Dare On with Jodi

If the word "finances" makes you want to close this tab and come back later — this episode is exactly for you. Financial Wellness Coach Lisa Burns of Her Path joins Jodi to talk about why midlife women feel so overwhelmed about money, what it really means to get financial clarity, and the three estate planning documents every woman needs right now. This isn't about being a numbers p...

You might be following the conversation just fine — and still have a hearing loss you don't know about.  In this eye-opening episode, Jodi sits down with her own audiologist of nine years, Dr. Brian Harrington of AudioNova, to talk about the real risks of untreated hearing loss: the link to dementia, isolation, cognitive decline, and the seven-and-a-half-year gap between when most people noti...

You don’t have an effort problem — you have an order of operations problem. This week, Lisa Woodruff, founder of Organize 365 and author of Escaping Quicksand: 10 Steps to Overcome the Overwhelm of Modern Home Life, joins Jodi to unpack why household overwhelm isn’t a personal failing, why self-care means so much more than a pedicure, and the one mindset shift that will free you faster than any or...

Why Do I Feel Like I’m Walking on Eggshells With My Adult Child? Have you ever rewritten a text to your adult child three times because you were afraid of saying the wrong thing? Or held back what you really wanted to say because somewhere underneath it all was the fear: What if they get upset? What if they pull away? In this episode of Dare On with Jodi , I’m joined by psychologist Dr. Amy Todey...

You Can Hold the Hard and the Joy Have you ever felt guilty for experiencing joy when someone you love is hurting—or when your own life feels incredibly hard? I know that feeling. And in this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing what my sister-in-law Debbie taught me about grief, joy, fear, hope, and continuing to live even when life gives you something you never would have chosen. Debbie lived fo...

If the thought of the holidays sends your stress levels through the roof before you’ve even bought a single gift — this episode is for you. Professional home organizer Amy Cobb joins Jodi Silverman to share her “simple, not stressful” approach to decluttering and organizing your home before the holiday chaos begins. This isn’t about perfection — it’s about building systems that actually stick. In...

You’re getting everything done. You’re showing up for everyone. You’re carrying the kids, work, relationships, aging parents, friendships, the house, the expectations…and somehow, you’re still wondering why you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. Here’s the question: What is all that “holding it together” costing you? In this episode of Dare On with Jodi , Jodi sits down wi...

Thinking about a midlife career change can feel especially scary when your current career isn’t failing—it just doesn’t feel like you anymore. Jodi Silverman talks with Susan Guthrie about recognizing career misalignment, redefining success in midlife, and using curiosity instead of a complete life overhaul to begin figuring out what’s next. If you’ve been wondering whether you’re burned out, stuc...

Empty Nest Transition: What Do I Do With All This Time? The empty nest transition can hit hardest when the house gets quiet and the hours that once belonged to your kids suddenly stretch out in front of you. I know that feeling—the sadness, the silence, and that uncomfortable question: What am I supposed to do now? In this solo episode, I’m sharing how I learned to reclaim what I call the Witching...

You’ve done the mindset work. You know what you want. So why does something keep stopping you? In this eye-opening conversation, nervous system and mindset coach Theresa Lear-Levine explains the missing layer that most personal growth work skips entirely — and why the gap between what you consciously want and what your body will actually allow is not a willpower problem. It’s a safety problem. Thi...

What if miracles aren't something you have to manifest — but something you're already swimming in? In this episode, spiritual teacher and Hiring the Heavens author Jean Slatter introduces the Law of Grace: the third and most overlooked law in the trinity of Lights, Camera, Action — and why it may explain every miracle, turnaround, and unexpected breakthrough you've ever witnessed. T...

What if you could hire a spiritual mechanic, a heavenly PR agent, or a cosmic committee to help you navigate midlife — and it didn't require perfection, worthiness, or even saying "thank you" first? In this episode, Hiring the Heavens author Jean Slatter joins Jodi to talk about how to consciously partner with the unseen dimension to bring more synchronicity, support, and joy into y...

Every August, Jodi takes the month off and hands you her favorite vault episodes — but this year we are Re-Imagining August with a four-week series  tapping into intuition, faith, and the "something greater" many midlife women are craving.  Kicking things off is a fan-favorite conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author Marci Shimoff (the only one from our vault) on how to bre...

Did you know the divorce rate for women over 50 has nearly doubled since 1980 — and for those over 65, it’s tripled? Gray divorce is rising, and it comes with its own kind of grief, financial fears, and identity questions most women aren’t prepared for. In this episode, Jodi Silverman sits down with gray divorce coach Maryjane Sweet to have the honest, compassionate conversation more midlife women...

What if your most imperfect, unpolished, didn’t-go-as-planned stories are actually the greatest gift you can give your adult children? After a health scare made her ask hard questions about what she’d really prepared her daughters for, Joanne McHugh sat down and wrote it all out — the career stumbles, the life detours, the things she wished someone had told her. In this conversation, we explore wh...

You've spent 18 years preparing them — and now it's time to let go. But before you drive away from that campus parking lot, there are things you need to know. Residence Life expert Ashley Lillie of West Chester University joins Jodi for a conversation every empty-nest mom needs to hear: from the federal privacy law that means you can't call the school and ask how your kid is doing,...

You survived the drop-off. Now comes the harder part — not knowing. In this episode, licensed psychologist Dr. Rachel Daltry, who has spent 15+ years working inside a university counseling center, gives parents an honest, compassionate look at what college students are really going through — and how you can show up for them without taking over. In This Episode, You’ll Discover What’s actually norm...

I’m turning 60 — and I’m not staying quiet about it. In this heartfelt solo episode, I get real about the lessons midlife has handed me: the ones that cracked me open, changed how I mother, and taught me to love the woman I’m becoming. If you’ve ever wondered whether your best chapters are behind you, this episode is your answer. In This Episode, You’ll Discover Why self-love in midlife means hono...

What do you do when life punches you so hard it changes everything? In this deeply emotional and inspiring episode of Dare On with Jodi, Jodi sits down with Erika, a survivor, speaker, author, and founder of the Audacious Woman movement, whose life changed forever after surviving a brutal attack that nearly took her life. But this conversation is about so much more than trauma. It’s about resilien...

Why do so many people struggle to sit with someone else’s pain? Why do we rush to fix, minimize, distract, or offer advice instead of simply staying present? In this deeply honest and insightful episode of Dare On, Jodi sits down with attorney, mediator, author, and relationship expert Susan Guthrie for a powerful conversation about emotional support, curiosity, gray divorce, reinvention, and navi...

What if the struggles in your relationship don’t mean something is wrong… but instead mean your marriage is ready to evolve? In this powerful and eye-opening and mic dropping conversation, relationship experts Assael and Galit Romanelli introduce a completely new way to think about long-term relationships: the idea that every marriage ends—but not necessarily in divorce. Instead of seeing change a...

What if your kids aren’t just learning from you… but actually trying to teach you something? In this powerful solo episode, Jodi Silverman shares the unexpected life lessons her kids taught her—lessons about control, confidence, courage, and boundaries that most women don’t learn until much later in life. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your ways, overwhelmed by responsibility, or caught up in what o...

Have you ever been told “everything looks normal”… but deep down you know something isn’t right? In this powerful episode of Beyond Empty Nest , Jodi sits down with Dr. Jenn, a PhD biologist turned founder of a groundbreaking fertility solution, to uncover what’s really happening behind the diagnosis of unexplained infertility. After being told by multiple doctors that nothing was wrong—and still...

Is This Perimenopause? The Symptoms Women Are Told to Ignore with Julie, The Menopause OT Brain fog. Anxiety that seems to come out of nowhere. Waking up at 3:00 AM for no reason. A body that suddenly feels older overnight. If you’ve ever caught yourself wondering, “ What is wrong with me?” — you are far from alone. In this powerful episode of Dare On with Jodi, we’re breaking the silence around p...

💥 What If Nothing Is “Wrong” With You? Midlife hits… and suddenly your body feels different. Sex feels different. Desire changes. And no one is talking about it. So you’re left wondering: “Is this normal… or is something wrong with me?” In this episode, Jodi sits down with OB-GYN Dr. Melissa Lee-Agawa, founder of Grace & Glow MD, to break the silence around what’s actually happening in your b...