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For smart & sassy women over 40
Hello, friend! You’ve landed in the right place, where women over 40 come to figure out what the hell is going on with their hormones, emotions, relationships, careers, and… well, everything really.
Join me each week as we dig into perimenopause and menopause, burnout, career pivots, parenting, marriage, purpose, and the constant quest to feel like ourselves again during this wild stage of life.
You’ll hear honest midlife advice from experts and everyday women, plus real-life tools that actually help with hormone health, mindset, nutrition, and lifestyle. And yes, we also talk about our favorite books and girls’ trips.
If you love hearing from experts, rebels, and wise women rewriting midlife on their own terms, you belong here. Hit play and let’s go.
Check out the latest episodes:
Why Am I So Tired? How Your Mitochondria Affect Energy in Midlife
You sleep a reasonable amount. You eat pretty well. You move your body most days. And somewhere around mid-afternoon, your energy disappears anyway, like someone flipped a switch. Chris Burres, a research engineer who has spent over three decades studying a molecule tied to some of the longest longevity results ever recorded in animal research, says there's a piece of this most of us never check: the tiny power plants inside every cell in your body, your mitochondria.
Do Skin Supplements Actually Work? A Pharmacist Explains
Somewhere in your 40s, your skin started doing something new. Drier here, thinner there, a little less bounce than it used to have, and no amount of the usual serums seemed to touch it. Lily Shapiro, a pharmacist and the founder of the skin longevity brand ATIKA, has spent years studying why that happens and what actually helps, and it turns out most of us have only been solving half the problem.
Why You Don't Feel Like Yourself Anymore and How to Reconnect
If you've been catching yourself thinking "I just don't feel like myself" and you can't explain exactly why, there's a real, physiological reason for it. It's not only your hormones, and it's not only because you're stretched impossibly thin, though both matter.
There's a third factor called interoception: your ability to sense and interpret what's actually happening inside your body. When it goes offline, you lose your sense of self right along with it.
How to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife by Changing Your Identity First
If you've looked around at your life lately and thought, I have everything I wanted, so why don't I feel like myself? this episode is for you. I'm joined by Ellen Baker, novelist and founder of The Next Chapter Studio, to talk about reinventing yourself in midlife by doing something most of us have completely backwards: choosing your identity before you have proof you're there.
Why Work Feels So Hard Lately for Midlife Women (Career Burnout + What to Do)
Ever catch yourself thinking… why does work feel so hard lately?
You’re showing up, doing everything “right,” and yet you feel more exhausted, more disconnected, and less motivated than ever. If you’ve been wondering if your job is even right for you anymore—or if you’re dealing with career burnout, overwork, or that nagging sense that something is off—this episode is for you.
Can You Delay Menopause? Here’s What Impacts Your Hormones and Menopause Timing
Most women assume menopause is a fixed point in time—something dictated by genetics that we just have to ride out. But emerging research around ovarian aging is starting to challenge that idea.
How to Declutter Your Home in 15 Minutes a Day (Even If You Feel Overwhelmed)
What if creating a calmer home didn’t require a full weekend of organizing?
In this conversation, Jessica talks with organizing coach Tracy Hoth about a surprisingly simple approach: a 15-minute daily decluttering habit that helps busy women make real progress without burnout.
What to Do When Your Midlife Marriage Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
If your midlife marriage feels more like roommates than romance, you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m talking with marriage and family therapist Dr. Becky Whetstone about why so many women reconsider their long-term marriage in midlife and what to do when you start thinking, “I think I want out.”
Director to VP Promotion: Why High-Performing Midlife Women Get Stuck in Corporate Leadership
Feeling stuck at Director level despite years of experience and strong performance? Executive coach Katy McFee explains why high-performing midlife women often get passed over for promotion and the simple shifts that can finally get you seen as VP material.
The Surprising Power of Peptides for Midlife Skin, Hair Loss and Longevity
Is your midlife skin looking OLD? Is your hair shedding more than it used to? In this episode, we explore how peptides may support midlife skin, hair loss, inflammation, and longevity.
Do Peptides Help with Sleep, Energy, and Weight Gain in Perimenopause?
Are peptides the missing link for midlife women who are doing all the right things and still feel stuck?
If your nutrition, exercise, and sleep are pretty dialed in but you’re still dealing with low-grade fatigue, slower workout recovery, brain fog or stubborn weight gain in perimenopause, this episode is for you.
Surviving the Midlife Trifecta: Menopause, Divorce and Dating
Menopause, divorce, and dating don’t always take turns. They hit all at once. Angela Burk explains how surviving all three can become a midlife turning point you didn’t see coming.
Perimenopause, Puberty and the Undeniable Parallels
If you’re raising a daughter while navigating perimenopause yourself, this episode will help you see puberty and midlife hormone changes in a new, more compassionate light.
Why Self-Aware Midlife Women Still End Up in Unhealthy Relationships
If you are self-aware, emotionally intelligent and still finding yourself people-pleasing or walking on eggshells in your relationship, this episode will help you understand why, without blaming yourself.
Trauma-informed coach and somatic therapist Steffi Seefeld joins me to unpack why so many high-achieving women feel confident and successful on the outside, yet anxious, unseen, or unsure in their relationships.
Ditch the Sunday Scaries & Plan Your Most Aligned Year Using Your Enneagram Type
If you start feeling the Sunday Scaries before the weekend is even over, you’re not alone.
In this episode, I sit down with leadership coach and Enneagram expert Ali Dunn to talk about a different way of planning the year ahead—one rooted in self-awareness, motivation, and alignment, not hustle or “shoulds.”
Why Dieting Backfires and Metabolism Is Key in Perimenopause
Eating less and exercising more does not help with weight gain in perimenopause. It can actually backfire. Here’s what works instead.
In this episode, I talk with registered dietitian and holistic nutritionist Betsy Markle about why traditional dieting stops working in perimenopause and what actually supports metabolism during midlife.
End of Year & New Year Journal Prompts for Midlife Women Seeking a More Aligned Life
Did you accomplish a lot this year but still feel oddly unfulfilled? This episode will help you understand why, and what to do next.
In this solo episode, Jessica shares end-of-year reflection prompts for midlife women who want to live more intentionally and feel more aligned as they head into a new year.
The Best Midlife Advice From 50 Episodes on Perimenopause, Reinvention and Feeling Like Yourself Again
And after 50 episodes of talking with doctors, hormone experts, therapists, pelvic floor PTs, coaches, healers, and wildly inspiring midlife women, I’ve noticed the same themes rise to the surface again and again. Today, I’m pulling together the most important lessons from the first 50 episodes to help you feel less alone, more informed, and way more empowered in this chapter of life.
Holiday Eating Tips Every Midlife Woman Needs
If you’re a midlife woman who’s finally getting your protein, strength training, and sleep dialed in — only to have the holidays show up like a glitter bomb of sugar, cocktails, and family dynamics — this episode is exactly what you need.
Simplify the Holidays: Minimalist Tips for Busy Midlife Women with Shira Gill
Between the gifts, the hosting, the traditions, the cards, the cooking, and the never-ending expectations… December can feel like a full-time job. But what if this year could feel different?
Shira Gill is here to help you create a holiday season that feels joyful, calm, meaningful — and actually aligned with your life right now as a midlife woman. Hallejulah.