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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.

A Certain Age Katie Fogarty

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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.

    Ex-Banker Rowena Scherer Cooks Up a Second Act as a Cookbook Author + Culinary Entrepreneur

    Ex-Banker Rowena Scherer Cooks Up a Second Act as a Cookbook Author + Culinary Entrepreneur

    Investment banker Rowena Scherer woke up one day and asked herself—do I really want to be a banker for the rest of my life? What came next was a foray into culinary entrepreneurship, a line of award-winning cooking kits for kids, and eventually a kids’ cookbook, “A Taste of the World: Celebrating Global Flavors.” On today’s show, Rowena shares how she went from being the first in her family to graduate from college to Wall Street banker to training as a chef at the prestigious French Culinary Institute and the launch of a line of kids’ products that Time Magazine dubbed the toy of the year in 2022. We get into it all–career reinvention, unlikely, improbably pivots, and why age, experience, and fresh perspectives can superpower new acts.

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    • 36 min
    What’s Your Pleasure? Bridging the Midlife Bedroom Gap with Dr. Maria Sophocles

    What’s Your Pleasure? Bridging the Midlife Bedroom Gap with Dr. Maria Sophocles

    Want a better sex life? Sexual health expert Dr. Maria Sophocles helps us amp up our orgasms and sex life with ideas for closing the “midlife bedroom gap” and managing what can get in the way of pleasure—think painful sex, low and mismatched libido, and vaginas that have morphed from “Nordstrom to Ikea” in midlife. We cover actionable ideas to boost lubrication, the role of HRT, sex toys, and steamy audio erotica. Plus, ideas for rewiring your brain to become a “sexual savings account” ready for spontaneous withdrawals. Hot tamale alert! This extra spicy show is the adult sex ed no one teaches you!

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    • 48 min
    Want to Age Better? Serial Marathoner Barbara Hannah Grufferman Shares Running, Mobility + Bone Health Strategies for Every Fitness Level

    Want to Age Better? Serial Marathoner Barbara Hannah Grufferman Shares Running, Mobility + Bone Health Strategies for Every Fitness Level

    Barbara Hannah Grufferman ran her first marathon at 50. At 67, she’s training for her 18th. In this episode, Barbara shares how she went from being the kid who hated gym class to a serial marathoner and healthy aging advocate, podcaster, and author. Barbara breaks down the run-walk-run program that took her from newbie runner to the finish line of her first marathon and shares ideas for exercises and strength training for injury-free running and fitness at any level. We also explore the link between fitness and reinvention, the power of a walking practice, and ChiRunning, a form of running influenced by tai chi. Plus, takeaways from Barbara’s popular podcast AGE BETTER.

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    • 50 min
    The Power of Play and Ideas for Summer Fun to Boost Joy, Health + Relationships with Laura Haver

    The Power of Play and Ideas for Summer Fun to Boost Joy, Health + Relationships with Laura Haver

    Want to inject more play and playfulness into your busy, jampacked lives and schedules? Meet Laura Haver, a play advocate, author, speaker, life coach, mom, and former pro athlete who believes play is for everyone at ANY age. 
    Laura is the author of Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole Family to Boost Creativity, Connection & Mindfulness and has helped thousands of people experience more fun, fulfillment, and joy in their everyday lives. She shares ideas for tapping into the energy-boosting magic of play, games for grownups, intergenerational activities for family reunions, and how to enhance your relationships one joyful, playful activity at a time!
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    • 38 min
    Live Fully, Age Well + Jump Feet First into Midlife Entrepreneurship with Michelle Jacobs of Womaness

    Live Fully, Age Well + Jump Feet First into Midlife Entrepreneurship with Michelle Jacobs of Womaness

    Forget anti-aging. Menopause care brand Womaness has a thoroughly modern mantra: Experience Required. Preach! On this episode, Katie connects with Womaness co-founder Michelle Jacobs to learn how she and her co-founder Sally Mueller jumped feet first into entrepreneurship to launch a wellness and personal care brand for women demanding a modern take on wellness and menopause care. We explore why age is a superpower, the gentle, efficacy of plant-powered products and supplements, and learn why their ultra-popular hero product, Let’s Neck, always sells out.

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    • 38 min
    Straight Talk on HRT and the Science Behind the Latest Menopause Headlines with Dr. Jessica Shepherd

    Straight Talk on HRT and the Science Behind the Latest Menopause Headlines with Dr. Jessica Shepherd

    Get a straight-talk, science-backed look behind the latest buzzy menopause headlines on a new study that finds that the overall health benefits of HRT outweigh the risks. What does this new study mean for you? This week on the podcast, leading women’s health expert Dr. Jessica Shepherd (you know her from GMA and The Today Show) unpacks the headlines and gives us the 411 on HRT—what it is, how it works, and at what age and stage you can best benefit. We also get into hormone myth-busting, explore who is (and who is not) a candidate, and dive into options beyond HRT for women looking for a more expansive meno care toolkit. Fast-paced, informative, and actionable, this show is a do-not-miss!

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    • 40 min

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