We're taking a quick look back at the last two months to reflect on what we've said, what we've shared and what we have LEARNED! In a word - WOAH. We revisit female friendships, active listening, good grief, gratitude and marvel at the spectacular women we've had on the pod. Please join us for this fun recap conversation where we come to understand more than ever, that our fifties are fabulous and we wouldn't trade out hard earned wisdom for anything.

MATTHEW Kelly on Carefree Timelessness

Martha's share: Osea Undaria Algae™ Body Oil

Nina's share: Amy Kay Poem You are Panicking at the Wrong Disco

Amy Kay on Instagram

Hiya Gorgeous listeners! We had such a blast with our next guest! We chatted with Meagan Keller, a 22 year makeup artist who helped us learn how to best apply our makeup, now that we have...more mature skin. We had the best play date, applying blush and eye shadow and even contour.

Meagan loves teaching people how to feel confident and how to understand their makeup.

She believes that great looking skin will give you even better looking makeup. The trick to great looking skin? Exfoliating, hydrating and SPF

Meagan works for Trish McEvoy makeup and also gives private makeup lessons and applications for your special events. If you’d like to contact Meagan about getting your makeup done for an event or to learn more about how to apply your own makeup, please reach out to her on Instagram at @meagankeller.

Nina's share:

Trish McEvoy Smooth and Illuminate Cream

Martha's share:

Jones Road Miracle Balm

Today Nina and Martha discuss their gratitude practices and how even in the midst of anxiety and depression, it helps them appreciate the things that really matter.

In share and tell Martha shares a book by Joyce Maynard

https://www.joycemaynard.com/

Nina shares the quote "think about, thank about, bring about"

In this conversation, Francine Brodsky, a certified senior advisor/geriatric care manager, shares her expertise on senior care and the aging process. She emphasizes the importance of planning ahead and involving aging parents in the decision-making process. She highlights the need for open conversations and starting out soft to maintain independence and meet the individual's needs.

#seniorcare #agingparents #healthcare

Francine Brodsky, CSA, CDP

[email protected]

773-720-3038

https://leanonmesenioradvisors.com/about/

Nina's coffee cup can be found at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6VZL3J3?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_Q0XY6GXEFZVSYM2KV7YD&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_Q0XY6GXEFZVSYM2KV7YD&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_Q0XY6GXEFZVSYM2KV7YD&starsLeft=1&skipTwisterOG=2&th=1

We are so excited today! Hiya Gorgeous welcomes our first guest on this episode!

T-Ann Pierce is a life, parenting and confidence coach who helps her clients evolve intentionally despite their demanding, often overwhelming lives. T-Ann has a background in Early Childhood and Personal and Family Development and she is a certified Cognitive Behavioral practitioner. She is a mother of four grown kids and a brand new grandma!

Dive in with us as T-Ann helps us understand the differences between our adult children's world and the one we grew up in. We discuss the 'family meeting,' expectations when living with adult children, effective communicating and the power of planting seeds.

We learn the importance of being nimble and being happy vs. being right as we navigate the continual transition of parenting.

If you'd like to reach out to T-Ann, you can find her here:

www.t-annpierce.com

[email protected]

on Instagram @tannpiercecoaching

on Facebook T-Ann Pierce Coaching

Share and Tells:

Nina's share and tell: Bruce Springsteen on "We are ghosts or we are ancestors in our children's lives." Listen in at 1:55.

Martha's share and tell: The Field guide to Dumb Birds

Today we talk about the importance of female friendships for our overall happiness. We look at the evolution of our friendships over time - how they've changed, mistakes we've made and what we've learned. We share our takeaways, our friendship quiz results and our walk up songs! You'll have to listen and then share your walk up songs with us.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/09/well/mind/friendship-style-quiz.html

https://www.nytimes.com/explain/2024/friendship-challenge

https://mariashriver.com/ive-been-thinking/#/

ttps://www.facebook.com/MariaShriver/posts/one-of-my-girlfriends-recently-referred-to-my-other-girlfriends-as-faith-keepers/10153479314085455/

#fireflies #evergreen #brenebrown #walkupsong #rocksteady #arethafranklin #whowouldntwanttobeme #keithurban

What We've Learned About Active Listening

While we can hear, are we really listening? Join Martha and Nina as they discuss what active listening really is, how they have learned to actually do it and why it is so important. Hint: It's about connection. Martha gives some great tips on which questions to ask to really get to know someone and Nina conducts an active listening experiment at a big social gathering. There's also a conversation about Christmas stockings of all things!

To learn more about Nina and Martha's Share and Tell at the end of the episode, see below:

How to Know a Person, by David Brooks

Daily Calm, 365 Days of Serenity by National Geographic

Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee

What We've Learned About Grief

In their second episode, in honor of the anniversary of the death of Nina's Mom Flo, we discuss grief - the good, the bad and the ugly. Both women have lost their parents and have been brought to their knees with grief, AND these days the grief is still there but different. You never get over grief, you get through it. As always, they have much to say, to share and to learn.

To learn more about Nina and Martha's Share and Tell at the end of the epsidode, see below:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stephen-colbert-grateful-for-grief/id1643163707?i=1000580162304

https://youtu.be/_u_TswLQ4ws?si=R5HWQEs1IBdEB-M0

https://open.spotify.com/track/30Ws4fQbAhaKWTS0hr0wJt?si=64f26241efd94957

What We Learned From Launching 5 Birds

Hiya Gorgeous! We are two mid fifties friends who have a lot to say, a lot share AND a lot to learn. In our first episode we share what we have learned about ourselves from launching 5 kids into this world. In the process, we earned a few gold stars and also felt some 'dirty pain.' We look forward to sharing more life experiences with you and learning about yours along the way.

To learn more about Martha and Nina's Share and Tell at the end of the episode, see below:

https://cac.org/daily-meditations/the-perennial-tradition-explore-divine-reality-2015-12-20/

grateful.org