Drinks with the Girls®

If you’ve ever been told your labs are “normal” but you still feel exhausted, anxious, inflamed, or just off, this episode is for you. We sit down with Dr. Tracy McCarthy, a functional medicine physician who helps women understand what’s really going on beneath the surface in midlife. From hormone shifts and thyroid dysfunction to gut health and the long-term effects of stress and trauma, Dr. McCa...

What if the life you built… suddenly wasn’t yours anymore? A job gone. A marriage ended. A role you gave everything to—vanished. In this raw and unfiltered episode, Karen and Lisa unpack what happens when midlife reinvention isn’t a choice—it’s a reckoning. This isn’t the “vision board” version of starting over. This is the kind where your world gets pulled out from under you, and you're left star...

🌿 What if the “New Year, New You” mindset is actually making you feel worse — not better? If you're over 40 and exhausted by toxic wellness trends, diet pressure, and the constant demand to “fix” yourself every January… this episode is your reset. We’re tossing out the guilt, the grind, and the goals that don’t serve us — and replacing them with something radical: self-trust. Lisa and Karen dive...

What if your struggles with food, focus, and fatigue weren’t failures—but signs that your brain has been asking for a different kind of care all along? In this eye-opening episode, Karen and Lisa sit down with nutrition and wellness coach Caroline Hinchliff to unpack the messy, misunderstood relationship between neurodivergency and nourishment—especially for women in midlife. If you've ever stood...

If you’ve ever walked into a room and immediately scanned the emotional temperature, remembered five birthdays, scheduled a dentist appointment, and wondered why no one else noticed the moldy milk in the fridge… this episode is for you. This week on Drinks With the Girls, Karen and Lisa dive headfirst into the exhausting, invisible work known as the mental load — and why it hits midlife women espe...

This week on Drinks With the Girls, Karen and Lisa dive into the viral “We Do Not Care” movement — and let’s just say, it’s giving hot flashes and zero apologies. From twisted bras and visible nipples to ditching people-pleasing and zucchini muffins, they unpack what it really means when midlife women start saying nope, not today. Inspired by Melani Sanders' wildly relatable videos, the conversati...

This one’s for every woman who’s ever wondered if she was a good enough daughter—or a good enough mom. Karen and Lisa sit down with attorney, writer, and self-proclaimed Queen Bee, Bernadette Catalana, for a conversation that’s tender, honest, and full of midlife wisdom. Inspired by her book Daughter Lessons: Wise and Witty Reflections on Leading, Learning From, and Loving Our Daughters, Bernadett...

What if midlife wasn’t the beginning of the end, but the start of your boldest chapter yet—somewhere far, far from home? In this raw and vibrant episode of Drinks With the Girls, Karen and Lisa talk with three midlife women who traded burnout, people-pleasing, and autopilot living for new lives abroad. We're talking Belize, Italy, and a beach in the Caribbean. Real places. Real stories. Real women...

'Tis the season to ditch the pressure and keep the connection! In this festive episode of Drinks With the Girls, Karen and Lisa are joined once again by our favorite kitchen goddess, Lisa Potter, for the third installment of our "Dinner Without the Drama" series—this time with a holiday twist. We're serving up real-talk and real strategies for women in midlife who are over the chaos and ready to r...

What if saying “I’m fine” is actually a slow form of self-erasure? In this honest, hilarious, and deeply validating episode, Karen and Lisa unpack the emotional weight behind the word fine—that autopilot answer women give when they’re juggling too much and feeling too little. From vodka-spiked probiotics to midlife truth bombs about burnout, grief, and holiday perfectionism, nothing is off the tab...

Whether you're navigating toddler meltdowns, school refusal in middle school, or your college kid is spiraling from overwhelm, this one’s for you. In this honest and heartfelt episode, Karen and Lisa open up about the moments in parenting when everything feels hard—when the systems don’t fit your child, the experts contradict each other, and your own inner critic is the loudest voice in the room....

Grab your favorite mug (preferably one that says I love goats and the word fck*) and cozy up—because in this special Halloween edition of Drinks with the Girls, we're diving into the real-life horror stories of midlife womanhood. You know the ones: A black chin hair that shows up in full sunlight Rogue pubes on your mid-thigh Eyebrow hairs that disappear… only to reappear somewhere completely inap...

What if the most powerful thing you could offer a loved one during cancer… wasn’t advice or casseroles—but empathy? In this vulnerable and surprisingly uplifting episode, breast cancer survivor Amy Bergant joins us for a raw conversation about navigating a diagnosis, parenting twin toddlers through chemo, and why she needed people to laugh with her—not pity her. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, un...

In this powerful and practical episode of Drinks With the Girls, Karen and Lisa sit down with Dr. Christine Kollmorgen of Oregon Surgical Wellness to talk all things breast health and cancer prevention. From the truth about exercise and cortisol to how female friendships and managing stress can literally save your life, this conversation is a must-listen for every woman over 40. Dr. Kollmorgen sha...

What does real allyship look like between women? In this powerful episode of Drinks with the Girls, hosts Lisa and Karen welcome their friend and former colleague, Bri Martin, for an unfiltered, heartfelt conversation about race, gender, identity, and corporate culture. Together, they unpack what it means to show up for each other—not through performative gestures, but by staying human, curious, a...

Karen and Lisa dive into Tara Schuster’s refreshingly raw and hilarious self-help memoir, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies. From bath rituals and morning routines to boundary-setting and reparenting our inner child, this conversation is packed with juicy takeaways for every woman navigating midlife. Expect reflections on why self-care isn’t selfish, how to stop waiting for others to bring you flowe...

Karen and Lisa sit down with hypnotherapist, coach, and intuitive healer Christina L. Woods to unpack the power of hypnotherapy for women in midlife in this heartfelt and empowering episode. From breaking free of limiting beliefs and self-doubt to learning how to reconnect with our intuition, Christina shares how hypnosis and energy healing can help women overcome burnout, anxiety, and that relent...

In Part 3 of our "Decluttering the Decades" series, Karen and Lisa dive deep into the emotional clutter that midlife women carry—from unresolved grief and mom guilt to “what-if” anxiety and chronic over-functioning. Titled “The Crap We Carry,” this episode is a raw and relatable conversation about the mental load, self-abandonment, and societal expectations women over 40 face. Tune in for personal...

In this episode the hosts chat with licensed counselor Alyssa Scarano about generational and childhood trauma, the roles women inherit (people-pleaser, over-functioner, compliant daughter), and how those patterns show up in midlife. They share real stories (including a cathartic rage-room moment), practical guidance on setting boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and reclaiming identity, plus t...

Forget the tired trope that “50 is the new 30.” In this unapologetically honest episode, Karen and Lisa are here to tell you—it’s better. Way better. We’re diving into why midlife women are having a full-blown renaissance, ditching outdated expectations, reclaiming their power, and living life on their own damn terms. From societal shifts to stealth-mode grandmas, zero fucks given, and the rise of...

What if the things you’ve brushed off as “just stress” or “mom guilt” are actually unprocessed trauma? In this powerful episode of Drinks With the Girls, Karen and Lisa sit down with therapist and trauma expert Alex Casillas to unpack the emotional baggage many women in midlife have been unknowingly carrying for decades. From survival mode and dissociation to why so many women lose themselves in c...

Life in the so-called Sandwich Generation doesn’t quite capture the pressure many of us feel in midlife. That’s why we call it the Panini Generation—because we’re not just layered between responsibilities, we’re pressed from every direction. In this episode of Drinks With the Girls, we dig into what it means to be squeezed between caring for children, sustaining marriages, managing demanding caree...

They said sex gets boring after 40 — they lied. In this unapologetically honest episode of Drinks With the Girls, we’re breaking down what really happens to your sex life in midlife. From hormone shifts and body confidence to redefining pleasure on your own terms, we’re talking about how to make intimacy not just good, but mind-blowing. Whether you’re navigating menopause, rekindling the spark in...

GLP-1s like semaglutide are everywhere—from Oprah’s special to TikTok trends—but what’s the real story behind the shot? Lisa opens up about her personal experience with compounded semaglutide, sharing the good, the gross, and the emotionally complicated parts of using a GLP-1 medication in midlife. Karen and Lisa dig into the cultural shame around weight, the privilege baked into access, and why i...

Forget everything you’ve been told about the “midlife crisis.” In this episode of Drinks with the Girls, Karen and Lisa are calling BS on outdated, gendered labels and reclaiming midlife as a time of powerful transformation. From societal expectations to personal reinvention, we unpack why this chapter isn't a breakdown — it’s a breakthrough. Tune in for real talk on: Why the term midlife crisis i...