In this episode of Live Your Best Midlife, I’m sharing a little bit of everything that’s been on my mind lately, from books and TV shows worth your time to sourdough experiments, gardening, strength training, aging, travel, and getting outside your comfort zone in midlife.

I’m talking about recent reads including The Correspondent, Theo of Golden, and Culpability, along with shows I’ve been watching like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Partners, and Shrinking starring Harrison Ford.

I also dive into a bigger conversation about aging, muscle loss, nursing homes, GLP-1 medications, and why I believe strength training is about far more than aesthetics. We talk about why women make up the majority of nursing home residents, how muscle impacts independence as we age, and why I worry we could be heading toward a future epidemic of frailty if we focus only on getting smaller instead of getting stronger.

I’m also sharing:

• my latest sourdough adventures (including a few imperfect loaves)
• what’s growing in my garden right now
• non-toxic pest control for vegetables
• why I took my own advice and met a friend for lunch
• nerves about playing in a couples golf tournament
• and why I genuinely admire the way Gen Z approaches travel, experiences, and uncertainty differently than many of us in Gen X did.

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