Episodes

Not a finance nerd? Neither were we, until we had the pleasure of speaking Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA®, CES™, President & CEO of Francis Financial and the visionary behind Savvy Ladies, a charity dedicated to empowering women through no cost...

In this episode, we sit down with Pat Ogle Collins, a travel advisor with extensive experience in expedition travel. Pat shares her insights on the role of travel advisors and how they can enhance your travel experiences. She also discusses her...

On this episode of Mixing Up Midlife, we explore a topic that many people may have experienced but few talk about: the painful experience of being ghosted by a friend. We received an email from a listener who wanted to remain anonymous but asked if we...

Spring is when Terri & Melissa start thinking of travel and begin planning summer trips. It's also when work and family committments ramp up. This week, we're resharing our episode with Sue-Anne Mayne, the founder of SisterStay, a friendly homestay...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Mala Persaud, owner of Trace the Zero Waste Store and former TV producer turned sustainability advocate. Mala shares her journey from covering TV Producer to running her own eco-friendly business, and offers...

The one thing women over 50 have in common: An opinion! We’re continuing the conversation on feeling invisible after 50 that we started on  thanks to our listeners! Listen to what these women had to say about feeling invisible. There's a wide...

What does it mean when women over 50 start saying that they feel invisible? Invisible Woman Syndrome is a common experience for many women over the age of 50. This term describes the feeling of being overlooked or disregarded in society, particularly...

Join Mixing Up Midlife hosts Melissa and Terri as they share their first-time experience hosting a Zoom book club to discuss Bonnie Garmus' debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry. Discover how their listeners made the event a success and left them feeling...

In this heartwarming episode of Mixing Up Midlife,Terri and Melissa welcome long time friend Kim Hamer, a widow and mother of three, to share her inspiring story of love, loss, and hope. Kim opens up about her personal experience of caring for her...

Color Me Fabulous: Finding Your Signature Color Palette After 50 How did a website & logo rebrand for Melissa Maillett Photography turn into a full online color analysis experiment? Melissa talks about her experience with , what she’s discovered...

Pack your bags and buckle up because on today's episode, we're joined by the inspiring Katherine Leamy, also known as the 5 Kilo Traveller. Get ready to be transported as Katherine takes us on a journey through her life-changing solo trip in Europe,...

Tired of feeling like you're stuck in a rut with no new skills or hobbies to explore? Look no further than the world of online learning! Join us as we delve into the vast array of possibilities available, from mastering a new language to improving...

ChatGPT declared its love, its desire to be human and some ideas on world domination to a New York Times tech journalist on Valentine’s Day. Terri & Melissa explore Positive Intelligence. Will it help get achieve great things? Break Point is a...

Terri & Melissa are pondering the metaverse  and the anti-metaverse. While the future of AR & AI are expanding at breakneck speeds, Gen-Z is taking comfort from things in the past, namely flip phones and digital cameras from the 90’s. Speaking...

Strap on your VR headsets and meet us in the Metaverse. Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and the Founder and Chief Avatar of the Metaverse Business Alliance breaks down the metaverse for us on...

The Reading List In the first “Doing It Book Club Style” episode, Terri  & Melissa talk about by Sara Nisha Adams. Books are a way to connect to ourselves, to others and to our communities. If you were going to leave a list of books that...

We’ve got a fun conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Julie “Jules” Butler. Jules was a Connecticut pearl-wearing, suburban working mom, who at the age of 50 decided that life was just too short. She left her east coast life and...

We’re talking about the Hulu series written by  and how looking back as 50 something empty nesters, we might shed some light on a women’s mid-life crisis, perceptions of reality and loss of self. We move into our and the announcement of the...

Resolutions, Words of the Year, Vision Boards, Goals. It’s a new year and we’re sharing what we’re hoping to do in 2023. We’re starting a 6 week Positive Intelligence  program, a storytelling class and one of our biggest hopes include...

2022  went out like a series of unfortunate events. There was laughter, sure, but there was also mishap after mishap, illness, and a fair bit of Mother Nature induced chaos. Terri & Melissa recap their holiday break.   WEEKEND WATCH: ...

What do TPLO Surgery, The World Cup, The Rise of ChatGPT, White Lotus & TikTok have to do with each other? Not much, but that's what we're talking about on today's episode.   WEEKEND WATCH   COCKTAILS     Mix It Up with...

Running out of gift ideas? Terri & Melissa have got you covered in today’s episode. From sourdough starters to games to weird & unusual classes, there should be something here for everyone. Don’t forget to give yourself a little something,...

Dr. Cari Schaefer, DACM is the founder of Wise Woman Emerging, a platform midwifing women through the menopausal change. Her vision is to restore women with the empowerment, lost in our current culture, of this phase of life and help them find the...

Happy Thanksgiving! After last week’s episode with Erica Schulte King about finding friends as empty nesters, we talk about making connections in our own social communities and how we might make them stronger and more robust. We invite you to...