The Flexible Neurotic

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22 | Skincare: Wrinkles, Melasma & Dewy Glows in Midlife Jul 08, 2021

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Are you ready for some exclusive midlife skincare beauty secrets from a skincare guru?

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about Skincare: Wrinkles, Melasma & Dewy Glows in Midlife. Cayli lets us in on how she started her business and how her specialized treatments have helped so many women be more confident in their own skin, in the second half of life.

We are going to dig deep into the details of Cayli's journey, in her "midlife remix", in her second half of life. Get up close and personal! After you finish this episode, we have a rad "minisode" with Cayli. We do a run-through of her beauty tips, self recreation journey, and exclusive skincare musts, Mildife's 10 Things (mini episode).

Some highlights:

-Being a brand strategist & created an Instagram "Knocking on 40" to prove a point (authentic brand voice)

-Creating summer pop up shops in the Hamptons to sell beauty products

-Key tips on what to use on your face/melasma, retinol, sunscreen, oils, exfoliation

-Franchising Knockout Beauty

-Sagging skin

-Beauty tools

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Midlife's 10 Things - Minisode #21 Jun 24, 2021

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New to The Flexible Neurotic! A minisode series called Midlife's 10 Things…we do a run-through of the episode guest's tips about beauty, self recreation, & fitness.

This week I am chatting with the Founder & CEO of Unplug Meditation, Suze Yalof Schwartz.

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21 | Find Your Passion In The Second Act Through Meditation & Mindfulness Jun 24, 2021

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Find Your Passion In The Second Act… Are you ready?

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about why and how meditation & mindfulness can help us find our passion in "the second" act, midlife. Suze Yalof Schwartz, founder, and CEO of Unplug Meditation, also explains how using and building meditation practices helped her, self recreate in the second half of life.

We are going to dig deep into the details of Suze's journey, in her "midlife remix", in her second half of life. Get up close and personal! After you finish this episode, we have a cool "minisode" with Suze. We do a run-through of her beauty, self recreation, fitness, and meditation secrets, Mildife's 10 Things (mini episode).

Some highlights:

- First job out of college working as an assistant to the PR director at Giorgio Armani

- Getting interviewed for a job at Vogue by Anna Wintour

- Leaving her job as a fashion editor and moving her family to LA

- Starting a business and doing everything herself, starting small

- Opening up the Unplug drop in-studio and meditation app, and meditation teacher training courses

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Midlife's 10 Things - Minisode #20 Jun 10, 2021

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New to The Flexible Neurotic! A minisode series called Midlife's 10 Things…we do a run-through of the episode guest's tips about, beauty, self recreation & fitness.

This week I am chatting with former Fox newscasters, Lisa Breckenridge & Dorothy Lucey.

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20 | Reinventing & Pivoting In Midlife: Through The Hollywood Lens Jun 10, 2021

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Reinventing & Pivoting in Midlife… Are you ready?

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about redefining and helping us to reimagine female aging through the lens of the Hollywood eye. I am chatting with former Fox newscasters, Lisa Breckenridge & Dorothy Lucey. I am discussing how these two guests self recreated after Hollywood was done with them for being past a certain age.

We dig deep into the details of Lisa's & Dorothy's journeys, in their second half of life. Get up close and personal! After you finish this episode, we have a cool "minisode" with Lisa and Dorothy. We do a run-through of their beauty, self recreation, and fitness secrets, Mildife's Ten Things (mini episode).

Some highlights:

- Lisa & Dorothy's experience being let go from their dream TV careers, for their age

- Both were able to do midlife pivots from the careers they loved

- Criticisms in Hollywood / "aging" in the industry

- Insights into their roles as journalists and how they compartmentalized the harsh realities of "bad news" in the world

- Morning routines

- Their love of meditation and breathing practices

- Some beauty, self-reinvention, and exercise tips

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19 | Pt. 3 of 3 - Parenting Through Teen Puberty in a Post-Pandemic World...in the Second Half of Life May 27, 2021

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Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation with teenage and puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett. We discuss parenting strategies to help our teens re-enter the real world from the pandemic, in the midst of bodily and psychological roller coasters. And, we chat about facing those awkward conversations with our teens regarding sex, puberty, periods, porn, and masturbation. Vanessa is a mom of 4, author of the Uncertain Parenting Newsletter, and Founder and owner of Dynamo Girl. She discusses how she is able to have open conversations about puberty with her kids and starting her business from the ground up. We also talk about how her workshops have not only helped teens and their parents become more comfortable in their bodies, but also have given Vanessa a new career path in her second half of life.

We are going to dig deep into the details of Vanessa Kroll Bennett's journey into her second half of life. We talk about the best approach to talking to your teen about sex and the changes they are starting to see. Vanessa talks about how to "re-do" parenting mistakes and teaches us some mindfulness tips to use before reacting to our teens' comments or behaviors. This conversation is insightful, practical, and hands down so funny… She and I share personal stories and examples from our own puberty years.

Some highlights:

Living in a household where it was normal to openly talk about puberty & sex vs. having a house where it is more awkward
Workshops for teens, tweens, and parents/teaching kids about consent, anatomy, friendships, and hard feelings
Vanessa talks to her 11-year-old son about porn
The important takeaway Vanessa learned when she and her 17-year-old son visited a college...parenting "do-overs"
Teaching kids mindfulness/ creating a worry box
Her journey creating her business, Dynamo Girl

Golden Nuggets:

Everyone has different comfort levels & having those awkward conversations don't always need to be face-to-face
Working out your talking muscle
The pandemic has made kids feel safe being at home and going through puberty..being back at school brings new anxieties
The importance of repeating "the talks" over time
Modeling for our kids that it's okay to make mistakes
It's okay to not be okay

For the real conversation and all the details, please tune into our three-part podcast.

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Email me directly at sarah@theflexibleneurotic.com. This podcast, along with associated websites and social media materials, are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The views expressed are that of Dr. Sarah Milken, and that of her guests, respectively. It is for informational purposes only. Please consult your healthcare professional for any further medical or psychological questions.

19 | Pt. 2 of 3 - Parenting Through Teen Puberty in a Post-Pandemic World...in the Second Half of Life May 27, 2021

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Some highlights:

Living in a household where it was normal to openly talk about puberty & sex vs. having a house where it is more awkward
Workshops for teens, tweens, and parents/teaching kids about consent, anatomy, friendships, and hard feelings
Vanessa talks to her 11-year-old son about porn
The important takeaway Vanessa learned when she and her 17-year-old son visited a college...parenting "do-overs"
Teaching kids mindfulness/ creating a worry box
Her journey creating her business, Dynamo Girl

Golden Nuggets:

Everyone has different comfort levels & having those awkward conversations don't always need to be face-to-face
Working out your talking muscle
The pandemic has made kids feel safe being at home and going through puberty..being back at school brings new anxieties
The importance of repeating "the talks" over time
Modeling for our kids that it's okay to make mistakes
It's okay to not be okay

For the real conversation and all the details, please tune into our three-part podcast.

Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some options to chat further!

To learn more about the golden nuggets we dug up in this episode, click on show notes. To make sure you don't miss future episodes of the podcast, subscribe, subscribe, subscribe.

Follow me and DM me on Instagram or Facebook.

19 | Pt. 1 of 3 - Parenting Through Teen Puberty in a Post-Pandemic World...in the Second Half of Life May 27, 2021

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Some highlights:

Living in a household where it was normal to openly talk about puberty & sex vs. having a house where it is more awkward
Workshops for teens, tweens, and parents/teaching kids about consent, anatomy, friendships, and hard feelings
Vanessa talks to her 11-year-old son about porn
The important takeaway Vanessa learned when she and her 17-year-old son visited a college...parenting "do-overs"
Teaching kids mindfulness/ creating a worry box
Her journey creating her business, Dynamo Girl

Golden Nuggets:

Everyone has different comfort levels & having those awkward conversations don't always need to be face-to-face
Working out your talking muscle
The pandemic has made kids feel safe being at home and going through puberty..being back at school brings new anxieties
The importance of repeating "the talks" over time
Modeling for our kids that it's okay to make mistakes
It's okay to not be okay

For the real conversation and all the details, please tune into our three-part podcast.

Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some options to chat further!

To learn more about the golden nuggets we dug up in this episode, click on show notes. To make sure you don't miss future episodes of the podcast, subscribe, subscribe, subscribe.

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18 | Pt. 1 of 3 - Grief, Death, Aging Parents & A Meaningful Life...in the Second Half of Life May 13, 2021

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The ins & outs of grief, death, aging parents & a meaningful life… Are you ready?

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about how to better understand the second half of life as we face, our own aging, the advanced aging of our parents towards the ends of their lives, and taking the lessons from your book and from your life to make our lives more meaningful in the second half of life with Steve Leder. He is discussing how he was able to take his own experience with loss and help others suffering from grief, explaining different types of loss, living a more fulfilling life, and being authentically yourself until the end.

We talk about the realities he had to come to grips with when losing a loved one, how to cope with grief and loss, and a deeper understanding of how to be authentically you.

Some highlights:

- Grief is a non-linear process

- Steve's relationship with his father and dealing with the grief from his father passing after suffering from Alzheimers for 10 years

- The importance of an ethical will

- Helping people is in Steve's DNA

- Ways to honor your child's blueprint

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18 | Pt. 2 of 3 - Grief, Death, Aging Parents & A Meaningful Life...in the Second Half of Life May 13, 2021

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Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about how to better understand the second half of life as we face, our own aging, the advanced aging of our parents towards the ends of their lives, and taking the lessons from your book and from your life to make our lives more meaningful in the second half of life with Steve Leder. Steve is a prolific author, husband, father of two, currently serves as the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a prestigious synagogue in Los Angeles with three campuses and 2,700 congregates. He is discussing how he was able to take his own experience with loss and help others suffering from grief, explaining different types of loss, living a more fulfilling life, and being authentically yourself until the end.

We are going to dig deep into the details of Steve Leder's journey into his second half of life. He discusses with us how his own experience with loss and grief has led him to discover how to truly live. We talk about the realities he had to come to grips with when losing a loved one, how to cope with grief and loss, and a deeper understanding of how to be authentically you.

Some highlights:

Grief is a non-linear process
Steve's relationship with his father and dealing with the grief from his father passing after suffering from Alzheimers for 10 years
The importance of an ethical will
Helping people is in Steve's DNA
Ways to honor your child's blueprint

Golden Nuggets:

We are more whole when broken
People face death exactly the way they face life
Grief is non-linear it comes in waves
Without death, life is meaningless
The pandemic has made saying "I love you" much more effortless
Death has a way of helping us see what really matters
Avoid using work as a way to suppress anxiety
Just show up and be authentic & Don't wait to enjoy your life

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