Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful–or something not even worth mentioning. When it’s something that every person with a uterus experiences, and for a lot of us, it’s like running a cosmic marathon on top of everything else in life. People of all genders need to understand what perimenopause is all about so that women don’t have to be bewildered or embarrassed on their own anymore. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. (Wait til you hear its heinous history! So maddening.)This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having your mood in a better place helps you be a better person–but there are so many things that can yank it around. In today’s episode I share 5 quick and remarkably effective ways to boost your mood. (And I share the movies and music I turn to again and again to lift my mood.)This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Setting up a routine can help keep your mood in a good place, as opposed to waking up and just starting to react to whatever presents itself, which leaves you feeling pulled in a million different directions, frazzled, and probably low mood. In this episode I share the different ways to think about what to put in that daily routine so that you know you’re taking good care of yourself and your responsibilities–and that helps your mood stay steady. Related episode: Morning Ritual to Clear Your HeadThis episode sponsored by:HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know that sometimes, something happens to hijack your day–and your mood. (It happened to me the day before I wrote this episode; I share the details of how my afternoon got hijacked by a call from my son’s vice principal.). Today I’m sharing a three step approach that spells out ARC, which is apt, because these three steps are like a rainbow bridge that can take you from upset to stable.This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have an idea that resting means doing nothing. And it’s true that sometimes rest is passive. But there’s a whole other vital category of rest–and this is something that most people don’t even consider: active rest. Listening to Dr. Dalton-Smith’s interview from Wednesday this week where she shared the seven different types of rest and what to do to counteract any rest deficits you may have, it only reinforces this truth: Sometimes rest means doing something. Come explore this paradox with me!This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm talking with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher. She's also the author of the book Sacred Rest. I'm fangirling a little bit because when Dr. Dalton-Smith was interviewed on a local NPR program, a friend of mine sent a link to our group chat and was so excited to tell us that being well-rested isn't just about getting sleep! We all got very excited to hear Dr. Dalton-Smith's message, because most of us, including me, struggle to get enough sleep a lot of the time. And I'm excited to share it with you!!Dr. Dalton-Smith’s websiteTake the rest quiz to identify your biggest rest deficit This episode sponsored by:HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I’m talking about rest. Not sleep, per se, but giving yourself what you need so that you can feel restored.And today I’m answering a question from a listener named Libby, who writes:“I’m having a hard time relaxing lately. It’s not necessarily that I’m stressed, it’s just that I find that I’m rarely doing nothing. I’m trying to be efficient with my time because there’s always so much to do, but it almost feels like a compulsion–to try to cross one more thing off my list. How can I teach myself to be OK with not being productive every minute of the day?”I mean, who can relate?This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you’re in the midlife realm, it’s really easy to focus on the changes that your hair, face, skin, body are experiencing and label them as negative and feel bummed out. Some days it’s like, how do I present myself in this new reality? So today I am sharing my go-to, number-one strategy for feeling fabulous–even when I don’t really feel fabulous. This strategy requires very little time, can be very inexpensive especially when you’re in to thrifting or your local buy nothing group although you can of course spend some money on it too. PLUS–I share a really silly story about my modeling debut at the Springhill Mall in Mobile, Alabama. This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is all about feeling good about how you look, especially when you’re in that midlife spin cycle where you feel like your appearance is changing before your very eyes. Today we're homing in on skincare at midlife--because your skin is literally the face you present to the world as well as an important component of health. And like every other part of you, it deserves your love and attention and support--not your blame or neglect.I'm interviewing Alayne White, a well-known and beloved aesthetician here in Rhode Island about her non-nonsense yet ultra loving approach to skincare, and what it means--and what it takes--to feel beautiful. This episode sponsored by:HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I’m talking about how to have a grown-up glow up. Glow up is what my kids call a makeover. But it’s not this radical transformation that we used to think of as a makeover–it’s more about highlighting your natural beauty and glowing from within because you love the way you look.Today I’m sharing a mantra that can help guide you on your journey to feeling good about how you like as you live longer. And really, it’s helpful in every other area of your life, too.This episode sponsored by: HelloFresh – Use promo code 50BETTERPERSON to save 50% and get free shippingAquaTru – Save 20% at with promo code BETTER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices