Gen X Juggler Podcast
by Deb Foster
Yesterday, we were the fun-loving feral kids of the 80’s, and today we’re grownup Gen Xers juggling the many joys and demands of midlife. That happened fast! This podcast will cover topics that matter most to us as we navigate the uncharted waters of midlife and all that comes with it. We’ll reminisce about the good old days as we gather resources and share stories that help us make the most of the here and now.
Episodes
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GXJ Replay: No Contact: Grieving the Relationship without Losing Hope, with Candi Morris
Today on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb interviews Candi Morris, creator of the Estranged and Rearranged podcast, about supporting parents whose adult children go no contact. Candi shares her personal estrangement from her 35-year-old son since July 2022, the loss of contact with her…
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GXJ Replay: How to Have a Magnificent Menopause with Alison Bladh
This week, Deb enjoys an enlightening conversation with Alison Bladh. They discuss menopause myths and how to utilize nutrition and movement to balance our hormones and and regain our sparkle.✨ Alison Bladh is an award-winning registered Nutritional Therapist and Beauty Therapist. With over 30...
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GXJ Replay: Mindful Parenting and the Power of Self-Regulation with Jacintha Field
This week on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Jacintha Field, a family and child counselor, art therapist, and founder of Happy Souls Kids. They dive into the importance of teaching children and grandchildren how to self-regulate their emotions through various tools and techniques.…
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GXJ Replay: Empowering Moms through Advocacy and Hope with Jenn Robb
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes nurse practitioner, author, and coach Jenn Robb. Jenn shares the poignant journey she and her daughter Chloe underwent during Chloe's battle with mental health issues, including depression and self-harm. Highlighting the importance of...
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GXJ Replay: Who Knew Menopause Came with Bonus Levels?! Weird Symptoms and Cool Solutions with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb is joined by Dr. Betsy Greenleaf, the first woman in the U.S. to be board certified in urogynecology. They discuss the unexpected symptoms of menopause, the importance of pelvic floor health, and different treatment options including hormonal and...
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The Power of Data-Driven, Intentional Dating in Midlife with Bern Mendez
In this insightful episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb engages in a deep conversation with Bern Mendez, a neuroscience-based dating and relationship coach with over 14 years of experience. Specializing in helping high-achieving women over 40 attract emotionally available partners, Bern...
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Authenticity Changes Your Impact, with David Ask
🎙️ Meet David Ask — Entrepreneur, Inventor & Identity Coach What does it mean to truly know who you are before chasing what you do? In this episode, we sit down with David Ask, often called the most encouraging person on earth. From launching his invention into 3,700+ retail stores to guiding...
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No Contact: Grieving the Relationship without Losing Hope, with Candi Morris
Today on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb interviews Candi Morris, creator of the Estranged and Rearranged podcast, about supporting parents whose adult children go no contact. Candi shares her personal estrangement from her 35-year-old son since July 2022, the loss of contact with her…
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GXJ Replay: When Faith Leaders Burn Out: Identity, Expectations & Healing in the Wilderness, with Dustin Kleinschmidt
Today on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Dustin Kleinschmidt, an author, coach, and former pastor with over 25 years of ministry experience and the author of The Wilderness Way: Finding Freedom in Life’s Fractures. Dustin shares his unconventional path into ministry and how returning to a...
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64. The Baggage We Carry: Friendship, Faith, and Letting Go of What Was with Debbie Avinger
Deb returns to the Gen X Juggler podcast’s “back to basics” roots and welcomes lifelong friend Debbie Avinger, who previously appeared in the early audio-only days. They reflect on 42+ years of friendship, midlife pressures, parenting stages, and how difficult seasons can pile up. Their...
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GXJ Replay: Burned Out, Stuck, and Dreaming of More? How to Leave Corporate and Find Your True Calling with Shelley McIntyre
This show features Shelley McIntyre, a certified coach specializing in helping Gen X professionals leave corporate life and start creative ventures that align with their values. Shelley discusses recognizing signs that it's time for a career change, the importance of reconnecting with one's…
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GXJ Replay: Midlife, Masculinity, and Meaning with Maxim Shapiro
This week on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes life coach Maxim Shapiro about men, midlife crisis, and authenticity in a culture redefining masculinity. Shapiro shares his personal journey from lifelong depression and playing small—shaped in part by being an only child of Soviet immigrants...
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GXJ Replay: A Rewarding Retirement Takes More Than You Think, with Aaron Kirsch and Laura Zettel-Watson
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb is joined by Aaron Kirsch, a Certified Financial Planner, and Laura Zettel-Watson, a psychology professor specializing in aging, to discuss their unique collaboration on The Rewarding Retirement Workbook. This workbook aims to provide a…
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GXJ Replay-Beyond the Nest Egg: Redefining Retirement, with Aaron Kirsch and Laura Zettel-Watson (Part 1 of 2)
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb is joined by Aaron Kirsch, a Certified Financial Planner, and Laura Zettel-Watson, a psychology professor specializing in aging, to discuss their unique collaboration on The Rewarding Retirement Workbook. This workbook aims to provide a…
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GXJ Replay-Welcome to the Digital Jungle: Helping Kids & Teens Survive Screens with Sue Atkins
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb discusses digital safety, parenting, and technology management with author and broadcaster Sue Atkins. They delve into the increasing complexity of parenting in the digital age, sharing practical tips and strategies to help parents protect their...
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63. Gen X Women & Midlife Metabolism: Menopause, Weight Gain, GLP-1s and Aging Well with Lori Eber
On the Gen X Juggler podcast, host Deb interviews Lorie Eber, a metabolic health and midlife wellness educator, about aging well through daily lifestyle choices rather than genetics. Lorie recounts her 23-year career as a corporate litigator, then spending 10 years in self-discovery that led to...
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GXJ Replay: Honoring the In-Between: Rites of Passage, Life Transitions, and the Power of the Pause with Keri Mangis
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb welcomes author, speaker, and cultural critic Keri Mangis. The discussion focuses on breaking down societal norms and rethinking life transitions, with an emphasis on viewing menopause as a rite of passage rather than a crisis. The conversation…
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GXJ Replay: Grief is Not a 4-Letter Word: Finding Hope and Purpose through the Pain of Loss with Michelle Bader Ebersole
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb introduces Michelle Bader Ebersole, a woman who transformed her profound grief into a mission of helping others. Ebersole shares her personal story of losing her husband, Luke, to cancer while raising young children. She details the journey of...
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GXJ Replay: It’s 10 O’Clock. Do You Know Where Your Parents Are? From Latchkey Kids to Caregivers with Janice Goldmintz
Host Deb welcomes Janice Goldmintz, an expert in gerontology, whose mission is to prepare families for the aging process of their parents. The discussion covers essential topics such as starting conversations about aging, the importance of being prepared, dealing with the emotional aspects of...
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GXJ Replay: Midlife Adventure Awaits! Belinda Coker on Hiking, Confidence, and Budget Travel
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb interviews Australian hiker, writer, and educator Belinda Coker about her midlife transformation from a stressed, out of shape, home-centered life to pursuing adventure and rebuilding confidence through action. Belinda describes how the pandemic…
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GXJ Replay: The Loud Quiet of Empty Nesting: Letting Go, Reconnecting, and Having Fun with Rick and Clancy Denton
This week on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Rick and Clancy Denton, empty nesters who host The Loud Quiet podcast and wrote a book of the same name about life after kids leave home. They explain that the podcast began after Clancy worried about what their marriage would be like without...
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GXJ Replay: Can Faith Help You Sleep? Midlife Insomnia, Sleep Science, and Theology with Dr. Benjamin Long
Today, we address sleep struggles, especially for the sandwich generation, through a conversation with sleep medicine doctor and seminary student Dr. Benjamin Long, author of Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights. Long explains integrating...
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GXJ Replay: Step into Your Power, and Choose Your Label! with Jen Hardy
Host Deb welcomes Jen Hardy, founder of the Pick Your Label movement and Power Up Society, about redefining midlife as an awakening rather than a crisis. Hardy shares her creator journey, including starting a blog and YouTube Channel while managing chronic illness and raising seven children, then...
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GXJ Replay: Midlife-The Gift That Keeps on Giving: A Real Girls Conversation with Angela Burk
Today on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb discusses the challenges and opportunities of midlife with guest Angela Burk, author of Real Girls Guide to Midlife. They talk about the importance of rejecting outdated narratives, the impacts of menopause, and the significance of embracing one's true…
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62. When Faith Leaders Burn Out: Identity, Expectations & Healing in the Wilderness, with Dustin Kleinschmidt
Today on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Dustin Kleinschmidt, an author, coach, and former pastor with over 25 years of ministry experience and the author of The Wilderness Way: Finding Freedom in Life’s Fractures. Dustin shares his unconventional path into ministry and how returning to a...
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GXJ Replay: Disillusionment and the Legacy of Purity Culture with Dr. Angela Deulen
Today on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Dr. Angela Deulen, a professor of psychology at California Baptist University, to discuss the purity culture movement of the eighties and nineties and its unintended consequences. Dr. Deulen combines her expertise in behavioral neuroscience…
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GXJ Replay: Redefining Success with Amy Lenius: How to Create a Life That Feels Aligned and Meaningful
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler podcast, Amy Lenius, Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University, joins the conversation to provide practical tools for breaking negative patterns and redefining personal success. Amy shares her journey of overcoming chronic illness, the importance of...
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61. The Loud Quiet of Empty Nesting: Letting Go, Reconnecting, and Having Fun
This week on the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Rick and Clancy Denton, empty nesters who host The Loud Quiet podcast and wrote a book of the same name about life after kids leave home. They explain that the podcast began after Clancy worried about what their marriage would be like without...
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60. Midlife Adventure Awaits! Belinda Coker on Hiking, Confidence, and Budget Travel
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb interviews Australian hiker, writer, and educator Belinda Coker about her midlife transformation from a stressed, out of shape, home-centered life to pursuing adventure and rebuilding confidence through action. Belinda describes how the pandemic…
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59. Can Faith Help You Sleep? Midlife Insomnia, Sleep Science, and Theology with Dr. Benjamin Long
Today, we address sleep struggles, especially for the sandwich generation, through a conversation with sleep medicine doctor and seminary student Dr. Benjamin Long, author of Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights. Long explains integrating...
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58. Step into Your Power and Choose Your Label, with Jen Hardy
Host Deb welcomes Jen Hardy, founder of the Pick Your Label movement and Power Up Society, about redefining midlife as an awakening rather than a crisis. Hardy shares her creator journey, including starting a blog and YouTube Channel while managing chronic illness and raising seven children, then...
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57. Pop Culture, Economics, and Gen X Retirement Planning with Jesse Hurst
Today, Deb welcomes Jesse Hurst, CFP, AIF, Senior Wealth Manager and CEO of Impel Wealth Management, to discuss his book PopEnomics: Pop Culture Insights for Retirement Success, which explains financial planning through pop culture references from music, TV, and movies. Hurst describes how years…
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56.Midlife, Masculinity, and Meaning with Maxim Shapiro
Today, Deb is joined by men’s life coach Maxim Shapiro, who helps men find direction, purpose, joy, and fulfillment. Maxim shares how long-term depression stemmed from playing small, avoiding risk, and disconnecting from his authentic self, and how a coach who later became his romantic partner...
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55. Grief is Not a 4-Letter Word: Finding Hope and Purpose through the Pain of Loss with Michelle Bader Ebersole
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb introduces Michelle Bader Ebersole, a woman who transformed her profound grief into a mission of helping others. Ebersole shares her personal story of losing her husband, Luke, to cancer while raising young children. She details the journey…
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54. It’s 10 O’Clock. Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?: From Latchkey Kids to Caregivers with Janice Goldmintz
Host Deb welcomes Janice Goldmintz, an expert in gerontology, whose mission is to prepare families for the aging process of their parents. The discussion covers essential topics such as starting conversations about aging, the importance of being prepared, dealing with the emotional aspects of...
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53. Burned Out, Stuck, and Dreaming of More? How to Leave Corporate and Find Your True Calling with Shelley McIntyre
This show features Shelley McIntyre, a certified coach specializing in helping Gen X professionals leave corporate life and start creative ventures that align with their values. Shelley discusses recognizing signs that it's time for a career change, the importance of reconnecting with one's…
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52. She Cracked the Book--and Sparked a New Chapter: Why the Classics Hit Different in Midlife with Cheryl Drury
Cheryl Drury, host of the Crack the Book podcast, joins Deb this week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast. The discussion centers around Cheryl's journey of embracing classic literature in midlife. Cheryl shares her experiences and insights on how reading authors like Homer, Shakespeare, and Dante has...
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51. Welcome to the Digital Jungle: Helping Kids & Teens Survive Screens with Sue Atkins
This week on the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb discusses digital safety, parenting, and technology management with author and broadcaster Sue Atkins. They delve into the increasing complexity of parenting in the digital age, sharing practical tips and strategies to help parents protect their...
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50. Honoring the In-Between: Rites of Passage, Life Transitions, and the Power of the Pause with Keri Mangis
This week one the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb welcomes author, speaker, and cultural critic Keri Mangis. The discussion focuses on breaking down societal norms and rethinking life transitions, with an emphasis on viewing menopause as a rite of passage rather than a crisis. The conversation…
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49. Have a Happier New Year: Unlocking the Science of Happiness with Dr. Wendy O'Connor
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler podcast, Deb welcomes Dr. Wendy O'Connor, a Stanford-trained positive psychologist and success coach, to discuss the science of happiness. Dr. Wendy explains how small, intentional changes can significantly impact overall contentment. She shares her personal...
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48. When Christmas Brings the Unexpected: Lessons from the First Christmas
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler podcast, the host reminisces about the nostalgic magic of childhood Christmases, contrasting them with the responsibilities and occasional stresses of being the adults orchestrating the festivities. The episode delves into the theme of faith and trusting in...
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A Legacy of Courage and Love: Remembering Crystal Davis
In this special re-release of episode 10, Deb shares a conversation with her childhood friend Christie, who faced multiple battles with cancer. Although she was in remission when this episode was originally recorded in March of 2024, Christie's story took a poignant turn when she was diagnosed…
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47. Midlife-The Gift That Keeps on Giving: A Real Girls Conversation with Angela Burk
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb discusses the challenges and opportunities of midlife with guest Angela Burk, author of Real Girls Guide to Midlife. They talk about the importance of rejecting outdated narratives, the impacts of menopause, and the significance of embracing one's...
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46. Who Knew Menopause Came with Bonus Levels?! Weird Symptoms and Cool Solutions with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb is joined by Dr. Betsy Greenleaf, the first woman in the U.S. to be board certified in urogynecology. They discuss the unexpected symptoms of menopause, the importance of pelvic floor health, and different treatment options including hormonal and...
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45. Gratitude and Growth: A Special Thanksgiving Episode
In this special Thanksgiving episode, Deb expresses gratitude to listeners and shares heartwarming memories about family and favorite holiday traditions. The episode also encourages viewers to embrace new challenges and reflects on the journey of starting the podcast. Deb also connects with...
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44. "A Rewarding Retirement Takes More Than You Think" with Aaron Kirsch and Laura Zettel-Watson
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb welcomes back Aaron Kirsch, a certified financial planner and wealth advisor, and Laura Zettel-Watson, a professor of psychology and Director of Aging Studies at California State University, Fullerton. They delve into essential aspects of The...
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43. Beyond the Nest Egg: Redefining Retirement, with Aaron Kirsch and Laura Zettel-Watson (Part 1 of 2)
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, host Deb is joined by Aaron Kirsch, a Certified Financial Planner, and Laura Zettel-Watson, a psychology professor specializing in aging, to discuss their unique collaboration on The Rewarding Retirement Workbook. This workbook aims to provide a...
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42. A Veteran's Reflections: Transitioning from Combat to Civilian Life with Chad Foster
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb is joined by her husband Chad Foster, a military veteran who served two combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded the Bronze Star. Chad shares his experiences of serving in combat, the challenges of re-assimilating into civilian…
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Bonus Episode: Halloween Q&A with My Grand Daugher Ember
In this special Halloween bonus episode of the Gen X Juggler Podcast, Deb (aka "Lovie") welcomes back Ember, who previously appeared in Episode 5. The duo discusses their excitement for Halloween, with Ember revealing that she'll be dressed as a witch. Lovie and Ember delve into the Halloween...
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41. "5 STEPS for Improving Your Habits and Attitude" with Dr. Len Lopez
In this episode of the Gen X Juggler podcast, host Deb speaks with Dr. Len Lopez, a nutrition and fitness expert, about his innovative habit tracking system, '5 STEPS a Day.' Dr. Lopez explains the importance of tracking habits to achieve holistic wellness for the mind, body, and spirit. He is...
About this show
Yesterday, we were the fun-loving feral kids of the 80’s, and today we’re grownup Gen Xers juggling the many joys and demands of midlife. That happened fast! This podcast will cover topics that matter most to us as we navigate the uncharted waters of midlife and all that comes with it. We’ll reminisce about the good old days as we gather resources and share stories that help us make the most of the here and now.
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Deb Foster
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