Keep It Juicy
136 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsA lifestyle podcast for over-50s who know how to squeeze every bit of juice out of life. Host Helen Mitternight hosts weekly interviews with experts on relationships, sex, health, finance and lifestyle and people who are doing it right -- "Juicys."
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Episodes
Episode 134- Christine Eartheart
January 30, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MBChristine Eartheart is the founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships. You would think that, by now, we’d have this whole relationship thing under control. The problem is that relationships are not linear and you can go from butterflies in the stomach to wanting to drive a stake through his heart and then back again. Christine has some tools to help you navigate. Christine Eartheart on Keep it Juicy!
Ep 133 - Could Hormones Help?
October 30, 2023 21:22 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBTylar Brannon is CEO of Optimal Bio, which does hormone replacement therapy. This isn’t your mom’s hormone replacement therapy. This is all natural and it’s for women AND men. Tylar Brannon, on Keep it Juicy.
Ep 132 - Midlife with Kathy Batista
August 15, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBMany of us have problems as we enter mid-life, but mid-life coach Kathy Batista has some great advice for how to enjoy these years – which she says go from 35 – 70. And, you might be surprised that one piece of advice is straight from The Marvelous Mrs Maisel – tits up!! Kathy Batista on the Keep it Juicy! podcast.
Chronic Pain
April 11, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MBChronic pain expert and physical therapist Rick Olderman believes most chronic pain can be managed by changing our habits and by learning the right way to move. Rick Olderman, on Keep it Juicy!
Keep it Juicy! - Edy Nathan
December 13, 2022 17:00 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MBEdy Nathan talks about a subject it seems no one wants to discuss….grief. A lot of people seem like they’re looking at their watches, waiting for their friends to “get over it,” whatever the “it” is, so life can move on beyond grief. But Edy talks about how grief is a dance and you just learn to partner with it, not get over it. Edy Nathan, on the Keep it Juicy! podcast.
Retiring on Social Security with Ken Lapp
October 11, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 20.9 MBKen Lapp says he can convince you that you can live off of social security alone in retirement. He makes a compelling argument that you CAN, but do you WANT to? Decide for yourself! Ken Lapp, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 128 - Sharon Schneider
September 13, 2022 20:31 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBYou’ve heard of putting your money where your mouth is, right? Well, for most people that means writing a check and forgetting about it. But, what if you could align all – or at least, most -- of your dollars with your values? Sharon Schneider talks about how to do just that on Keep it Juicy!
Resilience with Michelle Kuei
August 09, 2022 16:00 - 30 minutes - 25 MBAfter a tragic accident at age 11 left her with lifelong injuries, she learned to climb mountains, both literal and figurative. Michelle Kuei with a resilience story on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 126 - Jones Loflin and Time Management
July 12, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 24 MBWe talk time management with Jones Loflin. Okay, that’s not exactly right, because Jones says you can’t really MANAGE time, since time doesn’t really expand and contract. But you can be in charge of what you do with your time and he has some ideas about how to spend it well. Jones Loflin on the Keep it Juicy podcast.
Episode 115 - Romance Author Stacy Gold
June 21, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBIf you think author Stacy Gold is just another romance author, you're wrong. She's been a ranger, a river guide, and an adventure skier. Her book, "Wild At Heart" doesn't even begin to cover the adventures she's had in real life. Author Stacy Gold on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 124 - Rob Dubin & Choosing Happiness
May 10, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 30.7 MBHe sailed the world for 17 years studying happiness. Before that, though, he had to deal with a prognosis for his wife that said she’d lose both feet to frostbite. And before that, he and his wife were lost for days in a Colorado blizzard that had rescuers giving them up for dead. Rob Dubin learned a lot from all of that, and talks about what it takes to achieve happiness. Rob Dubin, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 123- Robots at Home with Steve Favis
April 12, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBSteve Favis is an expert in artificial intelligence...or, robots to you and me. He's in the process of inventing a robot that could make our lives easier and even keep seniors in their homes. We talk robot ethics, robot coding and even robot sex on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 122- Eating for Health with Dion Turner
December 07, 2021 21:25 - 32 minutes - 26 MBIf your gut is a garden, bad food is weeds. Dietitian Dion Turner talks good food, bad food, and why a layer of oil is a good thing in peanut butter. Dion Turner on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 121 - Functional Medicine with Dr Greg Mongeon
November 09, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 27.5 MBFunctional medicine is a different approach to medicine – for one thing, it’s focused on keeping you well as opposed to treating you once you get sick. If you’re not already hearing about it from your doctor’s regular medical practice, you might be soon. Functional medicine with Dr. Greg Mongeon on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 120 - Happy Retirement with Dorian Mintzer
October 12, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes - 28 MBSome people never want to retire, not because they love their jobs, but just because stepping into retirement seems like stepping off a cliff. Retirement coach Dorian Mintzer says there’s a way to have a happy retirement and sure, you should manage your financial investments, but manage how you invest your time now, too, if you want a successful retirement. A happy retirement with Dorian Mintzer on the Keep it Juicy! podcast!
Youthful Aging with Defne Nayman
September 07, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 25.7 MBDr. Defne Nayman was an ER doctor, but these days she’s talking more about wellness than illness. She wants you to know how to age marvelously. She says you can make small changes and, the good news is it’s never too late to start. Aging youthfully, with Dr. Defne Nayman.
Episode 118 - End of Life with Anna Lyons and Louise Winter
August 10, 2021 16:00 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBAnna Lyons and Louise Winter talk from London about a taboo topic. Their book is called We All Know How This Ends. The “this” of their book title is life, and the end of life and death – two very separate things, as it turns out – are what we’re talking about on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 117 - Social Intelligence with Irvine Nugent
July 13, 2021 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBIrvine Nugent is an expert on two topics. The first is emotional intelligence. That’s the thing that corporations bury as “soft skills” but they can be the most important skills to bring to a job, or to a relationship. The second is something called Facial Action Coding System or FACS. That’s the ability to read faces and tell what people are really feeling, not what they say they’re feeling. That’s an important talent in today’s world of Zoom meetings! Irvine Nugent, on Keep it Juicy! eFT1F...
Ep 116 - Ageism and Job-Hunting with Jan Newberry
June 08, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBJan Newberry was a magazine editor when she was laid off and, suddenly, she found out what it’s like to look for work when you’re over 60. It’s not fun. But, let’s just say, Jan didn’t take it lying down. Jan Newberry, on Keep it Juicy! eFT1FbFHMrWqathaOBul
Ep. 115 - Romance Scams, Chaos & Confidence with Gina L Osborn
May 11, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBWe talk chaos and confidence and something that can blow that confidence right out of the water…romance scams. Guest Gina L Osborn, knows a thing or two about all of those things. She’s been in counter-intelligence and investigated some of the highest profile espionage cases in Europe. She left the FBI in 2018 and is now a leadership consultant and has her own podcast, Lead Like A Lady. Chaos, confidence and romance scams, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 114 - The Village Movement with Kate Hoepke
August 18, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MBKate Hoepke heads up the Village Movement in California. The Village Movement is a nationwide effort to create a community so people who are old and alone can stay in their own houses and not be so alone. Kate Hoepke on Keep it Juicy.
Episode 113 - "Juicy" Polly Buxton
August 11, 2020 16:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MBBooks are magical. They can take you away from bad times and they can enhance empathy by putting you in the skin of someone who isn’t like you at all. This episode's guest gets to be around books all the time. In fact, her own love story sounds like something out of one of the romances she sells. Owner of Buxton Books in Charleston, Polly Buxton, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 112 - Sleep with Mollie McGlocklin
August 04, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBSleep. It’s the Holy Grail for some of us. Just when we think we’ve got it, a neighbor’s car alarm goes off. Or a pet gets restless. Or it’s too hot or too cold. Good sleep is a skill and today’s guest talks about how to grab on to that elusive elixir. Sleep, with Mollie McGlocklin, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 111 - Toxins with Cheryl Meyer
July 28, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBShe's not a doc, but Cheryl Meyer was sick and tired of being sick and tired, so she became a health coach and learned about all the toxins we live with every day. Yikes! Forget what's in your wallet, what's in your household?! Toxins, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 110- Stilettos: Evolving into Monsters
July 21, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutes - 6.39 MBElongated eyeballs. Spikes on our necks. Ask science...we are evolving into monsters!
Episode 109 - In Our Prime author Susan Douglas
July 14, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 26 MBWe talk with Susan J Douglas, author of the best-selling In Our Prime: How Older Women are Reinventing the Road Ahead. We’re talking about the force that older women represent – not just in wisdom, but in pure economic and societal impact. So why does our culture keep trying to erase us? Susan J Douglas on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 108 - "Juicy" Sharon Middleton McGhee
July 07, 2020 16:00 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MBWe talk with Sharon Middleton McGhee. Sharon works for the airport authority in Charleston, and she’s the first African American woman and the first African American director there. She got her training in human resources and we talk HR and the removal of the Calhoun statue in the middle of the city – turns out, Sharon’s probably a descendent of the former vice president and slavery apologist. Sharon Middleton McGhee on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 107- Connecting to Your Feminine with Debra Muth
June 30, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MBWe’re talking with Dr Debra Muth about connecting to your feminine. She’s not talking about ruffles and bows…she’s talking about the power that comes from speaking truth and asking for what you need, especially during sex. Connecting to your feminine, with Debra Muth.
Episode 106- Stilettos: Soulmates
June 23, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutes - 7.82 MBSoulmates...have you found yours? And is he or she the only one you’ll ever have? Soulmates, and what science says, on a mini-episode of Keep it Juicy!
Episode 105- "Juicy" Jennet Robinson Alterman
June 16, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 18.4 MBCharleston powerhouse Jennet Robinson Alterman is a ferocious advocate for women’s empowerment. Her work in the Peace Corps fired her initial passion to help women and when she came back to live in the South, she saw some parallels in how a lack of equity has kept women from power. Jennet Robinson Alterman on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 104 - Motivation with Susan Fowler
June 09, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MBIf it takes more than an athletic shoe company telling you to "just do it" in order for you to...well, just do it...you're not alone. Turns out there's a science behind motivation and Susan Fowler is here to talk about motivation science and what it takes to get going.
Episode 103- The Dangers of Technology with J Scott Christianson
June 02, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MBArtificial Intelligence professor J Scott Christianson is a bit concerned about the way we're using technology and he offers some words of warning on this episode.
Episode 102 - Stilettos: Oblivious
May 26, 2020 16:00 - 8 minutes - 6.79 MBYou know how when you’re texting, you can walk into a street lamp? Well, even if you’re not texting, it can take a face-plant from the universe to wake you up. Oblivious, on a mini-episode of Keep it Juicy!
Episode 101- Medicare Demystified with Danielle Roberts
May 19, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBWe're talking with Danielle Roberts, a Medicare expert. If you think you can wait until you’re 65 to start thinking about Medicare, you’re wrong. And even if you’re already on it, there may be a few things you don’t know. But then, why would you? With four parts and 10 supplementals and thousands of options for prescription care…it’s good to talk to an expert. Medicare demystified, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 100 - Intimacy in Relationships with Jeannelle Muhammad
May 12, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBWe’re back in Charleston with Dr. Jeannelle Muhammad. She and her husband are often miles apart – he’s deployed – but she’s got advice we can all use about how to keep the juicy AND the spicy in a relationship, and she also talks about how to keep that relationship going through the ups and downs of blended families. Intimacy in relationships, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 99 - Transitions with Maria Tomas-Keegan
May 05, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBWe talk with transitions expert Maria Tomas-Keegan -- not only normal transitions like aging or job loss, but also the transitions that come with the quarantine.
Episode 98 - Stilettos: The Beauty in Coronavirus
April 28, 2020 16:00 - 10 minutes - 8.63 MBWe're tired of this virus, from the inconvenience to the tragedy. Is it possible to find beauty in the midst of all of this? We look to experts on how to find meaning in it all on the Keep it Juicy! podcast.
Episode 97 - Music's Role with Bill Protzmann
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBMusic. Guest Bill Protzmann says it can help with physical, emotional and spiritual health. And he says it literally saved his life. Music as self-care on the Keep it Juicy! podcast.
Episode 96 - Juicy Carolyn Rivers
April 14, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBCarolyn Rivers left a successful career in publishing to start the Sophia Institute. Now her faculty is teaching connection and advocacy and she says the country is in breakdown, but it may be the step before breakthrough. Carolyn Rivers on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 96 - Longevity with Judy Gaman
April 07, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBYou learn a few things when you live 100 years or more. Guest Judy Gaman made friends with centenarian Lucille...and her life would never be the same. Longevity lessons and Lucille, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 94- Stilettos: Turning 60 in a Coronavirus Age
March 31, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 9.19 MBHappy social distancing, decade-changer birthday to me! Turning 60 in the Coronavirus Age on a mini-episode.
Episode 93 - LIfe Mapping
March 24, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBSome people like to play it spontaneous and leap into the unknown of life, but guest Dana V Adams talks about how just a little planning can keep you true to your values and actually give you MORE freedom. Life mapping, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 92 - "Juicy" Kim Powell
March 17, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBYou would think that a woman who runs a couple of peaceful spas would exude peace and calm, right? Except Kim Powell, who owns the Woodhouse Day Spa and Boutiques in Charleston, calls herself a wellness fraud because she’s always on the go and the spa isn’t even her only business. We talk self-care, beef jerky and husband legs with the juicy Kim Powell on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 91 - Energy Work with Lisa Erickson
March 10, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 27.1 MBWe're talking about energy. Not the kind that you get from an energy drink, but the energy you have that links your body and your emotions. Chakras. Our own energy and others’ energy and how we can protect ourselves from people who are like energy vampires. Energy work, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 90 - Stilettos: Talent for Love
March 03, 2020 17:00 - 9 minutes - 7.46 MBWhy are some people so BAD at love, and how can love -- and empathy -- affect our health? A mini-episode.
Episode 89 - Body Positivity with Bex Bedford
February 25, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MBYou can call her fat but you’d better call her beautiful too. Bex Bedford is a passionate advocate for the body positivity movement. That doesn’t mean she says being fat is healthy. But it does mean she doesn’t need your snide comments because she loves who she is – all of her, thank you very much. We talk body positivity on Keep it Juicy!
"Juicy" Sandy Tecklenberg
February 18, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBCharleston’s First Lady Sandy Tecklenberg joins us. I had only talked with Sandy on social media and I was ready for the entourage and the polish. Instead, Sandy drove up to my house on her own and she let her hair down about life as the mayor’s wife and about the hell of the last campaign year. Nothing juicier than a woman comfortable in her own skin, with nothing to hide. Sandy Tecklenberg, on Keep it Juicy!
Meet "Juicy" Chris Fagan - South Pole Trekker
February 11, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MBWe talk with Chris Fagan. It’s amazing she has any juicy left at all after a 48-day trek in the South Pole with just her husband, a 220-pound sled, and her thoughts to keep her company. The temperature got to 50 below, but Chris is bringing the heat with her thoughts on marriage, creativity, and having hot flashes when the weather is killing cold. Chris Fagan, on Keep it Juicy!
Episode 86 - Stilettos: When is Sorry Enough?
February 04, 2020 17:00 - 10 minutes - 8.59 MBWe live in a cancel culture -- sorry just isn't enough anymore.
Episode 85 - Joyful with Ingrid Fetell Lee
September 24, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 28.2 MBWe talk with author Ingrid Fetell Lee about her book Joyful and about how you can create joy from the outside in. Joyful on Keep it Juicy!