This the last episode and the final show in my 4-part finale. My last episode on The Five Things I l Learned This Year, after I'd done the show for a year proved to be quite popular, so I'm closing out with what I learned in this past decade. I learned so much and enjoyed reflecting on it. Let me know if any of it resonates with you!  It's hard to believe this is it for Forties Stories. But this is evergreen content, so whenever you are listening I hope that it leaves you feeling comforted, inspired, and/or connected.  Please stay subscribed for any future updates.I’m planning anothe ..read more

Michelle Wright and I talk about how you can dive into your 40s, which is exactly what she did. We discuss the fit by 40s program she created for herself (and it’s not what you think it is!), about how to be more than a mother, how depression caused her to learn what she needed, and why laughter is so important to our well-being.  This is the third in a 4-part finale for the show, and I’m so grateful to Michelle for letting me share it with you since we recorded it right after the Covid lockdowns began. It is the perfect final interview, and I know you will love our conversation as much ..read more

Midlife is an opportunity to take the risk and do the thing, as well as to process lingering painful episodes. Would you confront the friend who had publicly hurt you in middle school decades later? That’s just what my guest Skye Pillsbury did on an episode of the Heavyweight podcast. I had lots of questions. This is the second in a 4-part finale for the show, and I’m so grateful to Skye for letting me share it with you since we recorded it right before the pandemic. I know you will love this episode! Skye and I talk about the impetus for exploring this experience in a very public way, t ..read more

I’m popping in for an update about where I’ve been these last few years, and for a mini-episode on the art of quitting. I recently turned 50 and have created the show’s finale. Tune in tomorrow for a new interview with Skye Pillsbury and next week with Michelle Wright. After that I’ll do a final episode on what I learned in my 40s. So often we reach our 40s and have the desire to quit things, but Annie Duke, the author of the book “Quit” says because quitting isn’t celebrated we don’t have role models for it. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, since I stopped posting episodes after the pande ..read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Overcast Today I’ve changed up my content calendar to bring you an episode that speaks more to where we all find ourselves today – dealing with the uncertainty of a global pandemic. I had this conversation last week with Kathleen McKitty Harris and feel this is an especially timely episode because she challenges us to see the wonder all around us, every day. That means even now while our autopilot has effectively been ground to a halt. Kathleen McKitty Harris and I talk about how sh ..read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Overcast This week marks the one-year anniversary of Forties Stories! Woo hoo! So, I wanted to jump in here with a mini-episode about what I’ve learned this year. This project has been a real journey for me and I know many of you have been there every step of the way, for which I’m truly grateful. If you are new to the show, welcome. It’s great to have you here and I look forward to hearing what’s important to you at this stage in your life. Please take this 5-minute survey so I ..read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Overcast Today we’re talking about what a midlife crisis might teach us. I had a great, and uplifting, conversation with Jacqueline Kerr. We talk about conscious parenting, why the question “what do I want?” is so difficult, and how her relationships improved after a midlife crisis. We also talk about why it’s important that our kids see us struggle and the prevalence of gender bias, especially in academia. Jacqueline has some interesting advice for anyone dealing with a loved one with Alzheimer’s t ..read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Overcast I had an interesting and insightful conversation with Catherine Schwikert. We talk about how your triumphs and traumas affect your health and body, the power of using your intuition, and how she felt a deeper calling in her 40s. She discusses her idea of pragmatic compassion and how we can practice it in our lives to heal our bodies and souls. Catherine also shares some wisdom about how to better work in partnership with medical professionals. Catherine Schweikert was born in Texas and rais ..read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Overcast What better way to ring in the new year (and decade!) then to discover your strengths and use them to create meaningful work and a fulfilling life. I wanted this episode to go live on the last day of 2019 because it is more practical and action-oriented than my usual episodes. There’s a lot of excitement – and hype! – around 2020 and many of us are planning our year and even thinking more long term, so my guest, Hallely Azulay, offers some valuable insight and tools. Halelly and I talk about the formul ..read more

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Overcast I hope that today’s conversation and past episodes on this show will leave you inspired to live out loud. By sharing our stories, we feel connected. We feel seen. We feel less alone. And that’s my mission. Allison Hare and I talk about being multipassionate, how women too often suffer in silence, and how she regained her voice and power on the birth of her second child. Allison shares a very personal and poignant story about how she became obsessed with her post-baby body and how one simple question brou ..read more