How To Become the Parent (or Step Parent) You've Always Wanted To Be
If your home is juggling teens, step parent dynamics, and even caring for aging parents, this conversation gives you a clear, rules-based plan you can use across all of it.
Dr. Aliza Pressman is a developmental psychologist, co-founder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, and author of The 5 Principles of Parenting. She lays out what works in blended homes, co-parenting, and hormonal seasons so your house runs on calm and consistency, not crisis. You’ll learn how to align expectations across two homes, set stepparent boundaries that build trust, and protect everyone’s nervous system when hormones run high.
What you’ll learn:
- How to balance kids, stepparent dynamics, and elder care without burning out
- Stepparent boundaries and practical language that build trust
- Ways to keep rules and consequences consistent across two homes
- How to use repair before discipline and what that looks like in practice
- Phone and sleep limits that reduce reactivity and improve moods
- A 5-minute reset to use before tough conversations
- How to split the mental load so it actually feels fair
- How to spot your triggers and stay regulated when hormones run high
This isn’t about perfect parenting. It’s about a steady plan you can use tonight to make a blended, hormonal household feel sane again.
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Hair Loss, Dry Skin, and Hormonal Shifts: The #1 Dermatologist Explains
If you’ve ever thought, "What is happening to my face?," this episode gives you the science and solutions to finally understand it.
From crepey skin to jawline shifts to hair that’s suddenly thinning, midlife changes can feel confusing and frustrating. Most women don’t know what’s really going on, or what to do about it.
In this episode, Tamsen sits down with one of the country’s top dermatologists, Dr. Doris Day, to break down what’s actually happening to your skin, face, and hair and how to take care of them in your 40s and beyond.
Dr. Day has been seeing patients for over 30 years. She’s helped develop some of the world’s top skincare products and brings practical, science-backed solutions that actually work. She’ll explain why your skin feels different, what to avoid when it comes to filler, and how to spot early signs of perimenopause on your face before any other doctor does.
What you’ll learn:
-Why your skin texture is changing and what’s really behind it
-What causes thinning hair and what helps
-The truth about under
-Eye filler and why it can make you look older
-The skincare routine Dr. Day gives her patients in their 40s and beyond
-How strength training impacts collagen and skin quality
-What "filler fatigue" is and how to avoid looking overdone
This isn’t about trying to look 25. It’s about working with your face, not against it and feeling confident in your skin again.
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How to Make Friends as an Adult
If your friendships have started to feel more distant, more confusing, or more draining than they used to, you're not imagining it.
Tamsen sits down with leading therapist and author Minaa B. to talk about the emotional side of adult friendships: the breakups, the boundaries, the loneliness, and why building connections can feel so hard, especially in midlife. Drawing from her clinical work, Minaa shares a powerful framework for understanding the different roles people play in our lives and how to build the kind of support system we actually need.
What you’ll get:
- Why friendship starts to feel more complicated in your 30s, 40s, and beyond- The 4 types of support we all need and how to find them- What to do if you feel like you have no real friends right now- How to stop shrinking yourself to stay connected- The difference between healthy boundaries and shutting people out- A new way to think about connection that doesn’t feel like a chore
Friendship isn't just nice to have. It’s essential and it’s okay to want more from it.
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What Alcohol Is Really Doing to Your Hormones and Belly Fat
You’ve been told a little wine is harmless. But experts say it’s impacting your brain, your hormones, and your sleep more than you think. The good news? What you eat can help change that.
In this episode, Tamsen sits down with Dr. Brooke Scheller, a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition and author of How to Eat to Change How You Drink, to reveal how food can lower cravings, balance hormones, and protect your health—even if you still enjoy a drink. You’ll learn why alcohol tolerance shifts with age, how it affects your mood and energy, and the simple nutrition strategies that make it easier to feel your best without giving up everything you love.
Here’s what you’ll take away:
- Why your evening cravings have more to do with blood sugar than willpower
- How alcohol impacts your brain, hormones, and long-term health
- The truth about alcohol and midlife belly fat (and what to do about it)
- The surprising link between drinking, stress, and sleep disruption
- Foods that help reset your body and cut back effortlessly
- Smart ways to drink less (without feeling deprived)
In this episode, Dr. Scheller shows you how to make small, smart changes that can transform the way you feel about drinking.
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The Longevity Blueprint: 6 Ways To Reinvent Yourself in Midlife
What if midlife wasn’t something to fear, but the perfect time to create the life you really want?
In this episode, New York Times bestselling author and Modern Elder Academy founder Chip Conley reveals his six-step framework for thriving in the second half of life. These steps aren’t theory, they’re actionable tools you can start using today to find more purpose, joy, and vitality in midlife and beyond.
Chip shares how a near-death experience, a cancer battle, and his own version of “male menopause” changed everything and how what he learned can change everything for you, too.
Here’s what you’ll discover in this conversation:
- The single mindset shift that can add 7.5 years to your life
- Why midlife isn’t a crisis, it’s a reset (and how to navigate it)
- How to stop chasing achievements and start building a life that feels good
- Why editing your life is the key to creating space for what matters most
- The role of purpose and service in living longer, better
If you’ve ever asked yourself “What’s next for me?”, this episode is your blueprint
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You deserve a roadmap. Consider this your starting point.
Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist, filmmaker, and New York Times best-selling author Tamsen Fadal, The Tamsen Show is where real talk meets real solutions. Each week, Tamsen sits down with top doctors, leading voices, and women rewriting the rules—from hormones and health to reinvention, relationships, and everything in between. Whether you're navigating perimenopause, deep in menopause, or facing the questions that come with midlife, this show is for you.
It's time to take charge of your health, reclaim your life, and feel even better than before.
New episodes every Wednesday.
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