A Juicy Midlife… Parenthood, Creative Outlets, And The Importance Of Female Friends
Release Date: 10/17/2024
Can You Really Transform Your Body at 50?!
The Flexible Neurotic
EP 139: Hey, midlife ladies, are you staring down at your weights like they’re judging you? Or maybe you’re still convinced that picking up a dumbbell will turn you into a pro bodybuilder overnight? I get it—figuring out how to build strength in midlife can feel like one more chore we don’t have the energy for. But what if I told you that strength training might just be the key to unlocking your midlife energy, confidence, and longevity? As you know, I call it the “dumb and necessary weights”. It is one of my midlife hard and goods. Spoiler alert: it is. In this week's...
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Navigating Low Testosterone and Finding Midlife Hobbies
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EP 138: Hey peeps, it’s me, Dr. Sarah Milken, The Flexible Neurotic. You know I’m all about the hard and good of midlife— the hormones, the identity shifts, the marriage stuff, and the WTF moments that come with it. In this episode, I sit down with the hilarious and insightful Tara Ellison, writer for The Cut, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Washington Post, to talk about her midlife reboot… and yes, her unexpected love affair with sea lions. We dig into everything from testosterone creams and pellet disasters to the real truth about marriage, menopause, and midlife...
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How to Breakup with Friends in Midlife
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EP 137: In this week’s episode of The Flexible Neurotic, I sit down with Erin Falconer—author of How to Break Up with Your Friends: Finding Meaning, Connection, and Boundaries in Modern Friendships. Yes, you read that right. We are actually talking about the hard, awkward, and sometimes necessary art of friend breakups in midlife. Midlife is already a swirl of hormone chaos, empty-nesting, “who even am I anymore?” energy… and on top of that, many of us are re-evaluating friendships we’ve had for decades. Erin and I get into: • How to spot the difference...
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Mastering Weight Loss: Sustainable Strategies That Stick!
The Flexible Neurotic
EP 136: This episode is all about sustainable weight loss tips for your health! You know when you are in the market and you don’t know what to buy? But you want to be “healthy” and you are trying to remember all the opposing things you have seen on IG and Tik Tok. Me too! Do you wonder if there are some tricks and strategies to just get the darn daily protein? How do I cut the sugar? What packaged foods are healthier choices? Want simple tips to refresh your diet? Need a little boost for your midlife health journey? I've got your back! In this episode, I am joined by the inspiring, fun...
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Lucky Girl Syndrome, Quantum leaping, Main Character Energy & Getting Unstuck Now!
The Flexible Neurotic
EP 135: Ready to step into your main-character energy and say f*** to your inner b****? Into some “LUCKY GIRL SYNDROME? Feeling a little stuck and not sure how to chase those big dreams or even the little ones? No worries, I got you! Today’s guest is a total pro at helping you transform, get unstuck, and build the life you’ve been dreaming of…Get ready for some serious inspiration and some quantum leaping. In this episode of the Flexible Neurotic Podcast, I sat down with licensed family and marriage therapist, life coach and entrepreneur Margot Miller. She’s the founder and CEO of...
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Personal Style, Midlife Wardrobe Capsule, and Taking a Chance on Yourself...
The Flexible Neurotic
EP 134: As a midlife woman, do you ever feel like maybe you don’t really know what your style is with clothes and how you express yourself? Sometimes you are boho chic, while other times you are preppy chic. Do you ever crave the ease of a “capsule” wardrobe? A magical closet fairy who can solve your outfit dramas? Me too! I got your back! In this episode, I am joined by wardrobe stylist and fellow midlifer who just did her own personal midlife pivot, Kim Preis. This was like a blind date because I really just met her for the first time, so we are all getting to know her...
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A Juicy Midlife… Parenthood, Creative Outlets, And The Importance Of Female Friends
The Flexible Neurotic
EP 133: Title: A Juicy Midlife… Parenthood, Creative outlets, And The Importance Of Female Friends This is like the midlife bestie chat where you feel like a “fly on the wall” with two women getting into it all. “I threw out my back picking up something in the shower. Is this really where I am at right now, in midlife?” LOL. Today I am joined by midlife hottie, mom, social media superstar and top jewelry designer, Melinda Spiegel of Melinda Maria Jewelry. Today we are getting into everything midlife from parenting and following your passions to longevity and beauty routines....
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In my DM’s…Minisode #1
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EP 132: Are you a midlife woman who kinda just wants to be able to DM another midlife woman and say “I’m sweating, I’m bored, I am sad my kids left the house”…? Me too. That's why I answer all of my IG DM messages. I just started a little minisode series called “in my DM’s”… I will do quick episodes reading and responding to some of my listener DM’s. You can complain, commiserate or ask me questions! We unpacked my midlife baggage… we unpacked my emotional baggage… and today we are unpacking my DMs. You guys know that I respond to every single one of your...
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What’s In My “Midlife Bag”? Omg!
The Flexible Neurotic
EP 131: Today we are unpacking my midlife bags, literally. You guys know I like to be prepared for anything that I (or my husband) might need. Everyone makes fun of me until they need one of the bandaids I packed at the airport. We are digging deep into my trusted midlife bags! I am back with another solo mini-sode where I am giving you an inside look at all my literal and metaphorical baggage… like all of it. So get ready for some much needed midlife TMI! From no sweat inner thigh solutions to the perfume I hide from my daughter, I’m putting it all out there with links, Duh! Oh and...
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Empty Nest Reframe…Yes, you can!
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EP 130: Permission for the “ugly cry” is granted. “midlife mom” mixed with “empty nest” or “half empty nest”, omg! Get ready for a new solo mini-sode where I get into everything empty nest (half empty nest) and “teen son” as I call him is now “college son”. He just left for his sophomore year of college. I’m heading into my second “year of lasts” (last prom, last SAT, last college apps) with “teen daughter”, finishing her last year of high school and I’m trying to stay present for all of it, “hard and good” as I say! I am digging deep with all of...
info_outlineEP 133: Title: A Juicy Midlife… Parenthood, Creative outlets, And The Importance Of Female Friends
This is like the midlife bestie chat where you feel like a “fly on the wall” with two women getting into it all. “I threw out my back picking up something in the shower. Is this really where I am at right now, in midlife?” LOL.
Today I am joined by midlife hottie, mom, social media superstar and top jewelry designer, Melinda Spiegel of Melinda Maria Jewelry. Today we are getting into everything midlife from parenting and following your passions to longevity and beauty routines. Let’s talk about our “angry b**** hormones”...Melinda’s thoughts on midlife friendships, hormones, husbands and parenting & of course the midlife “peeing all the time”...& is “manopause” real and happening? And, how I am making my whole family do the “stool poop” tests…My teenagers really love me. LOL.
In typical Flexible Neurotic style we are getting honest and open and giving you so many dripping golden nuggets you will appreciate in midlife. We talk about entrepreneurial spirit, the impact of hormones, and the significance of pursuing your pivots. The beauty of “just starting the thing”. And, if you want to hear about Melinda’s supplements, workouts, her thoughtful eating habits…
This is my second episode with Melinda. The first episode was during the pandemic and you can enjoy this episode too
Passion, Style & Jewelry Business in the Second Half of Life
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