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Which night creams will make you look well-rested, is quitting coffee really worth the headache, can emptying your closet actually bring you joy, and wtf is a gratitude practice, anyway? These are the kinds of self-care questions that wellness enthusiasts and writers Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir discuss each week, along with a special guest, as they explore what it means to be getting older — and hopefully wiser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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United States

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Which night creams will make you look well-rested, is quitting coffee really worth the headache, can emptying your closet actually bring you joy, and wtf is a gratitude practice, anyway? These are the kinds of self-care questions that wellness enthusiasts and writers Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir discuss each week, along with a special guest, as they explore what it means to be getting older — and hopefully wiser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Language:

English

Contact:

917-733-7317


Episodes
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Listener Q&A: Friends For A Season

4/17/2024
Kate and Doree dig into finding community IRL through game nights. Then, they hear from a new parent who feels shamed for getting sleep, discuss the looming changes in recommendation culture, and debate when you should wash your face after work. Pre-order Kate's book! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:41:27

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Episode 300: Feeling Like Yourself at 40 with Franchesca Ramsey

4/10/2024
Doree has another great en-Doree-sment of a nail product and Kate is stoked to try it. Then, they talk with multi-hyphenate Franchesca Ramsey (you might know her as @Chescaleigh) about the beauty of a good foot rub, the social media app you shouldn’t sleep on, the way her online presence has changed over the years, and feeling the most like herself at forty. Pre-order Kate's book! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:54:44

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Product Recall: Benetton (PREVIEW)

4/8/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon. To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] This is the tale of a family business becoming the fast food in fashion, and of provocative and very shocking ads. This is Benetton! Doree details to Kate the rise of the Benetton rugby shirt, how the brand became ubiquitous in the 80’s, and the Italian infrastructure their money is in today. Pre-order Kate's book! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:15

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Dor & Kat’s Casual Chat: The Butt Doctor Will See You Now (PREVIEW)

4/5/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon.To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] Dor & Kat wonder at the lack of comfort in American bathrooms and discuss solo podcasting, making important doctor’s appointments, and how technology sometimes makes things more annoying. Pre-order Kate's book! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:11

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Episode 299: Cold Plunging with Jo Piazza

4/3/2024
Doree is dealing with a serious sinus infection, while Kate is being influenced by her teen kid. Then, author and podcaster Jo Piazza joins them to chat about her new book The Sicilian Inheritance, the real-life murder mystery in her family that inspired the novel, the strange but exhilarating world of cold plunges, and falling down the rabbit hole of trad wives. Pre-order Kate's book! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:04:17

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Dor & Kat’s Casual Chat: Check Minus Disorganized (PREVIEW)

3/29/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon.To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] Dor and Kat dig a little deeper into how important walks are for dogs' mental health, and then they discuss Kate's saved report cards and other papers from her childhood, Doree's terrible 5th grade teacher's latest business venture, and how it all kinda comes full circle. Pre-order Kate's book! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:40

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Listener Q&A: Little While Friends

3/27/2024
Kate and Doree start a private detective agency and deal with a sinus infection and tennis elbow. Then, they chat about the friends who come and go over a short period of time, joining a classics book club, and moving past a long-term breakup. https://www.therippedbodicela.com/book/9781538737668r forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:41:32

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Season One: The OC - Episode 24 (PREVIEW)

3/25/2024
[You're listening to a sneak peek of our new show Season One! To hear more episodes of Season One, join our Patreon at patreon.com/forever35 for just $5 a month.] This episode of The OC has so. many. plotlines! Summer and Seth remodel Marissa’s room, Jimmy and Sandy lose their liquor license the night of their restaurant opening, Luke announces he’s moving to Portland (but not before he gets in a major car accident!), and Cal proposes to Julie which throws nepo baby Kirsten for a loop. Plus, Kate and Doree discuss Seth’s sudden amazing artistic abilities, Cal being his usual monster-self and blackmailing Marissa, Luke’s wild behavior in this (and really every) episode, and how Jimmy somehow never notices two teens renovating a room in his condo. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:13

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Dor & Kat's Casual Chat: Royally Messed Up (PREVIEW)

3/22/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon.To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] Kat catches a cold and Dor has THOUGHTS on the royal picture scandal. Plus, they casually chat about the urge to buy things to be more minimalist, being out of the social media loop, grabbing that Trader Joe's kimbap, and finding the perfect carry-on. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:15

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Listener Q&A: Trader Joe’s Snacks, Facebook Friends, and Other Small Joys

3/20/2024
Doree and Kate chat about the viral Trader Joe’s tote bag (among other viral TJ’s products). Then they hear from a listener about short-term friends with a long-term presence, another listener inadvertently life coaches Kat & Dor, and they discuss their the must-do’s when visiting Los Angeles. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:39:43

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Episode 298: Afternoon (Bath) Delight with Sara Shepard

3/13/2024
Kate tries a new skincare tool and Doree realizes she’s begun wearing shoes that are way too small. Then, author extraordinaire Sara Shepard (Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game) joins them to chat about identifying as a “daytime person” and being an afternoon bather, keeping her career spicy through her prolific writing, and how mom communities and desert memories led to the writing of latest book Nowhere Like Home. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:51:41

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Season One: The OC - Episode 22 (PREVIEW)

3/11/2024
[You're listening to a sneak peek of our new show Season One! To hear more episodes of Season One, join our Patreon at patreon.com/forever35 for just $5 a month.] The self-referential meta episode of The OC has arrived. Summer stumbles upon an actor from her favorite show The Valley and manages to get the Newport gang all invited to a party at a club in LA. Between the party and the parents enjoying a restaurant meeting with meatloaf, psychoanalyzing Ryan’s need to save everyone, Paris Hilton’s cameo, Aunt Hailey’s secret career reveal, and Luke dramatically declaring he’s done sleeping with Julie Cooper within earshot of Marissa, Kate and Doree have a looooot to talk about. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:13

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Listener Q&A: Nude Attitude

3/6/2024
Kate and Doree discuss following the lives of semi-strangers online for years, and then hear from listeners about feeling at home in your postpartum body, dealing with friends and infertility, and how to keep your cool when you're keeping it child-free. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:48:31

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Product Recall: Drunk Elephant (PREVIEW)

3/4/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon. To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] The Sephora Teens have influenced Kate into researching the brand Drunk Elephant. She tells Doree all about the 6-degrees of "The Rachel," the origin story of the founder Tiffany Masterson and her Pretty Woman moment, the scandal of their vitamin C serum, and the growing tween phenomenon of the Skin Smoothie. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:25

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Episode 297: Less Really Is More with Mélia Mills

2/28/2024
Kate and Doree chat about the trials and tribulations of warts, skin tags, and revisiting old hairstyles. Then, they talk to comedian/writer/performer Mélia Mills about creating a hit musical while also juggling parenthood, her philosophy about the many jobs she’s had, and maintaining confidence as a creative. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:54:48

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Season One: The OC - Episode 21 (PREVIEW)

2/26/2024
[You're listening to a sneak peek of our new show Season One! To hear more episodes of Season One, join our Patreon at patreon.com/forever35 for just $5 a month.] The drama is drama-ing in episode 21 of The OC because Anna is leaving and Seth feels bad about it, Theresa is staying and Ryan feels confused about it, and the affair between Julie and Luke continues. Kate and Doree discuss Cal’s party where the teens and the adults all mix like the totally normal grown-up parties that all of us go to, Eddie possibly being the new Oliver, the fights that inevitably happen at Newport parties and, perhaps most titillatingly, which member of The OC is good in bed. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:04:04

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Listener Q&A: Reunion Romance and Dry Skin

2/21/2024
Kate prepares for a haircut and Doree gets lucky in a buy-nothing group before they hear from listeners about super drying skin conditions, worrying about not fitting in at a fancy hotel, and the promise of a reunion romance trope. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:38:21

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Dor & Kat's Casual Chat: Deep Bone Broth Thoughts (PREVIEW)

2/16/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon.To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] Kate and Doree get into the Cerave ad with Michael Cera, Kate's Boston accent fetish, regional foods and drinks that somehow end up a part of your identity, and celebrities named JoJo. [Please note: we recorded this before this article on JoJo Siwa came out. It's not great!] forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:11

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Episode 296: A Great Red Lip with Emily Farris

2/14/2024
Kate gets a facial and Doree shares her current bedtime wind-down. Then, they invite Emily Farris on to chat about her new book (I‘ll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain), navigating an ADHD diagnosis as an adult, divorce as a form of self-care, and how she developed her signature red lip. forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:03:34

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Product Recall: Hair Dryers

2/12/2024
[You’re listening to a preview of this episode, available exclusively on our Patreon. To hear the full episode, join us at patreon.com/forever35.] Let’s talk about the hair dryer! Doree tells Kate about how it started as a metal contraption you could connect to your vacuum or your gas stove pipe(!!) and evolved into the hand held hair dryer you know today. They also discuss the utility companies’ hand in this tools rise in popularity, how “the bob” played a part in the development of this tool, and why the technology of the bonnet dryer is making a comeback. It’s a boom of blowing technology! forever35podcast.com shopmyshelf.us/forever35 balancebound.co/shop/forever35 Forever35 Giving Circlehttps://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/2nlhxOl/Forever35-Podcast Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) forever35podcast.com/newsletter patreon.com/forever35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:05:44