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The House of Middlescence with Barbara Brooks

The House of Middlescence with Barbara Brooks

Written by: Barbara Brooks
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The House of Middlescence is your '80s mixtape for life in the middles. Hosted by Gen Xer Barbara Brooks, this show blends business, life, culture, and the real moments of being in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. One week it is career or business, the next it is dating, friendships, solo living, wellness, identity, or age bias. It's talk show meets real life, featuring special guests from time to time and other times, it's Barbara with a mic and a message (or thought for the day). Find Barbara at Barbara@BloomCoPresents.com and at barbarabrooks.com Her company is at secondactwomen.com.Barbara Brooks Social Sciences
Episodes
  • GLP1 Truth & Body Health: Women Over 40 Need to Know This with Kimberly Cunningham, NP
    Feb 19 2026

    By age 40, women lose up to 8% of their muscle mass per decade, and hormonal shifts start changing how our bodies respond to food, stress, and sleep. So why are we still blaming ourselves?
    Thie latest episode of my show, The House of Middlscences, we talk Health Over 40: What Actually Changes, What’s Hype, and What Works.
    On the LIVE tab on YouTube or listen anywhere you get your podcasts.
    https://www.youtube.com/@BarbaraBrooks

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    33 mins
  • Business Owner Voice Practices to Live By. The Business of Being an Owner
    Feb 13 2026

    We don't talk enough about actually being the owner of a company. Revenue and strategy are queen but visibility, community, leadership, and the weight of a big voice all come with responsibility of being an owner too and where your voice shows up and how needs to be taken into account EVERYWHERE.I give 5 Owner Voice Practices to help how you show up - as reminders while I reflect on real, recent moments that sparked hard lessons about leadership, personal expression, and what it really means to show up when people are watching. If you lead a community, run a brand, or have built a platform, this conversation is for you.Grab a cup of Joe and watch on The House of Middlescence on YouTube or listen anywhere you get your podcasts.
    ==========================Barbara Brooks, speaker and founder of SecondActWomen, shares conversations on midlife, career, culture, and age advantage.Subscribe for new episodes of The House of Middlescence and weekly shorts from Barbara Brooks.The House of Middlescence is for women 40+ who know life doesn’t come with an expiration date. Around here, we’re flipping the script on aging, career pivots, and what it means to live fully in your prime. It's like a good 80s mixed tape! We're mixing life in the middle with a little fun, a little grit, and a whole lot of real talk to get you excited, moving, and ready for more.We’re Living Agefully, and the best chapters are still ahead.Get in touch with me at barbara@bloomcopresents.com or learn how you can book me to speak at https://www.barbarabrooks.com.📧 Get on my Aging Out Loud monthly newsletter here lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/0VxszrI/getonthelist📢 Find me on socials:https:/.linkedin.com/in/barbaralbrooks/https://instagram.com/heybarbarabrookshttps:/youtube.com/@BarbaraBrooks/ 👉🏽 Find My Community for Women 40+ SecondAct|Women on socialshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/secondactwomenhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/secondactwomen/https://www.instagram.com/secondactwomen

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    17 mins
  • Super Bowl Ads, Age and the Quiet Shift Happening Today
    Feb 5 2026

    Everyone loves Super Bowl ads, but what do they actually tell us about culture - and AGING?

    Barbara Brooks breaks down what this year’s ads reveal about age, visibility, and who gets trusted to lead. It’s a thoughtful, down-to-earth look at progress, power, and how what we see on screen connects to real life at work and in business.

    Listen, watch closely, and notice what you can’t unsee.

    Here is a link to your BINGO Card.

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    19 mins
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