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Episode 11:  Southern Comforts

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From sugar-sweet greetings to polite shade-throwing, Southern slang is its own love language. This week, we’re fixin’ to dive into the colorful world of Southern sayings and spilling the tea on classics. 

Along the way, we’ll explore how these words and phrases show up in our own everyday moments. Whether you grew up hearing them or you’re just learning, grab some sweet tea and join us for a laugh-filled trip. 

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Episode 10:  What's New What's Next

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Pause Pleas3 is evolving—just like we are. What started as a space to talk midlife, menopause, and the everyday has grown into a deeper conversation about purpose, possibilities, and the power of reinvention. This season, we’re opening up about our own journeys—what we’ve learned, where we’ve stumbled, and the big, bold goals we’re setting for the future. Join us as we explore not only what’s changing in life, but how we can change with it—intentionally, joyfully, and unapologetically. 

We’re taking you along as we dream up what’s next for us. Subscribe, share, and take a deep breath — you’re not alone. Let's pause together. 

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Episode 9:  Sam’s Club vs Costco: The Midlife Membership Debate

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Is your loyalty card a reflection of your stage in life? In this episode of Pause Pleas3, we’re pitting Sam’s Club against Costco in the ultimate showdown. From navigating endless aisles to debating if you really need 3 gallons of mayo, we’ll unpack the perks, quirks, and quiet thrills of warehouse shopping. Because sometimes, nothing says self-care like bulk-buying cheese you’ll never finish.

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Episode 8:  Hot Flashes, Hormones & Holding It All Together 

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In this episode of Pause Pleas3, we’re bringing together voices from across the spectrum:  perimenopause, full-blown menopause, and dreaming of life on the other side.

What does it feel like when your body starts writing a script you didn’t ask for? When your emotions swing, your sleep disappears, and your sweat glands launch  a surprise attack mid-meeting? When you’re expected to keep adulting while everything inside is shifting?

We talk symptoms, doctors, and the solidarity we’ve found in sharing our stories. From hormone therapy to mysterious crawling sensations.  We’re covering it all with honesty, curiosity, and a little laughter through the haze.

So pour the wine, steep the tea, or fan yourself — we’re in this chaos together, one hot flash at a time.

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Episode 7:  Growing Up in the Glorious ’80s and ’90s

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In this episode of Pause Pleas3, we take a memory-lane detour back to the days when sunscreen was optional, cereal was a food group, and you rode in the “way back” of the station wagon with zero supervision. We're talking about growing up in the ’80s and ’90s — a time of free-range childhoods, rotary phones, questionable fashion, and the kind of chaos that somehow built resilience (and great stories).

Join us as we reflect on how much the world (and parenting) has changed — and what we secretly miss about the analog days.

Because sometimes, midlife means looking back with wonder… and wondering how we survived.

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Episode 6:  Wellness Without the Woe

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This week on Pause Pleas3, we're peeling back the layers of health and wellness in midlife — no juice cleanses, no guilt trips, and definitely no overnight miracles. Just real talk about what it actually means to feel good in your own skin when hormones are fluctuating and energy is on a tight schedule.

From hot flashes to heart health, sleep struggles to strength training, we’re tackling the realities of staying well in your 40s, 50s, and beyond. Think of it as a wellness check-in with your most honest, hilarious, and slightly sweaty friends.

Because midlife isn’t about chasing perfection — it’s about finding what works, what matters, and what makes you feel like you again.

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Episode 5: The Forbidden Pool Noodle

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In this episode of Pause Pleas3, we dive headfirst (goggles optional) into the absurdity of modern midlife rules — starting with the most pressing question of all: Why are we not allowed to use a pool noodle?

Join us as we laugh through the logic (or lack thereof) behind seemingly harmless things becoming taboo. We unpack the hilarity of being women in midlife navigating rules nobody remembers making. Expect spirited tangents on community pool politics and how the mundane moments — like arguing over a foam flotation device — somehow become the most relatable parts of this wild season of life.

Midlife might be serious business, but we’re keeping it buoyant — with or without the noodle.

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Episode 4:  Dorm Rooms, Drop-Offs & Adulting — A Year in Review

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In this reflective episode of Pause Pleas3, we look back on our kids’ first year of college — and everything it stirred up in us. From the teary goodbyes at dorm drop-off to the quiet of the house that followed, we unpack what this milestone meant as moms, women in midlife, and humans in transition.

We talk about the surprises (good and hard), the letting go, the checking in (too much? not enough?), and the strange in-between space of still parenting… just from a distance. Meanwhile, we’re managing our own changes —  identity shifts, and the everyday stuff that doesn't pause just because we’re feeling all the feels.

What did we learn this year? About them, about ourselves, about what’s next? Grab your coffee or your wine — we’re talking honesty and hope as we close one chapter and look toward what’s ahead.

Because as it turns out, they’re not the only ones growing.

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Episode 3:  Stuck in the Middle — Parenting Up, Parenting Down

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In this episode of Pause Pleas3, we’re diving into the emotional juggling act of being the “sandwich generation” — caring for aging parents while still showing up for our grown (or almost-grown) kids. It’s a role no one really prepared us for, and yet here we are… managing medications and college move-outs, and doctor appointments — all while trying to survive Thursday and maybe remember where we left our coffee.

We open up about the weight of being needed on both ends, the invisible labor no one sees, and the quiet grief of watching roles reverse with our parents. It's exhausting, tender, often absurd — in that “everyday hero” kind of way.

So how do we care for everyone else without losing ourselves in the process? That’s what we’re figuring out — one hard conversation and one deep breath at a time.

If you’ve ever felt caught in the middle, this episode is your reminder: your story matters.

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Episode 2:  Where Will They Land — And Where Does That Leave Us?

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In this episode of Pause Pleas3, we’re talking about that weird, wonderful, and wildly uncertain phase of life when your kids are launching (or circling the runway) — and you're trying to figure out what comes next for you.

As moms in midlife, we’re navigating shifting hormones, shifting roles, and now... possibly a change in zip code. Do we follow our kids? Stay put? Downsize? Dream big? Move to a place that feels more us now that we’re no longer tethered to school districts and soccer schedules?

We get real about the emotional rollercoaster of letting go, the logistics of grown-ish kids, and decisions like: Should we sell the house? What does “home” even mean now?

All this may be making us sweat, but it’s also making us think — about freedom, family, and where we want to plant our next roots.

If you’re wondering where you’ll land once they do — you’re in good company. 

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