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EP 170 - Your Era of Midlife Reinvention Starts Here (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Real Dish . Today we're doing something a little different—and I'm really excited about this one. We're bringing together six of the best and most important conversations from this new season of The Real Dish into one episode. And when I went back and listened to them, I realized something: even though these episodes covered everything from midlife identity and reinvention to gut health, menopause, peptides, muscle, courage and travel , they were all really asking the same qu
EP 169 - Who Am I Now? Navigating Life's Biggest Transitions (opens the original)
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Who am I now when the roles that defined me begin to change? My daughter just got married, and while my heart is overflowing with pride and joy, I'm also asking a question so many of us face in midlife: Where did the time go—and what comes next? In this deeply personal episode of The Real Dish , I'm talking about the bittersweet reality of being a Gen X mom, empty nester, and member of the sandwich generation —watching our children build lives of their own while our parents are getting older and
EP 168 - The Last Diet: How to Stop Emotional Eating in Menopause with Dr. Deb Butler (opens the original)
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What if the reason you're struggling with food in menopause isn't actually hunger? In this episode of The Real Dish , I sit down with Dr. Deb Butler , Certified Master Weight Loss and Life Coach and host of the ThINNER Peace in Menopause and Beyond podcast, to talk about something so many women experience after 40 and 50: emotional eating, weight gain, yo-yo dieting, and feeling like we can no longer trust our own bodies. Before becoming a coach, Dr. Deb spent 30 years as a board-certified chiro
EP 167 - Reinvention After 50: Midlife Confidence & Finding Your Next Chapter (opens the original)
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Have you been waiting for the "right time" to finally chase your dreams? Waiting until the kids are grown... Until work slows down... Until menopause is over... Until you lose the weight... Until someone tells you it's okay? In this empowering episode of The Real Dish , Chef Mareya—your Internet Auntie—shares a heartfelt conversation about why the greatest transformations in life don't begin with permission from others. They begin the moment you decide you're ready to write your own next chapter
EP 166 - Your Passport to Transformation: Traveling In A Way That's Right for Your Journey (opens the original)
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What if your next vacation could change more than your scenery? In this episode of The Real Dish , Chef Mareya explores why travel in midlife isn't just about seeing the world—it's about rediscovering yourself. Whether you're dreaming of your first solo trip , considering a self-guided adventure , or curious about the connection and ease of small group travel , this episode will help you choose the experience that's right for your next chapter. Drawing from her own transformational journeys—from
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