Not Your Mother’s Midlife
Not Your Mother’s Midlife
Welcome to Not Your Mother’s Midlife, the podcast where we dive into the vibrant, sometimes messy, and always real journey of thriving in midlife as a woman. I’m your host, sharing my own experiences—from navigating hormonal shifts to tackling fatigue and keeping the spark alive in relationships—with honesty and humour. Each episode is packed with practical tips on women’s health, fitness routines to boost energy and strength, and beauty advice to help you feel confident and radiant at any age. Whether it’s finding the perfect workout to combat midlife sluggishness, mastering skincare that works for you, or opening up tough conversations with your partner, we’ve got you covered. Join me for stories, expert insights, and actionable ideas to embrace midlife with vitality. Subscribe, share, and let’s redefine what midlife means—because it’s definitely not your mother’s midlife!
Not Your Mother’s Midlife
Latest Episodes
Why I Stopped Drinking Coffee — And What's In My Echidna Mug Now
Johanna shares why she made the switch from regular coffee to Ryze mushroom coffee — specifically the Bright and Smooth blend — and why her body is significantly happier for it — the stomach issues, the heart palpitations, the afternoon crash, ...
The Midlife Mental Load
Johanna is sharing an episode from The Chalene Show where Chalene Johnson breaks down the seven overlapping forces quietly dismantling the mental health of women over 40 right now. It is not just hormones. It is not a character flaw. And it is ...
What Your Gynaecologist Was Never Taught About Your Body
— Dr. Kelly Casperson sitting down with Dr. Andrew Goldstein, one of the world's leading specialists in vulvovaginal disorders and female sexual medicine. They cover vulvodynia, lichen sclerosis, cervical health, arousal disorders, and the emer...
What Your Nervous System Stores That No Blood Test Can Find
Johanna is sharing a conversation from the Everyday Wellness podcast — Cynthia Thurlow sitting down with Dr. Julia Haffner, a European-trained medical doctor who spent years watching patients come in with real, debilitating symptoms that no tes...
Breast Cancer And GLP1
You've probably seen the headlines — GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce breast cancer risk. But what did the study actually find, and what can't it tell us? Johanna breaks down the research, the biology connecting fat tissue a...