Best Lit Lisa Podcasts (2025)

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From “Stay” to Staying Curious: Tips from Lisa Loeb on Living a Lit-Up Life 1:04:32

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Grammy-winning artist Lisa Loeb didn’t just define a generation with Stay (I Missed You), she gave us the ultimate sing-into-your-hairbrush anthem. And she’s still making waves (and catchy hooks). In this can’t-miss episode, Lisa joins…

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Nitric Oxide: The Unsung Hero of Your Health 58:22

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Nitric oxide might just be the unsung hero of your health, and in this episode, we’re diving deep into why it matters. Board-certified holistic nutritionist Cathy Eason joins me to unpack the powerful role nitric oxide plays in circula…

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HIATUS ENCORE: Meridel Le Sueur — The Girl with Rosemary Hennessy 44:17

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Send us a text Originally drafted in 1939, the Prohibition-era gangster novel The Girl by Meridel Le Sueur remained unpublished for nearly 40 years. Le Sueur used the intervening decades to transform her work into a powerful narrative, focusing on the lives of marginalized women in Depression-era America. Joining us is Dr. Rosemary Hennessy, a Prof…

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What We've Learned from 35 Years of Marriage: Lauren and Her Husband Share the Secrets 56:58

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. In this special anniversary episode of Age Like a Badass Mother, Lauren sits down with her husband, Andrew Bernick, to celebrate 35 years of marriage. This heartfelt and humorous conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at their li…

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What's Great About This Shit Pile? Reframe, Let Go, Get Unstuck - Dr. Sue McCreadie 57:50

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Dr. Sue McCreadie is a holistic pediatrician and transformation expert helping women in midlife feel vibrant, confident, and lit up from the inside out. She is a sparkly, loving, breath of fresh air. We talk about what keeps women stuc…

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HIATUS ENCORE: Minae Mizumura — A True Novel with Lavanya Krishnan 29:12

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Send us a text What if we told you that there was an ingenious retelling of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights set in post-war Japan that also has shades of Middlemarch and The Great Gatsby? Minae Mizumura’s A True Novel, first published in 2002, checks all those boxes and more. Joining us to discuss A True Novel is Lavanya Krishnan, co-founder of th…

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Akil Taher, MD - Eat Plants, Not Pills: One Doctor’s Radical Recovery 1:03:37

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. What would you do after open-heart surgery at 61? Dr. Akil Taher laced up his running shoes—and changed everything. In this episode, Dr. Taher, author of Open Heart, shares how he transformed his life through plant-based eating, mindse…

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Is Your Doctor Gaslighting You? The Power of Tracking to Reclaim Your Health with Laura Federico and Morgan Miller 1:12:43

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. In this insightful and deeply validating episode, Lauren Bernick speaks with Morgan Miller, CPM, LM, IBCLC and Laura Federico, MS, LCSW, CST—therapists and authors of The Cycle Book: An Interactive Step-by-Step Guide to Tracking Hormon…

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HIATUS ENCORE: G.E. Trevelyan — Appius and Virginia with Brad Bigelow 42:19

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Send us a text Woman yearns for child, adopts orangutan instead. Disaster ensues. That's the premise of Gertrude Trevelyan's wonderfully bizarre 1932 novel, Appius and Virginia. We're joined in this encore episode by guest Brad Bigelow, whose obsession with obscure books was celebrated in the 2016 New Yorker profile “The Custodian of Forgotten Book…

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Plant-Based Changed My Life—And I Swore I’d Never Do It: Gigi Carter 51:10

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Gigi Carter’s Journey to Vibrant Health In this powerful episode, Gigi shares how a high cholesterol diagnosis became the catalyst for shifting from a corporate career in aerospace to becoming a whole food, plant-based advocate and edu…

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You’ve Internalized Ageism and What It's Costing You — A Frank Conversation with Ashton Applewhite 43:40

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. In this eye-opening episode of Age Like a Badass Mother, Lauren Bernick is joined by activist, author, and anti-ageism advocate Ashton Applewhite for a no-holds-barred conversation about one of the last socially accepted forms of discr…

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Else Jerusalem — Red House Alley with Translator Stephanie Gorrell Ortega 43:59

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Send us a text Else Jerusalem’s Red House Alley is a riveting exposé of the sex industry in fin-de-siècle Vienna. A bestseller upon its 1909 publication, the novel was banned by the Nazis in 1933 (along with its 1928 film adaptation) and fell into obscurity. Boiler House Press published the first full English translation of this landmark work last …

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Dr Niki Davis: Healing Thyroid and Blood Sugar Problems Starts with This One Shift 55:41

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Dr. Niki Davis takes us on her unconventional journey from working in rocket science to becoming a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician. Driven by a deep passion for nutrition and preventative health, Dr. Davis share…

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Maggie Gallant: Is Vanity Bad? The Uncomfortable Truth About Wanting to Look Good 1:02:22

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. This is one of those conversations that feels like sitting down with two smart, funny friends who say the things you’re thinking. In this episode, Lauren is joined by Maggie Gallant, a former stand-up comic and owner of the Truly Terri…

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Edna O'Brien — The Country Girls with Edan Lepucki 43:13

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Send us a text When Edna O’Brien published her debut novel The Country Girls in 1960, she was branded a “Jezebel” in her native Ireland—but that didn’t stop her from completing a poignant trilogy about a pair of friends coming of age in a world for which village life and convent school failed to prepare them. Despite initial backlash to her sexuall…

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Sophy Burnham: If You Fear Aging, Listen to This: 88-Year-Old Author Tells Us Why It's an Extraordinary Time 55:13

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Sophy Burnham has lived an extraordinary life—as a best-selling author (A Book of Angels), playwright, speaker, and spiritual explorer. Now at 88, she brings fierce clarity, radiant honesty, and hard-won joy to the conversation around …

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Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist: The Stress Paradox: How the Right Stress Can Slow Aging and Boost Resilience 1:00:48

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Is stress always the enemy? What if some stress could make you healthier and help you live longer? In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist—a physician, researcher, and longevity expert—unpacks the paradox of stres…

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Brigid Brophy — The King of a Rainy Country 28:03

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Send us a text If Brigid Brophy’s The King of a Rainy Country had a soundtrack, it might include the soft patter of rain on a garret window, jazz drifting from a smoky cafe, the hum of a Vespa on narrow cobblestone streets … and the obnoxious griping of a few dozen uncultured Americans! As the description suggests, Brophy’s 1956 novel has a little …

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Amberly Lago: Retrain Your Brain for Joy and Resilience: The Transformative Power of Radical Acceptance 57:26

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Can you imagine what it takes to come back from horrific circumstances to thrive and be joyful? Amberly Lago shares her journey of overcoming sexual abuse as a child, embracing her scars, and finding joy in life after a traumatic motor…

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Jessie Redmon Fauset — Plum Bun with Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Endo Cooper 47:19

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Send us a text Langston Hughes called Jessie Redmon Fauset “the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance” with good reason. As literary editor at The Crisis magazine from 1919 until 1926, Fauset discovered and championed some of the most important Black writers of the early 20th century. Her own novels contributed to The New Negro Movement’s cultural exam…

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William (Bill) Kole: Unlock The Secrets to Living to 100 Independently 1:05:44

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. William (Bill) Kole, author of The Big 100: The New World of Super-Aging, talks about the pros and cons of living beyond 100. What happens when living to 65 is just the halfway point? By 2050, the world's centenarian population—those a…

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Getrude Matshe - Connect to the Flow of Life 50:55

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Ever wonder what your life would be like if you were born into different circumstances? Getrude Matshe was born in an African hut without electricity or running water. Because of her exceptional parents, she was educated and became a s…

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E.D.E.N. Southworth — The Hidden Hand with Rose Neal 43:18

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Send us a text Dastardly villains are no match for Capitola Black, the audacious heroine at the center of E.D.E.N. Southworth’s 1859 bestseller, The Hidden Hand. Readers so admired this literary tomboy’s pluck that Capitola became a popular baby name for decades and inspired the name of a California town. Yet few readers today are familiar with Sou…

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Proven Practice to Release Negative Energy and Manifest Your Deepest Desires: Renowned Psychic Deborah Graham 1:01:39

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Deborah Graham, renowned psychic star from TLC's The Psychic Matchmaker, explains how to release negative energy and start manifesting your dreams. 2025 is the year of YES! The planets are aligned for you to start manifesting. She shar…

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Fire In Our DNA with Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment, and environmental integrity Fire In Our DNA with Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins Episode highlight In this episode, Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins talk about restoring cultural fire in their tribal territ…

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Joan Moran - What I Wish I Knew at 50: An 81-Year-Old's Proven Toolkit for Life Renewal 42:40

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Joan Moran is a vibrant 81-year-old author and speaker. She goes out dancing five nights a week! She teaches us that if you expect to age well, you likely will. Joan shares what she wishes she knew at 50 or 60 about being 81. She share…

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ENCORE: Ursula Parrott: Ex-Wife with Marsha Gordon 53:22

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Send us a text F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby may be the novel everyone’s talking about this month, but let’s not forget another “Jazz Age” novel that took this country by storm. Ursula Parrott’s Ex-Wife, a tragicomic indictment of early 20th-century romance, brought the author immense fame and wealth at the time of its publication in 1929.…

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The Power of Fire and Memory with Lisa Shepherd and Paul Courtoreille

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The Power of Fire and Memory with Lisa Shepherd and Paul Courtoreille Episode highlight In this episode, Lisa Shepherd and Paul Courtoreille share personal memories and cultural insights into fire’s role within Métis traditions. From childhood experiences to modern applications, they discuss fire's ability to connect communities, heal the land, and…

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Shane Martin - If You're Overweight and Unhealthy, Here is How You Can Feel Better In One Week 50:01

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Shane Martin was just an ordinary guy who was nearly 300 pounds, diabetic, and exhausted. A health crisis turned into his wake-up call. After watching the documentary Forks Over Knives, Shane went all-in on a whole-food, plant-based di…

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Survivorship into Thrivorship with Ryan Reed

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Survivorship into Thrivorship with Ryan Reed Episode highlight In this episode, Ryan Reed talks about how the younger generations are leading the way into the future with a move away…

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Kim Vopni - Honest Talk About Bladder Leaks, Organ Prolapse, and Constipation with Real Solutions from the Vagina Coach 1:00:01

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Kim Vopni, the Vagina Coach, discusses the importance of understanding pelvic health throughout various life stages, including pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and menopause. Kim talks about the significance of pelvic floor therapy and …

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Angela Carter — The Bloody Chamber 31:18

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Send us a text Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not the heroines from Angela Carter’s 1979 short story collection The Bloody Chamber. The British author tackles dark, primal themes in her spin on classic fables and fairy tales, urging women to eschew victimhood, reclaim their power and bite back! Join us as we dive into this enchanted world of blo…

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Indigenous Wisdom in Climate Care with Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Indigenous Wisdom in Climate Care with Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams Episode highlight In this episode, Rachael Cavanagh and Melinda Adams talk about the role of Indigenous fire…

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If You Have a Chronic Disease, You Need to Hear This: Lauren Shares Her Story of Heart Disease Reversal 29:52

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. If you have a chronic health condition or your doctor has told you to take medication for cholesterol or high blood pressure, you must hear today’s podcast. Lauren Bernick, the host of Age Like a Badass Mother, is sharing her very pers…

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Accomplices: Special Episode with Alex Zahara

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Accomplices: Special Episode with Alex Zahara Episode highlight In this episode, Alex Zahara talks about how a non-Indigenous person can be a good ally and accomplice to Indigenous peoples in Canada. Resources Alex Zahara UR Pride Center Case Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex Pollution is Colonialism Mohawk Interruptus …

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Miyoko Schinner - Living With Purpose: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Fulfilled 53:35

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Miyoko Schinner shares her incredible journey—from her childhood in Japan to becoming a trailblazer in the vegan cheese world. We spoke about the early influences that shaped her, especially the values of cultural identity and the entr…

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Lucy Irvine — Castaway with Francesca Segal 36:57

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Send us a text When Lucy Irvine answered a classified ad to play Girl Friday to a real-life Robinson Crusoe on a remote tropical island, she embarked on an enthralling—and at times harrowing—year-long adventure. The result was her bestselling 1983 memoir, Castaway, a beautifully-written tale of survival. We’re diving into Irvine’s unforgettable sto…

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Existence Is Resistance with Tiffany Joseph

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Existence Is Resistance with Tiffany Joseph Episode highlight In this episode, Tiffany Joseph talks about native Indigenous plants and their ability to heal the ecosystem. Resources …

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Carolyn Federman - Feeling Stuck? Could Joy and Gratitude Be the Key to Aging Well? 47:26

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. The laughter is flowing in this conversation! Carolyn Federman founded the Charlie Cart Project, a mobile kitchen initiative to provide children with food education. She is the protégé of Alice Waters of the Edible Schoolyard Project. …

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Healing Modalities: Part 1 - Bio Tuning & Meditation 20:52

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If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍 Welcome to Light Work, a space where two sisters on the path of healing explore powerful and transformative healing modalities. This week's episode is the start of our multi-part series on Healing Modalities. Through sharing our personal experiences and insight…

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The Social Dynamics of Fire Management with Vanessa Luna-Celino

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity The Social Dynamics of Fire Management with Vanessa Luna-Celino Episode highlight In this episode, Vanessa Luna-Celino talks about how community-based fire management is the way to s…

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Aging Without Limits: Jane Velez-Mitchell on Living Vegan, Staying Sober, and Speaking Out 45:58

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Jane Velez-Mitchell, former CNN Headline News host turned animal rights activist, is unchained and fired up. She shares her story of hitting “high bottom” as opposed to “rock bottom,” which led her to sobriety. She is the Founder of Un…

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Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich — Religious Mystics with Victoria MacKenzie 47:16

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Send us a text Religious mystics Margery of Kempe and Julian of Norwich lived in close proximity to one another in time and place, yet the lives of these two medieval women couldn’t have been more different. One traveled the world in relentless pursuit of spiritual validation, while the other withdrew into a walled cell. One boldly proclaimed her v…

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We Are Fire People with Jessica Angel

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity We Are Fire People with Jessica Angel Episode highlight In this podcast, Jessica Angel talks to Amy Cardinal Christianson and Vikki Preston about being an Indigenous trans woman brin…

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Dr. Rajani Katta - Glow: A Dermatologist's Guide to Aging Well 55:22

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Dr. Rajani Katta and Lauren Bernick explore the intersection of nutrition, skincare, and aging. They discuss the importance of antioxidants and healthy fats in the diet, the causes and solutions for hair loss, and how skincare routines…

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Healing Trauma Through Burning with Vikki Preston and Monique Wynecoop

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Good Fire Podcast by Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff Stories of Indigenous fire stewardship, cultural and social empowerment and environmental integrity Healing Trauma Through Burning with Vikki Preston and Monique Wynecoop Episode highlight In this podcast, Vikki and Monique talk about the role of Indigenous women in fire and the pa…

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Brenda Davis RD - Blood Sugar, Brain Fog & Aging: What’s Missing from Your Diet? 48:40

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Brenda Davis, Registered Dietician, is here to explain why we actually do need more protein as we age. Previously, it was believed that if you’re getting enough calories, you’re getting enough protein. She also schools us on type 2 dia…

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Frances Wright — A Few Days in Athens with Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust 41:16

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Send us a text How do you engage with others in a polarized society? Early 19-century writer and freethinker Frances “Fanny” Wright offers an ostensible how-to manual in the witty didactic novel she penned at age 19, A Few Days in Athens. Wright’s radical ideas garnered her the praise of Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette and Walt Whitman, …

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Menopause & Sexuality: How Hormones Shape Attraction & Desire with Jane Hardwicke Collings 1:11:11

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Jane is a grandmother and a keeper of sacred knowledge. She carries the lineage of Shamanic Midwifery from her teacher, Jeannine Parvati Baker. Jane teaches us about the Shamanic Dimensions of menarche, birth, menopause, The Wisdom of …

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Debbie Adler - Girlfriend Hacks for Aging Well 46:40

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Question or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back. Debbie Adler has done it all—literally. She has held jobs that start with each letter of the alphabet, from Accountant to Zoo Tour Guide. You wouldn’t believe that she is 62 from her looks or attitude, but she is. She shares her journe…