Getting to midlife means facing the fact that health and wellness changes, challenges, and even *gasp* disease are coming your way, like it or not. OB/GYN Dr. Shieva Ghofrany helps us manage our mindset around midlife must-dos—mammograms, colonoscopies, Pap smears, menopause management—and advocates trading fear for “intentional anxiety”—where we take a proactive approach to tackling wellness challenges head-on. Plus, everything you want to know about vaginal estrogen but were afraid to ask. Sheiva helps us decode which choice (vaginal creams, tablets, rings, suppositories) is the best fit. Your dry vagina will thank you!
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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.

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

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

Have you tried and failed to make a mindfulness habit stick? Many of us are attracted to the benefits of mindfulness—stress-busting, a sense of calm and centeredness, and a sharper awareness of wonder. But making the practice stick? Tricky. In this episode, we explore a simple daily mindfulness practice that anyone can begin using immediately to access the benefits of mindfulness and unlock more joy in their daily life. In this episode, Katie is joined by Deborah Huber, co-author of “Today I Noticed: A Little Book of Mindfulness That Will Change the Way You See the World.” We uncover the difference between meditation and mindfulness, explore how mindfulness can offer life lessons from the grocery store checkout line, and why a regular mindfulness practice lets you experience daily life as new and novel, even as you tread familiar territory.

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Melt Stress with a Simple Mindfulness Practice that Sticks (Yes, Really!) from Author Deborah Huber

Here’s some bone health straight talk: Bone health doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does require your attention and focus if you want to avoid aches and pains, fractures and biggies like osteopenia, osteoporosis, and related conditions like sarcopenia. Bone health and movement pro Rebekah Rotestin walks us through the pillars of a bone health formula and the tests beyond the DEXA scan to measure bone density and bone quality. Plus, a deep dive into simple exercises and strategies to improve strength, balance and mobility, and movement mechanics for your whole body. If you want to travel the world, carry your groceries and be able to squat down and scoop up a future grandchild, this show has tools to keep you mobile and active for the long haul!

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What to Do Today to Boost Tomorrow’s Bone Health, Reduce Fractures + Prevent Osteoporosis with Rebekah Rotstein

At 31, Deesha Dyer interned in the White House as a community college student. Four years later, she was White House Social Secretary. In today’s show, Deesha shares her unlikely career story and her brand-new memoir, Undiplomatic, a deeply personal narrative about combating self-doubt while being on top of the world. We get into the evolution of confidence, how imposter syndrome is an illusion, the joy and freedom of aging, and why midlife is hella hot.  

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All Things Vaginal Estrogen (And Why to Stop Freaking Out About Health Care Worries) with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany

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