We are wrapping up season 5 by looking forward before we take our summer break. When we look forward to something, it builds anticipation and gives us hope. At this moment, Sandy and Amy are looking forward to summer and all the things that come along with it. There’s a little planning and a bit of flexibility needed to enjoy the season. Bring it on!

We do not have to accept discomfort and lower energy just because we’re aging. Sandy and Amy share their experiences and why it’s important to be your own advocate when it comes to your health.

The kids are all doing it, how about us? Taking an adult gap year or sabbatical can give you an opportunity to pause and rethink your path forward. It might take a little planning but the consensus is that it is worth it.

What is a microaggression, you ask? In this episode, we dig into that and share some examples. We hope to raise awareness to help all of us do better. Knowing impact is more important than our intention.

Is privacy a privilege? Are we entitled to share things about other people? Sandy and Amy discuss privacy, secrets, what drives our need for privacy, and respecting other people's desires to be private or not.

Words matter and stir emotion. Sometimes it’s the word, and sometimes it’s the intention. In this episode, we discuss the words that stir our emotions and the times we’ve had to bite our tongue.

Movies can be an escape from reality, and sometimes they are reality. Sandy and Amy have been watching the Oscar nominees. They’ve been entertained and even had some perspective shifts. It’s a fun conversation, but be warned, there are some spoilers.

Oh yes, you know who and what your energy vampires are. Sandy and Amy share some of the people and things that drain their energy. Plus, the strategies, ranging from candy to conversations, can help.

You can try new things at any age. Sandy and Amy explore what they’ve tried since they turned 50 and why they hadn't done it before. The interesting thing is that their lists are completely different.

We have Kristi Reimers as a guest for this episode. She shares her insights and knowledge about food insecurity, which is more recently known as nutrition insecurity. The gap between food and access can be big for some people. The good news is that there are some things we can do to help.

If you’ve hit midlife, does it feel like a crisis or are you able to celebrate this phase of life? Sandy and Amy discuss what we can be celebrating as we age.

“Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”

David Bowie

Are you good at giving advice? Do you also take your own advice? Many of us can give, but sometimes we don’t apply it to ourselves - that is Solomon’s Paradox. Sandy and Amy talk about giving advice, our advice experiences, and when we don’t take our own advice.

“Work-life balance” is more about the action of balancing and having good boundaries. In this episode, Sandy and Amy share their times of struggle with balance and how they made it through.

We all want a good night’s sleep, but sometimes there are things…you know, all the things (projects, problems, etc.) that keep us awake. Sandy and Amy share the literal and the philosophical things that keep them awake.

We all have the things that scare us. Fear is one of the things that limits women in their professional and personal pursuits. Is fear holding you back? Sandy and Amy discuss common fears, when they affect them, and how they overcome or avoid the discomfort.

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We are kicking off the new year with new views and new perspectives. Sandy and Amy share how a perspective shift can make doing big things a little easier. Not sweating the small stuff and not creating drama is key for us.

We often hear that we need to be humble. Sandy and Amy talk through the pros and cons of humility plus the perceptions of people who are humble versus arrogant. There is definitely an art to being humble.

In this episode, we have another guest, Bev Young, from HCA Healthcare. She is sharing all about DEI in healthcare and the efforts to make it more accessible. It’s interesting and inspiring. When you listen, you will hear Bev’s passion, which we love! Enjoy the podcast.

How do you feel about aging? Sandy and Amy discuss how the definition of aging gracefully has changed as we have aged. We are measuring it differently than we did 20 years ago. We also share some strategies that will make aging easier. Added bonus: In the conversation, we find out how Sandy got banned from TikTok. It’s a good story.

Tis the season for family traditions. You know, the ones we love and the those that feel like a burden. In this episode, Sandy and Amy share some of their family traditions, how they evolved, and which ones stuck and which ones did not. It’s a perfect conversation for the season.

AI is here. There are some good ways to use it, and our guest, Heather Noggle, shares some cautions. She also gives us great advice on cybersecurity and how to protect ourselves, including #1 multi-factor authentication, which helps us find a balance between fear and vigilance when it comes to cybersecurity.

What just happened? Sometimes, that is how we feel when we see someone stepping out of the box and being their authentic and real selves. In this episode, we are celebrating that courageous authenticity that can challenge our beliefs and who we think we are. It can feel good and also a bit uncomfortable.

We’re talking about books, both banned and unbanned. Sandy and Amy are big readers, sharing their latest reading, discussing a podcast on books, and the banned book lists. Join our conversation!

If we had a million dollars and didn’t need to save it - what would you spend it on? We asked this question to our listeners. We learned the answer many times reflects our values. It’s an interesting thing to ponder.

Sometimes, our confidence on a topic is greater than our competence. Sandy and Amy share when we’ve been armchair quarterbacks in this episode. This conversation takes us down the road of a growth mindset and the “Think Again” book by Adam Grant. The more we know, the more we realize how much we don’t know.

When we put ourselves out there to do something new or different, it can be scary. In this episode, Sandy and Amy talk about change, the benefits of change, and how we’ve embraced it…or not.

We can all agree that people evolve and change. Yet, we also recognize that people are very much the same as they have always been. In this episode, Sandy and Amy discuss how we change, how we might want to change, and what will really never change.

AI is here, and this week we share how we’ve been playing with it. What we’re seeing, what we’re hearing, possible opportunities, plus some cautions. It’s interesting and will be a game-changer. How do you plan to harness the power of AI?

We’re back! In this episode, we’re doing our catch-up from the summer and kicking off season 5. Sandy and Amy both spent time with important people this summer while they did some stuff and learned some stuff.

Sandy and Amy are signing off for the summer. In this episode, they discuss the things that are just different for summer and how we all have to adjust. Summer goes fast and with intentionality, we can make the most of it.

People remember the value you bring when you are your authentic self. In this podcast, Sandy and Amy dig into values and how incorporating them into your day can help bring happiness.

Inspiration helps us move forward to a better place or mindset. But moving forward typically requires taking the first step and then the second. It needs a process. In this podcast, Sandy and Amy share inspirations and how they discovered the need for the process.

In this episode Sandy and Amy discuss multitasking, why it’s impossible, and some of the other things that distract us. Amy also shares a quick test you can do to see if you’re an efficient multi-tasker.

What most people refer to as "mean girl behavior" is really relational aggression. Sandy and Amy discuss this type of bullying, recognize that it’s not just the girls, and share strategies to protect themselves.

When should we play defense? Is it ever necessary? We all have moments when we react defensively. Sandy and Amy share some situations that triggered them and brainstorm better responses. Always keeping it real.

Can someone teach you confidence? If we are lifting each other up and empowering others, are we teaching them to be confident? Sandy and Amy discuss just that this week. We start with one thought…you’ll have to listen in to see where we end up.

When you look around, are most of the people around you like you? There are many benefits to surrounding ourselves with people who have different faiths, different pronouns, different ethnicity…diversity. In this podcast, Sandy and Amy discuss times when we’ve felt uncomfortable with diversity in our own surroundings. We share how we handle it and how we learn.

Too often we live in a tight box of expectations that we have created and rarely does life give you that exact path. The things that exceed our expectations are the things that make our highlight reel. Knowing that expectations are unavoidable, in this episode Sandy and Amy discuss how we keep our expectations, good and bad, in check. A few hints…adaptability and flexibility are key.

Sandy and Amy have been doing some traveling. In this episode, we share why we like to travel, how keeping it simple gives us the same joy as elaborate vacations plus some favorites. Many times, we realized, it’s the people we’re with not the location that makes the magic.

Do you want to hear a juicy story? If you said yes, you might want to listen to this podcast. If you said no, you might also want to listen. Sandy and Amy are talking about gossip. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Is drama in your life because of your circumstances or because of your choices? Sandy and Amy dig into this topic in this episode. What we determine is that drama gets a bad rap. Sometimes it’s bad, but there can also be a good side to it.

When we know we’ve messed up our knee-jerk reaction is to apologize with hopes of forgiveness. That’s the easy way out. Sandy and Amy discuss the steps that need to happen before the apology and understand that forgiveness may never happen and that’s ok.

We all see the before and after. What is in the middle is usually pretty messy. Sandy and Amy share a few stories about overcoming adversity, perseverance, and how to get through that messy middle.

Do you have a plan B? Some of us always have a backup plan which can be good. There is a flip side where a Plan B can sabotage your Plan A. In this podcast, Sandy and Amy share stories about when Plan B’s were good and when they held us back.

In the book “The Measure”, one morning everyone over the age of 22 receives a box with a string that tells you the length of their life. Sandy and Amy discuss this idea. Would you open the box? If you did, what would you do with the information?

All we need for true happiness is enough. Enough sun to keep your attitude bright, enough rain to appreciate the sun more, and so on as the poem goes. Sandy and Amy explore this concept of enough and what makes us feel like we need more.

We all take things for granted. Sandy and Amy share how they’ve taken things for granted in the past. They also discuss how to find the balance between optimism that all will be good and the reality that things might go away and be missed. You won’t know everything you’ve got til it’s gone.

At any age, we have choices. Sometimes when we hit a certain age, we feel it’s easier to settle in and ride it out. In this episode, Sandy and Amy share their career changes, some of the feedback, and some of the support they got plus some insights on making a change.