A Certain Age

Are you hellbent on living your later years with health, vitality, and joy? Want straight-talking, anti-anti-aging information on thriving as you age? If so, please meet Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, author of “Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life.” We dive into evidence-based recommendations for navigating the natural changes that impact bodies and minds as we age and learn what to...

Calling all book lovers…Meet Daisy Alpert Florin, author of the debut novel and NYT editor’s pick My Last Innocent Year, a propulsive, evocative, coming-of-age story exploring sex, power, identity, and burgeoning adulthood through the lens of a sexual assault at an elite college. We dive into the incandescence and uncertainty of youth, the long and winding road to adulthood, and finding one’s voic...

Hot flashes, mood swings, restless sleep... sound familiar? Join us as we explore natural solutions and plant-based wellness with renowned menopause expert Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, author of "The Menopause Bootcamp." Discover how Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, and even herbal teas can work hand-in-hand with traditional medicine to help you manage symptoms, boost overall health, and reclaim your well...

Are you a first-time caregiver? Worried caregiving for a parent might be in your future? This week’s show offers a compass for navigating the bewildering, uncharted waters of caregiving for elderly parents. Our sherpa and guide is Kitty Eisele, an award-winning NPR journalist and host of 24/7: A Podcast About Caregiving. Kitty was thrust into a central caregiving role when her father experienced c...

What if the key to becoming more self-reliant and financially resilient in midlife starts with something as counterintuitive as embracing fear? Journalist and finance pro Farnoosh Torabi invites us to throw our arms around fear to unlock growth and resiliency in midlife. Farnoosh walks us through nine common fears and how they can catapult growth in her latest book, “A Healthy State of Panic: Foll...

Upgrade your brain health one bite, snack, and meal at a time with science-backed, brain-friendly eating ideas from Dr. Annie Fenn, a physician, chef, and the author of “The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food.” Learn the top ten brain-smart foods to make your brain younger, sharper, and healthier. Concerned about your cognitive health? Discover how what we choose to eat—or n...

Want to make 2024 the year you ditch pain, stretch away stiffness, and unlock midlife mobility? Jumpstart true functional fitness and create pain-free mobility with simple, doable (yes, really!) ideas from fitness pro and personal trainer Meghan Dahlman. Think delicious stretches, back-to-basics strength exercises, and a healthy dose of body confidence. Plus, three simple core exercises to combat...

We are ending 2023 with a bang! Close out the year by saying goodbye to things that no longer serve you—maddening UTIs, painful sex, itching, burning, urinary urgency and more. Top urologist and sexual wellness expert Dr. Rachel Rubin walks us through the life-changing magic of vaginal estrogen and gives us the 411 on testosterone therapy. We talk pellets, creams, and the impact on libido. Plus, t...

Running out of gifting ideas? Smart shopping expert Trae Bodge wraps up gifts that sparkle, delight, and bloom during the holidays and beyond. Plus, money-saving apps, websites, and strategies that can save (and earn) you money all 2024 long. Trae shares the deals and steals coming in January 2024, hacks, and online shopping tools she uses to save tens of thousands of dollars, pay for internationa...

Are you experiencing stress, overwhelm, chronic worry? Are you making it through your to-do list but still feeling miserable? You may have high-functioning depression, says psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph. Midlife mental health issues can run a gamut – ranging from the blahs to feelings of overwhelm, from anxiety to debilitating depressive disorders. Dr. Joseph decodes the range of struggles that i...

Thanksgiving is upon us, the holidays beckon. Yet we are in a time when the world feels increasingly fraught. Recalibrate your joie de vivre with the warm and wise Margaret Osler of the social media account Aging is Amazing. Margaret uses her account to focus on the small wonders and beauty of daily life, share supportive affirmations, and celebrate the joys of natural aging. If you are looking fo...

Temperature check! A healthy sex life is a crucial barometer for your overall health. If you are experiencing painful sex, pelvic floor issues, lack of lubrication and arousal, and biggies like vaginismus, lichen sclerosis, and bladder leaks, stop what you’re doing and listen to today’s show. Women’s sexual health pioneer and founder of HerMD, Dr. Somi Javaid, downloads on the latest in sexual wel...

Time to stop thinking of creativity as fixed or finite. Midlife is exactly the right time to build your creativity capacity and inject more wonder and audacious dreaming into your personal and professional life, says author and C-suite creative strategist Natalie Nixon. Natalie shares ideas to design our days for curiosity and champions the idea of giving ourselves permission to be a “clumsy stude...

Ready to navigate midlife with the right people by your side? Want to develop and nurture friendships that offer connection, solidarity, joy, and fun? Author Laura Tremaine helps us decode friendships for grownups with thoughtful prompts from her latest book, “The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs.” We get into how to find and make new friends as an adult (yes, this is totally possible!),...

Why do women go through menopause and not men? What is the purpose of the female orgasm? How have breasts, menstruation, pregnancy, and the female form evolved throughout human history? Dr. Deena Emera—an evolutionary geneticist and author of A Brief History of the Female Body, helps us unravel these fascinating mysteries and more. We also explore the question of why menopause exists and how incre...

Meet Alyssa Ages, journalist, endurance athlete, and strongman competitor—she can pull a 50-ton truck more than 20 feet using only her body. Alyssa shares fascinating insight into the science and psychology of why pushing our physical limits not only builds strength but can also soothe our spirits and minds. We dive into her debut book, “Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of...

The glow show! Cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Jessica Wu helps us up our glow with tips for tackling sunspots, fine lines and wrinkles, plus, which skin care procedures and products are worth your time and money. Bonus! Dr. Wu, the author of the book, “Feed Your Face: Younger, Smoother Skin and a Beautiful Body in 28 Delicious Days,” helps us stock our grocery cart with skincare superheroes. We also t...

Ready to (finally) open your closet and find clothes you love and feel great in—every time? Want to build a core wardrobe that works for you, not against you? Please meet NYC stylist Alison Bruhn, who shares ideas for curating your closet and being fierce and fashionable at any and every age. We get into fall’s hottest color, shoes that let you look chic without killing your feet, and foundational...

Nope, you aren’t imagining it! Menopause causes musculoskeletal symptoms in a whopping 80% of people. When estrogen walks out the door, many women suffer from joint pain, pins and needles, muscle pain, and biggies like osteoporosis and arthralgia, which is total body and joint pain. On this week’s show, top sports doc, orthopedic surgeon, and women’s health expert Dr. Vonda Wright breaks down the...

What if we can live a bigger, better life with less stuff? On this week’s show, home organizing pro Shira Gill shares tools, hacks, and strategies to clear the clutter from your home life and mind. Shira is the author of the NYT-bestseller “Minimalista,” her latest book “Organized Living,” offers inspiration and insider tips from the homes of 25 organizing experts from across the globe. We dive in...

What if aging could be joyful? What if we viewed more candles on the cake as something to aspire to and embrace? Author Karen Walrond approached a milestone year with excitement, not fear, and thought, what if we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline? What came next was a book and a call-to-arms for a radical reframe of how we view aging. On this show, Ka...

Beauties—You may be sleeping on one of the easiest (and most delicious ways) to upgrade your midlife health. Time to get serious about your spice and herb intake—and add years to your life, improve your overall wellness, and fight age accelerators and disease. On this week’s show, Dr. Melina Jampolis, a board-certified physician nutrition specialist and the author of “Spice Up, Live Long,” downloa...

A Certain Age celebrates a third birthday! A special co-host joins host Katie Fogarty to dish on all things midlife and aging—the fun, the fabulous, the weird AF—and what’s next for A Certain Age. We cover how the midlife and menopause landscape is shifting in pop culture, lessons from the show, and why midlife agency starts with information. Plus, a fresh take on the ACA speed round and Katie con...

Debut novelist Megan Tady schools us on love, loss, hard conversations, and the wild, wonderful phenomena of Super Blooms – wildflowers with seeds that lie dormant for years only to blossom unexpectedly when conditions are exactly right. We dive into her rom-com novel, “Super Bloom,” and cover late blooming, the highs and lows of female friendship, the long and winding road to “overnight” success,...

Ready to jettison the weight of other people’s expectations, stop chasing the modern Holy Grail of endless personal *optimization*, address your sh*T (whaaaatever it is), and live a self-loving life? Please meet Sarah Sapora, a body-inclusive personal growth trailblazer and inspirational speaker who is about to radically change your life with the ideas in her new book, “Soul Archeology: A Totally...