Wellness Junkies | Beauty & Wellness Tips, Hacks, Recs & Reviews for Women 40+

REPLAY! This episode deserves a second listen, so we are bringing back a conversation you do not want to miss. Your body carries a hidden chemical load, and most of the sources sit in your kitchen, your bathroom, and your grocery cart. On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman talks with Jenna Hua, PhD, CEO and founder of Million Marker, about endocrine-disrupting chemicals and how these hidden toxins...

REPLAY! This one is worth coming back to. Shana Draugelis built The Mom Edit into a platform that reaches over three million visitors a year because she started from the same place most moms do. On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman sits down with Shana for a conversation that makes getting dressed, taking care of your skin, and showing up for yourself feel a lot more doable. Shana has spent over...

REPLAY! We are bringing this one back because getting older does not have to mean giving up on how you look and feel, and this conversation is proof. Juliana Spaven is a 50-plus model, content creator, and the founder of Silver Highlights 1971, a platform built around helping women age well without surgery, Botox, or toxic products. On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman and Juliana dig into the re...

REPLAY! Dr. Dan Ginader said something in this episode that stopped us in our tracks, and we think you need to hear it again. Most of the pain you're dealing with every day is not something you just have to live with. On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman sits down with Dr. Dan Ginader, doctor of physical therapy and the internet's favorite PT with over 1.5 million followers. His approach to physi...

REPLAY! This conversation is too important to hear only once, and Jackie Goldschneider is exactly the reason why. Eating disorder recovery is not about food, and she wants you to understand why. On this episode of Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman sits down with Jackie Goldschneider, author, activist, and Real Housewives of New Jersey former cast member, to talk about something rarely discussed w...

REPLAY! Some episodes are too good to only hear once. This one is back because the conversation Carl Daikeler started is still one of the most searched topics we have ever covered on Wellness Junkies. Host Amy Sherman sits down with Carl Daikeler, CEO and co-founder of BODi (formerly Beachbody), to talk about what it really takes to build wellness routines that hold up in an actual busy life. Carl...

REPLAY! Most people think "grass-fed" tells the full story. According to Cloe Parker, it often does not, and that changes everything about how you shop for meat. On this episode of Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman sits down with Cloe, who runs Parker Pastures, for one of the most practical wellness conversations the show has had. Cloe returned home after her mother was diagnosed with cancer and...

REPLAY! Consider this your sign to finally listen to the episode everyone keeps talking about. If you have been searching for beauty tips that actually work after 40, this is the episode. Kate Talbert, MUA and beauty educator, joins Wellness Junkies host Amy Sherman for the kind of conversation you want to have with a friend who just happens to know everything about makeup and skincare. Kate did n...

REPLAY! Good travel advice does not have an expiration date, and neither does this episode. Most people plan a summer vacation and come home needing another one. Sari Marissa, custom travel itinerary designer and wellness retreats enthusiast, joins host Amy Sherman on Wellness Junkies to talk about how to actually travel in a way that restores you instead of wiping you out. If you missed this the...

REPLAY! This one was too good to sit in the archives. Interior design has never felt this personal, this practical, or this easy to actually use in your own home. Amy Sherman of Wellness Junkies sits down with her longtime friend and interior designer Zoe Feldman for a conversation that covers a lot of ground, from summer decorating on a budget to the beauty routines of a woman running a 35-person...

REPLAY! This episode was so good we had to bring it back. Sunny and Jenn have been best friends for forty years, became TikTok famous on a Palm Beach sidewalk without trying, and have never once pretended to be something they are not. If you missed this conversation the first time, get ready to fall in love with these fabulous ladies. And…if you already listened, you know exactly why we are replay...

Beauty can feel simpler when you know which daily habits help you lift your face naturally and feel good in your skin. Continuing with our expert wellness interviews, host Amy Sherman talks with Shelly Marshall, facial beauty expert, esthetician, former nurse injector, and founder of Beauty Shamans and Skin Within Studio, about a version of beauty that feels more sustainable and a lot less confusi...

Another Product Junkies round! This Wellness Junkies episode turns beauty product recommendations into the kind of talk you want from a best friend who always knows what is worth buying. Amy brings her bestie Erica for a fun and useful conversation built for anyone who loves smart shopping, hearing what people truly repurchase, and honest beauty reviews. There is no overhype and no perfect routine...

If your healthy habits keep falling apart, your body may be asking for safety before it can ask for change. Continuing with our expert wellness interviews, host Amy Sherman talks with Lori Montry about why so many struggles that look like laziness or lack of discipline may actually point to a nervous system under strain. These wellness tips offer a kinder and more useful way to understand stress,...

A dance floor full of women becomes the kind of wellness ritual most people did not realize they were desperate for. On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman talks with Laura Baginski of Early Birds Club about a relatable wellness tactic that feels fun, social, and possible for real life. This is the kind of conversation that makes you want to text your friends, make a plan, enjoy the freedom that co...

Midlife for women often raises questions about identity, energy, and direction. In this episode of Wellness Junkies, Amy Sherman shares wellness tips and thoughtful conversation with author and The Midlife Makeover Show podcast host, Wendy Valentine. Their discussion explores how women in midlife can step out of survival mode and begin building lives that feel more aligned with who they are today....

A board-certified facial plastic surgeon pulls back the curtain on modern aesthetics with beauty and wellness tips that cut through viral trends and explain what helps your skin age well. In this episode, Amy Sherman talks with Dr. Ruslan Zhuravsky about skincare tips, beauty tips, and the difference between thoughtful maintenance and chasing a look that was never meant for your face. You’ll hear...

Your closet might reveal more about your mindset than you think. In this relatable wellness conversation, stylist Bethany Gursky of @bethanyannstyles explains how intentional styling can simplify your mornings, strengthen confidence, and support everyday wellbeing. Bethany joins Amy to talk about why many women feel overwhelmed by their closets and how personal style often gets buried under trends...

Low energy in midlife can make you feel like your body has its own agenda, even when you are doing the workouts, buying the supplements, and trying to eat “right.” Wellness mentor Lindsey Kaszuba, founder of Health Club Collective and a mom of three, joins Amy Sherman to show why that stuck feeling is so common and how a steadier approach to midlife health starts with mindset and health, not more...

The real K-Beauty skincare philosophy has less to do with 12-steps and specific skincare products and more to do with how you treat your skin every day. Korean skincare routines often get labeled as complicated, yet Elle Choi Son reframes it as disciplined consistency rooted in culture. Skincare in her world starts early and centers on hydration, layering, and protecting the skin barrier. Healthy...

GLP-1s and bariatric surgery are powerful medical tools, and the real risk is starting them without understanding what long-term weight maintenance actually requires. Continuing with our expert wellness interviews, Dr. Betsy Dovec, one of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in the country, speaks plainly about what long-term care actually demands, whether someone chooses bariatric surgery, GLP...

Sometimes the most useful beauty and wellness advice is paying attention to what you already reach for. In this episode of Wellness Junkies, Amy reflects on what it actually means to trust your own taste when it comes to beauty products, skincare routines, and wellness rituals. The conversation centers on choosing products based on lived experience rather than trends, and noticing which ones earn...

Wellness works best when you stop chasing trends and start paying attention to what actually delivers results. This conversation cuts through the noise of modern wellness and skincare culture and asks a question many people quietly wrestle with: how do you know what is worth your time, money, and trust. Continuing with our expert wellness interviews, Lindsay shares how her approach to clinical-bac...

College admissions get stressful fast, and for many parents, it starts with the feeling that the rules keep changing and no one explains them clearly. Amy names that tension early in the episode, and Alexis White helps slow it down. Drawing from her work as a college expert and her experience as a parent, Alexis talks through the college process in a practical way. The focus stays on parenting thr...

Your body doesn’t need a complicated reset. It needs more movement today and fewer hours spent frozen in the same position. Amy sits down with Dr. Dan Ginader, a physical therapist and author of The Pain-Free Body, to talk about why so many pain issues stem from long stretches of stillness rather than a lack of effort. Drawing from his work in sports therapy and his one-on-one clinical practice, D...