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We take a dive...deep dive...skin deep into the dating challenges "colorism" presents for melanated mavens. Why aren't the sweet dark berries picked?
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Sexy Summer with the Seasoned Set
In this, our season finale, the Mavens are talking summer: our sexy fun travel; go-to summer drinks; and unmasking. Join us as you get ready for your Hot Girl Summer.
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Breaky Break
Sorry ladies. This week we’re out here trying to get ready for summer on these beaches: trying on these damn bathing suits that shrunk; shaking the lint out our masked tail feathers; and making martinis we forgot how to make. Join us next week for the final episode of Season 3.
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Restrictions Are Being Lifted – Now What?
This week we talk about life after…. the pandemic that is. We haven’t been able to do much until most recently. With a lot of states easing, and some completely lifting all, restrictions what have you learned about yourself, what are you going to do now? Shake your tail feather? Shake your tail feather internationally? […]
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Colorism and Dating
We take a dive…deep dive…skin deep into the dating challenges “colorism” presents for melanated mavens. Why aren’t the sweet dark berries picked?
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Embracing Mental Health – It’s Okay To Say You’re NOT Okay
We sort through the challenges, stigmas and stereotypes associated with having a mental health diagnosis and seeking appropriate and affordable treatment.
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Where In The World Is Joseph?
The Mavens get the juicy details of Mz. P’s amorous adventures in the search for her dream beau, Joseph; how the pandemic has impacted dating trends: and what adventures she’s been having in the pursuit of love and happiness…or fish “samiches”?
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Easter Break
Even old birds deserve a spring break.
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Cringe Worthy Conversation
We discuss some uncomfortable, but necessary, questions all couples need to tackle head on. From sharing passwords to getting a hall pass. Welcome to the Cringeworthy Confidential.
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Spirituality and Religion: Hey, is Anyone Up There?
In this episode, the MM&M mavens ponder the age old question – is there a God – and share our views on all things spiritual, religious and everything in between.
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To Spa or Nah?
The Mavens share pandemically safe pampering tips…like doing a mani-pedi with Listerine in your jammies. Yes, Listerine!
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It’s A Hairy Situation
This week we try to detangle all the kinks of managing the menopausal mane…and tail.
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Vaccinate or Pollinate
We discuss views following the science and facing concerns driving the decision to vaccinate or pollinate (wait for herd immunity to kick in). What would you do?
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Hey! Weight a Minute…Does My Ass Make These Pants Look Fat?!
Is sheltering at home wreaking havoc on your hips? Have you hit, or surpassed, the ominous quarantine 15? Listen in as the mavens dish tips on how to preserve your curves during the pandemic.
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Holiday Pawtaay!
Let’s raise a martini glass of holiday cheer to you our faithful supporting cast – the listeners and to the inspiring strong women who graced the martini room in our second season. We want to not only celebrate the holiday season but celebrate you! Have fun with our first MMM Holiday Pawtaay. Let the holiday […]
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Holiday Reprieve
We are messing around up north with Kris, his missus and those darn elves getting things together for the holiday party on December 15
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You Scream I Cream
From government worker to exotic flavors… and everything in between. Meet the amazing maven who left the humdrum of government employment, and a few other career paths along the way, to help create a business of scooping up happiness one cone at a time as a sorbetiere. She really is living a cream dream.
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Sibling Shenanigans
Have sibling rivalries and bossy big sisters been an unavoidable pain in your posterior? Is there really a such thing as the favorite child? Come meet the Mavens’ siblings and find out just how far the apples may fall from the tree.
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When Conquering the Corporate Ladder Isn't Enough
Are you ready for a master class on the fine art of moving, shaking, and pivoting your cover options… after 50? Meet an amazing business owner, creator, and branding guru who has done all that and more in this episode.
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From Basketball to Biology
We’re cracking open the book on the current state of education, who’s tasked with teaching our children and the mounting challenges of doing so. Meet an educator/assistant principal who is giving us a lesson on it all.
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Surprise! Whose Your Daddy?
DNA testing, analysis and outcome(s). Entanglement or blessing? How does one wrap their brain around, and deal with, finding out (in one’s 50s no less) who one’s biological parent really is? Find out what one woman did with her discovery.
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She Saw the Forest for the Trees
Have you ever thought of getting away from it all and starting a new life? What would your dream entail? How about starting a bed and breakfast? This is beyond checking off a bucket list item! This is redesigning your entire life after 50! Today’s podcast guest did just that. Let’s meet our second pivoter […]
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Meet the Mavens’ Misters
Who are these strong ass martini mavens’ men and how in the hell do they deal with them… on a personal level?
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Old Ass Author – She Named It, We Didn't
Have you always had a burning desire for something more in your life? A hankering to hone and groom a talent or interest? If you are like most people, life has gotten in the way of … well, your life! What if you could pivot and launch a satisfying career – one you wouldn’t have […]
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Season Finale
Thank you, our listeners, for all your support and feedback on our first season. Next season we’re planning episodes including guest Mavens who represent the vast roles we play in making this an amazing world for ourselves and for others. We will continue talking about all the ins and outs of navigating the serious, shocking […]
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Dirt and Asking for a Friend
Bring the gents and quite a few martinis as we answer all the questions you sent us…well most of them. If we answered all we’d be talking for five hours. Clink, clink! Drink up.
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Before the Bell Tolls
Not exactly a warm and fuzzy topic, but one we must all tackle. Join us as we explore retirement, retirement communities, nursing homes and the closing of the curtain – death. We all gotta go at some point.
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Once A Man Twice A Child
This week as we squeeze ourselves out of the Bengay tube, we tackle the torments of what to do with our parents when they can no no longer do it for themselves. How do you manage your aging, maybe ailing, parents?
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Bucket List
Grab a martini with a shot of dramamine as we discuss all the amazing adventures and experiences we want to conquer before we kick the bucket..
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Define 50
How did you think 50 would look and feel and what is your reality?
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How to Travel with Your Girlfriends
Ladies’ Trippin’ – You want to see the world and have amazing adventures but not alone. Here’s how to travel with your girlfriends and what worked for us.
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Boomerang Kids – Failure to Launch
Grab a martini and packing tape for a moving conversation about how and when to kick the kids out without feeling guilty after the first, second and third times they return.
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Menopause – WTF?!
It’s not exactly the freedoms we thought we were going to get in this phase of life; and what really happens when the juice box turns into a sand trap – it’s all false advertising!!
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Mayhem – Oooh!
Our mayhem includes dating over 50, new empty nesters and grey hair everywhere…don’t care!
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Martinis – What's in them and how we like them.
Why is it in our name? Like a martini we are classic, classy, timeless, sweet, dry, a little stirred, quite shaken and just naughty enough.
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Pandemic – We Are Over It!
A cautious but comical exploration into things to do or not to do during a pandemic… because we are over it!
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Martinis Mayhem and Menopause – Who We Are
A funky, frenzied and funny foray into who and what we are.
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Is alcohol doing more damage in midlife than you realise? – with Prof David Nutt
Most of us know alcohol isn’t ideal for our health. But the specific ways it affects the brain, gut, hormones and our sleep, and why those effects become more pronounced as we age, are less well understood. Leading psychiatrist and neuropsychopharmacologist Prof David Nutt joins Liz to explain exactly what happens in the body from the […]
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How to Find the Meaning of Your Life (From Harvard's #1 Happiness Expert)
Arthur C. Brooks is a happiness expert, Harvard University professor, and best-selling author. You live a good life, but you still feel unhappy. You put yourself out there, but every relationship seems to fail. You have your dream job, but something feels off. What is going on? In today’s episode of The Tamsen Show, Arthur […]
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Eps 400: Why Your Midlife Symptoms Aren’t Just Hormones with Crystal Andrus Morisette
No one tells you that the real shift in midlife isn’t just physical… It’s personal. In this conversation, we’re unpacking something that doesn’t get talked about enough, how so many of us have been taught to override our needs, push through, and take care of everyone else… until our body finally says “I can’t keep […]
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Bonus: When hormones are missed in mental health
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by mental health nurses Jayne and Diane to discuss the often overlooked role of hormones in women’s mental health. Drawing on their experience working in mental health services, they share how hormonal changes are rarely considered when women present with symptoms such as anxiety, depression or mood […]
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This Simple Mindset Shift Will Change the Way You See Your Life
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. And even the changes you choose can bring uncertainty, questions, and moments where you wonder what’s next. Today’s episode will show you how to move forward and find something better on the other side. In it, Mel sits down with Dr. Maya Shankar, a cognitive scientist, expert on […]
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If Nothing Seems to Be Going Your Way, Listen to This
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. And even the changes you choose can bring uncertainty, questions, and moments where you wonder what’s next. Today’s episode will show you how to move forward and find something better on the other side. In it, Mel sits down with Dr. Maya Shankar, a cognitive scientist, expert on […]
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“I wish I was chic-er!” Fearne on personal style and learning new skills
What’s been going on for you this week? What are you happy about, and what’s making you not so happy? Fearne’s here with more chat about what’s putting her and the Happy Place team in a good mood, and what’s feeling a bit rubbish …and Fearne has really really been feeling rubbish this week… This […]
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S4 Ep198: Preventing Dementia: Estrogen? Testosterone? Prevogen?
Preventing Dementia: Estrogen? Testosterone? Prevogen™?On November 10, 2025, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Marty Markary, along with the head of the FDA, RFK Jr, announced that hormone therapy would “reduce Alzheimer’s by 35%.” Where does that statistic come from? And should all women take hormone therapy to stave off dementia later in life? In […]
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JoBeth Williams Returns to Talk Hollywood and Becoming a Grandmother
JoBeth Williams returns to HFCT! We are thrilled to continue our conversation with actress and producer JoBeth Williams. JoBeth is busier than ever with the movie, Not Without Hope, and producing the recent Actor Awards. She also shares more great stories from her past movies including Kramer vs. Kramer. Her most exciting new position is […]
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Brain Fog, Memory Loss, and Alzheimer’s Risk During Menopause with Dr. Lisa Mosconi
In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver continues her conversation with Dr. Lisa Mosconi, neuroscientist and associate professor of neuroscience in neurology and radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Mosconi directs the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program, including the NIH-funded Women’s Brain Initiative and the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, and was recently […]
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EP. 211 – Menopausal Skin Concerns and Rescue with Debbi Barber
In this eagerly anticipated return to the podcast, Dr. Fiona Lovely welcomes back skincare innovator, Debbi Barber, to share her experience treating our menopausal skin and give us her best tips to looking great, no matter your age. Their last conversation became one of the top three most downloaded episodes of last year, and this […]
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Step Three to a Regulated Nervous System: Building your Capacity
In this episode, I’m taking you into the third step of regulating your nervous system — and this is where things really begin to shift. We’ve already explored awareness and regulation, but if you’ve ever felt like you’re still getting pulled into stress again and again… this is the missing piece. Today, I’m talking about […]
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Step Three to a Regulated Nervious System: Building your Capacity
In this episode, I’m taking you into the third step of regulating your nervous system — and this is where things really begin to shift. We’ve already explored awareness and regulation, but if you’ve ever felt like you’re still getting pulled into stress again and again… this is the missing piece. Today, I’m talking about […]
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52 – Why psychiatrists must start thinking about hormones
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by consultant psychiatrist Dr Gareth Jarvis to explore the important, and often overlooked, connection between hormones and mental health. Louise and Gareth discuss how hormonal changes can often contribute to depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and severe mental illnesses. They also explore why psychiatrists are rarely trained to consider hormones […]
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If You’re Going Through a Friendship Breakup You Need To Hear This
If you have ever lost a friend and felt like you weren’t allowed to grieve it, this episode is for you. In this deeply personal solo episode, Tamsen opens up about one of the most painful experiences women carry quietly: the friendship breakup. Whether it ended with a blowup, a slow fade, or a silence […]
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Eps 399: You’re Doing All the Sleep Tips — So Why Are You Still Awake?
If sleep hygiene and all the “sleep tips” aren’t working for you… this is why. This is the final episode in our sleep miniseries, and I really wanted to bring everything together in a way that actually makes sense for your body. Because so many women are stuck thinking they just need more discipline, a […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Women’s Sexual Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & Menopause
This episode is a MUST listen. Mel calls it one of the most important conversations she has ever had on The Mel Robbins Podcast. Most women don’t know this, and this information could save the life of a woman you love. If you are thinking you’re “fine,” while quietly suffering through symptoms that are treatable, […]
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Ruth Langsford: “We all go through sh*t!” My life with divorce and dementia
How do you cope when you’re going through a really rough time? Broadcaster Ruth Langsford has needed a balance of big cries, therapy, and just choosing to dust herself off and get to work. In this chat with Fearne, Ruth talks through the ways counselling and female friendships are moving her through the grief of […]
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The beauty advice I got completely wrong
After nearly 40 years researching health, beauty and wellness, Liz has learned that looking well and looking young are two very different things – and that the most powerful beauty advice she ever received had nothing to do with what you put on your skin. Plus: why period pains can get worse in midlife, […]
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The Truth About Weight Loss Injections In Menopause (GLP-1)
Can weight loss injections help with menopause weight gain?In this week’s episode, Dr Naomi Potter is joined by menopause specialist Dr Kari Nightingale to unpack one of the biggest topics in women’s health right now: GLP-1 weight loss medications. They discuss why weight can become so much harder to manage in perimenopause and menopause, how […]
Martinis Mayhem And Menopause
Frank conversation amongst three friends over 50 with three distinctly funny personalities discussing all the things learned in our lives, all the things we’re currently experiencing and all the things we are looking forward to… or not. We are one from the U.S. mainland and two from the Virgin Islands raised in three very different […]