Girlfriends of a Certain Age

Listen to our MOST POPULAR episode from season one of Girlfriends of a Certain Age, about how to recover from being a "good girl" or people pleaser. Hosts Flesche & Jessica share how to set boundaries and worry less about pleasing everybody else, and learn how to please ourselves! You can help us reach more girlfriends by subscribing, rating our show, and sharing it with your girlfri...

Today we share how you can feel better in midlife. Hint: It includes a fabulous fan! You can help us reach more girlfriends by subscribing, rating our show, and sharing it with your girlfriends! ⁠ How are you feeling right now? We'd LOVE to know. Share your answer with us in our substack community ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👕 Get your t-shirt of, "Recovering Good Girl" Shop ⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚖️ Are...

Do you want to feel like a total badass in midlife? Learn how to unlock your inner badass with our delightful guest, Mahara Wayman. Mahara shows us girlfriends of a certain age how to feel more empowered and authentic when she shares inspiring and practical advice. Help us reach more girlfriends by subscribing, rating our show, and sharing it with your girlfriends! 📘 Want to unlock your own inner...

Divorce is difficult for most, but what about when it turns ugly? Learn strategies to get through the rocky road with relationship expert Tamara Mendelson on this episode of Girlfriends of a Certain Age. Please help us reach more girlfriends by subscribing, rating our show, and sharing it with your girlfriends! How are you feeling right now? We'd LOVE to know. Share your answer with us in our...

Girlfriends of a certain age are spilling the tea today about some B.S. that we need to call out! Hosts Flesché and Jessica rant about hot topics including unfair aging beauty standards, rude people, and why Openheimer the movie is problematic. Have a listen! Please help us reach more girlfriends by subscribing, rating our show, and sharing it with your girlfriends! How are you feeling right now?...

Learn how to have a difficult conversation using tried and true communication skills with Girlfriends of a Certain Age Co-Hosts Jessica Neighbor & Flesche' Hesch. We can say the hard things and still be kind! 🗣️ Do you need to have a difficult conversation?  Get your own FREE copy of "Nice Women Can Say Hard Things"   with Voice Coach Jessica Neighbor⁠ ⁠ ⁠HERE⁠ How are you feelin...

Hey Girlfriend! Join Flesché & Jessica for a talk on 9/11, grief, and the nature of healing from difficult times. Enjoy the meditation at the end. Midlife women are healing themselves & each other...a little bit each day. Join our GOACA community ⁠HERE:⁠  https://substack.com/@girlfriends   👕 Get your "Recovering Good Girl" t-shirt, mug, and more! Shop⁠ HERE⁠:  https://girlfrien...

Today we celebrate Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama , in their interview special, "The Light We Carry" , available on Netflix. Girlfriends of a Certain Age Hosts, Flesche´ & Jessica, share their favorite highlights and juicy takeaways from the special with you. Learn why we think this special is so important for all of our girlfriends of ANY age! How are you feeling right now? We&#39...

Want to know how to feel that retirement vibe without retiring? Today we share how to pace yourself, and reframe your relationship with work and pleasure, in today's chat on Girlfriends of a Certain Age, or, GOACA, with your hosts Jessica Neighbor & Flesche Hesch. How are you feeling right now? We'd LOVE to know. Share your answer with us in our substack community ⁠HERE⁠ Please subscri...

Learn why we need to talk about race with each other. Our host, Flesché Hesch, shares her personal experience of how it feels to be a woman of color in the United States right now. Learn how we can support women of color more when you watch today's episode of Girlfriends of a Certain Age. 📕Read "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo HERE 📘Read "Why I’m No Longer Talking to White...

Hey girlfriend, watch us get REAL about our current midlife goals, and how we're feeling about all the ch-ch-changes, in our first episode of Season 3! How are you feeling right now? We'd LOVE to know. Share your answer with us in our GOACA substack community HERE Please subscribe & rate our show, and share it with all your girlfriends! ❤️ 👕 Get your "Recovering Good Girl" t...

Celebrate the juicy highlights with us from season 2! We ride the wave of menopause, get divorce curious, and move through our fears to grow stronger together. We are so grateful to YOU, our community of badass women, for helping make this season possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you girlfriends! We share some big plans for season 3. The adventure continues... 👕 Get your Recovering Good Girls...

Could you be an A*hole when it comes to modern-day manners? Should you text or call ahead of a visit now? What personal information can you ask someone these days? It’s hard to know the new rules & manners when the whole world is constantly changing. We discuss what we feel is acceptable behavior nowadays, and what really needs to go buh-bye!  Show Notes: Listen to the Glennon Doyle’s, We Can...

Social Media for women in midlife is complicated. Facebook connects us to family & friends, and Instagram and Tik Tok can help build our business brands. But social media can also make us feel more depressed, invade our privacy, and steal our identity. Listen to discover if we should login or logout of social media for good.  Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with your new fav...

Today we celebrate actress Michelle Yeoh, who just won the academy award for best actress in, "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once". We discuss Michelle's incredible career, her moving Oscars acceptance speech, and her significant win as a woman of color, and as a "girlfriend of a certain age". Bravo Michelle! ☕Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with your n...

Being a Mother in midlife is NOT EASY! Whether you are raising a young child, or launching a young adult, the challenges of motherhood are real. So are the abundant gifts of motherhood. In this episode, we learn how to release fear, and embrace the unknown, with our incredible guest, Staci Boden. Staci is an Energy Healer, Author, and fierce Mama, and she shares her wisdom and expertise with us ab...

Do you want to improve your speaking voice? Do you ever cringe when you hear your voice and wish you could sound different? You are not alone! The good news is that you can absolutely improve, and even learn to love your voice, when you learn this simple 3-step method in today's episode .❤️ Like, comment & share with your BFF.   🎁 Get Your FREE GIFT: The Public Speaker’s Essential Warm-U...

Today we discuss how to help avoid burnout by using this surprisingly simple method. We discuss how we believe that we are ALL burned out in some way right now, whether we are “quiet quitting”, or feeling stuck, burnout can impact our lives on so many levels. We hope that this simple method can help you start to feel a little bit better. Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with...

Do you want to feel fabulous at age 50? Host Flesche´ Hesch shares how she is embracing turning 50, rather than fearing it, and how SHE WANTS YOU TO FEEL LIKE A QUEEN AS WELL! Get inspiring tips and real talk from us girlfriends in this episode about feeling FAB at 50, and beyond! Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with your new favorite Girlfriends of a Certain Age! Join the conve...

Learn how women in midlife can feel better in menopause from our guest expert, Health Coach Michelle Dwyer. Michelle shares her uplifting approach to health, nutrition, and how we can ride the perimenopausal wave. Learn how to advocate for your health at your Doctor visits. Michelle shares how to make small changes that can have a big impact on our entire lives and we are HERE FOR IT! Get cozy, gr...

Harry & Meghan, the popular Netflix docuseries, reveals a royal family in crisis. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step down from their royal duties, they reveal their experience of racism and dysfunction in the Monarchy. We discuss why we believe that Meghan is a "Recovering Good Girl" like us! We also question how to balance our public and private lives. There is so much to process in thi...

Today we discuss divorce with our guest, relationship expert, Tamara Mendelson. Why do so many women in midlife get divorced? What are the important steps to protect yourself if you, or someone you know, is considering divorce? Tamara answers these questions and shares practical tips and words of wisdom from her own divorce journey. This is a helpful and honest discussion about divorce.  Tama...

Flesche’ and Jessica bust the pervasive myths about being middle age women in today's episode. We tear down the myths that all middle age women have low libidos, are out of touch, powerless, and just fade away. We call B.S. ! Enjoy our take down of these tropes so that we can all live our true and vibrant lives together at ANY age. Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with your new f...

In our first episode of season 2, GOACA hosts Flesche’ and Jessica discuss New Year’s Resolutions for women in midlife. Learn their 2 very different resolution approaches that can help for women in midlife. You can choose to reinvent yourself, change a little, or change nothing at all this year! Let’s discuss! Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with your new favorite Girlfriends! J...

Join our girlfriend chat where we celebrate the wildly successful first season of our podcast! As recovering good-girls living well in midlife, let's learn new skills, have more fun, and enjoy our lives. Please share your "a-has" and funny stories in the comments. We need your voice in our community! Get cozy, grab an inspiring beverage, and hang out with your new favorite Girlfriends, Jessica &am...