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Turn Your Midlife Setback Into Your Set-Up with Amy Shoenthal

July 06, 2026

You know the feeling: midlife hands you a hard reset—the layoff, the diagnosis, the divorce you didn't see coming. Amy Shoenthal, journalist and bestselling author of "The Setback Cycle," spent years studying how the most resilient women bounce back to develop a framework anyone can use—and it's nothing like the "stay positive" advice you've heard before. We also dig into the AI anxiety so many of us are feeling right now, and how the same setback thinking applies to navigating a career that ...

Menopause, Marrakesh, and the Courage to Choose Yourself: Rewilding Your Life With Jane Green

June 29, 2026

What if the life that looks perfect on paper is the one quietly shrinking you? If you've ever woken up feeling like a stranger in your own life this episode is for you. Bestselling novelist Jane Green returns to A Certain Age with her memoir Rewilding, an evocative, transportive account of packing her suitcases, moving to Marrakesh, and reimagining life at 55. Jane opens up about how menopause cracked her world wide open, how psilocybin lifted a depression that years of talk therapy couldn't ...

Menopause Gut Health Explained: Leaky Gut, Bloating & Weight Gain with Cynthia Thurlow

June 22, 2026

Bloating. Brain fog. Stubborn weight that won't budge. What if it's not failing hormones—it's your gut asking for help? As estrogen declines, the gut microbiome becomes midlife's new control center, driving everything from immunity and mood to metabolism and menopause weight gain. Nurse practitioner, TEDx speaker, and Everyday Wellness host Cynthia Thurlow joins us to unpack her new bestseller, The Menopause Gut. You'll learn what "leaky gut" really means, how the estrobolome affects hormone ...