Our guest, Dr. Daniel Levitin is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, author and musician.  He is the author of 4 New York Times best selling books including his most recent book, Successful Aging.  We discuss the top 10 tips to age successfully, changing the narrative on aging and the benefits to experience and life skills. 

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We have an amazing conversation with Television Personality Carla Hall.  She first won over audiences when she competed on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef: All Stars” and shared her philosophy to always cook with love. In her years hosting the award-winning daytime program, “The Chew,” she engaged with audiences on an authentic level that brought her loyal and passionate fans.  Currently, she can be seen co-hosting Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America.”

Carla Hall has a mantra: “Say yes. Adventure follows, then growth.”  We discuss how this mantra has created opportunities, supported her through life challenges and excited her for the future.

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This is an extremely informative episode for women in midlife and beyond.  We speak with Claire Gill, CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation.  Many women don't know how important bone health is as we age. 

Did you know that Osteoporosis is 90% genetic?

Did you know that your bone mass is at its peak at age 25?

Do you know your bone density or why it is important to know that answer?

Claire states "For women at menopause, we lose bone because of our estrogen loss so when we cease our menses, estrogen drops... and then we can lose up to 20% of our bone mass in the first 5-7 years post menopausal."

Learn the answers to the above questions and more on this episode.

https://www.nof.org/

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Dani Alpert has spent over 25 years as a performer, producer, director and now author.  Her book, The Girlfriend Mom, tells her story. A childfree woman who falls in love with a divorced dad of two children.  The relationship ends after 7 years but she finds a way to stay connected to the children. It is a heartfelt and funny story and our conversation is an entertaining one.

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Dr. Amy Blackstone is a nationally recognized expert on the childfree movement and author of the book Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family & Creating a New Age of Independence.   She joins us on the show to discuss the growing movement of adults choosing to remain childfree and what that means for society, environment and economy.  

It is a fascinating conversation about personal choice and societal norms.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592243/childfree-by-choice-by-dr-amy-blackstone/

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We explore powerful but many unknown women over 40 who made history.  Names you may not know but women who left their marks in the world. 

The two amazing ladies of HERstory on the Rocks podcast, Katie and Allie, share fascinating stories of HERstory.  Women like Hypatia from Alexandria, Wangari Maathai, Lisa Meitner and Patsy Mink.   You do not want to miss this amazing episode.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/herstory-on-the-rocks/id1440235092

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Elizabeth Lesser is the co-founder of the Omega Institute, author, speaker and frequent guest host on Oprah's SiruisXM show.  Her new book is  Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes. On this episode, we discuss the new book including the premise that most stories in history are written by men.  If women wrote the stories, the themes would be quite different.  She explores historical themes, women and power and the human connection.  

We also talk about the Omega Institute and her Women and Power Conferences.  The Institute has supplemented its holistic concentration with the Omega Women's Leadership Center.

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https://www.eomega.org/

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In this episode, we talk to Dr. Keira Barr, double board certified in Dermatology and Menopause Specialist.  Dr. Barr is a prominent leader in women’s medicine – creating a bridge between hormones, skin and mind-body medicine to optimize women’s mid-life experience. A fierce patient advocate and completely dedicated to uncovering the root cause of hormonal imbalances. 

We discuss those hormone imbalances and how they can affect the inside and outside of our bodies and also options to help.

https://drkeirabarr.com/

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Riku Campo is an international celebrity make-up and skincare expert.  He has worked with clients from Cindy Crawford to Anne Hathaway and with magazine such as Glamour and Vogue.  Riku recently wrote a book called I Am Beauty: Timeless SkinCare and Beauty for Women 40 and Over.  It is a beautiful book for women over 40 and showcases 16 different women and their make-up processes.  

www.rikucampobeauty.com

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Jean Chatzky is the CEO of HerMoney.com and host of the podcast HerMoney With Jean Chatzky. The financial editor of NBC Today for 25 years and the Financial Ambassador for AARP, she appears frequently on CNN, MSNBC and was a recurring guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

She is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Her latest book is Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve.

In this episode, we talk about her career, the Today Show, investment advice and retirement.  We also answer many of our listener's questions.

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