A Certain Age Pod

06/10/2023

Look at these babies on the Great Wall of China in 1993!

We’ve been married so long f***y packs are back.

In fact, we’ve been married so long I had to ask Mike today—how long have we been married??

And the answer is 28 years today!

Through peaks and valleys, zillions of shared memories, 6 homes, 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 pandemic—he’s still he one.

Happy anniversary to my main squeeze . ❤️

21/04/2023

Nothing better than being in the company of amazing women! Thank you to Play Podcast for including A Certain Age Podcast in "8 Must-Listen Podcasts for Midlife Women."

Love being in the company of shows I admire: Hot Flashes and Cool Topics and Dear Grown Ass Women.

Women between 40 to 65 years experience various biological, physical and social changes. If this is you, the good news is that you are not alone. Plenty of

20/01/2023

We did it!

We made it to the end of the week.

Happy Friday beauties!

20/01/2023

“A kick-ass book on menopause. Do yourself a favor and pick up this gem."--Dr. Jen Gunter, bestselling author of The Va**na Bible and The Menopause Manifesto.

Who doesn’t want to read a kick-ass (informative, and funny!) noon on menopause. Check out this sub read by .thebe — this week’s guest on !

17/01/2023

What you do TODAY affects future you.

Future me wants to be able to lift her luggage into the overhead compartment on an airplane because future me plans to hippity-hop all over the globe once she’s an empty-nester.

This week on , .thebe shares simple, doable fitness ideas for the long haul.

What does future you want to do? 👇🏻

16/01/2023

Ready to amp up your 2023 fitness? *Raises both hands* 🙌

This week on A Certain Age Pod, fitness and women’s health expert Amanda Thebe offers us no BS ideas to feel fitter, stronger, faster, and saner in 2023.

And thank god for that. No one has time for what Amanda calls “wellness wankery.”

Women are peddled so much nonsense and negative cultural messages around their bodies.

Please note this is not a “New Year, New You” show from the land of diet culture and commodified wellness.

Beauties, you are already more than enough.

But as longevity increases, (re)commiting to fitness practices and healthy lifestyle choices keeps the trains on the tracks and fuels better health—for the long haul.

Want to be stronger, fitter, able to carry your groceries for the long run?

Of course, you do!

Listen in as we talk at-home workouts versus the gym, kettlebells, mobility work, and functional fitness, how often to exercise (and for how long), and why time-crunched midlifers can embrace a “fitness snack” approach.
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16/01/2023

Keep bending the arc of the universe towards justice Beauties.

13/01/2023

Just a midlife podcaster in her sweater signing off for the weekend!

Happy Friday beauties!

11/01/2023

Got 5 minutes?

Take an itty-bitty step towards a future change.

This week on , makes the case for incremental change. Love. That.

We all have 5 minutes. Use it to:

⏰ Sign up for a class
⏰ Send an email
⏰ Read an article
⏰ Schedule a doctors appointment
⏰Do a quick HIT workout…

Or if you are me; wander to the sink and pour (and drink) a HUGE glass of water. 💦

Small changes can drive major results if we keep keeping on.

Don’t have 5 minutes? Time to tune in to the pod this week to benefit from Lesley’s tips on .

09/01/2023

I think being uncomfortable and doing *it* anyway is a vastly underrated superpower.

Whatever *it* might be for you—asking for a raise, launching a business, going on a first date, walking out on a stage, mic in hand, to talk to a big audience.

Getting to midlife teaches us that we can be WILDLY uncomfortable—and that we can make it THROUGH that thicket of worry, fear, self-doubt, even embarrassment and SURVIVE.

The middle school lunch room is over. No one cares what you’re wearing. And thank god.

We are done waiting for *confidence* to magically appear like a fairy godmother.

We have learned that confidence comes from doing. No one is deducting points because your inner voice was freaking out.

Make 2023 the year you are willing to be wildly uncomfortable and do it anyway!

09/01/2023

NEW POD ALERT

Our first show is 2023 is live! SO excited about this one…

Magazine publishing legend and entrepreneur Lesley Jane Seymour (former EIC of More, Redbook, and Marie Claire) knows how to get sh*t done. We kick off 2023 with a deep dive into tips, tools, and practices for powering productivity and staying focused—we talk physical planners, how to end digital distractions, and why the “Pomodoro Technique” might just change your life. We also get into the art of reinventing and hear the #1 takeaway Lesley has learned from interviewing 200+ people for her podcast Reinvent Yourself. Bonus-Lesley fills us in on the “30-Day Reinvent Yourself Challenge” from her company, the CoveyClub.

If you want 2023 to be the year you *reinvent* in any form—your health, cater, fitness, or sense of adventure and fun—check out and this challenge for structure and accountability partners.

09/01/2023

NEW POD ALERT

Our first show of 2023 is live! SO excited for this one….

Magazine publishing legend and entrepreneur Lesley Jane Seymour (former EIC of More, Redbook, and Marie Claire) knows how to get sh*t done.

We kick off 2023 with a deep dive into tips, tools, and practices for powering productivity and staying focused—we talk physical planners, how to end digital distractions, and why the “Pomodoro Technique” might just change your life.

We also get into the art of reinventing and hear the #1 takeaway Lesley has learned from interviewing 200+ people for her podcast Reinvent Yourself.

Bonus-Lesley fills us in on the “30-Day Reinvent Yourself Challenge” from her company, the CoveyClub.

If you are looking to *reinvent* in any shape or form—your health, your career, your fitness, your sense of fun or adventure—consider checking out this challenge which offers structure and accountability partners.

Happy 2023 beauties! Go forth and make it amazing!

09/01/2023

On this first full week of a brand new year.

Be yourself beauties!

09/01/2023

The only constant is change.

Kids grow. Jobs come and go. Everything evolves—like it or not.

Jen Marples and I get into change and how to embrace it on her podcast this week.

If you are 1) excited about shaking things up and ready for a wildly different 2023 than the hand that 2022 dealt you, or if you are 2) dreading upcoming changes and wishing you could preserve your life in a permanent, immutable amber, this conversation is for you.

The reality. Change is coming beauties! You’ve got this!

Listen in at the link in below. 🔗

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23/12/2022

GREAT GIFT ALERT

We have some holiday BOOK giveaway fun!

Win the perfect present to gift (or keep for yourself – we’re not here to judge).

Your bookshelf needs the hilarious and heartwarming memoir by Wendi Aarons:
“I'm Wearing Tunics Now: On Growing Older, Better, and a Hell of a Lot Louder”

See why NYT-best-selling author KJ Dell’Antonia, calls Tunics, “Hysterically funny, honest, and unflinching, I’m Wearing Tunics Now is the book Nora Ephron might have written if she’d had long enough to realize she just couldn’t give a f*** about her neck anymore. I loved it. You should read it.”


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21/12/2022

Throw yourselves the party beauties!

Midlife can be weird. And full of WTF moments.

Nobody arrives at the north side of 40 without watching life go sideways.

Shout out your wins, celebrate the victories and for Pete’s sake (who’s Pete btw?) break out your old mixtape playlists and grab the people that lift you up whenever you get a chance to tap dance your way into another trip around the sun. ☀️

I threw myself an epic lunch with all the women I love for my 50th. It remains one of my favorite days ever.

What do you to celebrate birthdays and big milestones? 👇🏻

19/12/2022

Do you remember rotary phones, the Go-Gos, Gunne Sax dresses, and job hunting with a Crane’s heavy-weight paper resume in hand?

If so, you may be “tunics years old.”

This week on , humorist Wendi Aarons helps us work through our mixed bag of emotions on midlife, being “ma’am’d,” and our vintage vaginas—with a pitch-perfect look at the indignities, triumphs, and comedy of being a midlife woman.

We dive into her book “I’m Wearing Tunics Now: On Growing Older, Better, and a Hell of a Lot Louder” and unpack some seriously funny midlife baggage.

Because funny never gets old!

(Hat tip to former ACA guest from whom I stole..I mean *borrowed* that last line)

16/12/2022

We did it!

We made it to the end of another week— may your coffee be strong and your heart be light!

Happy Friday beauties!

13/12/2022

Beauties—we’re not looking, or going, backwards!

Bite-sized wisdom from Dr. Amanda Hanson (.muse) on this week.

Have you listened in yet? Such a juicy conversation. Let me know what jumped out to you! 👇🏻

12/12/2022

Expiration dates are for milk, not for people.

But in a youth-obsessed and beauty-focused culture, women are bombarded with messages that their value and worth are fleeting.

This week on A Certain Age Pod, psychologist Dr. Amanda Hanson, aka the Midlife Muse, invites us to deeply question negative cultural and internal messages and offers us tools to build self-love, spark optimism and embrace aging as a spiritual experience.

We get into the divine feminine, the transformative power of incremental change, and why you can't buy radiance at the beauty counter—time to invest in a "soul care" routine.

Listen in here:

https://apple.co/3FHVpN1

Amanda Hanson - Midlife Muse

08/12/2022

Reunited with a staple of my preppy, 1980s past.

After searching the entire *world wide web* for a pair of sold-out-everywhere-Adidas-Gazelles, I stumbled back into middle school and scooped up a pair of Tretorns.

Anyone else find that they can’t shake loose certain fashion (or brand loves) from their past?

and I get into fashion “date-stamping” on this week. You know — the time capsule wardrobe that people can stick to past the point of expiration.

But some loves get baked into you on a cellular level when you’re young.

What fashion favorite do you return to again and again? 👇🏻

06/12/2022

Big climbs start with baby steps.

Yes, you can tackle new projects, reinvent and realize outsized dreams—but first you need to break that project down I to (realistic) bite-sized steps.

What baby steps are you taking today?

01/12/2022

Dreaming of a career leap in 2023?

Join me next week for a prep talk (pep talk?) with Monica Corcoran Harel of prettyripe on what you need to know, do and think through to make 2023 the year you:

1. Get a job that lights you up.
2. Make that pivot into a new career lane.
3. Launch and grow a creative endeavor.

We get into ageism in job hunting, reskilling and upskilling, the pros and cons of side hustles, and how to balance reality with a dream.

Yes — it’s the holiday season. But an ounce of preparation now will supercharge your efforts when Monday 1.2.23 rolls around. Because it’s coming - tick tock.

28/11/2022

THE BEAUTY OF SELF BELIEF

Angel Cornelius went from mixing body butters at home with a Kitchen Aid mixer to founder of beauty brand Maison 276 - Luxury Beauty, now a national beauty brand and TODAY Show and Oprah Magazine favorite.

On A Certain Age Pod this week, get into how Angel went from hospital administrator to beauty founder at 57, the rise of the pro-age beauty movement, how to care for silver hair, why your dry winter skin might need a body butter, and the beauty of self-belief.

Bonus—how an improbable call from Essence Magazine changed Angel’s life.

Listen in: apple.co/3PdfZsZ

23/11/2022

Bring back worry free trampolining!

Or at the very least, laughing on wine night.

This week on A Certain Age Pod, I get into the taboo topic of female incontinence with Aubrey Hubbell of Hazel.

Even though 1 in 3 women (and 1 in 2 women over 50) experience stress incontinence, many women don’t *identify* as having an issue.

But when you drop the stats and medical language — and talk about leakage, sneeze peeing, and think of all the times when you had to lean on the power of a tightly crossed leg, it’s easier to see yourself in these numbers.

Listen in at link in bio!

Want more on tackling irksome blade issues?

Check out these past shows:

Ep. 31: Urologist Dr. Angelique Kumar on How to Laugh (Sneeze) and Work Out Pee-Free

Ep. 70: Why Women Should Pay Attention to their Pelvic Floor According to Physical Therapist Patricia Ladis.

15/11/2022

In midlife the runway is shorter. There’s still time for things to take off but we start to experience a greater urgency.

One thing I’m laser focused on: spending more time with my parents.

What feels urgent to you? 👇🏻

14/11/2022

Meet Mimi Ison, pro-age blogger, midlife movement evangelist, and creator of what’s about to be your favorite Instagram account .

We get into being scared and doing it anyway, TikTok dance moves, at-home exercises to boost strength and mobility, and a simple 10-minute goal-setting hack to help you upgrade your midlife.

Plus, recommendations on social media accounts to follow for wellness advice and killer dance moves.

14/11/2022

Happy Monday beauties!

Make it amazing.

10/11/2022

GUT CHECK

What flickering flame or spark resides within you?

✨Desire for a new love?
✨Longing to realize a creative dream?
✨Wish for better health and overall wellness?
✨An itch to shakeup the status quo?

This week on , We dive into midlife Epiphany’s and how to act on shifts in our desires in order to lead a more authentic life.

This conversation is the jolt of get-up-and-get-going that you need in your life this week.

Listen in at the link in bio.

02/11/2022

GOOD NEWS

Your bones can be healthy for the long run! 🏃‍♀️

We are all about age myth-busting over here on .

Aging does not have to equal decrepitude, brittle bones, and osteoporosis.

This week’s show is like a large shot of vitamin D!

Tune in and hear what you need to be doing, eating, and thinking about to take care of your bones for the long run.

Listen in at link in bio. 🔗

29/10/2022

Saturday Suggestion

Treat yourself to ’s latest novel SISTER STARDUST which bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand calls a “magic novel and a sumptuous feast for the senses.”

And then pop in your AirPods and immerse yourself in RAINBOW GIRL — a stand-alone audio story that follows two of the hedonistic rock-and-roll characters from the glittery world of Sister Stardust.

Rainbow Girl is the first release from Jane’s brand new audio storytelling venture .

Happy Saturday beauties!

28/10/2022

Fall is the best season! 🍁 Fight me on this you beach lovers!

Happy Friday beauties - time to get your leaf peeping on. 🍂

27/10/2022

Have you heard the news?

We will not be aging quietly!

I am launching a new Instagram called AGE OUT LOUD to spotlight a wider range of women who are loud and proud about midlife.

The podcasts will continue every Monday, but midlife awesomeness is a 24/7 situation.

And I would love to feature YOU!

If you know your age stands for something – head to to add your voice to the chorus. You can share your story at the link in bio. 🔗

And tell uswhat you are up to!

Perhaps you have a new career, added a skill, subtracted something that no longer serves you, took an amazing trip, confronted a fear, met a new friend, launched a business, launched a kid, launched a creative venture?

Let’s age out loud!

Xx Katie

26/10/2022

Cheers to the storytellers!

Whose stories light you up? 👇🏻

21/10/2022

"Melina Hammer shows us that there is beauty all around us when we cook seasonally. . . . A joyful, inspiring book for cooks, bakers, artists, and dreamers."--Amanda Hesser, founder and CEO, Food52

Cheers to a weekend filled with beauty. Happy Friday!

20/10/2022

More fun at last night’s *Marvelous Mrs. Menopause event hosted by and .

STUNNING location on the 74th floor of the World Trade and so fun to be with Renata Joy and see open the night with a stand up set and to hear so many fab speakers including and .

And always fun to break out my sweater.

Because we will NOT be or quietly! 📣

20/10/2022

ON FIGURING IT OUT

We can do hard things.

We can do new things.

We can FIGURE it out because we have YEARS of experience doing hard, new things and moving safely through to the other side.

We are endlessly, DEEPLY experienced in learning, growing, evolving.

Take all your lived wisdom and give yourself PERMISSION to go after whatever your deepest self desires.

Happy Thursday beauties!

18/10/2022

The future of menopause is inclusive, optimistic, science-backed, data-driven, equitable and effective.

FABULOUS to spend the day at the Menopause CEO Summit and hear from 17 — yes 17 CEOS creating brands and businesses that deliver the health care and menopause products that women, non-binary and trans people need and deserve.

Congrats to and for organizing an incredible event for .

Inspiration overload and fabulous to connect live with so many forever guests: of , Sonsoles Gonzalez of , of , Margit Deitweiler () of , Celeste Lee of , Donna Klassen of , or , Katie Keating of and .midlife.wellness.

Shoutout to ACA sponsors past and present including of , , , .

BIG thanks to of for saving the day when we both arrived at 55 Water in lower Manhattan to realize the event was at 55 Water in Brooklyn. Gah! 🚕🚕

18/10/2022

WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY

To say that I was unprepared for menopause and its WTF symptoms is a gigantic understatement.

I thought menopause meant a disappearing period and some pesky hot flashes.

Hot flashes have a VERY good PR agent. They are practically synonymous with menopause.

But menopause is waaay more than hot flashes. Way. More.

I was unprepared for the waves of toxic fury, sleep disruptions, painful s*x, brain fog and the roller coaster of hormones.

On , I’ve recorded 15 shows that focus on menopause and the related topic of vaginal and intimate health. (They are all linked in bio).

Here’s the headline: Help is out there. Full. Stop.

Whatever WTF symptoms you are experiencing—pelvic dysfunction, urinary incontinence, depression, anxiety, dry vagina—trained menopause specialists are out there that can help you with both the physical AND emotional transitions of menopause.

I think it’s also important to acknowledge the sense of loss and disorientation that many women feel around this stage. But also the sense of optimism. I would NEVER trade being 53 with 23. Never. I am happy with my life, my sense of self, my sense that Bo am exactly right where I am meant to be.

Plus, I am working with fab doctors who help keep the trains in the tracks.

Swipe through to see 5 of my most downloaded shows on peri menopause and menopause.

And spread the word!

We will not be menopausing silently!