Which night creams will make you look well-rested, is quitting coffee really worth the headache, can emptying your closet really bring you joy, and wtf is a gratitude practice, anyway? Co-hosts Doree Shafrir and Elise Hu explore these kinds of questions, with a big helping of humor and self-awareness. Together with weekly guests, they navigate what it means to care for ourselves as we get older — and hopefully wiser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Caroline Chambers Throws Out All The Cookbook Rules
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Caroline Chambers (What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking) joins Doree and Elise to talk about her fastest recipes yet in her latest cookbook What To Cook When You
Sep 21 49 min
You Ask, We Answer: Blanket Baskets and Beauty Fridges
Listeners send in questions and thoughts about the versatility of drill bits, how to know if you're on the right life path, Taylor Swift's recent discography, and what pe
Sep 14 40 min
Prevention Is The Best Skincare with Dr. Jenny Wang
Elise’s dermatologist is back! Dr. Jenny Wang answers listener questions like how many showers/baths should we (and kids) take in a week, are red light masks actually doi
Sep 7 44 min
You Ask, We Answer: Let’s Get Some Shoes
Listeners show up with cute shoe recommendations for wide toe boxes and plantar fasciitis, drugstore nighttime skincare, and curly hair prods and routines. Doree and Elis
Aug 31 36 min
Priya Parker Wants You To Fight Better
This one offers a way to approach conflict in a way that deepens our connections with one another, and our communities. Priya Parker, a facilitator and acclaimed author o
Aug 24 49 min
You Ask, We Answer: Fashionable and Foot-Friendly?
Doree and Elise hear from listeners about their recent microjoys, fashionable but foot-forward shoe recs, and hear fresh requests and recs for skincare prods.
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Aug 17 33 min
Cate Hall on Taking More Chances And Other Ways to Increase Your Luck
Cate Hall has lived a life. She’s a former Supreme Court attorney, a onetime world number one poker player, former drug addict, a biotech founder, and now, the CEO of a m
Aug 10 45 min
You Ask, We Answer: Korean Skincare, Cable Corral, and Sunscreen
Listeners send in their thoughts and questions about how to keep cables in all the right places, what skincare to consider purchasing on an upcoming trip to Korea, and th
Aug 3 31 min
Emma Straub on Boy Bands And the Joy of Middle Age
New York Times-bestselling author Emma Straub returns to the show to talk about the nostalgic inspiration for her new novel American Fantasy, why everyone should befriend
Jul 27 43 min
You Ask, We Answer: The One With The Callbacks
Doree and Elise hear from listeners about the healthcare strike in Massachusetts, the power of Overeaters Anonymous, and more sunscreen and setting powder recs. Plus, Eli
Jul 20 31 min
Heists, Sweat-Wicking PJs, and Traveling Bookstores with Jo Piazza
Prolific writer Jo Piazza is back! She joins Doree and Elise to chat about her latest book, The Parisian Heist (out 7/14), everyone’s general fascination with heists, and
Jul 13 38 min
You Ask, We Answer: What's In A Dream
Listeners send in their thoughts for Abe the cat, their experiences with America’s recent 10th grade class, and questions about Jungian analysis. There are also call outs
Jul 6 41 min
Amelia Chiarenza on Goodbyes and Death Doulas
Death doula Amelia Chiarenza joins the podcast to discuss what exactly a death doula does, how her experience with dying has changed over time, and how to hold the dualit
Jun 29 41 min
You Ask, We Answer: Sunscreen, Sandals, and Swimsuits
Listeners send in their thoughts and questions about recovery from breast reduction surgery, the hidden costs of moving, sunscreen recs for beach days, and offer a few mo
Jun 22 47 min
Mary H.K. Choi On Her New Book and her AuDHD Diagnosis
Author Mary H.K. Choi is back! They discuss her new novel, Pool House, and why this mother-daughter story had to take place in Los Angeles. They also touch on her foray i
Jun 15 45 min
You Ask, We Answer: Summer Recs and Feminist Takes
Listeners ask for recs for bathing suits and comfy, chunky sandals. They also have thoughts on romance books as feminist literature and advice for the listener about to g
Jun 8 34 min
Why We Get Married, and Should We Still? with Stephanie Coontz
America’s leading historian on marriage, Stephanie Coontz visits the show to talk about her latest look into how the value of marriage has changed over the years, why we’
Jun 1 43 min
You Ask, We Answer: What To Read and Where To Live
Listeners send in their thoughts on women supporting women, fart walks and taking work breaks, deciding between homeownership without community or high-cost of living wit
May 25 35 min
A Five-Minute Break Can Change Your Life with Manoush Zomorodi
Host of NPR's TED Radio Hour and author Manoush Zomorodi joins the show to discuss the (literally) life-changing effect of taking breaks during the day, how to separate t
May 18 46 min
You Ask, We Answer: The New Format Debuts!
This episode is the mini-ep you know and love, but twice as long and with a new name! You ask, we answer!
Listeners ask about how to fit hobbies around a busy life, off
May 11 43 min
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I was looking for a new podcast (something other than true crime and murder), when I stumbled across Forever35. As an almost 36 year old woman, I’d like to listen to women around my age discussing health, beauty, fashion, etc.
I was enjoying the first random episode I clicked on, when one of the hosts brutally pointed out that I am now closer to 50 than to 20 years old 😭😭
While this fact has broken me, I will give this podcast a 5 star rating because that’s the type of hard truth I need to hear. I’m looking forward to some skincare talk and hopefully more “you ain’t getting any younger” realization.
MarissaBSavinon · Jan 2026
Forever35 feels like a warm cup of coffee with your best friends—thoughtful, honest, and always on point. Doree and Elise bring so much heart and insight to every episode. I love how they tackle any topic with curiosity and compassion.
KatherineRoseWoller · Jun 2025
I am a huge podcast fan, my phone only has podcasts and 1gb of music, so I really rely on podcasts for entertainment. I really like the content of this podcast, but the ad section really took away from the show. I am all about having ads to make money, but the ad section made me forget what the hosts were even talking about. I kept thinking they were going back to the show, but it was another ad. Unfortunately I think it has deterred me from continuing to listen, but I hope they find a solution because I see I am not the only one that has been bothered by it.
raypalmtree · Oct 2024
I’m a long-time listener and have always enjoyed the banter and variety of guests. I miss Kate but it seems like Elise has brightened Doree’s spirits a bit.
But mostly just came here to say….NINE FULL MINUTES of ads in the middle of today’s (10/23) episode?! This podcast has always had a lot of ads – and I get that they’re a necessary evil – but 15 minutes (I just counted) of a 43-minute episode is truly unbelievable.
CarlynneJoy · Oct 2024
I see that Elise posted a response back in November to people who are sharing the same sentiment that I do that the ratio of content to ads has gotten out of whack. The last mini-episode had 22 minutes of ads and 11:05 minutes of content. This is way out of balance and seems like they are moving to a model that is focused too exclusively on generating ad revenue. Plus, they have a Patreon! Enough. I’m unsubscribing. The content that is there isn’t the same since Kate’s departure and it’s no longer worth my time.
@tangled · Jan 2025
Looking at all the other reviews who mention this, clearly the length of the ads is not just bothering me. Wake up, they are WAY too long. Understand you need to make a living somehow but it’s seriously obscene how much ad time you play. If you want to retain quality listeners, you cannot expect them to listen submissively to 15 minutes of ads for a 45 minute podcast. It’s honestly disrespectful to the listeners and the time we are deliberately spending here each week. If the episodes were well planned out and the discussions less rambling and pointless, then perhaps I wouldn’t mind so much. But the content!! What has happened?! There are so many enormous sighs and heavy pauses and long drawn out words, it’s like Doree is deliberately trying to make up for lost time by talking slowly and counting seconds in the silence. There is just no reason for that. Even Elise’s energy cannot save this pod from the Doree doldrums. The episodes wander and meander and I wonder if they even thought about what they were going to say in advance or if it’s just as poorly planned as it sounds. I wish I could find a point to the episodes: anything, that makes it worth listening to. The most interesting content I’ve heard so far is the write-ins from other listeners, which is relied upon HEAVILY to make up for the other lack of content in the episodes. And Doree, please for the love of God find something that makes you happy because clearly, this is not it. You are such a bummer.
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