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We continue our conversation with Susan Niebergall, an online strength coach. Today, we focus on the importance and beneficial effects of strength training for women over 50. We discuss how the act of becoming strong in our bodies, affects our mindset and our confidence. Susan even credits the feeling of power in her body with making her feel strong enough to start a business after the age of 50. We  get into the specifics of how to begin an effective strength training practice - even without access to a personal trainer or a gym. We concentrate on setting expectations, beginning with the basics and developing a practice with a focus on consistency and injury prevention; or how to modify your practice if you do have chronic injuries or health issues. There are so many options these days to begin  strength training - and so many reasons to do begin now!  Find Susan: On Instagram On her Website Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok Thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women in their 50's & beyond.

Susan Niebergall,  an online strength coach, podcaster & author joins us to talk about her journey into becoming a strength coach in her 50’s after years of yo-yo dieting. She educates us on the importance of protein, how we begin to lose muscle mass in our 30’s, but it’s not hopeless! We can begin building it back through strength training at any age and we don’t have to be genetically gifted! Today’s episode is part 1 of a two part series with Susan. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!   Find Susan: On Instagram On her Website       Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

Terri & Melissa have set forth their summer challenge: Start a YouTube channel! Can they do it without making too much work for themselves and should they do it at all? If you identify as a woman in her 50s or older and want to learn along with us as we begin our Youtube journey, get in touch and we'll create some community co-working sessions. Weekend Watch: Stranger Things Love on the Spectrum Past episodes mentioned:  Episode 108 with Linda McCarthy, Boudoir Photographer Episode 25 & 26 FInding Style in Midlife  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

Why would anyone want to "gate-keep" the genius that is Kate Bush? Stranger Things featured the 1985 classic in the Season 4 episode Dear Billy and then TikTok took over, with younger creators claiming they "own" Kate Bush and are gatekeeping the song. What does the term mean anyway? TikTok creator, PotterybyDanielle has a great response with suggestions of other iconic 80's musicians including Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos and Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs. Woman of the Week: Kate Bush   Weekend Watch: Stranger Things   What We’re Reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Cocktail: Watermelon Dream by @gin.loving.couple on Instagram Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok  

Coastal Grandmother may be a newly coined term, but the aesthetic has been around for ages. Terri & Melissa are back together (virtually), after Melissa's real and true vacation on Cape Cod.What is Coastal Grandmother and why has the term gained popularity since being coined by TikTok influencer Lex Nicoleta? Terri has her theories.  Our Women of the Week: Kelly McGillis Quote  The Wander Women   Weekend Watch: Top Gun Maverick Knight & Day Stranger Things     Episode 83: Is It A Vacation or Is It An Adventure? Episode 105: Thru Hiking After 50 with The Wander Women The Wander Women on Youtube   Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

We've got author, blogger and friend, Mary V back on the show! We talk about her focus on sharing stories of women over 50 who are living large in their own contentedness. We talk about social media, visibility and a slew of other things. Weekend Watch: The Honorable Woman Julia Cocktail of the Week: Bev- zero sugar, sparkling wine in a CAN Check out Mary's website & blog and get ready to be inspired! Visit Mary: on Instagram on Medium Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

Show Description: Would you wear a bikini? Terri & Melissa get ready to dive into summer with a discussion prompted by an article in the Washington Post, by novelist ….While Terri feels like her daily swim “bikini” is fine for her eyes and her pool, she’s not likely to invite the neighbors for a pool party wearing it. Where is the close-to-60, ex-super model who got hit hard with the menopause middle that we can look up to? Paulina Porizkova isn’t it! Woman of the Week: Leslie Morgan Steiner: I’m 56 Years Old, Damn Straight I’m Wearing A Bikini The Naked Truth Weekend Watch: Russian Doll Heart of A Dog Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Moon Knight Cocktail: Make it an easy one, just pour something you like! Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok   Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

When does parenting stop? Will you be the same kind of grandparent that your parents were? It seems like the answer is no, even when your kids buy their own homes and start their own lives, which made us think about our own moms and the kind of grandparents they were. We Tok about Women Over 50 making life interesting on TikTok and starting a YouTube channel (it’s a funny moment). TikTokTalk / Woman of the Week: Martha Stewart Clé de Peau   Weekend Watch: Russian Doll Gentleman Jack   Cocktail: @gin.loving.couple Old Friend Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

Sue-Anne Mayne is the founder of SisterStay, a friendly homestay community of personally verified 50+ women who open their doors to one another & make solo travel more accessible and less intimidating. We’re obsessed with the possibilities! Sue-Anne joins us for a Weekend Watch and gives us not only a cocktail, but a cordial made from foraged elderflowers. Sister Stay Info: Website Instagram Facebook Cocktail of the Week: Elderflower Collins: 1.5 parts Vodka 1 part Lemon Juice .5 part Elderflower Cordial 5 Parts Soda Water 2 Wheels of Lemon for Garnish Add all ingredients except forShake in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into a tall Collins glass filled with ice & Betty’s your Aunt. Elderflower cordial recipe: Weekend Watch Gentleman Jack available on the BBC or HBO Do you know of a woman over 50 who is doing incredible, inspiring or interesting things? Send us her name!   Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

Melissa was *this close* to being a juror on the Johnny Depp trial. Not really, but she’s still salty that Fairfax County ruthlessly cut her from jury duty. Terri is serving end of May. Would you want to be on a high profile case? We talk parallel lives, then we circle back on the Ultimatum & our predictions. We celebrate our Woman of the Week, do a quick TikTok Talk, Weekend Watch and make a COCKTAIL! Gentleman’s Club Ladies Invited Gin Bowl: 2.5 oz Boodles Rhubarb & Strawberry Gin .5 oz. Lime Juice .5 oz Rhubarb simple syrup Mix all in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into large balloon wine glass filled with ice, top with Fevertree elderflower tonic and garnish with a strawberry. Woman of the Week Delia Ephron Weekend Watch The Dropout Podcasts We Listen To Taste of Taylor (free) The Taylor Strecker Show (2hrs daily, paid) Fresh Air Weekend   TikTok Talk Garden Marcus   Do you know of a woman over 50 who is doing incredible, inspiring or interesting things? Send us her name! Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok   Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

How do you decide where to live, when you can live almost anywhere? Melissa is in the planning stages of a one month test drive of a new city.  Terri rethinks the High School reunion question of take it or leave it. Maybe the challenge IS to go. Weekend Watch: The Ultimatum-Netflix Resources & Sources: Livability   Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok   Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

What if we dared ourselves to do things to make our obituaries more interesting? It's not a sad or as morbid as you might think. We share our thought on a Colorado woman who did just that and tried out for the Denver Bronco Cheerleaders. Diane Reitz and the Bronco’s   21 Most Popular 80’s Fashion Trends to Dress In 2022       Weekend Watch Slow Horses Severance    Severance: A Post Show Recap   TikTok Talk King’s Coast Coffee   Golden Brown Coffee       Do you know of a woman over 50 who is doing incredible, inspiring or interesting things? Send us her name!     Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok       Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

Terri & Melissa talk about the slap heard 'round the world, Bridgerton, CSAs, plant propagation and so much more on today's episode. Terri is a fan of TIkTok for learning and has felt the shame of scrolling for a bit too long.   Will Smith & Chris Rock Jada Pinkett Smith Alopecia Weekend Watch Quest Love Summer of Soul Coda Bridgerton Bad Vegan We Crashed Single Drunk Female The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey TikTok Talk Tanner the planter Snake plant propagation  Spider mites Cocktail Likeable Cocktails Clover 75 Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok RESOURCES AND SOURCES  iPhone Visual Lookup- ios15 PlantSnap App Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

Even if you loved high school, do you still show up for your 40th reunion or is memory lane a dead end? We talk reunions, friend groups and more- like what exactly are we learning about on TikTok. Of course, we dive into our Weekend Watch and ear worm or two. Tik Tok Talk Moringa Pills  Sign Language Kyle Adams Love is Blind   Weekend Watch For the Reunion goer: Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion The After Party The Big Chill For the non-reunion goer: Pam & Tommy  An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts Bad Vegan   Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok

Terri & Melissa do a toe dip into the Enneagram and wonder about it’s usefulness, but if you’re an expert and want to help us figure it out, we’re here for it. Can anyone help Melissa with her OCD Wordle & all the derivatives addiction and is it normal to feel rejected when you get dismissed from jury duty? Robert Palmer Addicted to Love Paula Abdul Forever Your Girl  Robin Thicke Blurred Lines First 2 hours of MTV   Heardle   Truity Enneagram Test     Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok   Weekend Watch The Drop Out Free Guy   Cocktail Cherry Garden Bourbon Smash   RESOURCES AND SOURCES    Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

Can You Be Ageist Against Yourself? In today’s show, Melissa & Terri catch up and talk about an encounter Terri had with an acquaintance. When someone asks you how you are, should you tell them the truth in that moment, or do you respond with a standard civility? We get in to the Love is Blind reunion, share a cocktail & a coffee and ask if posting on social media is necessary. Love Is Blind The Ultimatum   The Nor’easter Cocktail 1oz lime juice 4oz Bourbon 1oz Maple Syrup 2oz Ginger Beer Mix all but ginger beer in a shaker with ice. Strain ice and refrigerate to get extra cold. When ready to drink, put fresh ice in a glass and top with ginger beer. Aerocana From TikTok 2oz.espresso 2oz water 4oz ice Steam in a pitcher with a steam wand and pour into a glass   Waitress   Inspirational Woman of the Week @efftheiragingstandards    Weekend Watch Impeachment Pieces of Her   Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok   RESOURCES AND SOURCES  Steam wand for Aerocana   Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

Can two people fall in love just by talking? What happens if there's no spark when they meet? Melissa and Terri watch Netflix Season II Love Is Blind and discuss. Have an opinion?  Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok   Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

Do Snowbirds Know What's Up? Maybe They're onto something! Melissa is back from vacation and we talk about finding the right place to spend a few weeks or even months during the winter. Can a food quiz help us figure out the right place? Quiz Inventing Anna Suspicion

Is Hygge still a thing? We may be late to the party, but we think this might make the rest of the winter brighter. Listen for the 10 steps to make your space a bit more hyggeligt. RESOURCES AND SOURCES  The Little Book of Hygge Amanda Weldon Hygge at Home video   Mix It Up with Us  Terri on Instagram  Melissa on Instagram  Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com  Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok Weekend Watch Return to Hogwarts Murderville Clue    

Think that a boudoir photo shoot is for your partner? Think again! Listen to hear why this shoot is all about empowering YOU! Photographer Linda McCarthy tells us how this art form can not only empower women in their 50’s and beyond to feel liberated, but how it can truly transform how we think about ourselves.