BANGS 'N' BOTOX: Women Who Wear Aging Well

▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။|||| |🎙️GETTING PHYSICAL talks about the fallacies, realities, and sometimes even the maladies that surround what the older crowd actually DOES to keep fit. And nope. Nope. It’s not JUST pickleball. (Although pickleball is righteously challenging, athletic, and a “no joke” physical pursuit.) 🤾‍♀️🥒🏓 📢⚠️SPOILER ALERT🚨🔔 Everything!!!🚴‍♀️🏊‍♀️👟⚽🏒🏃‍♀️🥍🏈🏓🤼🥎🛹⛷🎿⛸🏀🏹🏸🧘🏻‍♀️...

🎙️This time around on BANGS 'N' BOTOX Diane challenges the notion that we need to, “Pick a lane!” 🛣️She urges us to choose ALL THE LANES—because who decided we only get ONE lane in life anyway?! 🏎️Careers, hobbies, reinventions, adventures… Diane is here to remind you that you can swerve gloriously across ALL of them. 🏁 🛋️Get comfy for this empowerment-themed episode packed with goodies l...

⋆.˚✮🎧✮˚.⋆ In this laugh-out-loud episode of BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX , Diane dives into her Storytime segment later in the show📖🏰—“Coming in by a Whisker”—when she talks about whiskers belonging on cats, not on her chin, thank you very much. 🐈 ✨ 𝓦𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓂𝓮 ✨to what Diane calls THE NEVER-PAUSE—that magical phase of life when menopause symptoms don’t just visit…they move in, unpack, and refuse to leave....

✅This episode falls squarely into the “write—and talk about—what you know” category. 🪶📜 🦉How so❓ Our BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX Hostess with the Mostest has a hip injury that unfathomable optimism, bold make-up, 💄and strong denial can't heal, so she’s going to need a replacement part. 🆕 In the blink of an eye Diane says she’s gone from answering the question, “What’s your major in college” to “Who...

No grandchildren? 👧 👶No problem! 📻This episode of BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX based on the book by the same name is still for YOU because the theme is UNCONDITIONAL LOVE💗& the joy it brings. 🤩 Though grandchildren and love would be plenty of fodder for one session, Diane overachieves right on into even more territory. 🗺️Also on tap is everything from emoji no-no’s, 🍆 to celebrating love, 🤗 to field...

💘Just in time for that lover-ly celebration known as Valentine’s Day, ⁠Diane⁠ has an episode on tap for you ABOUT love. 💖🌹🍫Mostly. As is her way, she also talks about grabbing hold of your personal power and enjoying the freedom that is being unique and fabulous YOU. ✗♡✗♡ Diane encourages everyone to revisit their own love story 🏰—or stories, as the case may be. Sharing her personal "meet cut...

🐾This episode has really gone to the dogs!🐶Are you a BIG-TIME dog lover, like our funny AND “pour out a cup of auditory kindness” BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX author and podcast host?❤️🚀The New Year launches with Diane’s tail wagging big-time as she celebrates the fun that is being the new Mama of her fur baby—Teddy. 🧸 Peanuts cartoonist, Charles Schulz, really knew what he was talking about when he famous...

🌟 🌟 🌟 ‘Tis the Season for foofy drinks! 🌟🌟 🌟 At the time of recording this episode it’s December which means the show is holiday inspired. 🦌🦌🦌🎅🏻 If there’s one thing you can say about our BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX “Hostess with the mostest,” she LOVES a good theme! 💚❤️ 💚❤️ 💚 🪭 🙇‍♀️ This time around, Diane fangirls over caffeinated beverages, specifically coffee drinks infused with all manner...

😂 This show is both motivational AND funny when the BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX “Super Host” talks about superpowers and how EVERYONE possesses an exceptional skill or natural talent where they excel uniquely. 🤹‍♀️ 🪄 Superpowers—senior and otherwise—can be a mixture of the serious AND the humorous. 🐹Maybe you’re a gerbil whisperer, an accurate weather predictor because your achy, trick knee “talks” to you...

😜 Diane isn’t afraid to tackle—more like poke fun at—the tough(?) issues of our day. That means, this time around, she addresses the hot button topic🚨that is Elderwear, to wit: how elders should—and do—dress. 💯Our intrepid host aims to amuse, inspire, and empower you as she tells you the amusing story about getting stuck in her sports bra—yes, you read that right—and she offers up plenty of lau...

👫 ➕ 💖 🟰🪄 The topic this time around is what Diane calls “Active Senior Relationships.” While this subject is suitable for the 50+ crowd, truth be told, this is a relatable discussion for anyone who is rocking a (committed) relationship. 🔏 Secrets to a happy long-term relationship may not be offered up, but  there are plenty of quippy “warm” tips and amusing asides. ♨️ (Spoiler Alert: Groomin...

💇‍♀️Episode 5 of BANGS ‘N’ BOTOX offers up HAIR-lariouspuns as Diane talks about her devotion to her hair and where that lands her on the superficiality meter with equal parts candor and humor.🎯😂 🏎️She amusingly describes her hair highlights as racing stripes letting us in on—sort of—the special secret sauce crafted by her hair magician that creates her anything-but-natural hue. 🪄 🪞When faced...

🛰️Today’s episode of ✂️BANGS 'N' BOTOX: Women Who Wear Aging Well 💉orbits around a pretty heady theme, namely, THE FEMALE BODY, and how the perception of it is impacted by unrealistic narratives, ideals, cultural expectations, AND AGING. ♀️ Whoooaaa…that requires a double snap, right there! 🫰🫰Multiple relatable stories like the ultra-funny "Held Prisoner By My Sports Bra"💦illustrate the challe...

💡The second episode of BANGS 'N' BOTOX is all about using storytelling and humor as coping mechanisms.😂 I can only lie prone on my comfy-cozy bed yodeling out, "Why me?" for so long before even the dogs get up and leave. 🛏️For me, I end up with way better results when I channel my angst, sadness, grief, and life event detritus into something I create or something I process in the moment with hum...

This is the inaugural episode for my humorous podcast about aging: BANGS 'N' BOTOX. (I call it my podcast pancake, and when you give this a listen, you'll hear why. ) In this segment I cover the format of the show which includes storytelling, sit-down standup comedy bits, and motivational snippets. This time around I shared a story - and rant - about when I was talking to a much-older-than-me boss...