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Kris & Allie continue their chat with nutrition science and fitness expert Amanda Thebe in this Raw Rerun.

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH AMANDA IN PART 2 OF OUR CHAT:

• diet trends  
• intermittent fasting and keto diets
• prioritizing protein
• the importance of strength training
• maintaining muscle mass
• high quality carbs
• strength is power
• taking up space  
• the potency of small tweaks 
• looking for protein every time you eat
• functional strength training
• feeling empowered
• osteoporosis
• HIIT classes vs. weight training
• Amanda’s long-haul Covid recovery
• fitness “snacking”  
• self preservation vs. self care
• Amanda’s to-do/ta-da! list 
• getting beyond the stigma of anti-depressants
• how taking care of ourselves reads “failure”
• “shift happens”: how to think in midlife
• policing the quackery
• self-advocating
• keeping it simple
• a big box of vibrators   

A rerun of our fun and informative discussion with fitness expert Amanda Thebe, a force of nature when it comes to thriving in menopause. Amanda’s hellish journey in perimenopause spurred her to research and write Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too. With three decades of experience in the fitness industry, Amanda brings proactive positivity—and lots of laughs—to the menopause table, crafting a toolkit made up of four hacks: how to eat, how to move, how to manage stress, and how to think.

Here's what we discussed with Amanda in Part 1 of our chat:

• being unwell in perimenopause
• feeling isolated in the struggle
• common & uncommon symptoms
• vertigo & migraines
• our mothers dropped the ball
• Amanda’s alien birth
• emotional & mental health 
• hormone therapy and its stigma
• doctors untrained in menopause management
• simple treatment options
• bringing facts to the doctor

Links to resources discussed in this podcast:

• Where to buy Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too
• Amanda’s website
• Estrogen Matters by Dr. Avram Bluming and Carol Tavris, PhD
• NAMS, the North American Menopause Society
• Gennev, menopause telehealth

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In this rerun of one of our most popular Bitties, Allie can't control her innards at the gyno and there's a little shame all around. Enjoy!

In Part 2 of our chat with Dermatology PA-C Stephanie Cullinane, we focus on the cosmetic side of her practice. Stephanie discusses how to choose and use skin care products, ways to turn over skin, and more. We end with a Dermatology Rapid-Fire. Stephanie specializes in both medical and cosmetic dermatology at Aesthetic Dermatology & Skin Cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you haven’t already, listen to Part 1 of our chat, where we  focus on the medical side of her practice.

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH STEPHANIE CULLINANE IN PART 2 OF OUR CHAT:

• How to pick out a cleanser - it’s all in the pH
• Getting dry with age
• How to moisturize
• It’s all about molecule size  
• Antioxidant products
• Calming down pigment cells
• Vitamin C serums
• Vitamin B3 in sunscreens
• DNA repair products
• Where to put your money
• Acid peels and lasers
• Eye creams and eyelid rashes
• How to use Retinols and Retin-A
• Stimulating collagen
• Sun damage and cell memory

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In this rerun of one of our most popular episodes, Kris & Allie talk smart skin protocols with Dermatology PA-C Stephanie Cullinane. Stephanie specializes in both medical and cosmetic dermatology at Aesthetic Dermatology & Skin Cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine’s Primary Care Associate Program and holds a BA from Smith College. Before dermatology, she worked in internal medicine and gynecology.

HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS CHAT WITH STEPHANIE CULLINANE:

• How a woman’s skin ages
• The role of estrogen in skin health
• Cystic acne
• The layers of our skin
• Fragile blood vessels
• Sun damage and skin protection
• Hormones and skin issues
• Stephanie’s annual cancer screening protocol
• Lichen sclerosus & melanoma
• Sunscreen & vitamin D supplements
• Sun-protective clothing
• Heliocare
• Listening to her patients
• Skin Tag Night!
• The Vitamin B complex Nicotinamide

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Wendy, Kris & Allie recall fashion, beauty and music nightmares of decades past. 

HERE’S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH WENDY:

• ruffled collar with side buttons
• Jack & Diane
• Forenza sweaters backwards with a V
• Twist-a-Beads
• Pointy-toe Mias with pegged, acid-washed jeans
• Jellies & their dirt rings
• The queen of shoulder pads
• The Fe-mullet
• The psychology around the makeup mirror
• Blue frosted eye shadow
• Stripping your derm
• "I came from a bad tanning bed"
• Argyle sweater vest with nothing underneath
• Stirrup pants
• Overalls
• The Tennille haircut
• What were we singing?

LINKS TO RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Jack & Diane
• Conair Mood Mirror
• Kristy McNichol
• Kissing Potion
• Love's Baby Soft
• Tickle Deodorant
• Jordache Jeans
• Indian Earth
• Flashdance
• Muskrat Love by Captain and Tennille
• Sunshine on My Shoulders by John Denver
• Afternoon Delight by the Starland Vocal Band
• The Stroke by Billy Squier

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It's all about the hacks—and the screenplay—in Part 2 of our chat with screenwriter/author Monica Corcoran Harel.

HERE’S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH MONICA IN PART 2:

• Invisibility  
• Paulina Porizkova
• Outer vs. inner image
• A female magazine that moved the needle 
• Monica's top beauty hacks 
• How Monica pops a brow
• Her husband got lucky, thanks to a brow gel pickup
• Monica's top wellness hack
• Strolling with a wine glass
• The power of a made bed
• A morning power trip
• A humanity hack
• Competing with women
• There's enough to go around
• Women lifting women 
• Confrontation 
• Monica's Netflix screenplay
• Hollywood's eyeing 50+ women, finally

LINKS TO RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Pretty Ripe
• Teen Vogue
• Kosas Air Brow gel
• Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer
• Amy Baer's Landline Pictures
• Writing partner Jordan Roter Stodel

OTHER RESOURCES THAT MONICA LOVES :

• Kosas Air Brow Gel
• Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs
• Levi's Ribcage Bootcut jeans
• Charlotte Stone clogs and sandals. 
• On Instagram: Garancedore, comedian Amy Sedaris, art historian/cultural critic Hilton Als. 
• Others:  Nicole Byer and comedyfortheinternet, plus DailyMail.com (trying to give it up!)

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Kris & Allie sit down with screenwriter, journalist and best-selling author Monica Corcoran Harel, the founder of the weekly Pretty Ripe newsletter. Netflix just purchased her feature film screenplay, a byproduct of the spark she found in reinvention. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
HERE’S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH MONICA:

• The culture of keeping up appearances
• Crazy kid's parties in Los Angeles, 'copters included!
• The gratitude for having a daughter at 42 
• Juicy and vibrant
• Mothers and their obsessions
• Aging positively and the gifts we get
• Menopause is a buzzword in Silicon Valley
• A slight detour on men's balls
• Gals and waxing: the politicizing of pubic hair
• Normalizing body hair with the Ladyist
• A "firing" sparks a reinvention in midlife: the start of something good
• Her fun screenplay that Netflix purchased
• The power of 50+ women entrepreneurs
• Loving the middle of everything
• Confidence, contacts, and capital were the keys to her pivot
• Don't overthink things and start small

LINKS TO RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Pretty Ripe newsletter
• Monica's New York Times pieces
• Gennev menopause platform
• Alan Cumming talking about scrotal lifting on the Nancy podcast
• The Ladyist (Ashley Armitage) on Instagram

OTHER RESOURCES THAT MONICA LOVES :

• Kosas Air Brow Gel
• Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs
• Levi's Ribcage Bootcut jeans
• Charlotte Stone clogs and sandals. 
• On Instagram: Garancedore, comedian Amy Sedaris, art historian/cultural critic Hilton Als. 
• Others:  Nicole Byer and comedyfortheinternet, plus DailyMail.com (trying to give it up!)

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Kris & Allie are short on laughs in light of the tragedy unfolding—particularly for girls and women—in Afghanistan. Instead, we offer these recs and links. Please email your suggestions to [email protected].

WORTHWHILE READS

• The Taliban's Return Is Catastrophic for Women, by photojournalist/writer Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic. Powerful photos and a boots-on-the-ground reflection of the past two-plus decades for women in Afghanistan.
• Historian Heather Cox Richardson in her newsletter Letters from an American offers a succinct explanation of the past 20 years of US involvement in Afghanistan.
• Four Concrete Actions the US Should Take Now to Help Afghan Women Activists: An opinion piece co-written by the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the founder/executive director of Mina’s List.
• How to Save the Lives of Afghan Women: Three urgent actions you or your organization can take, from the GIWPS.

A WORTHWHILE LISTEN

• The Fall of Afghanistan: Via voice memos, one Afghan woman—an outspoken critic of the Taliban—shares her experience day by day as her country falls under Taliban control. Reported by the NYT's Lynsea Garrison for The Daily Podcast.

HOW TO SUPPORT

• Women for Women International: Investing in women survivors of war and conflict. Connects women with women in conflict zones. 
• Women for Afghan Women: Grassroot organization dedicated to protecting Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York.
• Afghanaid: Focuses on vulnerable households in Afghanistan, such as those headed by women. Based in London.
• The Red Cross has worked in Afghanistan for 30 years and pledges to continue.
• International Rescue Commitee (IRC) has supported Afghanistan since 1988.
• Enabled Children Initiative supports children with disabilities.
• Canada is seeking 1,000 volunteers to help welcome and integrate Afghan refugees. Volunteers will not be asked to host.
• Here's how to ask President Biden to boost refugee admissions numbers in the US.
• Mina's List: Working to advance global peace and women's political leadership.
• Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security: Building an evidence-based case for a focus on women, peace and security.

In the first Raw Tales from the Field, Kris meets Claire & Ashley at the farmer's market and gets the lowdown on an amazing sex toy.

HERE’S WHAT KRIS DISCUSSED WITH CLAIRE & ASHLEY BY THE SALTWATER BAKERY STAND: 

• A cool bag
• The magic of a clit sucker
• The Womanizer
• In the shower, with a partner, by yourself
• One boyfriend was jealous, the other bought Claire a spare
• How do the Raw Female ladies not own a bucketload?

LINKS TO RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Womanizer
• Ft. Mason Farmer's Market

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RAW FEMALE: INFORMATIVE. SOLUTION-BASED. POSITIVE. FUN.