HeyJaredCreate The Best Me
We're an age-positive podcast that celebrates the richness of midlife and beyond. Hosted by Carmen Hecox, a seasoned transformational coach, our platform provides an empowering outlook on these transformative years.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 24, 2026
Latest episodes
Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself—Even When Life Looks Fine (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Does your life look fine from the outside, but you quietly feel disconnected from it? In this episode of Create The Best Me, I explore why that feeling can surface in midlife and walk you through a simple exercise to help you recognize what still fits—and what may need your attention. You may still be handling responsibilities, showing up for the people who depend on you, getting things done, and keeping everything moving. So why does part of you keep wondering: Why doesn’t this feel like my ...
Strength After 50: Why It’s Never Too Late to Start (opens the original)
Read excerpt
What if getting stronger didn’t require completely changing your life overnight? What if it started with one push-up? In this episode of Create The Best Me, I sit down with Kari Fraser, former All My Children actress turned fitness and longevity advocate, whose daughter unknowingly helped her discover a new passion when she suggested that Kari try boxing. Kari walked into a boxing gym at 58. Four years later, boxing has become one of the ways she continues challenging herself physically and m...
Why Rest Isn’t Fixing Your Midlife Burnout (opens the original)
Read excerpt
You can be getting everything done and still be burned out. For many high-achieving women, burnout does not look like falling apart. It looks like continuing to work, care for other people, meet expectations, and handle responsibilities while feeling emotionally numb, mentally foggy, or disconnected inside. And when you finally stop to rest, you may discover that rest does not make you feel restored. In this episode, I sit down with transformational coach, author, and speaker Laura Cardwell t...
Stop Waiting to Lose Weight Before You Start Living (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Have you ever told yourself that you would take the photo, attend the event, wear what you wanted, or become more visible after losing weight? That belief can quietly place years of your life on hold. In this episode, I’m joined by body image expert and certified intuitive eating counselor Anne Poirier for an honest conversation about body shame, food guilt, negative self-talk, and the “when I, then I” bargain so many women make with themselves. Anne explains how early labels and comments abo...
Why Weight Regain Happens After GLP-1s or Bariatric Surgery (opens the original)
Read excerpt
What happens when the surgery, medication, or number on the scale does not create the lasting change you expected? In this episode, I’m joined by Shenelle Green, founder of Bariatric Rewrite, for an honest conversation about weight regain, food noise, sugar cravings, emotional eating, and the realities many people are never prepared for after bariatric surgery or while taking a GLP-1 medication. Shenelle shares how getting sober in 2020 eventually led to bariatric surgery and why changing her...
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Not enough subject data for this period yet.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.