The Next Phase
I used to be fun. I used to be driven. I used to be sexy. I used to be...young. What happened?
Dear Millennial moms in your late 30s or 40s -- former forces of nature,
Are you burned out, overwhelmed, and wondering where your energy (and your old self) went? You’re not alone.
The Next Phase is the podcast for overachieving moms navigating perimenopause who are dying to take back their energy, their bodies, and their magic. Here, we will not pummel you with hormone treatment plans or talk about perimenopause as if it's a diagnosis. Instead, we're going to celebrate it. We're going to use it as an excuse to really start taking care of ourselves. As a matter of fact, we're going to find ourselves in our perimenopause era.
Hosted by Stacey Hutson—certified health coach, wellness chef, former co-host of the Mother Plus Podcast, and mom of two—you’ll learn how to: Understand what’s really happening in perimenopause and how to work with your changing body, use nutrition, supplements, and sleep as medicine to restore your energy, get in tune with your cycle and learn practical ways to sync your life with your hormones, and create rituals (with a little woo) that help you slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with yourself.
Each episode blends personal stories, expert insights, and actual doable steps you can take right away.
✨ Subscribe now to The Next Phase and join a community of millennial moms redefining wellness in their 40s. Let’s make perimenopause your most magnetic chapter yet.
The Next Phase
#6: What Diane Keaton Taught Us About Turning 40
This episode is my love letter to turning 40 — and to the woman who helped me do it with less fear and more fire.
As I step into this next phase, I’ve been thinking a lot about how our culture taught us to see women in their 40s and 50s: tired, stressed, and quietly disappearing. But then Diane Keaton came along and flipped the script.
In this episode, I talk about:
- The fear of losing relevance as we age
- How movies like This Is 40 (and Something’s Gotta Give) shaped our expectations of midlife
- What Diane Keaton taught me about presence, weirdness, slowing down, and pleasure
- Why I’m rewriting the rules of aging — starting with a fabulous hat
And of course, I’ll share the seven lessons I’m bringing into my forties, inspired by Diane herself.
So if you’re hovering around forty — or already in it — and you’re wondering what comes next, this one’s for you.
🎂 Join the 40 Club:
DM me @stacehutson
and tell me how you’re celebrating your next phase.