Health, Wellness & Chronic Illness
Sobriety, midlife fitness, and living with chronic conditions, health as a GenX reckoning.
Somewhere in midlife, health stops being automatic and starts being a project. The show meets that head-on, from giving up alcohol and rebuilding a fitness routine to living with a chronic diagnosis.
The hosts share their own wellness journey in their 50s: walking, weightlifting, supplements, and sobriety. Others bring hard-won experience with chronic illness, thyroid disease and Hashimoto's, pelvic organ prolapse, and type 1 diabetes, including Wes Alford, who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail after his son's diagnosis.
It is practical, first-person, and honest about what it takes to feel good in a body that no longer runs on autopilot.
6 episodes exploring this theme
Episode 6 - Giving up Alcohol
9/6/2024The hosts on choosing sobriety, and what changed afterward.
The hosts explain giving up alcohol, and the shifts in sleep, anxiety, and energy that followed.
Episode 7 - Wellness Journey
9/13/2024A wellness journey in your 50s: walking, weightlifting, and supplements.
Walking, weightlifting, and supplements, the hosts on staying healthy as they age.
Episode 36 - Hashimoto's, Thyroid Disease and Perimenopause
6/13/2025Living with thyroid disease, Hashimoto's, and perimenopause.
A real Hashimoto's and thyroid diagnosis, and how to push your doctor for answers.
Episode 56 - Pelvic Organ Prolapse
1/19/2026A candid first-person account of pelvic organ prolapse.
A frank account of pelvic organ prolapse, and why pelvic-floor therapy should be standard.
Episode 51 - GenX Speaks Series: Wes Alford - Hiking for Hope
10/27/2025Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for type 1 diabetes awareness.
Wes hiked the Pacific Crest Trail after his son's type 1 diabetes diagnosis.
Episode 17 - GenZ Women Series: Brooke
1/28/2025A GenZ woman living with type 1 diabetes, headed for nursing.
Brooke was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 14, and is pursuing a career in nursing.
Questions this theme answers
What wellness topics do the hosts cover?
Giving up alcohol (6) and a broader wellness journey (7): walking, weightlifting, supplements, and hydration in your 50s.
Does it get into specific medical conditions?
Yes. Thyroid disease and Hashimoto's (36), pelvic organ prolapse (56), and type 1 diabetes (17, 51) are all discussed firsthand.
Is there a story about diabetes?
Wes Alford (51) hiked the Pacific Crest Trail to raise awareness after his son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Is this only for women?
No, though some episodes focus on women's health, the wellness and chronic-illness conversations span everyone.