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LIMITED SERIES podcast

The Midlife Truth Project

The Midlife Truth Project is a limited series podcast, co-hosted by Julie Flakstad and the brilliant Dr. Taz.

Why? Because midlife is one of the biggest, most explosive periods in a woman’s life — yet we don’t talk about it — why is that?

Imagine midlife as a series of waves all crashing onto shore; everything from what’s happening to our bodies in conjunction with perimenopause and menopause, evolving friendships, changing family dynamics, aging parents, financial security, to the often bigger question of what’s next?

Designed as an intimate audio journey, each episode will feature open, smart, “go-there” style conversations with leading experts, authors, celebrities, thought leaders and public figures. Collectively, by delving into these unspoken, shared truths, The Midlife Truth Project podcast will help women feel less alone and more inspired to live their best chapters yet.


Get a little taste

Across ten episodes, Julie and Dr. Taz explore the truths that shape this chapter of life, from changing families and evolving friendships to sex and intimacy and the realization that it's never too late to make a change.

Check out a few of the conversations below, then explore the full 10-episode series.


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DOCU-THEATER IN DEVELOPMENT

The Midlife Monologues

Co-Created by Abby Epstein and Constance Zimmer, TheMidlife Monologues is a docu-theater project bringing the raw, funny, complicated, and rarely told stories of midlife to the stage.

The project brings together an extraordinary creative community of actors, writers, changemakers, and cultural voices to tell the stories of what it really means to be a woman in midlife today.

Currently in development.

Creators: Abby Epstein & Constance Zimmer
Producer: Betsy Dollinger
Creative Consultant: Heidi Clements

Read about the project in Variety.


Get a little taste

On Instagram, we’re shining a light on the incredible creative community behind The Midlife Monologues. Follow along to meet more of the voices helping bring the project to life.

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Podcast

Talk Fifty To Me

Reframing the narrative around aging, one episode at a time.

So you just turned 50. Now what?! We’re here to figure it out together.

Your 50s are like leaving a cult — how do you deprogram yourself from everything that's been baked into you while you’re struggling to figure out your place in your own body? If you don't know who you are, your 50s will demand you finally figure it out.

Hosted by TV writer turned pro-aging influencer Heidi Clements and actress/director Constance Zimmer, this podcast is for women who refuse to disappear just because they hit the big 5-0.

We’re talking to incredible women who are absolutely crushing it in their 50s and beyond. Because honestly, we’re just getting started.

Two seasons. New episodes every Tuesday.


Get a little taste

Talk Fifty To Me has already welcomed an incredible lineup of women to the mic, including Elizabeth Banks, Tamsen Fadal, Angela Kinsey, Padma Lakshmi, Ricki Lake, Stacy London, and Paulina Porizkova, with plenty more conversations to come.

Start with a few episodes below.


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DOCUMENTARY FILMS

The Business Of… Films

The Business Of... is a media company investigating the business behind reproductive health.

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein first collaborated on their landmark documentary, The Business of Being Born—a grassroots phenomenon that has become required viewing for expectant parents and childbirth educators.  

After examining birth culture in America, they began investigating the business of hormonal contraceptives and the lack of birth control options.

We are in a moment where women, non-binary, and trans folks are seeking body literacy and empowering forms of healthcare. The more informed we are about our bodies and our choices, the more we can advocate for ourselves.


The Business Of… Films

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coaching

The Business of Midlife

For women ready to turn their midlife transition into strategic reinvention.

Abby Epstein is an award-winning filmmaker and certified midlife and menopause coach with deep knowledge of hormones, gut health, and metabolic optimization. After years exploring women’s health through her films and navigating her own midlife transition, she discovered the power of treating this chapter as reinvention, not decline.

Through personalized coaching, Abby helps women understand what's changing in their bodies, reconnect with who they are, and turn their midlife transition into strategic reinvention.


Get a little taste

Hear from a few of the women Abby has helped navigate midlife with greater clarity, confidence, and a whole new sense of what’s possible.