

A Certain Age
Katie Fogarty
A Certain Age is an age-positive podcast that helps you live your best, evolving midlife. We know the only constant is change. Kids grow. Jobs come and go. What it takes to be fit, healthy, happy, and fulfilled looks waaaay different than it did in our thirties and forties. Amp up your midlife with expert tips, tools, and resources to help with the hard stuff and light you up about what’s next. Pop in your AirPods and spend time with women just like you who are knocking it out of the midlife park and who share real-life blueprints for navigating speedbumps and setbacks. Because who hasn’t hit a midlife pothole (or two)? Ready to reboot your midlife and join the #AgeOutLoud movement? Follow us at @acertainagepod and find show notes, transcripts, and more midlife resources at www.acertainagepod.com.
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Apr 17, 2023 • 46min
Dating Coach Amy Nobile Helps Us Swipe Right on Love, Decode Dating Apps and Find Self-Compassion
Back on the dating scene? Meet dating coach Amy Nobile, who firmly believes that you can swipe right on love. She did it herself after leaving a 20-year marriage in midlife. Amy walks us through dating apps, online flirting, why your best first date is a “mini screener date,” and how to design a dating profile that attracts your swooniest, best match. Bonus! Amy offers ideas to change the energy around your dating life by first falling in love with yourself. If you are ready to download Bumble or Tinder or want thoughtful prompts for looking at your personal happiness and asking yourself, "Am I where I want to be?" this show is for you!
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Apr 10, 2023 • 41min
Novelist Andrea Dunlop on Midlife Coming of Age Stories and Why Women Are the Fiercest Creatures
Meet novelist Andrea Dunlop, author of the wildly addictive page-turner, "Women Are the Fiercest Creatures." This week's conversation toggles between the Seattle tech scene, new motherhood, parenting teens, divorce, yoga, women's invisible labor, female friendships, and why women are the fiercest creatures. Stick around to hear us get into all the things!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 2023 • 43min
Nutritionist and Intuitive Eating Advocate Jenn Salib Huber Dishes on Midlife Food Freedom, Body Confidence and How to Thrive During Menopause
Ready to “undiet” your life and embrace gentle nutrition to nourish your changing midlife body? Meet intuitive eating advocate Dr. Jenn Salib Huber aka “The Menopause Nutritionist.” Jenn is a certified dietitian, naturopathic doctor, and host of The Midlife Feast podcast. Jenn offers supportive food, health, and hormone education, along with a big heaping of body confidence to women in midlife without a side dish of diet culture.We get into the hormone soup of midlife, how menopause nutrition can help tame symptoms, and how to find food freedom – and adopt nutrition habits to fuel longevity --- and peace of mind. No calorie counting required!If you need some inspo for your own juicy midlife exploration—stick around, this show is for you!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2023 • 34min
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone and Travel the World with Natasha Muslih of The Voyagiste
Meet Natasha Muslih, who went from stay-at-home parent to the founder of the global travel company The Voyagiste in midlife. Natasha spent 2022 leading small group trips in Morocco, Peru, France, and she is poised to head to Italy this spring. She joins me today from Paris to talk about her midlife career pivot, how to turn a deep-seated passion into a paying job, and how, why, and where to travel! If you need some inspo for your own juicy midlife exploration—stick around, this show is for you!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 2023 • 36min
The Midlife Reckoning and What's Next? with Life and Business Coach Jen Marples
Forget midlife crisis. Life coach and midlife podcaster Jen Marples calls the moment between what’s now and what’s next a midlife reckoning—a time when many of us feel called to do more but still struggle to identify what that looks like. On today’s show, Jen offers 5 ideas to help us answer the question—what’s next? Jen taps into 25 years of marketing and business coaching expertise to offer prompts to help us dive deep into what lights us up and where and how we should devote our time. And Jen is walking the talk. After years of hustle culture and grinding, she hung up her corporate hat to follow her dream of helping other women launch their businesses and live midlife on their terms. Bonus! Jen shares why her podcast tagline is “You’re Not Too F***ing Old!”SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 2023 • 43min
Beyond Kegels. Easy Ideas for Optimal Pelvic Floor and GI Health (Think Bladder Control + Less Constipation) from Physical Therapist Dr. Anne Duch
Look, talking about pelvic floor dysfunction isn’t sexy. But pelvic floor health is a critical part of wellness and everyday living. Think bladder control, optimal GI health, pain-free sex, and mobility as you age. This week’s show features board-certified Physical Therapist Dr. Anne Duch, who dives into how pelvic floor health is impacted by pregnancy and childbirth, aging, loss of estrogen, and by our modern, largely sedentary life. Anne offers simple, doable ideas and exercises that every one of us can and should take to keep our pelvises in tip-top shape. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 6, 2023 • 36min
Less Stuff, More Joy. Christine Koh Helps Us Edit Our Life
Does less stuff equal more peace? Can we live a better, happier, more purposeful life with fewer commitments and more mental space? Former neuroscientist turned author, and creative Dr. Christine Koh believes integrating minimalism into our lives offers maximum joy and well-being. She hosts the award-winning podcast “Edit Your Life,” which shares ideas for simplifying and decluttering your physical and mental space to make room for the things YOU most care about in life. Learn tips for doing and having less and how to use #microgoals to achieve priorities ranging from decluttering your desk to rebooting your midlife friendships. Less is more!SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2023 • 39min
How to Uncover Microjoys + Find Hope When Life is Not Okay with Author Cyndie Spiegel
How do we hold grief in one hand and joy in the other? After the most difficult year of author Cyndie Spiegel’s life—a year of devastating losses and major health challenges—she found herself zooming in on the small things to stay afloat—life’s microjoys.Getting to midlife teaches us that loss and hardship are not optional—in Cyndie’s latest book, “Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life is Not Okay,” she helps us hone the practice of uncovering joy and finding hope at any age and situation.Today’s conversation is a warm hug, chockful of actionable guidance on the power of joy and thoughtful prompts for anyone looking to uncover microjoys in their own lives (no matter their circumstances). Yes, please! SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 2023 • 37min
Cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum on Heart-Healthy Tests, New Tech, and Must-Do Lifestyle Choice to Prevent Heart Disease
Top cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum wants you to know that if you have a heart, you need to think about heart disease—the #1 killer of women in the U.S.We dive into the steps, tests, and lifestyle choices EVERY woman should take to protect their heart for the long haul. And we explore the impact of menopause, stress, and Covid on women’s heart health.Jam-packed with heart-health tips, including the heart-healthy snacks Dr. Steinbaum reaches for daily, a favorite get-up-and-get-going exercise for heart health that anyone can do at any age, we also learn more about the heart-health app she is bringing to market as the founder of the heart-tech company Adesso.As a former Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Prevention, Health, and Wellness at Mt. Sinai Heart in New York City, and the Director of Women’s Heart Health at Northwell Lenox Hill, and a Today Show and GMA favorite, Dr. Steinbaum offers us 30-minutes of do-not-miss heart smarts from one of the country’s top docs. SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 2023 • 41min
Dr. Kelly Casperson on Midlife Sex, Revving Up Libido and the 411 on Menopause and HRT
Is your sex life amazing? Or is it meh, painful or non-existent? If you want to reprioritize your sex life, tackle the effects of menopause on your body and intimate life, and make this the year of greater intimacy with your partner, please meet Dr. Kelly Casperson, a woman who believes that pleasure is not just a nice to have, but a vital aspect of wellness and health. Dr. Casperson is a urologist, wife, mom, author, sex educator, and host of the top sexual wellness podcast called “You Are Not Broken.” She joins me today to give us the 411 on midlife intimacy, sexual health, and the science of desire, and to share ideas for making your sex life sing.SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPT:acertainagepod.comFOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE:InstagramFacebookLinkedInGET INBOX INSPO:Sign up for our newsletter AGE BOLDLYWe share new episodes, giveaways, links we live, and midlife resourcesLIKE BOOKS?Each month we do an author BOOK LOOK on Instagram Live Follow us for the fun! @acertainagepodCONTACT US:katie@acertainagepod.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices