Dr. Sarah Milken

The Flexible Neurotic

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The Flexible Neurotic is the edgy midlife podcast normalizing and inspiring self-reinvention in the second half of life, the "midlife remix". It is an inside listen to experts in all areas of midlife including mental health, vaginal & sexual health (menopause), plastic surgery & skincare, nutrition, midlife career pivots, aging parents, and parenting teens. With expertise, information and sass, the podcast is hosted by Dr. Sarah Milken. She is known as the "Flexible Neurotic," for her ability to help find the sweet spot between neurotic and chill. Relax, sit back, and let the Flexible Neurotic...

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Dr. Sarah Milken

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theflexibleneurotic.com

Latest episode

Oct 23, 2025

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Episodes

24 | Pt. 2 of 2 - Choosing YOU in Midlife, Self Reinvention...Business, Beauty & Mindset 05.08.2021

Part 2 of 2 Ready to kick-a** in the second half of life? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about Choosing You in Midlife, Self Reinvention...Business, Beauty & Mindset. Caroline Baudino lets us in on what she did after getting the midlife "itchies" at 47. Caroline is open, vulnerable, and honest about the ups & downs of being a woman in midlife, marriage, her growing brand & bu...

23 | Pt. 1 of 3 - Satisfying Our Hungers for Food, Meaning & Purpose in Midlife 22.07.2021

Part 1 of 3 Are we really hungry for food... or seeking meaning, identity & creativity, in midlife? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about Satisfying Our Hungers for Food, Meaning & Purpose in Midlife. Dr. Adrienne Youdim lets us in on why we might always be feeling hungry. She gives us details and tools on how to evaluate if we are really hungry for food, or if we are searchin...

23 | Pt. 2 of 3 - Satisfying Our Hungers for Food, Meaning & Purpose in Midlife 22.07.2021

Part 2 of 3 Are we really hungry for food... or seeking meaning, identity & creativity, in midlife? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about Satisfying Our Hungers for Food, Meaning & Purpose in Midlife. Dr. Adrienne Youdim lets us in on why we might always be feeling hungry. She gives us details and tools on how to evaluate if we are really hungry for food, or if we are searchin...

23 | Pt. 3 of 3 - Satisfying Our Hungers for Food, Meaning & Purpose in Midlife 22.07.2021

Part 3 of 3 Are we really hungry for food... or seeking meaning, identity & creativity, in midlife? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about Satisfying Our Hungers for Food, Meaning & Purpose in Midlife. Dr. Adrienne Youdim lets us in on why we might always be feeling hungry. She gives us details and tools on how to evaluate if we are really hungry for food, or if we are searchin...

22 | Skincare: Wrinkles, Melasma & Dewy Glows in Midlife 08.07.2021

Are you ready for some exclusive midlife skincare beauty secrets from a skincare guru? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about Skincare: Wrinkles, Melasma & Dewy Glows in Midlife. Cayli lets us in on how she started her business and how her specialized treatments have helped so many women be more confident in their own skin, in the second half of life. We are going to dig deep i...

Midlife's 10 Things - Minisode #22 08.07.2021

New to The Flexible Neurotic! A minisode series called Midlife's 10 Things …we do a run-through of the episode guest's tips about beauty, self recreation, & fitness.  This week I am chatting with the Founder & CEO of Knockout Beauty, Cayli Cavaco Reck. Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic.co...

21 | Find Your Passion In The Second Act Through Meditation & Mindfulness 24.06.2021

Find Your Passion In The Second Act… Are you ready? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about why and how meditation & mindfulness can help us find our passion in "the second" act, midlife. Suze Yalof Schwartz, founder, and CEO of Unplug Meditation, also explains how using and building meditation practices helped her, self recreate in the second half of life. We are going to dig d...

Midlife's 10 Things - Minisode #21 24.06.2021

New to The Flexible Neurotic! A minisode series called Midlife's 10 Things …we do a run-through of the episode guest's tips about beauty, self recreation, & fitness.  This week I am chatting with the Founder & CEO of Unplug Meditation, Suze Yalof Schwartz. Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneuroti...

20 | Reinventing & Pivoting In Midlife: Through The Hollywood Lens 10.06.2021

Reinventing & Pivoting in Midlife… Are you ready? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest conversation about redefining and helping us to reimagine female aging through the lens of the Hollywood eye. I am chatting with former Fox newscasters, Lisa Breckenridge & Dorothy Lucey. I am discussing how these two guests self recreated after Hollywood was done with them for being past a certain age. We di...

Midlife's 10 Things - Minisode #20 10.06.2021

New to The Flexible Neurotic! A minisode series called Midlife's 10 Things …we do a run-through of the episode guest's tips about, beauty, self recreation & fitness.  This week I am chatting with former Fox newscasters, Lisa Breckenridge & Dorothy Lucey. Looking forward to connecting with you! Here are some ways to connect with me! THE FLEXIBLE NEUROTIC SHOW NOTES: https://www.theflexibleneurotic....

19 | Pt. 1 of 3 - Parenting Through Teen Puberty in a Post-Pandemic World...in the Second Half of Life 27.05.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation with teenage and puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett. We discuss parenting strategies to help our teens re-enter the real world from the pandemic, in the midst of bodily and psychological roller coasters. And, we chat about facing those awkward conversations with our teens regarding sex, puberty, periods, porn, and masturbation. Vaness...

19 | Pt. 2 of 3 - Parenting Through Teen Puberty in a Post-Pandemic World...in the Second Half of Life 27.05.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation with teenage and puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett. We discuss parenting strategies to help our teens re-enter the real world from the pandemic, in the midst of bodily and psychological roller coasters. And, we chat about facing those awkward conversations with our teens regarding sex, puberty, periods, porn, and masturbation. Vaness...

19 | Pt. 3 of 3 - Parenting Through Teen Puberty in a Post-Pandemic World...in the Second Half of Life 27.05.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation with teenage and puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett. We discuss parenting strategies to help our teens re-enter the real world from the pandemic, in the midst of bodily and psychological roller coasters. And, we chat about facing those awkward conversations with our teens regarding sex, puberty, periods, porn, and masturbation. Vaness...

18 | Pt. 3 of 3 - Grief, Death, Aging Parents & A Meaningful Life...in the Second Half of Life 13.05.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about how to better understand the second half of life as we face, our own aging, the advanced aging of our parents towards the ends of their lives, and taking the lessons from your book and from your life to make our lives more meaningful in the second half of life with Steve Leder. Steve is a prolific author, husband, father of two, c...

18 | Pt. 2 of 3 - Grief, Death, Aging Parents & A Meaningful Life...in the Second Half of Life 13.05.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about how to better understand the second half of life as we face, our own aging, the advanced aging of our parents towards the ends of their lives, and taking the lessons from your book and from your life to make our lives more meaningful in the second half of life with Steve Leder. Steve is a prolific author, husband, father of two, c...

18 | Pt. 1 of 3 - Grief, Death, Aging Parents & A Meaningful Life...in the Second Half of Life 13.05.2021

The ins & outs of grief, death, aging parents & a meaningful life … Are you ready? Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about how to better understand the second half of life as we face, our own aging, the advanced aging of our parents towards the ends of their lives, and taking the lessons from your book and from your life to make our lives more meaningful in the second h...

15 | Who Am I? Living with Intent in the Second Half of Life 30.04.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about discovering our intent, figuring out who we are, and dealing with judgment, in the second half of life with Mallika Chopra. Mallika is a meditation expert, published author, media entrepreneur and mom, who graduated from Brown University and the Kellogg school of Management. Mallika speaks with audiences all over the world, with t...

17 | Permission to Rewrite Your Story in the Second Half of Life 29.04.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about discovering what it means to really connect with our loved ones, overcoming grief, and how to live a meaningful life without regrets, in the second half of life with Dara Kurtz. Dara is a blogger, podcaster & three time author, who recreated her life at 42...after being diagnosed with breast cancer and losing her mom to breast can...

16 | Passion, Style & Jewelry Business in the Second Half of Life 15.04.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open conversation about putting yourself out there to get noticed, facing obstacles, and how to juggle business and a busy family life in the second half of life with Melinda Maria.  Melinda is a badass female entrepreneur who designs gorgeous jewelry worn by A-list celebrities, influencers and empowered women taking on the world. Melinda's jewels make you feel lux...

14 | Part 3 of 3 - Sex, Mood & Menopause in the Second Half of Life 18.03.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about the rollercoaster of perimenopause and menopause...finally learn the true definitions and differences between perimenopause and menopause and what we can do about it, in the second half of life with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany.  Dr. Shieva Ghofrany has been working as an OBGYN for over 21 years and herself has had multiple miscarriages, a...

14 | Part 2 of 3 - Sex, Mood & Menopause in the Second Half of Life 18.03.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about the rollercoaster of perimenopause and menopause...finally learn the true definitions and differences between perimenopause and menopause and what we can do about it, in the second half of life with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany.  Dr. Shieva Ghofrany has been working as an OBGYN for over 21 years and herself has had multiple miscarriages, a...

14 | Part 1 of 3 - Sex, Mood & Menopause in the Second Half of Life 18.03.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about the rollercoaster of perimenopause and menopause...finally learn the true definitions and differences between perimenopause and menopause and what we can do about it, in the second half of life with Dr. Shieva Ghofrany.  Dr. Shieva Ghofrany has been working as an OBGYN for over 21 years and herself has had multiple miscarriages, a...

13 | Part 2 of 2 - Turning a Passion into a Business in the Second Half of Life 06.03.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about learning how to build a passion into a business and create more confidence in the kitchen with Laney Schwartz. Laney Schwartz is the founder, creator and recipe developer behind the food blog Life is but a Dish . She creates everyday meals for everyday people and is on a mission to help busy home cooks gain confidence in the kitch...

13 | Part 1 of 2 - Turning a Passion into a Business in the Second Half of Life 04.03.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about learning how to build a passion into a business and create more confidence in the kitchen with Laney Schwartz. Laney Schwartz is the founder, creator and recipe developer behind the food blog Life is but a Dish . She creates everyday meals for everyday people and is on a mission to help busy home cooks gain confidence in the kitch...

12 |Part 3 of 3 - Live Like No One Is Watching In the Second Half Of Life with Kevin Nealon & Susan Yeagley 01.03.2021

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about following our passions, facing our fears and trying new things in the second half of life with Susan Yeagley and Kevin Nealon. Susan and Kevin have been married for almost 20 years and are both successful actors. Kevin started his career in stand up comedy on SNL and went on to star in Weeds, and now his own show Hiking with Kevin...

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