Midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s a calling.Just Getting Started is the podcast for women in their 40s and 50s who are ready to ditch “meh” and make midlife their boldest chapter yet. Each week brings honest conversations, bite-sized science, and practical tools to help you show up, speak up, and try something new. Hosted by your fellow mid-lifer who believes you’re not crazy, you're not too late — you’re just getting started.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMidlife isn’t a crisis, it’s a calling. Just Getting Started is the podcast for women in their 40s and 50s who are ready to ditch “meh” and make midlife their boldest chapter yet. Each week brings honest conversations, bite-sized science, and practical tools to help you show up, speak up, and try something new.
Just Getting Started is hosted by Jean Bahls. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 14 - Showing Up" (22 October 2025, 21 minutes), "Episode 13 - Sobered Up" (8 October 2025, 19 minutes), and "Episode 12 - What's Success, Anyway?" (1 October 2025, 20 minutes).
Just Getting Started publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 16 minutes across 15 episodes.
Booking probability for Just Getting Started is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Just Getting Started requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Just Getting Started's contact route on record: public web form.
Jean Bahls hosts Just Getting Started, a society podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Episode #14
<p>How do you show up? At work? In relationships? When shit gets tough? </p><p><br></p><p>Showing up is more important than you may even realize. We're talking about it on today's episode.</p><p><br></p>
Just Getting Started
<p>Feeling sober curious? Listen to today's episode where I'm talking about my experiences in finally quitting the liquor for good. I'll talk about why I quit, what made it hard, and the benefits I'm still feeling over...
Episode #12
<p>Who wants to talk about what the hell success is, anyway? Jump into this week's episode where I'm talking about what success is, who gets to decide it, and how fear of failure and our own self-worth play into that...
Episode #1
<p>Next weekend is the city-wide garage sale in my town. I loathe garage sales, but I begrudgingly decided to humor my husband and play along. So, I emptied out my closet and drug all the stuff I no longer want to the...
Episode #1
<p>This episode may or may not be what you think. This week, I'm talking about colonoscopies and mammograms. Because nothing says midlife like those two things! I'm talking about what we think versus what's real, why...
Episode #9
<p>I threw out my back this week and it's inspired this week's episode. Is body breakdown really an inevitable part of midlife or do we have at least a little say in it? Find out in this episode. And bonus...you get to...
Episode #8
<p>I'm talking about midlife rites of passage. Those things that seem to happen to just about everyone in midlife. The lighthearted and the deeper changes that none of us can seem to escape.</p>
Episode #1
<p>I dropped off my college freshman this week and am getting my first glimpse at an Empty Nest. I have to say, it's WEIRD!! In this week's episode, I'm talking about the drop-off and all the things that come after...
Episode #1
<p>HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS. Just a few fun things about midlife. Today, I'm talking about what it's like to feel like you're burning up from the inside out and what we can do about it.</p>
Episode #5
<p>In midlife, I've got that IDGAF feeling and it's opening all kinds of opportunities. Turns out, when you aren't so concerned with what other people think, you'll try a lot more things. That's what I'm talking about...
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<p>Lots of face it...the decision whether or not to keep dragging ourselves to the salon, spending a ton of time, and shelling out a bunch of money to keep the gray hair at bay. The decision to go gray isn't an easy...
Episode #3
<p>Think your period disappears overnight once you hit perimenopause? Guess again! It's more like that crazy friend that drops in unannounced and stays as long as she likes.</p><p><br /></p><p>On this episode, I'm...
Episode #2
<p>How old were you when you took your first girls trip? Me? I was 50. I'm talking about why that is and why a girls trip might be just the thing you need to reset.</p><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe to the weekly newsletter...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode, I talk about birthdays. Specifically, the big 5-0! If you've ever had a moment of panic thinking about a birthday, you'll definitely relate to this episode.</p><p><br /></p><p>Want a little weekly...
Episode #1
<p>Welcome to "Just Getting Started", a podcast dedicated to real talk about midlife - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come along with me, your fellow mid-lifer, on this crazy journey through the 2nd half of...
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