Stay ConnectedWhich night creams will make you look well-rested, is quitting coffee really worth the headache, can emptying your closet really bring you joy, and wtf is a gratitude practice, anyway? Co-hosts Doree Shafrir and Elise Hu explore these kinds of questions, with a big helping of humor and self-awareness. Together with weekly guests, they navigate what it means to care for ourselves as we get older — and hopefully wiser.
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Listeners send Doree and Elise their news sources, how they’re keeping busy and proactive, drugstore skincare recs for the winter, and updates on Trader Joe’s.
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Doree and Elise invite ex-Normal Gossip host Kelsey McKinney on to discuss her new book You Didn’t Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip, how understanding gossip is connected to Mean Girls, the Gaylor conspiracy and subculture, and the level of skepticism you should have based on the person you hear information from.
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Doree and Elise share their trusted local and national news sources and hear from listeners about the pride of free mugging, the Apple Health app reminder hack, and the Sam’s Club Chick-Fil-A dupe.
This episode contains a sponsored segment by Bausch + Lomb. Visit Xiidra.com to learn more.
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Doree and Elise share the products that the young people in their life have influenced them to try. Then, they invite illustrator and writer Hallie Bateman on to discuss illustrating a book with her mother about getting through her divorce (What to Do When You Get Dumped), the joy of witnessing that immense emotional growth in her mom, what life is like as a working artist, being a mom of twins, and using wit and humor to get through darker times.
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Dor and Elise catch up before hearing from listeners with advice for last week’s listener looking for the next step in their career, another all-in-one Ninja product you need to know about, who’s free bowling what and where, and a call out for some Sam’s Club recs!
This episode contains a sponsored segment by Bausch + Lomb. Visit KnowYourDryEye.com for more information.
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Doree and Elise speak with University of Michigan Law School Professor and Strict Scrutiny podcaster Leah Litman about the incoming Trump Administration. She discusses how you don’t have to accept the inevitable, how you can politically “gum up the works” of government as a form of resistance, the top three things to look out for as the Trump Administration takes over, and a solution to being involved when you only want to curl up in the fetal position.
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Doree and Elise discuss how to be a supportive sister as a new mom, the different ways being proud of yourself and feeling fulfilled can look as you age, and the staggering savings that pet insurance brought one listener.
This episode contains a sponsored segment by Bausch + Lomb. Visit miebo.com to learn more.
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Doree and Elise welcome activist, digital advocate, and OG podcaster Bridget Todd (Stuff Mom Never Told You, There Are No Girls On The Internet) to the show to speak vulnerably about the daily success of just putting one foot in front of the other, caring deeply about the state of the internet, understanding that your algorithm can be a spiraling echo chamber, and why she’s bringing reading and hyperlocal positive stories back to her life in 2025.
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Doree and Elise return from the liminal period between holidays with helpful notes from listeners about pet insurance, a declutter calendar to edit your home, and the ingenious Ninja Foodi.
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From Taiwan travels and emergency NYE vet visits, to Hanukkah beginning on Christmas and sick partners, the end of 2024 left Doree and Elise with a lot to catch up on! They also discuss their goals for Forever35 in 2025, what you can look forward to hearing more of this year, and why January is probably the worst time to make resolutions.
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