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    How to Strengthen Your Memory at Any Age with Brain Coach Jim Kwik

    09/24/2026 | 53 mins.
    When you lose a word, forget why you walked into a room, or struggle to retain what you just read, it can be unsettling. It can also make you wonder whether your brain is beginning to change.

    In this episode, Tamsen sits down with memory and learning expert Jim Kwik to explore what affects our ability to remember and why attention may be one of the most important parts of the equation. Jim, author of Limitless and the new book Limitless Daily: 366 Keys to Train Your Brain, Master Your Mind & Win Every Day, shares his journey from being labeled “the boy with the broken brain” to becoming one of the world’s best-known memory coaches—and offers practical ways to strengthen your focus, keep learning, and begin trusting your mind again.

    They discuss:

    - How attention determines what becomes a memory

    - Why mental overload can make us feel more forgetful

    - A 60-second grounding exercise to use when you feel scattered or anxious

    - Simple techniques for remembering what you read

    - How to keep challenging and training your brain as you age

    - The small daily practices that build focus, memory, and self-trust

    If you liked this episode, then you’ll like: The ADHD Psychiatrist: How to Get Your Focus Back After 40

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    Why You Feel So Lost Right Now (And How to Finally Heal)

    09/21/2026 | 43 mins.
    Grief doesn’t only happen when someone dies. We can grieve a divorce, a changing body, an aging parent, a career, a relationship or even the person we used to be.

    In this episode of The Tamsen Show, Tamsen Fadal sits down with grief therapist and expert Meghan Riordan Jarvis to unpack what grief actually does to the body, why the five stages of grief don’t tell the whole story, and how to process loss instead of simply pushing through it.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    - Why grief can show up after divorce, career changes, aging and other non-death losses

    - How grief can affect sleep, brain fog, anxiety, mood and the body

    - The truth about the five stages of grief

    - How to recognize grief you may not realize you’re carrying

    - Meghan’s six-part Grief Mentor Method for processing loss

    - What to actually say and do when someone you love is grieving

    - Why perimenopause, menopause and midlife can bring unexpected grief

    - Practical ways to process grief instead of ignoring it

    - How mindfulness, movement, nourishment, nature, rest and ritual can support the grieving process

    Whether you’re grieving the death of someone you love, a divorce, an aging parent, a changing body or a version of your life that no longer exists, this conversation offers a different way to understand what you’re feeling and what to do with it.

    If you liked this episode, then you’ll like: What No One Tells You About Grief After Losing Your Mother

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    How This Woman Became a Trailblazing Airline Pilot at 50 After Waiting 15 Years

    09/17/2026 | 54 mins.
    Have you ever looked at your age, your responsibilities, or how long you’ve been putting something off and wondered if you missed your chance?

    Captain Carole Hopson dreamed of becoming a pilot from the time she was four years old. Then life got full. She built a successful corporate career, became an executive at Foot Locker, and raised two sons. The dream never left her. At 50, Carole began flying for the airlines. Today, she is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines.

    In this conversation, Carole breaks down what starting over actually required and shares how she turned “someday” into a plan she could follow.

    In this episode. they get into:

    - The deadline that turned Carole’s childhood dream into a real goal

    - How she prepared financially for a major career change

    - Why she waited until her children were older to fly professionally

    - What it felt like to be the oldest person in the classroom

    - How to build a personal “board of directors” for your next chapter

    - What pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman taught her about possibility

    - Her mission to help 100 Black women attend flight school through the Jet Black Foundation

    If there is something you keep telling yourself you’ll do one day, Carole’s story will push you to get honest about what you’re waiting for and finally give that dream a date.

    If you liked this episode, then you’ll like: Thinking About a Career Change? Start Here

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    Orthopedic Surgeon: 3 Things You Need to Do NOW to Protect Your Joints and Build Muscle

    09/14/2026 | 46 mins.
    Why do your joints suddenly hurt more than they used to?

    In this episode of The Tamsen Show, Tamsen Fadal sits down with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jason Snibbe to talk about joint pain, muscle loss, bone health, frozen shoulder, and what women can do now to stay strong and mobile as they age.

    Dr. Snibbe explains why changing hormones can affect inflammation and recovery, why muscle is so important for protecting your joints, and how to know when normal soreness has turned into something you should actually get checked out.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    Why joint pain and stiffness can increase in midlife

    How muscle helps protect your knees, hips, shoulders and back

    The strength training habits that support mobility and bone health

    What to know about frozen shoulder

    When joint pain is a sign it’s time to see a doctor

    What Dr. Snibbe says about PRP, cortisone, weighted vests, supplements and avoiding unnecessary surgery

    If your body feels achier, stiffer, or slower to recover than it used to, this episode will help you understand what may be changing and what you can start doing about it.

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    If you liked this episode, you will love: The #1 Longevity Doctor: How Women Can Burn Fat, Build Muscle & Age Strong

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    What Every Woman Should Know About Low Libido and the Pink Pill

    09/10/2026 | 37 mins.
    Why does women's sexual health still get treated as an afterthought, and what would it take to finally change that? Cindy Eckert is the founder and CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals and the woman behind Addyi, the first and only FDA-approved treatment for low sexual desire in women. In this episode, she explains hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), the biological condition behind low libido that affects millions of women and is still routinely dismissed as stress, aging, or a relationship problem.

    Cindy breaks down why women are told their low libido is emotional while men's sexual health issues are treated as biological, what actually happens in the brain when desire disappears, and the three question checklist she wants every woman to bring to her next doctor's appointment. She also explains why 80% of women who brought up low libido with their doctor were simply told it was normal, and what women's sexual health should actually look like when it's taken seriously.

    In this episode, you'll learn:

    - What HSDD is and why it's rooted in biology, not emotion

    - Why women's sexual health has been dismissed as psychological instead of medical

    - How the double standard in FDA drug review affects treatments for women

    - Why 80% of women raising low libido with their doctor are told it's normal

    - The three questions to ask before accepting "that's just aging"

    - How Addyi works and who it's for

    - What changed with Addyi's newest approval for postmenopausal women

    If you've ever felt like your desire just switched off and been told that's normal, been handed a vague explanation instead of a real answer, or wondered if something is wrong with you instead of your body, this episode will help you understand the biology behind it, so you stop blaming yourself for something that was never your fault.

    Addyi (flibanserin) is for women under 65 with acquired, generalized HSDD who have not had problems with low sexual desire in the past. It is not for men. Full safety information, including boxed warning on alcohol interaction, is available at addyi.com/pi.

    If you liked this episode, then you’ll like: The Testosterone Doctor: The Truth About Women’s Libido

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About The Tamsen Show
If you’ve ever thought, what’s next for me? Then this is for you. If you’re ready for a roadmap, this is your starting point. Join Emmy-winning Journalist, filmmaker and New York Times best selling author Tamsen Fadal as she searches for real answers that will make a real difference. Twice a week. Top doctors, leading voices, and women rewriting their own stories. From hormones and health to reinvention and relationships, and everything else in between. This is your space to take charge of your health, reclaim your life and step into a version of yourself that feels like the best is yet to come. Because this isn’t the beginning of the end. It’s the beginning of everything - and we’re even not close to being done. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Follow @thetamsenshow for updates and behind-the-scenes.
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