Finding Fifty

24. Anger 01.12.2022 16:40 ↓

It's time for us to own our anger.

24. Solving All the Problems 24.11.2022 24:04 ↓

Do you think we can solve all the problems? Because we definitely do.

23. Pain vs. Suffering 17.11.2022 32:51 ↓

Can you experience pain without suffering. Your two hosts argue charmingly about this.

20. Being Invisible 10.11.2022 24:46 ↓

Women and mothers are often invisible. We would like to stop being invisible, please.

22. Do People Change? 10.11.2022 29:49 ↓

People might change, but it doesn't seem to happen very often, or at least not on a character level.

21. Love Languages 20.10.2022 26:46 ↓

Do you hate the love language paradigm? Is it useful at all?

19. Their Opinion is None of My Business 28.09.2022 30:21 ↓

Everyone says this, but how can you really learn how to not care about their business and believe it's really what you think about yourself that matters?

18. If It's Going to Get Done . . . 15.09.2022 19:30 ↓

If it's going to get done, it has to be by me. Ever feel like this? We do.

17. Optimism 08.09.2022 28:36 ↓

We take a little quiz to see how optimistic we are. We are both surprised (though you may not be).

16. Forgiveness 25.08.2022 24:44 ↓

What is forgiveness? Is it letting things go or is it something more?

15. Religion After 50 18.08.2022 29:25 ↓

We have both been through changes in our religious beliefs, but have also ended in very different places. 

14. Birthdays 11.08.2022 22:33 ↓

Some people hate birthdays. Some people love birthdays. Guess which of us is which?

13: Physical Appearance 04.08.2022 30:40 ↓

How do you feel about your changing physical appearance after age 50? Wrinkles, gray hair, sagging--um, other parts. We chat frankly about these issues.

12: Being Happy 21.07.2022 31:45 ↓

What is happy? How is happy? Is happy?

11: Trusting Yourself 15.07.2022 37:19 ↓

How do yout rust yourself when you are the one who has always minimized and betrayed you?

10: Past, Present, Future Selves 07.07.2022 24:26 ↓

Trying to figure out how to reconcile the different versions of ourselves, offering them all grace.

9: Putting Yourself On Hold 01.07.2022 30:20 ↓

Women tend to put their own needs on hold. We talk about how to not do that anymore.

8: Losing People 23.06.2022 30:37 ↓

Mette and Candice talk about the pain of losing people as your life changes, and the choice to lose people, as well.

7: Depression 16.06.2022 29:21 ↓

Depression is scary and lonely. It isn't something I would wish on my worst enemy. But it is something that I've ended up helping dearest friends through. Sometimes I'm even grateful for  my depression because it has allowed me to understand something I never understood before and to help articulate the thoughts that depression whispers to you.

6: Mettice 23.03.2022 34:46 ↓

In high school, one teacher who only ever saw us when we were together called us "Mettice," Candice and Mette. Here is our origin story, even though it took us a decade to remember the first time we truly met.

5: Brooms of Joy 15.03.2022 31:19 ↓

Do you think brooms are not things of joy? Well, listen to us discuss why they can be.

4: Being Alone 02.03.2022 37:30 ↓

There are wonderful things about being alone. Here are some of them.

3: Loving Yourself 23.02.2022 33:52 ↓

How do you love yourself? What if you hate yourself? Why does it matter? 

2: The Rules 14.02.2022 30:12 ↓

We all seem to enter into relationships with the idea that there are certain rules, but when other people don't follow the same rules, we're angry. And discover that they never had the same rules in the first place. How could they not?