of summer and beyond, you will not want to miss this show. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one gets to midlife without reinventing. Few do it as markedly (and well) as former lawyer turned novelist Angie Kim, author of best-selling, courtroom drama Miracle Creek, which expertly plumbs multiple plot themes ranging from immigration to special needs children, familial ties, and identity. We cover Angie’s move from Seoul, South Korea to Baltimore at age 11, to Harvard Law, to the multiple career pivots that made her a first-time author at 50. Plus, the myth of the perfect mom, how parenthood can help reframe your childhood, and what’s next in store for this literary supernova.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love to read? Meet Zibby Owens, podcasting powerhouse, author, big-time book lover and host of the award-winning literary podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read. We talk books, creativity, podcasting, and parenting— all the things. Plus, summer reads not to miss, the one book Zibby could read again and again, and the perfect book to give as a gift. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The countdown to Labor Day is on! But it’s not too late to pack your bags for a sweet summer escape. Today’s guest, travel pro Pavia Rosati, founder of the award-winning travel website Fathom, shares a treasure trove of time-tested recommendations from her latest travel book, “Travel North America (And Avoid Being a Tourist).” Designed to stoke your wanderlust while sticking closer to home, Pavia shares under-the-radar locales, classic favorites, and practical trip-planning advice for the modern traveler. Plus, what to always pack!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After decades of marriage, three kids, years as a stay-at-home parent, Laura Friedman Williams’ marriage and world imploded. Her upcoming memoir, Available: A Memoir of Sex and Dating After a Marriage Ends, is a riveting, page-turning read on navigating the modern dating scene, rediscovering sexuality, and redefining identity as the definition of wife is stripped away, the family unit morphs and shifts, and a woman with a rich and complex private life emerges.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to maintain tip-top sexual health, vibrant intimacy, and self-care for down there as you age? Of course, you do. You’re fifty, not dead. We welcome back Dr. Anita Sadaty, an expert on gynecology and women’s hormonal health, who coaches us on how to care for our lady parts, libido, and pelvic floor. Plus, we dive into biggies like bladder health (spoiler – you SHOULD be able to sneeze without wetting your pants), why some of you are doing those Kegels all wrong, and fun stuff like Yoni Eggs and sex toys.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to inject more happiness into your life? Think about writing someone in your life a thank-you note. Writer and GenX podcaster Nancy Davis Kho, author of the feel-good read “The Thank-You Project,” walks us through the science-backed benefits of gratitude and how you can rewire your neural pathways and cultivate more happiness with a thank-you project of your own. Audiophile bonus, we talk music, her awarding-winning podcast Midlife Mixtape and all things GenX.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-proclaimed late bloomer, novelist Karen Dukess, author of "The Last Book Party," became a first-time author in her mid-50s. If you have a long-simmering book idea of your own, are curious about how to crack open the world of book publishing, or need a jolt of inspiration for your own creative midlife bloom, you don't want to miss this episode. Booklover bonus! We talk reads galore.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Venture capitalist Tracy Chadwell makes good bets – early investments include Beautycounter, recently valued at $1 Billion. But after facing the double-whammy of sexism and ageism in the venture capital world, Tracy made her biggest bet of all – launching her own investing fund, 1843 Capital. Now, she leads an all-female team in closing the gender investing gap and investing in diverse founders.  Named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's "100 Powerful Women in Business," Tracy gives us a primer on venture capital and shares her take on why less than 3% of all VCs are women. Plus, she walks us through why Silver Tech--companies serving the aging consumer--represents the next great investment opportunity.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected]   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PULL UP YOUR BEACH CHAIR. We’re talking all things sunblock on today’s show. Because summer fun equals sun. And if you’re Generation Coppertone, baby oil, and silver tanning reflectors, sunblock has come a long way baby.  Meet Valerie McMurray, the founder, and CEO of Soleil Toujours, a line of mineral-based, eco-friendly sun and skincare products. While pregnant, Valerie looked at the sunblocks on the market, saw their long list of chemicals, and thought, “thanks but no thanks.” We dive into the benefits of mineral sunblock, learn how Valerie pivoted from a career in finance to launch a luxury sun care company, and hear about the two major setbacks that almost derailed her business. Plus, we talk eco-friendly packaging, ocean-safe ingredients, and what it means to be an earth-friendly product. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to banish bad hair days? Tackle brittle, dry, thinning, or graying locks? Meet Sonsoles Gonzalez, founder of haircare company Better Not Younger, the first haircare brand for women over 40. She joins me to talk about age-proofing your hair, entrepreneurship, and how her 25-year career at L’Oréal and Procter & Gamble helped her identify a gap in the multi-billion-dollar hair care market. Want more years of beautiful hair? This show is a cannot miss.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mood swings. Brain fog. Hot flashes. Toxic rage. Menopause is all that and a bag of chips.   Did you know that there are 30+ symptoms that can mark menopause? When no two bodies menopause the same - getting educated is the first step in getting relief from menopause’s irksome symptoms.  On this week's show, Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, CEO of menopause-relief company Kindra, shares the four most common side effects of menopause and products that can help with symptom relief. Plus, we dive into what it takes to build a next-gen wellness brand, and why the business world is finally waking up to menopause’s $600 billion business opportunity. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 32 years, naval aviator Rear Admiral Nancy Lacore has made military service and love of country a central part of her life. She joins me to talk about life as a military family, why the Navy is both a career and a community, how she balances six kids and overseas deployment, and why valor knows no gender. As we mark Memorial Day, we also cover the nonprofit she created to honor the U.S. military women who made the ultimate sacrifice while supporting combat since 9/11.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Tracey Cox, one of the world’s foremost writers on sex and relationships. With 16 best-selling books, she is back with a buzzy new podcast and the midlife must-read, “Great Sex Starts at 50:  Age-Proof Your Libido & Transform Your Sex Life,” which offers reassuring, nuts-and-bolts advice for keeping your sex life humming. We dive into the toe-curling fun of great sex and uncover midlife speedbumps—menopause and bottomed-out libidos, painful sex, wobbly erections, lack of desire, and midlife body changes that can add up to feeling deeply unsexy. Plus, grown-up hand jobs, why lube is your midlife BFF, and how “great” sex falls on a continuum ranging from seldom to spicy. Whatever works for you works!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After decades of marriage, three kids, years as a stay-at-home parent, Laura Friedman Williams’ marriage and world imploded. Her upcoming memoir, Available: A Memoir of Sex and Dating After a Marriage Ends, is a riveting, page-turning read on navigating the modern dating scene, rediscovering sexuality, and redefining identity as the definition of wife is stripped away, the family unit morphs and shifts, and a woman with a rich and complex private life emerges.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mother’s Day is a holiday impossible to escape or ignore. But not every woman is buying what Hallmark is selling. Many women have complicated relationships with their mothers. Others mourn lost or absent moms, and many women are not mothers at all, either by choice or by chance.  This week’s show explores being a childless woman in a culture that fetishizes motherhood. Meet Jody Day, a global thought leader and advocate for childless women. Jody is an author, a TEDx speaker, an integrative psychotherapist, and the founder of a global friendship and support network for childless women. She joins me to share her take on how involuntarily childlessness impacts life, happiness, intimacy, and more.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May’s graduation season means those nests are emptying. Are you ready? Today’s show features a woman with ideas for reinventing your life after the kids leave. Writer Melissa Shultz, author of From Mom to Me Again, chronicles how to survive that first dislocating empty-nest year and shares ideas for transforming your marriage, friendships, career, and life as you once again take center stage in your own life.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thinking of ditching the dye and embracing your grey? Ready to save oodles of time (and money) but worried about navigating the awkward transition? Worried your boss, friends,  the world will think grey hair makes you...old? Meet silver hair evangelist Katie Emery, creator of the popular blog, Katie Goes Platinum. After 29 years of coloring her hair, she ditched the dye and has ideas for helping you do the same. Katie shares grey hair transition strategies, must-have products for shiny, silver locks, plus two ideas going grey in secret. Mind blown!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Carole Montgomery—stand-up comic, writer, actress, and producer of two Showtime comedy specials, Funny Women of A Certain Age. After a 40+ year standup career on stages from Vegas to small clubs, often as the only female comic, Carole shares how she got an all-women comedy special greenlit in an ageist entertainment industry. Plus, what’s making her LOL, and the female comics to put on your radar.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Got bladder leaks, UTIs, or a fear of being seated in the middle row of an airplane or movie theater? Meet Dr. Angelish Kumar, a urologist and certified menopause practitioner who has ideas for combatting all your irksome bladder issues. We dive into the top 4 common bladder complaints (and why NO ONE talks about them) and the impacts of menopause and aging on bladder and vaginal health. Bottom line: it is possible to laugh, sneeze, and work out pee-free. If you have a bladder, this show is a cannot miss!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As editor-in-chief of Real Simple, Kristin van Ogtrop grew the magazine into the #1 women’s lifestyle title with a finger-on-the-pulse insight into the psyche and wants of the American woman. Now, she is back with a hilarious new book, Did I Say That Out Loud? Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them, a memoir-cum-exploration of the phases, stages, and outrages of midlife. We cover aging parents, aging bodies, growing children, and the ups and downs of career, love, and life. Plus, why Team Midlife is more phoenix than dinosaur.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are you? No, really. How are you? Today’s show features a woman who answers that question honestly. Entertainment lawyer Terri Cheney ripped the covers off her secret battle with bipolar disorder in her New York Times bestselling memoir, Manic. Now she is back with a new book, Modern Madness: An Owner’s Manual. We explore the struggle, stigma, and treatments for mental illness and her practical advice for managing (and thriving) with mental disorders. Bonus, we explore how the pandemic is taxing everyone’s mental health and why a COVID-silver-lining might be increased empathy.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Michelle Fishburne. After losing her job and home during the pandemic, Michelle packed up an RV to crisscross the US, filming ordinary Americans sharing their pandemic stories for a one-of-a-kind oral history project called Who We Are Now. At age 57, the former lawyer and non-profit communications pro found herself "on the edge of a cliff" after her life dramatically changed during our COVID spring. Now, this real-life "Nomadland" traveler shares the heroes she met along the way, stories of regular people muddling through, and how to navigate the gulf between uncertainty and resiliency. We also talk "ax throwing," RV maintenance, and how to be a better neighbor.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Leslie Gray Streeter – veteran journalist and author of “Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books With Words Like ‘Journey’ in the Title.”  Named a Glamour Magazine  “Top-20 Books to Read in 2020,” Leslie's memoir chronicles the unexpected loss of her young husband and how she was left to raise their baby on her own.  Leslie mixes heartbreak and laugh-out-loud funny to create a joyful read for anyone who has lost someone they love.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Falling in love is easy. Getting divorced is hard. Today’s show features a guest who helps answer the question – should I stay or should I go?  Kate Anthony is a certified divorce coach and host of the New York Times recommended podcast, “The Divorce Survival Guide.” She walks us through how to know when it’s time to call it quits--and how to survive with your sanity and bank account intact.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there a woman alive who hasn't thought deeply about her relationship with her mother? Today's guest, the author, and essayist, Rachel Levey Lesser explores motherhood from every angle: as a daughter coming of age, a parent to teens, and through the lens of her mother's devastating early death. Her most recent book, "Life's Accessories: A Memoir (and Fashion Guide)" explores the totemic power of objects to conjure memory and help us understand life in all its beauty, joy, sorrow, heartache, and hilarious absurdity. Bonus, we talk pandemic baking and Rachel's buzzy new viral baking show garnering praise from the NYT.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we age out of love? Has the pandemic derailed dating and mating? Not according to Dr. Helen Fisher, chief science adviser to Match.com. An anthropologist, human behavior researcher, and expert on love and the biology of why we mate, stay, and stray, Dr. Fisher joins me to drop optimistic truth bombs on love in the time of COVID. Bonus, she shares snippets of her own love story and marriage at age 75.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women friends rock. None of us would have made it to our fifties without our girlfriends. None. Of. Us. You can love your spouse, adore your kids, appreciate your family, but your female friends get it. On today’s show, we dive into female friendships, friend breakups, and the health benefits of having a girl gang with Jacqueline Mroz, an NYT science writer and author of Girl Talk. Bonus, we talk famous friendships and how different cultures think about friendship bonds.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT //  acertainagepod.comFOLLOW  US  INSTAGRAM // FACEBOOK See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to treat your body with more reverence and love? Meet Christine Marie Mason, the founder of Rosebud Woman, a line of luxury, plant-based intimate wellness products. A former software CEO and six-time tech founder, Christine is also a yogi, tantric, co-founder of a mediation center, and a student of plant medicine and intentional living. We uncover the genesis of Rosebud Woman and how Christine identified a need for luxury vaginal and vulvar skincare formulations, why body love is an imperative, and what can get in the way of self-love. Bonus, we explore how designing a life of integrity is the ultimate form of self-care. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to maintain tip-top sexual health, vibrant intimacy, and self-care for down there as you age? Of course, you do. You’re fifty, not dead. We welcome back Dr. Anita Sadaty, an expert on gynecology and women’s hormonal health, who coaches us on how to care for our lady parts, libido, and pelvic floor. Plus, we dive into biggies like bladder health (spoiler – you SHOULD be able to sneeze without wetting your pants), why some of you are doing those Kegels all wrong, and fun stuff like Yoni Eggs and sex toys. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Schmidt is a podcaster, author, and TEDx speaker, and she did it all on the cusp of 50 and after years as a stay-at-home mom. With the mantra “you’re never too old, and it’s never too late,” Amy shares how to “cannonball” into midlife with confidence, grace, and humor. Plus, we talk about overcoming self-doubt, the fear of failure, and how to be your own best friend. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January check-in: How are your fitness resolutions holding up? Today’s show keeps you on track (and boosts your grit) as wellness expert Renata Joy coaches us on how to be young, strong, and sexy for life. Renata shares ideas for COVID-friendly workouts, strategies for squeezing exercise into a busy schedule, and offers practical, supportive ideas for fine-tuning your fitness habits. Plus, she talks pivoting from an Emmy-award-winning TV career to build a wellness business. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thinking about upping your fitness game? Today’s guest, Dr. Vonda Wright, an elite sports doctor and leading authority on active aging, shares a simple framework that can dramatically transform your health at any age and any fitness level. Learn more about the five pillars for a healthy, fit, joyful, and vibrant life. Plus, the fascinating science behind the body’s wondrous ability to regenerate and retain vibrancy.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tear up those New Year’s resolutions. An extraordinary life requires new tools. In today’s show, Lisa McCarthy, CEO of the Fast Forward Group, shares a simple, science-backed exercise to play big, take risks, and laser focus you on what’s important – in every area of your life. Now, you can join the 50,0000 leaders of global companies like Facebook, Google, and Nike who use Fast Forward to elevate performance and drive personal fulfillment. Bonus, we talk tools for managing mindset to better deal with life's curveballs and everyday challenges. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have had a year. A Certain Age is closing out 2020 with a guest who offers up the tools of improv comedy to help us handle absolutely anything and be more creative, courageous, and confident. The exact recipe we need for 2021. Katie Goodman is an award-winning improv comedian, actor, author, and social activist. Now, she shares how the tools of improv can make us more resilient, joyful, and bold as we tackle the New Year. 2021, we ready!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haven’t you always wanted a second act? Meet Marci Alboher—a woman who blew right past second acts, to create multiple encore careers—and who has ideas for helping you do the same. A lawyer turned New York Times columnist turned executive at a social impact nonprofit, Marci is one of the nation’s leading voices on careers and aging with purpose. Her book "The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life” is a blueprint for a meaningful next chapter. Bonus, we talk about the benefits of having friends of all ages and why going grey is a power move.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Serious question. Is age a number or a mindset?  In 2016, Gina Pell, a creative director and tech entrepreneur, rejected the strictures of our dated age-label-boxes,  coining the term Perennials to describe ever-blooming people of ALL ages who continue to push up against their growing edge, always relevant, and not defined by their generation.  Gina is the Content Chief of The What, a social community, and addictive email newsletter, which surfaces five eclectic, curious things you need to know every week—from wellness to books to beauty, style, travel, and tech.  We talk about why age is irrelevant, how to stay ever-curious, and why nurturing community is an antidote to the isolation of this never-ending pandemic. Plus, she shares her newest, keep-calm find.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If your life were a movie, what ending would you write? Emerging screenwriter Barbara Ward Thall hit her late-fifties and decided she wanted a wildly different ending for her third act, after decades in senior ad and marketing roles at buzzy companies like Amazon's Audible. Now at 60, she writes highly personal, female-led stories that won her a coveted spot in a writer's program for women over 40, backed by heavy-hitters like Oprah. Barbara shares ideas for applying screenwriting's “three-act formula” to create your own cinematic third-act.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to inject more happiness into your life? Think about writing someone in your life a thank-you note. Writer and GenX podcaster Nancy Davis Kho, author of the feel-good read “The Thank-You Project,” walks us through the science-backed benefits of gratitude and how you can rewire your neural pathways and cultivate more happiness with a thank-you project of your own. Audiophile bonus, we talk music, her awarding-winning podcast Midlife Mixtape and all things GenX.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn GET INBOX INSPO: Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLY We share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resources LIKE BOOKS? Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live  Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepod CONTACT US: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices