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Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving with Dr. Allison Applebaum Aug 05, 2024

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Getting to midlife means the people we love are aging too. Caregiving for aging parents (or loved ones tackling major illnesses) can take a toll on your physical and mental health, career, and personal life. In this week's episode, Katie delves into the complexities of caregiving with renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Allison Applebaum, author of "Stand By Me." As the founder of the nation's first Caregivers Clinic and a former caregiver, Dr. Applebaum understands the intensity of being an unpaid, untrained family caregiver. Discover how to navigate difficult conversations, prioritize self-care, and find resilience in grief and adversity. We also explore the beauty of caregiving and the importance of advocating for your care partner's humanity in a bureaucratic healthcare system. Don't miss this essential episode for support and guidance.

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Bonus Episode: Catherine Newman Cracks Open Her Instant NYT Bestseller Sandwich Jul 31, 2024

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A special bonus episode: Hear the debut episode of our brand new sister podcast, The Midlife Book Club. Listen in as author Catherine Newman brings us to Cape Cod's salty, sandy shores to crack open her instant New York Times bestseller "Sandwich." The book unspools over a weeklong family vacation as the main character, Rocky, navigates memories, menopause, and the push and pull of life sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents. Evocative, hilarious, and tender, this coming-of-middle-age story bursts with insights into what it means to be a woman, why we keep secrets from our families, and how we can learn to love our people better. Host Katie Fogarty and Catherine talk about menopausal rage, the bittersweetness of midlife, anticipatory grief, and why getting to midlife is the right time to admit we *might* be wrong about things. Catherine also shares a look at her writing process and how she balances the yin and yang of creative and editorial writing.

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Brighten and Hydrate Your Midlife Skin with Lorrie King of Caire Beauty Jul 29, 2024

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Is the hormonal roller coaster of midlife taking a toll on your skin? As estrogen exists, collagen declines, and we wind up with thinning skin, loss of elasticity, dark circles, and dullness. Want new tools to brighten, nourish, and hydrate your skin? Katie and Lorrie King, a co-founder of Caire Beauty, dive into serums, hyaluronic acid, peptides, and how to create (and stick to) a simple morning/evening skincare routine. Plus, hear why Katie keeps a pot of the Oprah-recommended Caire Beauty The Grownup Moisturizer on her desk. Stick around to the end of the show for a special discount offer!

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ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka Jul 22, 2024

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) isn't just a childhood condition. Diagnoses for adult women are surging, yet many struggle for years undiagnosed. Today, we're diving deep into ADHD with Tracy Otsuka, a certified ADHD coach and author of “ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain,” whose wildly popular podcast reaches millions. Tracy joins us to unpack the female experience of ADHD, from diagnosis to how symptoms in women differ from men and explores how menopause impacts an ADHD brain. We also dive into how to support friends navigating an adult diagnosis. Join us for a conversation that flips the script on ADHD—time to see your ADHD as not just “A-OK” but as brilliant!

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Thriving with Chronic Illness with Nitika Chopra of Chronicon Jul 15, 2024

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Imagine living with chronic pain for years, feeling isolated. That's the reality for millions. Wellness thought leader and chronic illness advocate Nitika Chopra knows this reality all too well—she has had a chronic condition for most of her life, battling pain, depression, and years of being confined to her bed in her early 20s. Now, at 43, she runs Chronicon, a platform built to support the 130 million Americans with chronic conditions. In this episode, we explore the challenges of living with a chronic illness, how to cultivate self-love and help loved ones, and the life-changing power of being more committed to our happiness than our suffering. Join us for a joyful, optimistic look at a complex topic.

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Modern Friendships and How to Make a New Old Friend with Anna Goldfarb Jul 08, 2024

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We have hundreds of friends on Facebook and the power to contact our besties with the swipe of a smartphone, yet we live in a loneliness epidemic. If you want tools for making and nurturing friendships, on today’s show, Katie interviews journalist and author Anna Goldfarb about findings from her new book Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections. Anna’s research uncovers why the digital age makes modern friendships challenging, the link between midlife friendship and life satisfaction, and the exact number of hours it takes to form what Anna calls a “wholehearted friendship.” Plus, how to infuse your friendships with delight and shared purpose. If your friendships are too few, too far-flung, or have flatlined, do your social life a favor and listen in.

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The Untold Story of Women in Cocktails + Perfect Summer Drink Recipes with Nicola Nice of The Cocktail Parlor Jul 01, 2024

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If you like uncorking the perfect drink or learning the hidden stories of women too often written out of history, this week’s show is for you. Meet Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist, spirits entrepreneur, and author of The Cocktail Parlor: How Women Brought The Cocktail Home. Nicola shakes up and sets straight the (overwhelmingly male) record of drinks writing, uncovering the fascinating intersection of history, feminism, and drinks and cocktail culture. Yes, we get into how to pour the perfect Paloma, but we also explore temperance, sobriety, the subversive history of women and tea, and so much more. Bonus: learn to stock the perfect home bar, must-have glassware, zero-proof mocktails, and dry cocktail books for non-drinkers. Bottoms up!

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Ex-Banker Rowena Scherer Cooks Up a Second Act as a Cookbook Author + Culinary Entrepreneur Jun 24, 2024

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Investment banker Rowena Scherer woke up one day and asked herself—do I really want to be a banker for the rest of my life? What came next was a foray into culinary entrepreneurship, a line of award-winning cooking kits for kids, and eventually a kids’ cookbook, “A Taste of the World: Celebrating Global Flavors.” On today’s show, Rowena shares how she went from being the first in her family to graduate from college to Wall Street banker to training as a chef at the prestigious French Culinary Institute and the launch of a line of kids’ products that Time Magazine dubbed the toy of the year in 2022. We get into it all–career reinvention, unlikely, improbably pivots, and why age, experience, and fresh perspectives can superpower new acts.

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What’s Your Pleasure? Bridging the Midlife Bedroom Gap with Dr. Maria Sophocles Jun 17, 2024

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Want a better sex life? Sexual health expert Dr. Maria Sophocles helps us amp up our orgasms and sex life with ideas for closing the “midlife bedroom gap” and managing what can get in the way of pleasure—think painful sex, low and mismatched libido, and vaginas that have morphed from “Nordstrom to Ikea” in midlife. We cover actionable ideas to boost lubrication, the role of HRT, sex toys, and steamy audio erotica. Plus, ideas for rewiring your brain to become a “sexual savings account” ready for spontaneous withdrawals. Hot tamale alert! This extra spicy show is the adult sex ed no one teaches you!

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