Podcast Episodes

Why do we turn to food when we feel stressed, anxious, bored, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted? In this episode, we talk with certified nutritional health coach Kim Hynes about the real causes of emotional eating and why simply starting another diet rarely creates lasting change. Kim explains how hormones, blood sugar, stress, perfectionism, diet culture, […]

Why are you suddenly exhausted, anxious, forgetful, unable to sleep, struggling with your weight, or simply not feeling like yourself? In Episode 10, Maryanna and Jay sit down with Karla Jones, RN, MSN—known as the Perimenopause Nurse—for an honest and eye-opening conversation about perimenopause, menopause, and the changes many women experience after 40. Karla is

AI is already here, moving fast, and changing the way we work, learn, create, communicate, parent, and think about the future. In Episode 8 of Take The Turn, Maryanna and Jay look back at the major technology shifts Gen X has already lived through — bag phones, dial-up internet, MapQuest, BlackBerrys, iPhones, GPS, streaming, and

What would we do differently as parents? How has our approach to health and fitness changed as we have gotten older? And what season of our marriage was the hardest? In this episode, we pull questions from a jar and talk honestly about parenting, marriage, fitness, aging, and the lessons we have learned in midlife.

In this episode of Take The Turn with Maryanna and Jay, we talk about building new habits for a new season of life. By midlife, many of us have spent decades developing habits, routines, and systems — some helpful, some not so helpful, and some we barely notice anymore. But as life changes, the habits that

Marriage changes through every season of life, and midlife can be one of the most important turns couples face. In this episode, Maryanna and Jay talk honestly about marriage in midlife, the slow drift that can happen when life gets busy, and how couples can stay connected before they start feeling more like roommates than

Moving a college freshman into a dorm is part packing list, part construction project, part decorating challenge, and part emotional goodbye. In Episode 5 of Take the Turn with Maryanna and Jay, we share what we learned from moving two kids into college dorms — one boy and one girl. We cover dorm room must-haves, what

Stress hits different in midlife. Between marriage, parenting older kids, work, aging parents, hormones, overstimulation, and the never-ending mental load, it can feel like your brain never fully shuts off. In this episode, Maryanna and Jay talk honestly about stress in midlife — how it shows up differently for each of them, how it affects

Fitness and nutrition in midlife can feel different than they used to — but that does not mean we stop trying. In this episode, Maryanna and Jay talk about getting stronger, making smarter choices, staying consistent, and giving yourself some grace along the way. From food habits and workout motivation to soreness, discipline, and real-life

Sometimes life takes us the long way around — through detours, delays, disappointments, and unexpected turns we never would have chosen for ourselves. In Episode 2 of Take The Turn with Maryanna and Jay, we share personal stories about the roads that did not go exactly as planned, but still helped shape who we are today.