Just Getting Started
Jean Bahls
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S1E14 Episode 14 - Showing Up
How do you show up? At work? In relationships? When shit gets tough? Showing up is more important than you may even realize. We're talking about it on today's episode.
Episode 13 - Sobered Up
Feeling sober curious? Listen to today's episode where I'm talking about my experiences in finally quitting the liquor for good. I'll talk about why I quit, what made it hard, and the benefits I'm…
S1E12 Episode 12 - What's Success, Anyway?
Who wants to talk about what the hell success is, anyway? Jump into this week's episode where I'm talking about what success is, who gets to decide it, and how fear of failure and our own self-worth…
S1E1 Episode 11 - The Great Purge
Next weekend is the city-wide garage sale in my town. I loathe garage sales, but I begrudgingly decided to humor my husband and play along. So, I emptied out my closet and drug all the stuff I no…
S1E1 Episode 10 - Butts and Boobs
This episode may or may not be what you think. This week, I'm talking about colonoscopies and mammograms. Because nothing says midlife like those two things! I'm talking about what we think versus…
S1E9 Episode 9 - Body Breakdown
I threw out my back this week and it's inspired this week's episode. Is body breakdown really an inevitable part of midlife or do we have at least a little say in it? Find out in this episode. And…
S1E8 Episode 8 - Rites of Passage
I'm talking about midlife rites of passage. Those things that seem to happen to just about everyone in midlife. The lighthearted and the deeper changes that none of us can seem to escape.
S1E1 Episode 7 - Empty Nest
I dropped off my college freshman this week and am getting my first glimpse at an Empty Nest. I have to say, it's WEIRD!! In this week's episode, I'm talking about the drop-off and all the things…
S1E1 Episode 5 - It's Getting Hot in Here
HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS. Just a few fun things about midlife. Today, I'm talking about what it's like to feel like you're burning up from the inside out and what we can do about it.
S1E5 Episode 5 - IDGAF
In midlife, I've got that IDGAF feeling and it's opening all kinds of opportunities. Turns out, when you aren't so concerned with what other people think, you'll try a lot more things. That's what…
To Gray or Not to Gray
Lots of face it...the decision whether or not to keep dragging ourselves to the salon, spending a ton of time, and shelling out a bunch of money to keep the gray hair at bay. The decision to go gray…
S1E3 Wait...I Still Have My Period???
Think your period disappears overnight once you hit perimenopause? Guess again! It's more like that crazy friend that drops in unannounced and stays as long as she likes.On this episode, I'm talking…
S1E2 Episode 2 - Finally, a Girls Trip
How old were you when you took your first girls trip? Me? I was 50. I'm talking about why that is and why a girls trip might be just the thing you need to reset.Subscribe to the weekly newsletter so…
S1E1 Episode 1 - 50. WTF!
In this episode, I talk about birthdays. Specifically, the big 5-0! If you've ever had a moment of panic thinking about a birthday, you'll definitely relate to this episode.Want a little weekly…
S1E1 Episode 0 - Your Invitation
Welcome to "Just Getting Started", a podcast dedicated to real talk about midlife - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come along with me, your fellow mid-lifer, on this crazy journey through the 2nd…
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Just Getting Started has published 15 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
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