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Real conversations for the road ahead

We’re Maryanna and Jay, navigating the changing seasons of midlife right along with you. The kids are getting older, priorities are shifting, and the road ahead looks different than it used to. Through honest conversations, personal stories, practical encouragement, faith, and plenty of laughter, we’re figuring out what it means to take the next turn with intention.

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Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay | Podcast

Life doesn't stop when the kids get older, careers become established, and the busy years begin to shift. In many ways, that's when a new journey begins.

Take the Turn with Maryanna & Jay is a podcast about choosing a new direction in midlife and beyond. Through honest conversations, personal stories, laughter, and lessons learned, we explore marriage, family, parenting adult children, aging parents, faith, health, purpose, and what's next.

Instead of staying on the same road because it's familiar, we're choosing to take the turns ahead with intention—and inviting you to join us.

Whether you're navigating a changing season, looking for encouragement, or simply wondering what's next, we hope these conversations help you see the opportunities waiting around the bend.

🌐 www.taketheturnshow.com
📧 podcast@taketheturnshow.com
Follow us: @taketheturnshow

Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay | Podcast
College mamas...can you relate???? We'd move in if we could!!! How are you doing???? #CollegeMom #CollegeDropOff #emptynest #collegemovein #collegepackinglist
What every college mom is thinking! 
Playing drums at my son's wedding was a memory I'll never forget. I taught him to: play when he was 4 years old and he picked it up like a champ. This night was so special to me. Most of all, because he married his best friend who I adore, but also because we had a special moment together. And for split second, Iooked over and I saw my four-year-old boy. But he's a man now. An officer in the Marines who loves our country, a son who loves his parents, a brother who adores his siblings and a husband who loves his wife with all his heart. #weddingreception #weddingband #drummermom #mothersondance #weddingreels
Mother/Son drum duo at wedding reception!!!
If your child is moving into Ole Miss. We are laying out the car line move-in process! Specifically the Martin dorm, but this should help!  #collegemovein #emptynest #collegepackinglist #movinghacks #collegehacks #MartinOleMiss #MartinDorm #OleMissDorm #OleMissMoveIn
Ole Miss move in (carline) to Martin dorm! 
Those little things already on shelves - pull out the plastic wrap and bundle them up tight! Saves so much time when you're moving! Follow our podcast for more-we are GenX parents and we are talking about all of it! #collegemovein #emptynest #collegepackinglist #movinghacks #collegehacks
COLLEGE MOVING HACK!
Emotional eating isn’t just about willpower—it often has much deeper roots. In this episode, we talk with Kim Hynes, MBA, CIHC,(@kimhyneswellness) about why so many women and men struggle with emotional eating, especially during midlife and menopause, and how healing your relationship with food starts by understanding the “why.” If you’ve ever felt trapped in the cycle of stress eating, binge eating, or emotional eating, this conversation is for you. 🎙️ Watch the full episode at @TakeTheTurnShow on YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also find every episode at TakeTheTurnShow.com. Hashtags #EmotionalEating #Menopause #Midlife #HealthyEating #ManagingWeight #FoodAddiction #StressEating
The Truth About Emotional Eating That No One Talks About with Kim Hynes, MBA, CIHC
Why do we reach for food when we are stressed, anxious, bored, overwhelmed, or simply trying to avoid the next difficult task? In Episode 11 of Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay, we sit down with certified nutritional health coach Kim Hynes for an honest and practical conversation about emotional eating—especially during midlife, perimenopause, and menopause. Kim explains why emotional eating is not simply a lack of discipline or willpower. She shares how hormones, stress, blood sugar, diet culture, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and lifelong habits can influence our relationship with food. We discuss: • Why dieting often makes emotional eating worse • The connection between menopause, anxiety, cravings, and weight gain • Why sugar can feel addictive • How stress, boredom, procrastination, and overwhelm trigger eating • The importance of protein, fiber, strength, and metabolic health • How to talk with our children about food without creating shame • Why slowing down and eating more intentionally matters • Simple ways to interrupt cravings after dinner • How walking and movement can help us process emotions • Why the food itself may only be the “caboose” of a much longer emotional train Kim’s compassionate, judgment-free approach helps people stop blaming themselves and begin looking at what is happening beneath the eating. Kim Hynes is a certified nutritional health coach with training in nutrition, EFT tapping, gut health, and food addiction. She is also the host of the Emotional Eats Podcast and helps midlife women build a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves. Connect with Kim on social media and YouTube at: Emotional Eats Kim Listen to the Emotional Eats Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay for honest conversations about marriage, family, faith, midlife, and what lies ahead.
Emotional Eating Isn’t About Willpower | Kim Hynes | Take the Turn Ep. 11
Moving your child into college is about so much more than packing boxes. From dorm room essentials and move-in day tips to the emotions of letting go, we cover everything we wish someone had told us before sending our daughter off to college. If you have a college freshman this year—or one in the next few years—this episode is for you. 🎙️ Watch the full episode for all of our college dorm move-in tips and advice on YouTube at @TakeTheTurnShow, or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also full episode with so much more @T@TakeTheTurnShow Hashtags #CollegeMoveIn #CollegeParents #EmptyNest #collegefreshman #collegedorm #collegelife #dormessentials
College Dorm Move-In No One Prepares You For
He’d never tell you this himself… but I absolutely will. My favorite podcast partner (and husband) was a member of the USA Men’s Gymnastics World Team. 🇺🇸🤸 And here’s the crazy part… if it weren’t for gymnastics, A PHONE CALL FROM my mom, and one long-distance phone call back in the ’90s, we probably wouldn't be here together. Sometimes one small moment changes your entire life. Come hear that story—and join us as we talk about marriage, aging parents, raising kids, health, faith, and all the joys (and challenges!) of life in your 40s, 50s and 60s. 🎙️ Follow @TakeTheTurnShow on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. #TakeTheTurnShow #GenX #Midlife #LifeAfter50 #Marriage
One Phone Call Changed Everything… 🇺🇸❤️
Somewhere along the way, we realized life is a lot more fun when you stop trying to impress everyone else. Be goofy. Be kind. Give grace. Laugh a little louder. And just be yourself. If you’re in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, maybe this is the freedom we’ve all been waiting for. 🎙️ Watch the full episode on YouTube at TakeTheTurnShow.com or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #GenX #Midlife #ThisIs50 #Marriageadvice
The Older We Get, The Less We Care What People Think
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Life in midlife is rarely one thing at a time. These are the places our conversations tend to go.

♡Marriage
↗Midlife
⌂Family
✝Faith
♥Health
◎Purpose
☺Life & Humor
∞Parenting Older Kids
Maryanna and Jay Thornton
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We’ve spent decades building a marriage, raising a family, pursuing careers, chasing goals, making mistakes, learning lessons, and figuring things out as we go.

Now we’re having the conversations that come with this next season—and inviting you into them. Maryanna brings the heart of the conversation; Jay brings a roadmap mindset. Together, we’re learning to take the next turn with faith, intention, and a sense of humor.

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Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay | Podcast

Life doesn't stop when the kids get older, careers become established, and the busy years begin to shift. In many ways, that's when a new journey begins.

Take the Turn with Maryanna & Jay is a podcast about choosing a new direction in midlife and beyond. Through honest conversations, personal stories, laughter, and lessons learned, we explore marriage, family, parenting adult children, aging parents, faith, health, purpose, and what's next.

Instead of staying on the same road because it's familiar, we're choosing to take the turns ahead with intention—and inviting you to join us.

Whether you're navigating a changing season, looking for encouragement, or simply wondering what's next, we hope these conversations help you see the opportunities waiting around the bend.

🌐 www.taketheturnshow.com
📧 podcast@taketheturnshow.com
Follow us: @taketheturnshow

Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay | Podcast
College mamas...can you relate???? We'd move in if we could!!! How are you doing???? #CollegeMom #CollegeDropOff #emptynest #collegemovein #collegepackinglist
What every college mom is thinking! 
Playing drums at my son's wedding was a memory I'll never forget. I taught him to: play when he was 4 years old and he picked it up like a champ. This night was so special to me. Most of all, because he married his best friend who I adore, but also because we had a special moment together. And for split second, Iooked over and I saw my four-year-old boy. But he's a man now. An officer in the Marines who loves our country, a son who loves his parents, a brother who adores his siblings and a husband who loves his wife with all his heart. #weddingreception #weddingband #drummermom #mothersondance #weddingreels
Mother/Son drum duo at wedding reception!!!
If your child is moving into Ole Miss. We are laying out the car line move-in process! Specifically the Martin dorm, but this should help!  #collegemovein #emptynest #collegepackinglist #movinghacks #collegehacks #MartinOleMiss #MartinDorm #OleMissDorm #OleMissMoveIn
Ole Miss move in (carline) to Martin dorm! 
Those little things already on shelves - pull out the plastic wrap and bundle them up tight! Saves so much time when you're moving! Follow our podcast for more-we are GenX parents and we are talking about all of it! #collegemovein #emptynest #collegepackinglist #movinghacks #collegehacks
COLLEGE MOVING HACK!
Emotional eating isn’t just about willpower—it often has much deeper roots. In this episode, we talk with Kim Hynes, MBA, CIHC,(@kimhyneswellness) about why so many women and men struggle with emotional eating, especially during midlife and menopause, and how healing your relationship with food starts by understanding the “why.” If you’ve ever felt trapped in the cycle of stress eating, binge eating, or emotional eating, this conversation is for you. 🎙️ Watch the full episode at @TakeTheTurnShow on YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also find every episode at TakeTheTurnShow.com. Hashtags #EmotionalEating #Menopause #Midlife #HealthyEating #ManagingWeight #FoodAddiction #StressEating
The Truth About Emotional Eating That No One Talks About with Kim Hynes, MBA, CIHC
Why do we reach for food when we are stressed, anxious, bored, overwhelmed, or simply trying to avoid the next difficult task? In Episode 11 of Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay, we sit down with certified nutritional health coach Kim Hynes for an honest and practical conversation about emotional eating—especially during midlife, perimenopause, and menopause. Kim explains why emotional eating is not simply a lack of discipline or willpower. She shares how hormones, stress, blood sugar, diet culture, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and lifelong habits can influence our relationship with food. We discuss: • Why dieting often makes emotional eating worse • The connection between menopause, anxiety, cravings, and weight gain • Why sugar can feel addictive • How stress, boredom, procrastination, and overwhelm trigger eating • The importance of protein, fiber, strength, and metabolic health • How to talk with our children about food without creating shame • Why slowing down and eating more intentionally matters • Simple ways to interrupt cravings after dinner • How walking and movement can help us process emotions • Why the food itself may only be the “caboose” of a much longer emotional train Kim’s compassionate, judgment-free approach helps people stop blaming themselves and begin looking at what is happening beneath the eating. Kim Hynes is a certified nutritional health coach with training in nutrition, EFT tapping, gut health, and food addiction. She is also the host of the Emotional Eats Podcast and helps midlife women build a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food, their bodies, and themselves. Connect with Kim on social media and YouTube at: Emotional Eats Kim Listen to the Emotional Eats Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay for honest conversations about marriage, family, faith, midlife, and what lies ahead.
Emotional Eating Isn’t About Willpower | Kim Hynes | Take the Turn Ep. 11
Moving your child into college is about so much more than packing boxes. From dorm room essentials and move-in day tips to the emotions of letting go, we cover everything we wish someone had told us before sending our daughter off to college. If you have a college freshman this year—or one in the next few years—this episode is for you. 🎙️ Watch the full episode for all of our college dorm move-in tips and advice on YouTube at @TakeTheTurnShow, or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also full episode with so much more @T@TakeTheTurnShow Hashtags #CollegeMoveIn #CollegeParents #EmptyNest #collegefreshman #collegedorm #collegelife #dormessentials
College Dorm Move-In No One Prepares You For
He’d never tell you this himself… but I absolutely will. My favorite podcast partner (and husband) was a member of the USA Men’s Gymnastics World Team. 🇺🇸🤸 And here’s the crazy part… if it weren’t for gymnastics, A PHONE CALL FROM my mom, and one long-distance phone call back in the ’90s, we probably wouldn't be here together. Sometimes one small moment changes your entire life. Come hear that story—and join us as we talk about marriage, aging parents, raising kids, health, faith, and all the joys (and challenges!) of life in your 40s, 50s and 60s. 🎙️ Follow @TakeTheTurnShow on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. #TakeTheTurnShow #GenX #Midlife #LifeAfter50 #Marriage
One Phone Call Changed Everything… 🇺🇸❤️
Somewhere along the way, we realized life is a lot more fun when you stop trying to impress everyone else. Be goofy. Be kind. Give grace. Laugh a little louder. And just be yourself. If you’re in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, maybe this is the freedom we’ve all been waiting for. 🎙️ Watch the full episode on YouTube at TakeTheTurnShow.com or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #GenX #Midlife #ThisIs50 #Marriageadvice
The Older We Get, The Less We Care What People Think
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