This week I talk with Catherine Hickem, a psychotherapist, executive coach, and author of Regret Free Parenting and Heaven in Her Arms. She founded Parenting Adult Children Today, which focuses on helping parents navigate this new season with confidence and grace.

We dig into what healthy parenting looks like once your kids are grown, how to communicate without slipping back into old dynamics and what to do when you want to help but know you cannot control the outcome.

Catherine shares practical guidance and mindset shifts that help build trust, respect, and deeper connection as our kids become adults.

If you have ever wondered what your role is now that they are on their own, this conversation offers clarity and encouragement.

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Email: catherine@thedashgroup.net

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In this week’s episode of Live Your Best Midlife, I’m catching you up on everything: a beautiful New England fall weekend, a travel day that turned into pure comedy, a viral Instagram debate about mums and porch decor and what’s coming next inside the FASTer Way community.

Here’s what I cover:

• 🍁 Weekend in Connecticut: My nephew’s wedding in New Haven, walking around Yale, and a day trip to Mystic and Essex—truly the perfect fall weekend with family.

• ✈️ Our travel fiasco: How I accidentally booked the wrong flight time to Hartford and we barely made it (while we were in downtown Chicago ordering breakfast!).

• 🎃 Viral Instagram moment: Why I skipped fall porch decor this year—and the surprising flood of opinions from women who either totally got it or thought I’d lost my mind.

• 💪 The FASTer Way 3-Week Reset: Details on my next round starting November 3, why I love this reset, and a sneak peek at the new FASTer Way Greens Powder.

• ⚡ Supplements I actually recommend: How I use FASTer Way supplements to stay hydrated and energized—but why creatine remains my #1 must-have for women in midlife.

• 🧃 Protein powder controversy: Breaking down the recent Consumer Reports article on heavy metals in protein powders, including my take on Equip Prime Protein (spoiler: it’s still my favorite and I’ll explain why).

Whether you’re here for travel stories, wellness talk, or just a good laugh about midlife mishaps, this episode has a little bit of everything.

Mentioned in this episode:

• FASTer Way 3-Week Reset – Starts Nov 3

• Equip Prime Protein – use code JILL for 15% off

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is one of the most misunderstood topics in midlife women’s health.
Depending on who you ask, it’s either a miracle or a minefield. In this episode of Live Your Best Midlife, I’m breaking down what every woman over 50 should know about HRT... the facts, the myths and how to decide what’s right for you.

You’ll learn:

• What estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone actually do

• Why the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study got it wrong

• The difference between bioidentical and synthetic hormones

• When HRT can be life-changing — and when it might not be right

• Telehealth options that make expert menopause care accessible anywhere

• Why lifestyle habits like muscle, protein, sleep, and stress control are still the foundation

I’ll also share my favorite books that make hormones finally make sense.

👉 Links mentioned:

• My favorite protein powder! Get 15% off here!

• Follow me on Instagram @jillblewis for daily tips and real-talk about midlife health