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Grown-Ass Woman's Guide
by Jackie MacDougall
Everyone sees a woman who has it together. What they don't see is everything she's holding in her head, running the house, the money, supporting everyone around her, with no instruction manual for any of it.The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide is for the woman who's mistaken exhaustion for competence long enough to know busy isn't the same as steady.Each episode highlights experts in honest conversations about what actually runs a life: health, home, money, relationships, identity. The goal isn't one more thing to manage. It's trading the white-knuckling for a little more ease.Come find your people.
Episodes
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You Already Know: Friendship, Ghosting, and Taking the Leap
Lisa Steadman's mother made her a marriage counselor when she was 12 years old — crying, then problem-solving, while she was still playing with Barbies. Forty years later, she's built five bestselling books and a career on studying why relationships work and why they don't. This episode, she…
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Rebuilding a Relationship with Your Adult Daughter
There's a version of motherhood nobody prepares you for: the one where your kid becomes an adult and the rules you spent twenty years mastering stop working overnight. Pam Tronson didn't sign up for this. She built her whole coaching career believing she had no real wound to work from, until an...
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Identity Work vs. Mindset Work: Rewiring Your Subconscious
Ever notice how quick we are to call ourselves lazy or scattered, and how rarely we claim that we're badass and grown-ass? The words after "I am" are some of the most powerful in the universe, and this week's guest built her whole career around them. Mindi Huebner is a subconscious rewiring and...
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How to Get Your Affairs in Order (Before Someone Else Has To)
Today we're talking about something most of us actively avoid thinking about, until we absolutely cannot avoid it anymore. Maria Fraietta was 50, a high school teacher, a single mom, and a real estate agent. That is already so much to juggle. But when her father passed, she also became the person...
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The Disability Insurance Gap Nobody Told You About
By the time you're in your early 50s, the odds of a new cancer diagnosis are 1 in 35. One in four people in their 50s and early 60s will have a physical or medical condition that limits their ability to work. And most of them have no idea how exposed they actually are. In part two of our…
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Could Your Elderly Parent Be Scammed?
Do you think your elderly parent could be talked into a financial scam? I asked this recently in the Grown Ass community. 43% said they already worry about it. For 28%, it's already happened in their family. And the stories that came in were from people who described themselves as sharp, aware…
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Navigating Grief: The Lifelong Journey of Motherless Daughters
If you've ever dreaded Mother's Day, felt blindsided by grief, or wondered why missing your mother never quite goes away, this conversation is for you. Whether you lost your mother years ago or just recently, your relationship was loving or messy (or somewhere in between), this time of year has a...
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Why You Can't Get Your Sh*t Together (And It's Not Your Fault)
You've got the list. You know what needs to get done. And somehow another week goes by. This isn't a laziness problem. According to licensed therapist Melody Murray, it's a nervous system problem—and there's a very specific reason so many women feel stuck, scattered, and perpetually behind right...
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The Life Insurance Wake-Up Call for Women Over 40
It's a tale as old as time. Four male investment managers try to tell a woman that a product she's interested in doesn't exist. How does she know they're wrong? She literally traded them when she worked at Goldman Sachs. That's just one moment that inspired Wallis Tsai to start her own company,...
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The Real Reason Women Over 40 Can't Stick to Their Health Routines
"Health is the unbecoming. So much of the work around health is unbecoming the beliefs that were never yours." — Courtney Townley What if getting healthy wasn't about doing more but about finally putting some things down? In this episode, Courtney Townley, health and self-leadership coach, author...
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5 Things You Need to Know About Your Home Right Now
73% of women polled said they were either winging it or had no idea how their home worked. Have you ever stood in a flooding garage, phone in hand, searching Facebook for a plumber on a holiday weekend? Or packed up your home during a fire evacuation and realized you had no idea what mattered or...
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How to Go Gray: Tips, Products & What No One Tells You
What if the scariest change you could make turned out to be the most freeing? After nearly 30 years of dyeing her hair, Katie Emery made the decision at 50 to go gray cold turkey, and discovered it was about so much more than hair color. In this episode, the creator of Katie Goes Platinum shares...
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How to Start a UGC Side Hustle: Guide for Gen X & Boomer Women
Get 40% OFF Megan's Ultimate UGC course! 🔗 What if I told you that brands are actively looking to pay Gen X and Boomer women to create content—and you don't need a single follower to get started? Yeah, I know. It sounds too good to be true. But it's not. In this episode, you'll meet Megan…
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ADHD or Anxiety? Understanding the Difference
Want your time and attention back? The Brick helps reduce screen time and block distracting apps in away that actually works. Get 10% off here! Is it ADHD or anxiety? If you've ever asked yourself this question, you're not alone. In this final episode of our 3-part ADHD series, host Jackie...
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ADHD Treatment for Women: Medication, Therapy & What Actually Helps
Want your time and attention back? The Brick helps reduce screen time and block distracting apps in a way that actually works. Get 10% off here! In part two of our three-part ADHD series, Jackie is joined again by ADHD coach and I Have ADHD podcast host Kristen Carder to talk about something a…
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ADHD Symptoms in Women Over 40
Save money and your sanity! Brick helps you focus and live intentionally. One tap locks your phone so you can reclaim time for what matters most. Works with iPhone & Android. Shop here If you can solve a crisis before lunch but forget where you put your keys, this episode is for you. ADHD coach…
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Home Maintenance 101: Basics Every Woman Should Know
💡 Get your free Grown-Ass Home Checklist: Home may be where the heart is, but it’s also where things break, leak, and short-circuit when you least expect it. Beth Kindig from the TikTok/Instagram duo Boomer Beth & Gen X, is a retired, tool-wielding, label-maker-loving badass who knows her home...
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Open Enrollment Made Easy: The Hidden Employee Benefits That Could Save You Thousands
Open enrollment doesn’t exactly make anyone’s top 10 list of exciting life events — but the choices you make during this short window can save (or cost) you thousands. In this episode, benefits expert Amy Evans helps us simplify the chaos. We unpack the hidden perks and smarter strategies that…
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Essential Vaccines for Women Over 40: What You Must Know
Vaccines can be a hot topic, but once we hit our 40s, there are a few that can make a real difference in protecting our long-term health. You’ve heard about flu shots and COVID boosters, but what about shingles, pneumonia, or even HPV after 40? In this episode of The Grown-Ass Woman’s Guide, host...
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Best Supplements for Women Over 40: Sleep, Stress, Bones & More
The supplement aisle can feel like total overload but which ones actually work? Dr. Kudzai Dombo joins Jackie to share what’s worth your time (and money). Plus, how to tell if a supplement brand is actually clean and effective. Grab your free Grown-Ass Woman’s Health Cheat Sheet and start taking...
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Navigating Menopause: Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You?
Hot flashes. Brain fog. Sleepless nights. So many women wonder, “Is this just how it is now?” Spoiler: it’s not. In this episode of The Grown-Ass Woman’s Guide, Dr. Kudzai Dombo, OB-GYN and menopause expert at Alloy Women’s Health, is back! She breaks down everything you actually need to know…
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The Essential Health Screenings Every Woman Over 40 Should Get
We always hear “get your mammogram,” but what about your thyroid, vitamin D, iron, or even your bones? If you’re over 40, this convo can change how you advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office. This episode kicks off a special series with Dr. Kudzai Dombo, MD, FACOG, MSCP—a board-certified...
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NEW Season, New Focus
If you are like millions of other women, you have spent years juggling careers, parents, partners, friendships, bills, maybe kids, and about a million to-dos. You're smart, you're capable, and you're resilient, but sometimes adulting still knocks you on your ass. Is this you? You get stuck in...
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Speaking as a Side Hustle (even if you're an introvert)
Have you considered a career in speaking? Or maybe you’re thinking about speaking as a side hustle or a way to promote your business expertise. If you’re interested in hopping on stage in front of a crowd, this episode is the ultimate guide to getting started. We’ll tackle: • How to determine the...
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How to Tap into Your Own Intuition
The following episode includes a brief mention of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. Imagine being a little girl growing up in Southern California with a world-renowned psychic as your Godmother, only to find out you, too, share a similar gift. That’s exactly what happened to today’s...
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Feng Shui Expert: We're Moving into the Era of the Grown-Ass Woman
What if there were a way to bring more joy, abundance, prosperity, peace, and harmony into your life? Oh, but there is. Meet Feng Shui expert, manifesting magnet, alchemist, healer, real-life Irish Celtic Shaman, and the “Mary Poppins of Prosperity,” Patricia Lohan. Not only is she armed with...
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The Key to Aging Strong
No one has tried more diet trends than Generation X; Atkins, South Beach, non-fat, cabbage soup, grapefruit diet, liquid diet, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Slim Fast… Stop the Insanity! We’ve been on and off enough diet rollercoasters, I refuse to contribute to it. Today you’ll meet a guest who...
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Micro Activism: No Bullhorn Required
When it comes to being an activist, are you more the type to stand on stage or lead the parade? Or are you more of an introvert? Maybe you'd prefer to stamp envelopes or organize things behind the scenes. In her new book, MICRO ACTIVISM: How You Can Make a Difference in the World Without a...
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It's Not Too Late to Have the Best Sex of Your Life
If you ask a grown-ass woman about her sex life, you might be surprised at what you hear. But today’s guest wouldn’t be surprised at all. Dr. Shannon Chavez is a sex therapist and sexual health expert who works with individuals, couples, and groups of all ages and backgrounds. Her work focuses on...
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How to Support Someone Who’s Sick
After she survived cancer, COVID, and heart failure, Jen Singer took all the things she learned about being a patient and married it to her expertise as a medical writer, creating a series of short, informative, and yet funny, guides for newly diagnosed patients and the people who love them. The...
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Don't Make These Money Mistakes
Who takes the lead when it comes to finances in your household? According to a study done by Bank of America last year, 94% of women believe they'll be personally responsible for their finances at some point in their lives. If that’s really the case, now is a great time to become even more...
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How to Get Better Sleep Tonight
In an informal poll in The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide community, 63% of those who responded said they would categorize their sleep as poor. Why are so many women in midlife and beyond struggling with getting rest? In today’s episode, we are going to tackle some of the most common sleep problems in...
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When Is It Time to Walk Away?
We hear a lot about grief as it relates to death and dying. But today’s guest is an expert on grieving those who still walk among us. Melody Murray, is the author of “Mourning the Living: When The Loved One You’ve Lost is Still Here” and “My Bounce Back Plan” (available November 2023). In this...
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Top 8 Ways to Stop Aging Yourself Out
We're diving into a topic many of us want to pretend is not happening, and yet we feel it more and more every day -- ageism. Yes, it's everywhere, and when you factor in gender and race, it can become even more of an issue. But sometimes in regards to ageism, the call is coming from inside the...
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Why Am I Still Not Organized?
Star Hansen is a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO©) and Clutter Whisperer on a mission to help you banish your personal Clutter Monster, take control of your stuff, and create a life you’re truly proud of. Star looks at the deeper meaning of your stuff to help you figure out WHY you feel...
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Truth in Fiction
When it comes to fiction, there’s nothing like curling up with a good book. I’m able to shut off my active brain, push everything else aside for a little while and enjoy a great story. Recently, I did that with the On Fire Island by Jane L Rosen; it was the perfect end of summer weekend read....
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Healing Isolation with Laughter
Four and a half years ago, I had a woman on the podcast who was just starting a business. And although she believed she had something big on her hands, she had no idea what was ahead of her, including becoming a global company, and being named one of Forbes 50 over 50. On this episode of the…
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A Sober Discovery
As we work on brand new content coming soon, I wanted to share a few of our “best of” episodes that are perfect for summer listening. Enjoy! We’ll be back soon with a whole new season. Happy Summer! In one of the most raw, honest episodes of TGAWG yet, I talk with TV personality, interior…
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Getting Involved in Your Own Community
Let me ask you this. How involved in your local community are you? Do you attend events, maybe volunteer for a local nonprofit? Do you have regular ladies’ nights playing Bunco or Cards Against Humanity? Don’t judge. Jenny Ketchepaw and Jennifer Abbott-Aston met through a mutual friend who…
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A Model for Grown-Ass Women Everywhere
As we work on brand new content coming soon, I wanted to share a few of our “best of” episodes that are perfect for summer listening. Enjoy! We’ll be back soon with a whole new season. Happy Summer! When you’re the world’s first full-figured supermodel chosen as People magazine’s 50 Most…
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Small, Practical Ways to Find Peace and Joy
As we work on brand new content coming soon, I wanted to share a few of our “best of” episodes that are perfect for summer listening. Enjoy! We’ll be back soon with a whole new season. Happy Summer! Lillian So is the new best friend you never knew you needed. Author of So Empowered - Discover the...
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Making Friends over 40
As we work on brand new content coming soon, I wanted to share a few of our “best of” episodes that are perfect for summer listening. Enjoy! We’ll be back soon with a whole new season. Happy Summer! In an informal poll taken in The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide group, 85% of women rated the importance…
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Does Gen X Have Mental Health All Wrong?
As we work on brand new content coming soon, I wanted to share a few of our “best of” episodes that are perfect for summer listening. Enjoy! We’ll be back soon with a whole new season. Happy Summer! For many of us over 40, we didn’t grow up making mental health a priority, am I right? But those...
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What's the Next Right Step?
Are you more the logical, action-focused, checklist-loving kind of woman… or are you more like the aligned with the universe, manifesting, little bit woo woo type? Or maybe you’re like today’s guest — a healthy balance of both. Renee Bowen is a professional photographer & coach for creative…
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A Matter of Life and Near Death
The last time Nikki Boyer and I spoke on The Grown-Ass Woman's guide, it was March 11, 2020. We sat across from each other at a restaurant in the LA area, with pretty much no idea that would not only be the last time we’d record in a public space, but none of us would be spending time in any...
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Take Ownership of Your Life
When a woman steps into the most grown-ass version of herself — she becomes absolutely unstoppable. On the Grown-Ass Woman's Guide, you'll hear stories from women who’ve faced the fear. Who’ve taken leaps. And who are ready to share their unique challenges, victories, lessons and strategies that...
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Turn Your Strengths into Superpowers
Jenny Ketchepaw is VP of Talent Engagement in the banking industry, and a dynamic certified Clifton strengths coach. When I first heard Jenny speak about strengths, my mind was blown. She helped me understand where I should be targeting my efforts, and what I needed to do to take my career to the...
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It's Never Too Late (But You Need to Get Going)
Back in 2011, and still in my early 30s, I launched my very first podcast. I was a co-host of a show called Broadcast that tackled pop culture and current events, but always through the lens of a woman. One of the things I loved about doing that show was having someone else to chat with and…
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Does Your Career Need This?
Guadalupe Hirt is a four-time entrepreneur, pro-aging advocate, speaker, blogger, and middlescence life strategist. Most recently, she was the co-founder and CCO of SecondActWomen, a pro-age global community for women 40 & 50+. Through education, events, membership, and community, she helped…
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Growing Louder and Guilty Pleasures
Imagine this: You're in an airport bathroom in Reno, Nevada. You're feeling crampy and cranky because it's that time of the month, so you reach for a maxi pad. What you see when you open the package angers you, enrages you really; so much so that you decide to stop and write an open letter to the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Everyone sees a woman who has it together. What they don't see is everything she's holding in her head, running the house, the money, supporting everyone around her, with no instruction manual for any of it.The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide is for the woman who's mistaken exhaustion for competence long enough to know busy isn't the same as steady.Each episode highlights experts in honest conversations about what actually runs a life: health, home, money, relationships, identity. The goal isn't one more thing to manage. It's trading the white-knuckling for a little more ease.Come find your people.
HOSTED BY
Jackie MacDougall
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Everyone sees a woman who has it together. What they don't see is everything she's holding in her head, running the house, the money, supporting everyone around her, with no instruction manual for any of it.The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide is for the woman who's mistaken exhaustion for competence long...
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