Ideal Age
From perimenopause to plastic surgery, from fitness to finances, and from personal growth to parenting at 40+, NOTHING is off-limits for hosts Liz and Jamie!
Liz is a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) working with women 40+, and Jamie is an NTP-Turned-Cooking School Boss at Kansas City's best nutritious eats-and-treats restaurant. Together, they host the Ideal Age Podcast to help you find your people, prioritize yourself, and finally create the life you want!
THIS is your Ideal Age.
Episodes
86 episodes
Learning to Run and Letting Go of Perfect
#85: We start with Google Calendar and thongs, and we end up pregnant on a hill. In between, Jamie shares how she went from thinking four miles was insane to running half marathons, and what she'd tell anyone starting from zero (hint: don't buy...
How To Feel ATHLETIC Again
#84: Liz got talked into a staff-versus-adults basketball game on vacation and came away convinced that most of us are missing that ATHLETIC feelin’! She and Jamie dig into why lifting alone doesn't quite scratch the itch, what actually makes w...
Creatine! What you need to know RIGHT NOW
Description: #83: Creatine is everywhere, and the conversation gets….confused. Liz covers how creatine actually works; whether you need 3 grams, 5 grams, or 20; the problem with “gummies;” creatine and hair loss; and why your creatin...
BETTER BODY after 40? it sort of IS now or never
#82: The truth: this gets more expensive every year you wait. Let’s get you a body that LOOKS good, FEELS good, and FUNCTIONS really dang well.* (FYI: the words you're looking for are “body recomposition,” not “weight loss.”) ...
Why You MUST START Body Recomp In September
#81: New (School) Year, New You! Fall is the REAL New Year (and January is where good intentions go to die). The truth: what you do THIS SEPTEMBER determines what your summer 2027 will look like, so let’s start to Reset and Recomp NOW.
Blue Blockers, Sleep, and Your Nervous System On Perimenopause
**Caution: Gilmore Girls spoilers ahead** Blue blockers have gone mainstream, and Liz and Jamie have thoughts! Let’s talk light, sleep, and your nervous system at 40+, and what makes even good advice turn bad. Also: caffeine, can light...
Facial Hair, Fish Oil & Food After Bedtime: A Perimenopause Q&A
#79: Let’s talk chin hairs, the laser hair removal that made things worse, whether bedtime snacks are wrecking your sleep, menstrual management (and sea sponges?) and Liz’s new feelings about fish oil in our latest Q&A! Plus, a ...
Health Decision Fatigue & Taking The Summer Off From Recomp
#78: They spent 10 full episodes talking body recomp. But have you ever thought about all the OTHER stuff a “regular gal” is juggling at the same time?! Let's talk everything from mole checks to certain very private parts to the exhaus...
Q&A: GLP Peptides, Perimenopause Sleep & Weighted Saddlebags?
#77: Would Liz microdose a GLP? How can I fix my sleep? What about weighted saddlebags? In this grab bag Q&A, Liz and Jamie tackle everything from perimenopause sleep to eating your veggies to debunking the carbs-insulin resistance...
How Body Recomp Works For Regular People
#76: The fitness and nutrition content you see online might be real, but it’s not real FOR YOU. Liz and Jamie get into some of the most important stuff you need to know before you recomp, like why 3% better every year (not Hyrox Marathon an...
"Mom, Am I Overweight?" What We Say (And Don't Say) To Our Kids
#75: The kids are paying attention. So how do we handle it? Liz shares the moment that brought up all the feelings and memories, and she & Jamie tackle the surprisingly tricky question of how (and whether, and when) to talk t...
Want to Balance Your Hormones? Listen to This.
#74: Dr. Alana Manson, PhD, is a neuroscientist/fertility scientist “hybrid” here to tell us that to truly balance and regulate our hormones, we’ve got to start where nobody else is looking: in the brain, where the “hormone hierarchy” begins.&n...
Every Recomp Plan Is Missing This
#73: Body Recomp Series! Liz and Jamie get into the ACTUAL thing that's standing between you and the results you want (and no, it's not your macros). They unpack why “doing it harder” backfires every time, why the negative self-talk spiral keep...
Q&A: I Went Off The (Body Recomp) Rails. How Do I Fix It?
#72: Body Recomp Series! Liz and Jamie tackle a listener question that landed at the perfect time: what do you actually do when you've gone completely off the rails for a week? They get into why the real skill isn't staying perfectly on plan wh...
Protein Lies, Peptide Truths & Finally Feeling at Home in Your Body
#71: Body Recomp Series! Liz and Jamie are back with more body recomp real talk! They're tearing into the protein advice that's all over social media, and revealing why it’s a sustainability killer. Then, they tackle the REAL protei...
It Was Never About Willpower
#70: BODY RECOMP SERIES! If you've ever blamed your willpower for falling off a plan (or falling in to a full box of Cheddar Bunnies), this one's for you! Liz dismantles one of the biggest lies in the health and fitness world: that your results...
GLP Prep & Body Recomp Done Right
#69: NEW BODY RECOMP SERIES #3! GLP and weight loss peptide prep: ever heard of it? Liz and Jamie talk about where weight loss drugs actually fit into long-term recomp, why the prep work AND the post-GLP work matter way more than people think, ...
Body Recomposition & GLP Peptides Done Wrong
#68: NEW BODY RECOMP SERIES! This one gets personal! Liz and Jamie talk what body recomp actually looks like, whether you’re using a GLP-1 or doing it the “old fashioned way” (and the lessons you’ll have to learn eventually, no matter ...
Another Diet Masked As “Not Another Diet?”
#67: NEW BODY RECOMPOSITION SERIES! What happens when you don't feel at home in your body and you want to make a change? Liz and Jamie kick off the Body Recomposition Series by digging into the 7 words that sparked it all. They expl...
Stop Fighting For Things To Be HARD
#66: Kristen Boehmer had her entire large intestine removed due to a life-threatening battle with autoimmune disease—if SHE can change her mind and body, so can you! Check out this VIP sneak peek from a members-only interview with Kristen about...
Deep Convos, Dirty Lyrics, and 22 Reps on the Leg Press
#65: This episode has it all—friendship in your 40s, a mace-knife combo, kids watching the movie It, and a surprisingly solid breakdown of resistance training for people who only have 25 minutes. You're welcome!👉 Become a FREE I...
None Of This Belongs Together On A Podcast
#64: What do Summer House drama, a heated debate about audiobooks, and our collective memory have in common? Nothing, other than we managed to jam them all into one podcast. We're talking reality TV as a lifestyle, raising kids who ...
Claude Went To The Ivy League, The Rest Of Us Are Probably Going To H*ll
#63: What do AI, Mel Robbins’ plagiarism issues, and the battle for our souls have in common? All of them share space on this podcast! Let’s talk AI ethics, stolen ideas, and our complicated relationship with faith—plus, a full-circle, “you can...
Helping Anxious Kids Thrive With Kelli Rinehart, MSW, LSCSW
#62: Kelli Rinehart understands anxious kids, AND she understands their parents, too! If you’re parenting an anxious child and want to feel SEEN (and get some helpful tools to reframe and respond), this is your episode. Kelli, MSW, LSCSW, talks...