Unapologetic midlife wisdom meets Hollywood sparkle. 🌟 In this episode, Roxy Manning—host of The Iconic Midlife and longtime entertainment journalist and red carpet insider—joins Chrissi to talk about rewriting the midlife narrative. From red carpets to real talk, Roxy proves that midlife isn’t decline, it’s the power era. Get ready for inspiration, a little pop-culture gossip, and a reminder that there’s no expiration date on reinvention.

(00:00) 🎙️ Roxy’s origin story: from red carpets to reinvention

(04:00) 🚀 Why she launched The Iconic Midlife 

(09:00) 🌟 Hollywood & ageism: J.Lo, Halle, Naomi—and tides that are turning

(11:00) 🥵 The “unsexy” parts of midlife

(20:00) 🤝 Building your midlife community

(24:00) 💬 Likability traps, fear of being seen, and doing it anyway

(29:00) 😌 The parts of our twenties we would never want to go back to +  wise words from Taylor Swift

(35:00) 🧠 Guest highlights from Roxy’s show: Tracy Tutor, Dr. Louise Newson, Wendi McLendon-Covey and more

(41:00) 🧗‍♀️ Building momentum as you go

(44:00) 🏆 The “20-year overnight success” and staying in the game

(53:00) 🎶 Fan girling over Roxy’s red carpet interviews

(58:00) 💖 Purpose, motherhood, marriage, and what’s next

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