Midlife Sh*t Show : Real talk about real sh*t.

May 13 2024
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Whether the sh*t’s just started or you’re in knee deep, we get you – we’re there, too! But true to our generation, we’ll make this thing our b*tch and take on the sh*t show of midlife in our own way. Our Facebook community and corresponding podcast is where it all starts, with real conversation, about real sh*t. Join us and together we’ll find the humor, solutions and support to live our best 2.0.

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S2 Episode 1: Hot as Halle (Berry)

May 13 2024 18 mins  
In this episode of The Midlife Shit Show, Lara and Karin dive headfirst into the whirlwind world of midlife, inspired by none other than the iconic Halle Berry. With humor and candor, they dissect Halle's empowering press conference on Capitol Hill, where she fearlessly advocated for menopause and mid-life women's health. From debunking stereotypes to shedding light on the impact o

Have you seen Bridget Fonda?

Feb 10 2022 31 mins  
Who was the “It” girl you remember most from your teens or early twenties? For many of us, Bridget Fonda makes the list. Her unique mix of ingenue and cerebral sexy were ionic for the era. Then there is her role as Janet in Singles. Oh man, that one hit a little too close to home for me. The girl who deludes herself into thinking the bad boy is into her, letting him walk all ov

Episode 7: Ugly Sweaters, Kitchen Fires, and Breaking Up with Pinterest

Nov 23 2021 35 mins  
Ah, the holidays. Over the river and through the woods into exhaustion and anxiety we go! Whether you’re a November Firster - that tree is up 10 minutes after the last trick-or-treater leaves your doorstep - Or a Turkey Denier - wait, Thanksgiving is THIS week??? The holidays can be, um… complicated.For our special Holiday pre-game episode, we’ve tapped into the font of aweso

Episode 6: Hamster Wheels and Helpful Hacks

Nov 09 2021 30 mins  
Do you ever feel like you’re a hamster in a wheel? Just running in circles at high speed until you drop from exhaustion. and somehow your butt’s still big? Us too! We’ve come to the conclusion that the proverbial hamster wheel is just a part of life. The odds that you’ll get to spend the rest of your days holed up in fluffy bedding with easy access to eats and endless nappi

Episode 5: What Mom Wants... Like, Really

May 05 2021 30 mins  
Ah, Mother's Day. The obligatory one day of the year (yes, just one ladies - you only get one, even if you were in labor for three freakin’ days!) that we as a society have agreed to dedicate to what may be one of the most essential roles played by women. How do we mark this momentous occasion?To answer that question we’ve turned to our Midlife Shit Show community. We asked the

Episode 4: GenX and the Original Cancel Culture

Apr 14 2021 31 mins  
Social media has been all a twitter about GenX responsibility to reign in cancel culture with the younger generations. Have you not met us? We’re the original slackers, fixing this sh*t isn't our thing.You could say that GenX was the first to experience cancel culture, with the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) trying to cancel 80’s rock and all things fun, but we never let

Episode 3: The Great Follicle Migration

Mar 16 2021 36 mins  
Patchy eyebrows, disappearing lashes, thinning hair, and the unappreciated irony of random hair growing fast and furious just exactly where you don’t want it.Ahh the Great Follicle Migration. Just more of nature’s not-so-funny little tricks to remind us that we are no longer needed for perpetuation of the species.Join us as we talk about our midlife hair concerns, and throw dow

Episode 2: Emotional Support Cupcakes

Jan 04 2021 17 mins  
If you’ve ever hand-pipped ‘fur’ frosting onto a gazillion Elmo cupcakes, setting yourself up for one hell of a repetitive motion injury, only to have your now-adult child completely forget you ever threw them that freakin’ EPIC Sesame Street birthday bash, this podcast is for you. Emotional Support Cupcakes may not be a recipe, but oh dear midlifers they are a thing. And w

Episode 1: The One with the Half Vegan

Dec 16 2020 28 mins  
In our debut podcast Lara announces that she Is half-vegan. What qualifies as being “half-vegan?” And can carrots really taste like bacon? Find out the answers to these and many more pressing questions on the Midlife Shit Show’s first podcast. It’s epic.