EP 96: Are you realizing that your role as a mother is changing? Are you going from “manager mom” to “consultant mom”? Feel like you have extra time on your hands now that your kids are older and/or moving out of the “nest”? You aren’t sure what to do with it (bored and wanting ideas for a midlife refresh)? Want to hear how other woman in the same situation are feeling in this situation? Ready to scratch the midlife “itchies” that are coming up from kids heading to college, getting jobs and/or moving out of the house? Ready for your midlife to kick into full gear? I am! Then this episode is definitely for you!

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in a new episode that I pulled from day 1 of my free workshop “It’s Time To Talk Midlife”. I shared “day 3” with you already and I couldn’t let you miss out on day 1 because it was just that good. I kept getting amazing feedback and a billion messages, so I decided to make each day a separate episode. The first day was all about becoming an empty nester, or even ½ empty nester like me. The kids are leaving/ left the house… My role as a mother is changing… now what?! I’m here to remind you that you are not alone in this. After this episode you will walk away with, “Oh shit, I never thought of that” moments, as well as 10 golden nuggets to leave you feeling positive and inspired as you conquer this time in your life. 

If you haven’t listened to “Day 3” yet, go back to episode 94 called “How To Say FCK to Fear In Midlife”!

Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the Hamas Massacre in Israel. Now we are sending love and light to the families of the mothers killed and to the moms who lost kids to horrific murders or kids who remain hostages in Israel. This is a different kind of empty nest. It’s unimaginable and real. 

Some Highlights: 

• Congratulations you raised a kid that can survive outside the home
• Am I a “consultant mom” now? What does that even mean?
• The college application process is so unpredictable 
• Reframing “empty nest”
• Time to do all the things you’ve ever wanted to do. Nothing is off limits, even sex in the kitchen
• Creating a space the kids want to come home to 
• Everyday is different, some days are we are in PJs until 3 PM
• It’s our midlife time to rewrite our stories

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EP 95: OMG! Do just hearing the words hormones and puberty make you cringe? I know, me too! And my kids are 17 and 19. How about taking a midlife woman with her own raging hormones and mix it with her teens’ hormones, that’s called full hormone stew. Do you want to hear all the latest research nuggets on puberty mixed with real life stories from two puberty experts who also happen to be midlife moms too? Want to hear about the “new puberty” ? Why does puberty with our kids feel different from the puberty we remember? And, how has social media changed puberty and our parenting? Have you heard about the term “midlife “second puberty”, perimenopause/menopause?

Do you ever feel like you said something to your teen that maybe you shouldn’t have? Me too! These two teen and puberty experts tell us how to do a “parenting do over”. We chat about empty nesting and keeping your connection with your kid while they are away at college. We don’t have to be real stalkers. LOL!  This episode is the perfect stew…cutting edge research nuggets on brain science & why it matters and real life stories and examples from the front lines of working with teens and parents. 

This is a don’t miss episode! 

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in an open and educational conversion called  “Hormone Stew…Puberty & ‘Second Puberty’!” My guests Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett are the co-authors of This Is So Awkward, Modern Puberty Explained and co-hosts of The Puberty Podcast. Cara is a pediatrician, Harvard graduate. She is also a New York Times bestselling author of The Care and Keeping of You series, Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys and Decoding Boys. My second guest, Vanessa is a Wellesley College graduate,the founder of Dynamo Girl, a company focused on building kids self-esteem through sports, puberty, education and parent workshops and the co host of The Puberty Podcast. We are getting into everything from supporting your teens through modern puberty to the science behind what is going on for them emotionally during this time of their lives 

This is a chat that is expert and fun all at the same time, a deep dive & real conversation.

Some Highlights: 

• Old puberty vs. new puberty 
• Menopause is the “second puberty” 
• Sex hormones
• Secrets to good communication with teenagers
• Keeping kids safe by treating them their age 

 

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EP 94: Are you ready to say f*ck it to fear in midlife, once and for all? Ready to embrace being a beginner? Are you running the show or is your inner mean girl? Want to know real life midlife strategies to say f*ck to fear? Then this episode is for you!

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in a new episode that I pulled from day 3 of my free workshop called “It’s Time To Talk Midlife”, which was live last week. This day was so good, I needed to share it as a podcast episode. It was all about f*ck fear, being scared and doing it anyway and how to really get into that mindset. I give you 5 special golden nuggets on how to overcome fear and embrace authenticity and action in midlife 

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EP 93: Are you curious about how to start something new in midlife? Do you find yourself attempting to google the 17 steps to start that new midlife hobby or figure out what’s next for you? Ready to accept that you have agency in your own life? Want to connect with other women who are ready to do the same? Need a little bit of help sorting through the mixed bag of solutions for midlife issues? What would it feel like to really say “bye-bye” to your comfort zone and embrace self-reinvention? Are you ready to say yes to yourself, your hobbies, and your passions? And, if you don’t have any (my husband has 89 hobbies and I am like “ugh”)...Then this episode is for you!

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in a mini-sode called “Bye-Bye Midlife Comfort Zone!”. I did my first ever Instagram live with Jessica Barac, from the IG Instagram account @whatthemenopause, that she has built into a place for women to feel seen, validated and celebrated in menopause and midlife. Jessica is a former athlete and registered nurse. We discussed everything from finding and re-inventing yourself in midlife to empty nesting, health, and of course my free workshop “Let’s Talk Midlife”. 

By the time this episode comes out the workshop will be over, but don’t worry because my online experience (some would call a course, “The Midlife Remix Table” is launching today! 8 weeks (two hours a week with me, on zoom). This is an intimate experience that is going to happen every single week with me and it's for women just like you and me seeking midlife connection and real evidenced based strategies on figuring out what’s next for us. 

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EP 92: Are you a midlifer struggling to lose and/or maintain weight? The latest version of the “muffin top” is making you crazy. You are told to eat more protein, intermittent fast, move and you feel like you are doing many of the things and still “ugh”. You want a cupcake for dinner after a cluster fck of a day, me too! What if someone taught you how to actually listen to your body and its feelings? Do you listen to what your body is really asking for? Did you know that if you can define a really authentic “why” when it comes to weight loss and healthy midlife lifestyle, you could make some big changes? Looking for 6 easy midlife rules to transform what you think about food, your body, feel better and shed a few pounds, this episode is for you!

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in an informative conversation called “Food, Weight & Me In Midlife”. I am joined by nutritional therapist, registered dietitian and “fellow midlifer”, Kim Shapira. She has a masters in human metabolism and clinical nutrition and she has spent the last 25 years in the “food and weight trenches” with women like you and me. She knows what works and what doesn’t. We get into the reasons why the word “diet” feels unsafe and how to maintain a healthy, supportive midlife lifestyle. We all read so much “diet” material, yet Kim brings us a very different approach We dive into her new book, This Is What You're Really Hungry For: Six Simple Rules to Transform Your Relationship with Food to Become Your Healthiest Self.

Some Highlights:

• Diet vs. restrictive eating 
• Developing your “why”
• Emotional body vs. Physical body 
• Values are something you take with you everywhere
• Food is fuel!
• Kim’s 6 rules
• Feeling “safe” and how it impacts food choices
• How people pleasing might be affecting your health

Let's Talk Midlife! My half empty nest breakdown led to me creating my first 3 day free live workshop called Let's Talk Midlife. It's September 19, 20 and 21st-one hour each day, live with me on Zoom10am-11am PST / 1pm-2pm EST.    Day 1: Kids are leaving, now what? Day 2: What’s next for me? Day 3: F*ck fear.   INTERESTED? CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

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EP 91: Are you an “empty nester” or getting close? I am what I call a "half empty nester” with my oldest kid who just went to college ten days ago. Are you redefining your role as a mom in midlife? I sure am! Have 1 or more kids in college or out of the house? Are you a midlife mom looking for more meaning, purpose and connection? Perhaps feeling slightly irrelevant and/or invisible? Me too! Then this episode is for you! If you are experiencing the empty nest process yourself (or preparing to in the next little while) then I might have everything you need to tackle this new step in your life.

You’ll learn: 

• About moving out of denial and into acceptance. Yes, you have a child that is old enough to graduate from high school and move out of the house
• No, that doesn’t mean you’re irrelevant. Listen to find out why 
• Expect the tears to come in the unexpected moments, you can’t plan for those emotions
• Partial acceptance is a step in the right direction 
• Navigating the stage of self pity
• How I feel like I am in a “Jell-o State” & the “Ugh Hotel”

Let's Talk Midlife! My half empty nest breakdown led to me creating my first 3 day free live workshop called Let's Talk Midlife. It's September 19, 20 and 21st-one hour each day, live with me on Zoom10am-11am PST / 1pm-2pm EST.    Day 1: Kids are leaving, now what? Day 2: What’s next for me? Day 3: F*ck fear.   INTERESTED? CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

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EP 90: You know that doctor or place that you have dreamed of that has all the answers to the peri/menopause saga? Tired of using words like “down there” to describe your vagina? Ready to get straight to the point with your doctor about what’s really going on? You want real answers. You aren’t crazy. Do you have issues with your pelvic floor or experience painful sex? Sick of not feeling supported by your midlife healthcare team? Ready to discuss sexual wellness in midlife? Looking for a place that is educated in women’s health? Then this episode is for you!

Join me, doctor Sarah Milken in a direct and informative conversation called “The Midlife Pelvic Playground: The Mind-Body Connection” I am joined by two guests with expertise in women’s sexual health and wellness. Dr. Michael Krychman, a board certified OB/GYN and sexual health counselor and is taking the lead on mental health for HerMD. My second guest is Carine Carmy, Co-Founder and CEO of Origin, a pelvic floor therapy company. This special episode is sponsored by HerMD, a revolutionary women’s healthcare brand that was created to support midlife women in this stage of life. So grab your golden sh*t shovels because we are digging deep into everything from midlife sex, the pelvic floor and to advocating for yourself at the doctor, you won’t want to miss it!

Some Highlights: 

• Pelvic floor therapy
• Menopause support system who actually listens 
• HerMd
• Origin Pelvic Care
• “Deal with it” and “drink a glass of wine” are red flag statements from your doctor
• The Mind-Body Connection 
• The importance of sex in midlife 
• Self advocacy at the doctor 
• The midlife miracle of HerMD

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EP 89: Are you ready for the midlife brunch table? A literal and metaphorical place, a table where we curate, who gets to be amongst our midlife peeps. Do you find yourself thinking… who's at my midlife table? I got you! Have you noticed how the characters in Sex and The City have changed and stayed the same in so many ways over the years? Did it all happen how you imagined it would? Of course not! And that’s the beauty of midlife and aging, we all have agency to change and stay the same in endless ways. Ready to dig deep into midlife friendships? Then this episode is for you!

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in a fun and reflective conversation called “Co-Creating Your Midlife Tribe”. In this solo episode we get into the “Carrie” archetype and continue to scratch the surface of why curating your own Midlife Remix Brunch Table is right for you. I also chat about one of my upcoming personal experience/courses for women who listen to my podcast. It's going to be full of sass information, expertise and rad women who want to vibe together. We are going to get into midlife self reinvention strategy and what works and what doesn’t. This “Midlife Remix Brunch Table Experience” will be all sorts of midlife women coming together to support and inspire each other through curated conversations and quality time. Yes, there will be Samanthas, Carries, Mirandas and Charlottes and it’s important to have midlife peeps with diverse perspectives and experiences to connect with and learn from. Today we are talking all about Carrie, the chic co-creator. 

Highlights:

• Opportunities to surround yourself with like vibed women! 
• Who am I now?! Empty nest and midlife brain fog… ugh
• Effort and investment required for midlife friendships
• The importance of a diverse groups of friends 
• Carrie is flawed as fuck!
• The accessory that matches everything, self acceptance!
• The power of embracing your flaws!

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EP 88: Are you feeling tired, moody, and overall blah? Looking for solutions and having trouble finding them? Ready to get to the bottom of it when it comes to midlife health blocks? Curious about functional medicine for menopausal women? Are you ready to take health matters into your own hands and advocate for yourself at the doctor's office? Then this episode is for you!

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in an informative and honest conversation called “Gut Health and Hormone Imbalance in Peri/Menopause”. My guest Esther Blum is an integrative nutritionist specializing in menopause, fellow midlifer, and best-selling author. She wrote the book See You Later, Ovulator! and Cave Woman Don’t Get Fat. We are getting into all questions you probably didn't even know you had about menopause, hormonal balance, bowel movements, and finding the right practitioners. Get ready because we’re talking about menopause and it feels like your getting info from your bestie. 

Some Highlights: 

• Midlife health can be full of trial and error 
• Supplements!!! Set an alarm to remind yourself to take them!
• Why liver health is important during menopause 
• The 3 tests you should get done in midlife 
• How often you should be pooping
• Vaginal Estrogen and the pelvic wall 
• Hormones, bioidentical vs. synthetic 
• Self-advocacy as a midlife woman
• Functional medicine vs. traditional medicine 
• How to find a good functional medicine practitioner

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EP 87: Are you looking for meaningful friendships in midlife? Wondering how to find like-vibed women? Curious what happens at what I am calling the “Midlife Brunch Table”? Ready to be part of a fulfilling community of high vibed women, but not sure where to start? Watching the new season of Sex and The City? Not required. Curious to hear my take on the character archetypes on the show and how we see them showing up in our everyday friendships? Ready to take midlife friendship to the next level?  Then this episode is for you! 

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken in an inspiring and open conversation called “MIDLIFE REMIX BRUNCH TABLE AND THE CITY”. In this solo episode I’m introducing to you a mini-series that just launched called “Midlife Remix Brunch Table In The City”, and yes… this is inspired by Sex and the City, duh. I’m getting into the importance of female friendships in midlife. What kind of friend are you? Are you a Samantha, Carrie, Miranda or Charlotte? Are you a little of each?  We know that Miranda and Samantha didn’t always see eye-to-eye but they still saw each other with love and held space for each other to thrive in their own ways. Get ready, because we are diving into intentional friendships in midlife & the need for connection. And, I am introducing a very exciting new part of of my platform, a LIVE virtual 8 week intimate experience with me at my “Midlife Remix Brunch Table”. 

Highlights:

• "Midlife Remix Brunch Table in the City"
• The importance of female friendships
• Curated conversations with like-vibed women 
• Effort and investment required for midlife friendships
• Challenges of balancing responsibilities and feelings of isolation in midlife
• Seeking out friendships that naturally vibe and create a supportive tribe
• Supporting and accepting friends' choices without judgment
• Reframing jealousy as inspiration

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