The Loneliness Project: Connection after 50 with Pam & Karyn
Life gets lonely after the kids leave the nest. If you're craving connection, conversation, and community, we've got your back. Karyn, newly fifty years old, and Pam, now empty nesting, are inviting you to their weekly deep, yet fun girl chats about everything that happens in your second chapter of life. No matter where you live in the world, all gals over 50 are welcome here. Connection through all the ties that bind us is our goal-- elderly parents, finances, relationships, managing adult kids, grief, saying no, when it's time to leave a friendship, mature skincare, fashion... and so much more! It's all on the table and we can't wait to share this golden journey with you. We want your feedback. Email your comments and episode suggestions to pamkarynpod@gmail.com.
Episodes
54 episodes
Ep 55: Our Very First Q and A Giveaway
In our very first Q&A episode, we’re answering your questions about friendship, loneliness, grief, purpose, reinvention, and all the beautifully complicated parts of life after 50. Some questions are light and fun, others are deep and soulf...
Episode 54: Ask Us Anything (And Win Something Cozy!)
Get ready: It’s our first Q and A Giveaway and you’ve got a front row seat. Is there something you’ve always wondered about loneliness after 50, friendship, grief, purpose, connection, or even what happens behind the scenes of our podcast? Now’...
Episode 53: The Mahjong Gang Reveals What They Wish They Knew in Their 50’s
What would your 70-year-old self thank you for doing today? After talking with a group of women in their 70’s (The Mahjong Gang), Karyn and Pam unpack the biggest lessons these gals wish they had known in their 50’s. Their thoughts about friend...
Daybooking for wellbeing
..We discuss all the benefits of day logging, including how different styles can help us from organization to anger control. Pam shares a tear jerking entry towards the end of the episode. Send us questions or comments at pamk...
The Midlife Supplement Maze (Part II): What’s Worth It, What’s Not
In Part II of The Midlife Supplement Maze, we finish untangling the supplement confusion with an honest look at some of the most contemplated supplements on the market today. Are they for you? We’re spilling the tea so you can decide f...
The Midlife Supplement Maze (Part I): What’s Helpful, What’s Hype
This episode is a follow-up to our “Crazy Cool Health Builders” conversation. But this time, we’re getting more in tune with the supplements we could potentially take every day. In Part I, Pam and Karyn break down the supplements women over 50 ...
2024 Why Karyn despises New Year's Resolutions...Has anything changed in you?
Karyn can't stand resolutions at the New Year. She shares with us why. We are republishing this from two years ago. Originally aired in January 2024.
The Happiness Fallacy
Pam and Karyn try to decide if happiness is needed every day or just every so often. They each share why they hate the terms "happy and Joy". Further, which of the happiness hormones does Pam think is very dangerous? Finally w...
Tell Me the Truth (But Also Lie to Me a Little): Navigating Truth, Honesty, Avoidance and the Murkiness In between
Is it always better to know the truth or are there times when ignorance really is bliss? In this episode, Karyn and Pam dive into everyday and deeply personal examples of when we seek truth… and when we’d rather look the other way. Fro...
Our favorite Podcasts
Join Pam and Karyn and they each share a top three podcast from their own subscriber libraries. They want to know if you share a love for any of the ones they discuss.
Episode 41: Do Most Women Have a Negative Self Perception? Why?
Many Life Coaches and Therapists characterize self-sabotage as positive reinforcement. Pam and Karyn share their own self sabotaging ways and then contemplate if that’s true for each of them. Are Women truly as complicated...
Take us on your walk and please join us as we contemplate privacy, security, and technology
Do you use Life 360, or is it too intrusive? How about security cameras? Do they creep you out? Did you own a Flip phone? Are people becoming too isolated? These are a few of our discussion points today. We ...
Selling Your Home and Moving part 2....Bad or Good Idea now that it is Over?
Pam and Karyn discuss the process taken once the realtor has been chosen and the house is on the market. Plus, they contemplate the pros and cons of holding on to the house for the grandkids vs downsizing.
Ep 44: Selling Your Home and Moving tips..... 1. STOP SHOPPING so you can Downsize
Karyn was thinking ahead to her own move in the future when she got curious about Pam's real time home selling preparation. They decided to share with you some ways to get ahead, as well as some not so great ways, to approach the process...
EP 43: Crazy Cool Health Builders You’ve Never Heard Of: Part II
Part II is here, and we’re diving deep into the wild world of hormone balance and gut health. From DHEA cream and phage therapy to Thaena poop pills (yes, really). Pam and Karyn get real about their own menopausal journeys, the power of individ...
Episode 42: Cool Health Builders You’ve Never Heard Of: Part I
Are you feeling stuck in your health routine? In this episode, we dive into crazy cool unconventional health boosters — tools you’ve probably never heard of, but just might change your life. From methylene blue and beetroot crystals to...
Thankgiving Updates: goals, fights, and illness
Thanksgiving was full of surprises this year and we both felt ready! Listen and then email us at pamkarynpod@gmail.com to share your Thanksgiving surprises.
How can we Help our ill Loved Ones without Sacrificing Ourselves?
Join Pam and Karyn in this insightful episode of "The Loneliness Project" as they delve into the multifaceted world of caregiving. Discover the various roles caregivers play, from the traditional to the unexpected, and learn vital coping strate...
Is Happily Ever After Possible When Your Spouse Annoys the Sh*t Out of You After 20+ Years of Marriage?
Episode 39Is Happily Ever After Possible When Your Spouse Annoys the Sh*t Out of You After 20+ Years of Marriage?Is happily ever after a real thing – even when you’ve been married for years and your spouse drives you up the wall?&...
Episode 38: Our expectations of Friendships Q and A; Are you in the 53% of those who have 3 to 5 Friends?
Description: Karyn shares a time that she had to EXPECT, ACCEPT, AND ADJUST a situation she had during a difficult time with handling her mom’s cancer treatment. The friends next discuss some questions about friendships past and pr...
Great (Mis)Expectations: Navigating the Spoken & Often Unspoken Assumptions We Carry
Expectations can lift us up or leave us feeling let down. In this episode, Pam and Karyn unpack what happens when the people in our lives – from spouses and adult kids to extended family members, flaky friends, emotion dumpers, boundary pushers...
Spiritual Bypassing and Toxic Positivity: Going deep on why society is obsessed with these two practices
Pam and Karyn ponder WHY we: 1. try to make big problems small, 2. avoid the truth, 3. don’t accept our new normal, and 4. can’t stop guilting ourselvesThey discuss why we KNOW more than we can DO. Finally, is a ...
The Future of Aging: Lessons Learned from Denmark, Japan & Beyond
Dive into "The Future of Aging: Lessons from Denmark, Japan, and Beyond." In this episode, Pam and Karyn explore how various countries support their aging to combat loneliness and manage dementia. There are lessons the U.S. can take from these ...