Hosted by Jackie MacDougall · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 230 episodes
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You're in the middle of everything changing at once—your body, your family, your money, your home, your identity—and nobody prepared you for any of it.It's not a personal failing. It's just the reality as a woman in this season of life.If you are a kickass, fully capable woman on the outside but quietly drowning in private, The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide is for you. You've been holding everything together for everyone else, and you're fed up with white-knuckling through life. I'm here to tell you you're closer than you think. With the right tools, a little nudge, and someone in your corner, you can start living with more peace, joy, and grownassery.I'm Jackie MacDougall. It was a couple of years ago when I hit my breaking point. I couldn't take another second believing my own BS stories. I started seeing what actually matters right in front of me. Now it's my mission to build a community to help other women do the same.No shame. No perfection. No pretending. And zero judgment.New epi
Jackie MacDougall hosts Grown-Ass Woman's Guide, a education show with 230 episodes published.
Today we're talking about something most of us actively avoid thinking about, until we absolutely cannot avoid it anymore. Maria Fraietta was 50, a high school teacher, a single mom, and a real estate agent. That is alre
By the time you're in your early 50s, the odds of a new cancer diagnosis are 1 in 35. One in four people in their 50s and early 60s will have a physical or medical condition that limits their ability to work. And most of
Do you think your elderly parent could be talked into a financial scam? I asked this recently in the Grown Ass community. 43% said they already worry about it. For 28%, it's already happened in their family. And the stor
If you've ever dreaded Mother's Day, felt blindsided by grief, or wondered why missing your mother never quite goes away, this conversation is for you. Whether you lost your mother years ago or just recently, your relati
You've got the list. You know what needs to get done. And somehow another week goes by. This isn't a laziness problem. According to licensed therapist Melody Murray, it's a nervous system problem—and there's a very speci
It's a tale as old as time. Four male investment managers try to tell a woman that a product she's interested in doesn't exist. How does she know they're wrong? She literally traded them when she worked at Goldman Sachs.
"Health is the unbecoming. So much of the work around health is unbecoming the beliefs that were never yours." — Courtney Townley What if getting healthy wasn't about doing more but about finally putting some things down
73% of women polled said they were either winging it or had no idea how their home worked. Have you ever stood in a flooding garage, phone in hand, searching Facebook for a plumber on a holiday weekend? Or packed up your
What if the scariest change you could make turned out to be the most freeing? After nearly 30 years of dyeing her hair, Katie Emery made the decision at 50 to go gray cold turkey, and discovered it was about so much more
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Open enrollment doesn’t exactly make anyone’s top 10 list of exciting life events — but the choices you make during this short window can save (or cost) you thousands. In this episode, benefits expert Amy Evans helps us
Vaccines can be a hot topic, but once we hit our 40s, there are a few that can make a real difference in protecting our long-term health. You’ve heard about flu shots and COVID boosters, but what about shingles, pneumoni
The supplement aisle can feel like total overload but which ones actually work? Dr. Kudzai Dombo joins Jackie to share what’s worth your time (and money). Plus, how to tell if a supplement brand is actually clean and eff
Hot flashes. Brain fog. Sleepless nights. So many women wonder, “Is this just how it is now?” Spoiler: it’s not. In this episode of The Grown-Ass Woman’s Guide, Dr. Kudzai Dombo, OB-GYN and menopause expert at Alloy Wome
We always hear “get your mammogram,” but what about your thyroid, vitamin D, iron, or even your bones? If you’re over 40, this convo can change how you advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office. This episode kicks off
If you are like millions of other women, you have spent years juggling careers, parents, partners, friendships, bills, maybe kids, and about a million to-dos. You're smart, you're capable, and you're resilient, but somet
Dr. Stephanie
Doctor · Umami Crave the Fifth
1 appearance on this show
Hope Edelman
NYT #1 bestselling author of Motherless Daughters and The AfterGrief
1 appearance on this show
Courtney Townley
author of The Consistency Code and midlife wellness expert · Co-Movement Gym
1 appearance on this show
Kristen Carder
leading ADHD educator, coach and host of the I Have ADHD Podcast · I Have ADHD podcast
3 appearances on this show
Amy Evans
Director of Parks and Recreation · Summerville's Parks and Recreation
1 appearance on this show
Patricia Lohan
Feng Shui expert
1 appearance on this show
Morgan Adams
double-certified holistic sleep coach
1 appearance on this show
Star Hansen
Certified Professional Organizer (CPO©) and Clutter Whisperer
1 appearance on this show
Emme
supermodel
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Lillian So
Author of So Empowered
1 appearance on this show
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