Everything is Fine

It's just Kim and Jenn talking this week about all the things we usually talk about: aging/perimenopause, sorting out painful sex and what to do when your neck starts sweating, plus listener questions, many words on tattoos, the problem with dry shampoo, John Mulaney's new special, and a whole lot more!For exclusive bonus Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine. For Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcastSHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESSara Schaefer's comedyJohn Mulaney's "Baby J" Netflix special"Mrs. Davis" on PeacockWorishofer sandalsAerosoles sandalsSorel sandals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is author Nicole Chung whose new book "A Living Remedy" is a memoir about the loss of both of her parents within just a few years and a meditation on grief. We're also discussing writing through pain, caregiving, how the U.S. healthcare system leaves so many behind, educational privilege and class. and changing one's relationship with overwork.You can find more about Nicole on her website: nicolechung.net"A Living Remedy" is available on Bookshop.org and wherever you buy your books.For exclusive bonus Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim's married! And we're talking all about her wedding, Jenn's week in New York, the importance of friendship in mid-life, a new tinted moisturizer, the easiest clogs to walk around in, putting rollers in your hair, travel tips, plus: listener questions and a whole lot more.SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESDr. Hauschka Translucent Bronzing TintKitsch Ceramic /Velcro Hair RollersMagnafied ClogsTo support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcastYou can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first live show! At CaveatNYC! We don't know what we're doing! You may be able to tell!In this VERY SPECIAL EPISODE:Kim's mom, Eve France!Singer/songwriter Amy Rigby sings us some of her beautiful songs and we cry!!Plus: listener questions and a whole lot of nonsense!!To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcastYou can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is New York Times writer Susan Dominus. Susan has worked for the Times since 2007, first as a Metro columnist and then as staff writer with The New York Times Magazine. In 2018, she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize, for public service for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues. And her most recent piece, "Women Have Been Misled About Menopause," went viral in a big way. To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenn and Kim introduce Jenn's new podcast STIFFED, from Crooked Media and iHeart media, which is available wherever you get your podcasts, including here: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/stiffed/To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim and Jenn discuss not actually loving attention, how to be social in groups, human pyramids, Yellowjackets, Justine Bateman, the joy radiating from Drew Barrymore's talk show, a new shoe line Jenn loves, Kim's wedding plans and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTESJenn's new project STIFFED: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stiffed/id1678710956Nurse Gigi on InstagramIvy Lee Copenhagen boots: https://ivyleecopenhagen.com/To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Valerie Monroe. Val is a return Everything Is Fine guest who appeared in one of our most popular episodes ever. She was a longtime beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine and she’s written hundreds of articles on a wide range of topics for many national publications, including The New York Times. Val writes the Substack newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face and, as of recently!, an advice column on The Cut of the same name. There are still a few seats left for our live show in New York on April 9th @4pm @ Caveat NYC.Get your tickets for the in-person show and also the livestream here: https://caveat.nyc/events/everything-is-fine-podcast-4-9-2023To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking all about religion in childhood, dumb TV we're watching, a new lipstick trick, plastic surgery without shame, wedding planning and all the stuff we always talk about.Our live show in New York is April 9th/4pm at Caveat NYC.Get your tickets for the in-person show and also the livestream here: https://caveat.nyc/events/everything-is-fine-podcast-4-9-2023This week we're recommending Makeup Forever Lip LinerTo support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carlene Bauer — author of our favorite 2022 book, GIRLS THEY WRITE SONGS ABOUT — joins us today to talk writing, female friendship, ambition, choosing a child-free life, capturing 90s New York, what is it to be Gen X in mid-life and whole a lot more.SHOW NOTESOur live show in New York is April 9th/4pm at Caveat NYC.Get your tickets for the in-person show and also the livestream here: https://caveat.nyc/events/everything-is-fine-podcast-4-9-2023To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're doing our first live show! When: April 9th, 4pm at Caveat NYC. Get your tickets for the in-person show and also the livestream here: https://caveat.nyc/events/everything-is-fine-podcast-4-9-2023Otherwise, it's a short, sweet episode this week because we lost an interview to the recording gods but we're still talking about finding joy in aging, dressy outfits, feeling intolerant of bullshit, Condé Nast snobbery, what it is to really see another person, when online friends become IRL friends, COCAINE BEAR, wedding planning, and a whole lot more!To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week it's just Kim and Jenn talking about: overcoming COVID, movies and TV we're watching, magic, impressions, aging hair, bag recommendations, and why baby's breath is the worst. Plus: Listener questions and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES"Aftersun""To Leslie""The Trip"Marc Maron's comedy hour "From Bleak to Dark"Clare V bagsIl Bisonte bagsBaggu bagsHAIRSTORY hair products Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenn has COVID this week so we're re-running a favorite episode on midlife friendship with Dr. Marisa Franco. Dr, Franco walks us through exactly how to make new friends as we get older, the common mistakes we're making with our friendships, how to handle friend conflict, and what to do when it's time for a friendship to end. Also check out Dr. Franco's new book, “Platonic: The Surprising New Science of Making and Keeping Friends As An Adult,” which came out last year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Cindy Gallop, a founder and entrepreneur and former advertising exec who now helms several of her own businesses, including the social sex platform Make Love Not Porn — the mission of which is socializing and normalizing sex. Cindy launched MakeLoveNotPorn with a TEDTalk in 2009, that talk has been viewed 2 and half million times. She’s also just launched a newsletter called Dear Cindy, where readers can ask her anything, especially, for our purposes, about having great sex in mid-life and beyond.To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcastSHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESThis week we're recommending:Make Love Not PornDear Cindy on SubstackBlack Levis JeansWhite SneakersReservation Dogs on Hulu/FX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're discussing death and also recommending mascara! It's a wild life! We all contain multitudes!If you want to support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcastSHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESThis week we're recommending:Poker FaceBrit BoxStonehouseThe Super 8 Years (Annie Ernaux)If Books Could Kill podcast (the Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus episode) How We Live Is How We Die by Pema ChodronStill Pictures by Janet MalcolmFreedom AppMilk Makeup: KUSH High Volumizing Mascara Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking with teacher, author, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, and composer (!!!) Julia Cameron. Julia is best known for her international best seller, THE ARTIST'S WAY, which was first published in 1992. Her latest book, WRITE FOR LIFE: Creative Tools for Every Writer, was published in January. In this episode Julia helps Jenn and Kim through writing blocks, talks about creative flow as a kind of spirituality, and why she thinks it's far too daunting to think about the future. NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareALSO: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking all about feeling "fixed" in therapy when you're really not, Harry and Meghan and taking accountability for our mistakes, archival footage of Jenn partying in 1993, Annie Ernaux's "A Simple Passion," writing anxiety, publishing anxiety, why do we even create in the first place?, watching "Elvis," and... "Pretty Woman." Plus Kim identifies Richard Gere's bitchface...and we have beauty recommendations!SHOW NOTES Annie Ernaux's "A Simple Passion"Smashbox PHOTO FINISH FOUNDATION PRIMERIlia's Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week! Kim's sick and it's a short episode... but we're still recommending things!Cleo From 5 to 7Paul T. GoldmanRitual vitamins: ritual.com/FINEShani Darden Lactic Acid SerumNEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareALSO: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim's on tour this week so we're answering a few listener questions (like how Lucky magazine actually came to be!) and, afterwards, Jenn interviews author Beth Pickens all about tapping into creativity in the new year — how to start, what to do when you're stuck, forming new habits, finding realistic flow, and most of all: how to use our creative goals as a balm and not a weapon against ourselves. Beth can be found on Instagram @bethpickensconsultingHer "Homework Club" for artists and creators of all stripes can be found at bethpickens.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Lori Leibovitch, editor of the New York Times’ Well section, and we're talking all about getting and staying healthy in the new year, our new year's resolutions, and what is to live "well" in mid-life — and beyond.The book we mention on this episode — about female friendship— is Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our favorite books, movies, TV, comedy, podcasts, things we bought...and a few things we hated too: Here's our 2022 year in review. NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareALSO: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is book influencer Lupita Aquino. Lupita runs the highly influential bookstagram account Lupita Reads and also recommends books on TikTok. Her list of most anticipated books of 2023 was recently published on Today.com.**Books Lupita mentions on the show**Good Talk by Mira JacobYou Gotta Be You by Brandon GoodmanThe Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasHow Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie CruzAll This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam MathewsThe Other Mother by Rachel HarperThrust by Lidia Yuknavitch South to America — Imani PerryBibliophile: Diverse Spines by Jamise Harper and Jane Mount The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a holiday season extravaganza! Kind of! Kim and Jenn discuss being secretly uptight, Triangle of Sadness, season 2 of White Lotus, Jenn's favorite new book, friendships that can't time travel, holiday party outfits when you're middle-aged, our favorite go-to gifts, mammograms, listener questions and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESGirls They Write Songs About by Carlene BauerClare V pouchCommes des Garcons pouchHarry & David pearsNEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareALSO: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A week of good moods! A week of talking about Botox, pet peeves, admitting when you're the villain of your own story, ghosts, the shadow self, good and terrible Xmas music, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" and a lot more we cannot remember! NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareALSO: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A post-holiday meditation on middle age, the clothes that fit us as poorly as ex-boyfriends, our collective relationship with celebrity gossip, Frankenstein'd magazine covers, Jenn's rekindled relationship with Nutrafol, the magic of Hairstory Lift, surprise! we're Andy Rooney age, a riveting segment on socks, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareALSO: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week it's a low-key conversation about eBay shopping, the joy of Bad Sisters, the new Selena Gomez documentary, side dishes and Thanksgiving, the pall of the Christmas season, being haunted by old objects, why sometimes you just need to go to f*cking IKEA, plus listener questions and more!NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareAlso: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the advantages of a creative life post-40? How do we know what, where, and when to create? On the show to answer these questions (and a lot more) is writer and professor Lynn Steger Strong, author of the novels Hold Still, Want, and her newest, Flight.NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareAlso: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kim and Jenn are talking with Gabrielle Blair, the founder of DesignMom.com and author of the new book Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion. NEW NEW NEW: EVERYTHING IS FINE MERCH! Hoodies! Tees! Onesies! Sweatshirts! Notebooks! More!Head to our new Tee Public store: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareOh and here's a link to the red sherpa-lined sweatpants.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This week we're talking all about what it is to be an adult and live in our own adult haunted houses, about Tina Fey, the Hulu show "Ramy," bald spots, aggressive walking, getting in trouble as a grownup, Jenna Lyons, what we're cooking, listener reviews and also: DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!SHOW NOTESWe mention one product in this show: Hairstory Powder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's just us this week and we're talking all about thinning hair, a funeral for moth-eaten sweaters, live music, concert friends, cleaning for the cleaning lady, signature scents, what should we know about partners before we marry them? a newfound love for Wordle, style inspiration in "When Harry Met Sally," "Crossing Delancey," "Tootsie," Beth Orton's new album, the podcast "Death Of an Artist," fall clothes and so much more!SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESShearling-lined sweatpantsMaison Louis perfume oilPortrait of a Lady parfum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to really take your career into your own hands? Our guest today is Laura Mayer. Laura is an audio producer and former podcast executive who has helped create and launch many beloved podcasts, including The Dream and The Just Enough Family. After several toxic, high-burnout jobs; Laura's now hosting her own podcast called Shameless Acquisition Target, a wild ride into the pitfalls of her industry, with stops in self-advocacy, owning one's competence and ambition, shameless self-promotion, and boldly setting one's career in the direction you want, even if it means biting the hand that once fed you.We also talk about Shark Tank! And weight lifting! And the business of podcasts! Plus: SHOULD WE PUT 'EVERYTHING IS FINE' ON THE MARKET? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're discussing middle school, asteroids, marital hatred, Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, what bugs us about each other, the Sassiest Girl in America, our favorite podcasts, how to re-build a wardrobe, "excitement pieces," and a lot more.SHOW NOTES HI The Last Movie StarsThe Chronology of Water Malibu RisingDon't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kim and Jenn discuss sex injuries, herbs for hot flashes, the problem with gay husbands, workaholism, the pitfalls of creative collaboration, the shoe trend we'll never return to, graphic novels, Kate Berlant's comedy, oh —and — Kim's therapist listens to the podcast?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim and Jenn are joined this week by writer Carmen Rita Wong. Carmen's most recent book, "Why Didn't You Tell Me?," is a memoir about her own complicated (and, quite honestly, fascinating) family secrets and we're talking all about complex family dynamics, finding peace vs. granting forgiveness, emotional —and financial— survival, and why it's better to wait until mid-life to tell our stories. SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES"The Split"Sheng Wang's comedy hourSandy Bullock's best .... workCarmen's book Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show we've got Val Monroe, the former beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine for nearly sixteen years where she wrote the popular “Ask Val” column. Val currently writes the popular Substack newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face, where she offers philosophical and practical advice for anyone who’s ever looked into a mirror.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Amy Rigby. Amy is a singer/songwriter who performed in such bands as The Last Roundup and The Shams. Her 1996 solo debut, Diary of a Mod Housewife, led to her being named "Songwriter of the Year" by Spin magazine. She's the author of the 2019 memoir, Girl to City, which traces her journey from Elton John-worshipping suburban Pittsburgh girl to punk rock-loving CBGB denizen, and beyond. She has also written for Slate, the Village Voice, and Talkhouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're having technical difficulties but also talking all about fall fashion, early style inspiration, personal "fitness," pop culture recs and Linda Evangelista's recent VOGUE cover. Plus listener questions and so much more ! SHOW NOTES!! SHOW NOTES!!Simple Folk lady play clothesMagnafied Clogs Cheap ChicOnly When I LaughMaintenance Phase on BMIRap ShitThis Jungian Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jenn's back in Philly for a funeral, Kim's with her family in the country and we're talking all about what it's like to go back home, the waning days of summer, the burden of home-ownership, attention neediness, owning your foibles, slowing down time, dealing with anger and rage, coming to terms with professional jealousy and so much more!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Sari Botton. Sari is the author of the new memoir in essays, And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo. She's also the founder and publisher of Oldster Magazine. We go long on what it's like to tell our stories, coming into our own later in life, burn out, the joys of marriage, acceptance and ambition in mid-life. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Dorie Clark, the bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. Dorie helps people of all ages reimagine their careers, but she's specifically answering EIF listener questions —and advising us on work post-40 — today. You can download her free Long Game strategic thinking self-assessment at dorieclark.com/thelonggame.SHOW NOTES! SHOW NOTES!H&M dressJ.Crew sandalsDorie's latest book: "The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim's back from tour, Jenn's back from the desert and we're talking about advising young people, facing failure, taking feedback as you get older, Instagram etiquette, style inspiration, straight-man Tinder don'ts, shifting priorities, discovering new interests, a BOOK recommendation!, listener reviews and so much more!SHOW NOTES IF YOU LIKE SHOW NOTESDeuxmoiBeRealIsaac Fitzgerald's "Dirtbag, Massachusetts" This NYMag story on TinderThe Feeld dating appDon't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You asked, we answered! Or actually we found experts who answered...Our guests today are Dr. Claudia Levine and nurse practitioner Kate Maclaughlin, founders of Menopause Jewelbox, an online resource that provides education, vetted resources, and support to those entering and in the middle of the menopause transition. We're talking all about the perimenopause: hot flashes and hormone therapy, sleeplessness and digestion, lesser-known symptoms and what to do about them. But mostly we're answering the many (many) listener questions we received on this topic!You can find Claudia and Kate at their site: menopausejewelbox.comThey're also on Instagram.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Angela Garbes. Angela is the author of the national bestseller Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change. Her first book, Like a Mother was an NPR Best Book of 2018. Angela’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Cut, New York, Bon Appétit, and featured on Fresh Air and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. You can follow Angela Garbes on Instagram here.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ALERT: We're briefly talking about abortion and inclusive language again! DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THESE THINGS!Also this week: What can be done with an aging neck?/Regrets, we've had a few/ Our favorite TV right now/Our favorite books too/Zany older lady style/Good places for solo travel/To Google or not to Google your ex...plus listeners questions and so much more!AND NOW...SHOW NOTES.Sculptra is the neck treatmentAlso: MicroneedlingThe Candy House by Jennifer EganHuman Blues by Elisa AlbertThe BearChloeGood Luck to You, Leo GrandeGood TimingJ.Crew slides Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: The world continues to be a bummer and we're trying to deal with it. Can we move on from the bummer? Should we go live in a hutch in the woods? Plus: Catalina Island vs. Coney Island, scenes from an open marriage, '90s nostalgia, re-watching "Flirting With Disaster," two takes on shorts, listener questions, listener reviews AND — surprise! — we have a male listener!HI, HELLO, HERE ARE SHOW NOTESWhat we recommend this week:Big Bud Press Shorts This Paris Review article on Open Marriage by Jean GarnettFlirting With Disaster, the 1996 film (streaming on Hulu!)INKEY eye creamsDon't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NOTE: This episode originally aired in September 2021.Today on the show we've got Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the book "Your Turn: How To be an Adult" to talk all things adulthood: raising self-reliant kids, facing our underlying shame and anxiety around "adult" things, and how to live out the independent lives we truly want in midlife—and beyond.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. You can email us at: [email protected]. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recorded this episode before Friday's hideous Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision but still discuss just how regressive this summer already felt — from the threat of nuclear war/fighting Russia to the abortion rights rollback; from Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's reunion to the overwhelming success of Top Gun2—what decade is it even? Where are we? Does time have meaning? Plus: the open marriage conundrum, does quality inexpensive skincare exist?, what happens when you type "58 year old makeover" into Google, why we all need to get on board with trans kids' rights FFS(!), moving past "compare and despair," and talking honestly about the indignities of aging, no matter what the haters say. SHOW NOTES: This week we talked about INKEY skincare. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS WEEK! JUNE MADNESS! Kim and Jenn discuss all things mid-life makeovers, necks that appear like scrotums, thinking critically when you're becoming old and soft, the one thing we'd change in our lives if only we could, active sex lives in menopause, reclaiming "middle aged" as not a complete bummer, plus listener questions and the word Jenn can't stop mispronouncing!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is legendary fashion journalist Teri Agins. Teri covered the industry for The Wall Street Journal for nearly 30 years and is the author of the acclaimed books, “Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers” and “The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever.” We talk all about what's changed in fashion, why clothes are so expensive, the complicated truth of fast fashion, and why designers don't prioritize older people (even though we have the $$!). Plus: Teri's best style advice for those of us who are now "mature." Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kim and Jenn are coming in hot with takes on the comedy of middle-aged fitness, the travesty of U.S gun laws, how to avoid a life spent with jerks, and how gossip just doesn't feel right anymore. Plus: Kim has a Fiona Apple story and — hold onto your hats — it's our most lukewarm fashion advice yet. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some Things. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.