This Is Fifty With Sheri And Nancy

Kathy Freston may have found the key to longevity. A New York Times best-selling author and health and wellness advocate, Kathy joins Sheri and Nancy for a thought-provoking talk about food, health and clean protein as we explore the Health & Wellness pillar over a cup of herbal tea. Kathy explains how she got into plant-based eating and shares the many reasons for and benefits of going vegan. She also shares the perfect protein source (hint: it’s not animals) as well as the science on what livestock does to our climate, the future of protein, and how to lean in to health, one bowl of lentils at a time. Kathy’s latest book Clean Protein, is co-written by wellness expert Bruce Friedrich and is available now. In a nation obsessed with protein, Kathy is on the forefront of the revolution to eat in a better, healthier, more intentional way.   Takeaways: [3:49] Nancy stayed committed to her Health & Wellness pillar while on a business trip in Chicago. Instead of going out for celebratory dinner and drinks

Sheri and Nancy are deep in the desert on a spiritual retreat and detox fast, with plenty and time and space to reflect on living the Pillar Life. They share the revelations they’ve had recently about this path they’ve taken, and how their DreamQuests have upped the ante in all things mind, body and spirit. Nancy has an epiphany on the connection between health and spirituality. Sheri is immersing herself in discovery: from learning Italian to getting acquainted with classical music.  Both are loving Pillar Living; they feel like they are walking the cusp of enlightenment.   Takeaways: [2:34] As Nancy was doing a walking meditation in the desert, she focused her thoughts inward to take a look at her heart’s greatest desire. It was there she made the connection between cosmic spiritual work and optimal health in her physical body. [8:12] Sheri has made some major shifts in her Health & Wellness Pillar, challenging her “absolutes”  —  as a result she’s made bold moves, like giving up alcohol for 90 days and

We are all the lead characters of our own stories.This week, Sheri and Nancy talk about the idea that each of us has the power to craft our own personal brand stories — that magical alchemy of who you are and who you want to become. It’s a story built on vision, fueled by bravery, and in service to your biggest, boldest dreams.   Parts of your brand story might be that you create a beautiful sanctuary in your home, so that it rises up to greet you every day. Or maybe you dedicate yourself to a daily practice of mindfulness with meditation and yoga. Your brand story might be a combination of many things — your health and wellness program, your happiness compass, your love plan. Whatever goals we set, actions we choose, frame of mind we inhabit — these things end up creating our present and future brand story.   Speaking of brands, Sheri and Nancy announce that This is Fifty with Sheri and Nancy is now their official public-facing brand, so be sure to follow @thisisfiftysn on all social media platforms to see w

She’s a lover and appreciator of men. A woman with suitors lined up as far as the eye can see. A gal who navigates the testosterone waters with the greatest of ease. Meet Donna, who is having the time of her life. Sheri and Nancy first heard about this Man Expert from her sister, Susan, who regaled them with tales over dinner about how Donna, a dating app aficionado, goes on more than 100 dates a year with men of all kinds. They knew they had to meet her and hear her tips and insights, so they booked her for the podcast the very next day. Sheri and Nancy believe this is a real breakthrough for the Romance & Sex pillar – they plan to learn from Donna’s light and open-hearted approach to dating and sex and relationships. This wisdom is the kind that any woman, single or partnered, can use. Listen and learn!   Takeaways: [10:10] The guest of honor today is Donna, a true expert on dating and loving men. Sheri and Nancy sought her out for advice about Romance & Sex. Donna, who is in her 50s, is a prime exa

Spiritual adventurer, risk taker and best-selling author Anjali Kumar joins Sheri and Nancy for a talk about a renaissance of the soul. Anjali’s book, Stalking God: My Unorthodox Search for Something to Believe in, took her on a journey around the world as she searched high and low and in unlikely places —  from baking muffins for a Wiccan potluck in Brooklyn to waiting in line for a faith healer in Brazil — for something to believe in. Anjali talks to Sheri and Nancy about what she found, and what she didn’t, on her quest for meaning.   Anjali shares stories about shamanism, tantric sound baths and the importance of surrounding yourself with great women. She also explains how she incorporates her own brand of spirituality into her life — something Sheri and Nancy are focusing on everyday in their Spirituality & Happiness pillar.   Listen along and dive off the spiritual cliff with us!   Takeaways: [2:37] Best-selling author and spiritual explorer, Anjali Kumar, comes from the startup world. Her fascinati

Sheri and Nancy are diving into their newest pillar — Sanctuary & Beauty — with their two great friends Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, world-famous designers, best selling authors and stars of the TLC hit series, Nate & Jeremiah by Design. (Season 2 premieres April 7th.) Nate and Jeremiah have a lot to say about classic beauty, modern fashion, and how they create and convey their best lives through the power of design and style. Sheri and Nancy talk with them about everything they can dream up under this pillar: how homes can either be transitional or transformational, why we all want to be Diane Keaton, how to dress like a French lady, and why it’s so important to even have just a corner in your house that is a source of peace and inspiration. According to Nate and Jer, a wrinkle-free forehead is great but it can only take you so far. Inner beauty, confidence, and a great smile is the ultimate beauty tip, especially for those rebranding in their 50s.   Takeaways: [5:02] Sheri and Nancy welcome their

Guru, activist, yoga goddess Seane Corn joins Sheri and Nancy to share poses, flows and breathtakingly wise advice on how to overcome all of life’s hesitations. Seane tells us that yoga creates a space for us to observe our own judgements and critiques, and then helps us shift into a place of acceptance where we can honor both the light and the shadow within us.   Sheri and Nancy both need to re-energize their practices. Seane tells them to start with 15 minutes each morning when they rise, dedicating their practices to someone they love. After many years of sharing her yogic wisdom, Seane says that her practice went from thinking it was all about her as the individual, to now doing yoga for the sake of making her community and world a better, safer, more grounded place.   As Sheri and Nancy embark on their year of fresh joy, Seane’s advice may just be what they need to inspire their stronger selves.    Takeaways: [5:39] Yoga legend and inspirational thought leader Seane Corn joins the podcast. [7:15]  Making

Let go of everything that bores you! That’s just one of the many nuggets uncovered in this week’s episode, where Sheri and Nancy meet Cheryl Richardson, whose groundbreaking new book, Waking up in Winter, explores what it means to redefine the middle of life. Cheryl is a New York Times bestselling author, renowned speaker and coach, and a total inspiration to Sheri and Nancy. She tells them, “The only reason people are worried about time passing is because they are not happy with the lives they are living.”  Listen along as they talk about inner adventure, immersion of pleasure, and facing some of the wintry parts of ourselves. Nancy says that, for her, the title of Cheryl’s book reminds her that the “winter” of life can be like a blank white canvas, where we are invited to rewrite our own story, at any time.    Takeaways: [7:05] Today’s guest is Cheryl Richardson, author of several best-selling books, including her new one, Waking Up in Winter. [9:09] Cheryl shares her thoughts behind the book’s poetic title

Sheri and Nancy greet 2018 with energy and excitement, and they’re using their “DreamQuest Pillars” to navigate the joyride.They open the episode by sharing how they’re each on track to make their dreams come true in the new year: Sheri has boundless clarity from her cleanse, and Nancy has revived her dinner party fabulousness with gumbo and chocolate mousse. Sheri and Nancy decide on an amped up approach to make sure they tend to their LIfeScape -- they’re making sure to “touch” their pillars everyday, to keep those goals vibrationally active and alive. Whether it’s a phone call each week to stay in touch with a family member, or it’s leaving your body in an astral exploration with the best shaman in Los Angeles -- Sheri and Nancy are waving in the new year with both arms. Grab a non-alcoholic Bloody Mary with some nut cheese crackers and enjoy!   Takeaways: [2:56] Sheri and Nancy talk about how to stay accountable to their pillars, and tend to the map of their LifeScape. [4:32] Sheri gives an update on her

As Sheri and Nancy reflect on their 2017 DreamQuest pillars, they prepare for the year ahead. In part two of this two-part episode, they take a glance backward on some of the great successes of the year and realize how fun and joyous it was to live consciously with an eye on progress. In this episode, Sheri and Nancy get into the last three pillars: Creativity & Innovation, Friends & Family, and Adventure & Discovery. Nancy shares exciting news about a new job and Sheri decides she’s going to learn Italian. Amidst other reflections, they announce a brand new DreamQuest Pillar: Sanctuary & Beauty. What a way to start a new year! Takeaways: [5:12] When Sheri and Nancy look back on the pillars for 2017, they see how much it helps them to live mindfully and consciously. They’ve realized it’s totally fun to thoughtfully move towards your dreams. [7:20] Sheri is applying the Wabi Sabi lifestyle towards her own “golden cracks.” [12:12] Nancy’s Creativity & Innovation story is “new people, new pla

As Sheri and Nancy reflect on their 2017 DreamQuest pillars, they prepare for the year ahead. In part one of this two-part episode, they focus on the first three pillars: Health & Wellness, Spirituality & Happiness, and Romance & Sex. Sheri and Nancy open the show by chatting about how they plan to map out their personal recipes and strategies for an amazing 2018. They tell each other what the “story” of the year ahead looks like, along each pillar. From their plans to live in their healthiest, most vibrant bodies, to the many ways into their spiritual journeys, to a redefined notion of romance and dating, Sheri and Nancy take a moment to pause, reflect and then imagine a bold way forward, inviting every listener to do the same. Whether it’s Nancy exploring shamanism or Sheri meditating at her love altar, they both agree: these pillars provide a framework for the narrative of their lives. Takeaways: [4:22] Nancy’s areas of focus in Health & Wellness are strength, thinness and balance. She love

It’s a deep dive this week, friends! One of the wisest and most prolific teachers of our time, Deepak Chopra, joins Sheri and Nancy this week.Together they unpack why it’s so important to examine the construct of aging and decipher the illusion of time. This mystical talk is like catnip to Sheri and Nancy and they jump right in. Deepak explains how the experience we have in our physical bodies can trick us into believing a story about aging that sends our mind reeling in bewilderment, rather than filling us with lighthearted joy. Deepak shares a wonderful, life-affirming nugget: “Joy is happiness for no reason.” Deconstructing who we are can seem terrifying, but letting go of outcomes and attachments will open up the world for our own wild ride. Deepak’s pearls of wisdom and reminders to take a break, breathe, and let go of limiting beliefs are perfect for thinking about how to navigate and embrace the middle of life. In the end, Deepak says, Life is just a story … so make sure you are telling yourself a good

It’s Wabi Sabi time. Sheri and Nancy sit down with Arielle Ford as she tells them about her philosophy of not only accepting, but embracing and adoring the “cracks” in your life and the people in it. Imperfections are the most interesting, and often the most endearing, parts. Arielle also shares how she approaches her life by “Living As If” and invites all of us to do the same. Live As If your love has arrived, your joy is complete and everything that you are (vibrationally) already connected to has arrived. This is next-level dreaming, and Sheri and Nancy love it. Arielle is a celebrated love expert, speaker and author who helps people find and keep their soul-mate relationships. Sheri and Nancy decide they don’t just want Wabi Sabi love … they want a Wabi Sabi LIFE.   Takeaways: [1:19] Arielle Ford, our guest today, helps people manifest their dream relationships and keep those relationships through joy and humor. [4:19] Often, we’re in a rush to finding perfection with a partner, but the juicy and fun part

A good spiritual conversation fills Sheri and Nancy with joy and inspiration. The more they talk about their spiritual paths, the more they feel guided by their intentions. In this week’s episode, they focus on the DreamQuest pillar of Spirituality & Happiness; for Sheri and Nancy, this is all about the foundation of our connection with ourselves, each other, and our world. Although each comes to her understanding of the universe from different backgrounds and perspectives, Sheri and Nancy have something big in common...their open minds. And they both truly believe that the thoughts we think and the words we say have an enormous impact on every facet of our lives. In 2018, Sheri and Nancy may be dancing in the quantum field as mystical Shamanic healers! Who knows? Join them on the journey.   Takeaways: [2:46] Spirituality may mean something different to everyone, but at its highest purpose, it is a connection with one’s soul, inner being, and alignment with sacred source energy. [13:48] Sheri describe

Join Sheri and Nancy for a talk with the hilariously funny and honest-to-the-bone Leigh Koechner – speaker, parenting expert, spiritual teacher and overall badass. The moment they sit down, the three are instant friends. Throughout the episode, they explore the valuable lesson of mindfulness in every relationship, and chat about being a mother to kids who are forging their own identity, and the tough balance in marriage between supporting your partner and attending to your own happiness and dream of love. Leigh lays down some true wisdom about the importance of keeping things fresh and present in the moment. Takeaways: [12:56] Sheri and Nancy are joined by guest Leigh Koechner. [22:25] Nancy and Leigh exchange thoughts on motherhood – about raising strong kids who are finding their own paths to happiness, and how parenting has shaped their professional and personal lives. Motherhood softened Leigh and helped to heal her from a rough childhood. [28:03] Leigh and her husband, actor and comedian David Koechn

A few weeks ago Sheri and Nancy carved out a new DreamQuest pillar for themselves -- Adventure & Discovery -- and this week they’re really going for it. Sheri attends a dinner party with dead loved ones, and Nancy gets her medical marijuana card (legal in CA). So pull up a chair for tales of spiritual adventure and access to cannabis.   Takeaways: [3:17] Sheri is all about learning new things these days, so she’s sharpening her knife skills and taking some classes to amp up her Health & Wellness pillar. [5:18] You can check out some of Nancy’s recipes on www.story.co. They are simple, plant-based, and super easy to prepare. [6:22] Nancy keeps on Bumbling on, with three dates under her belt, and she tells a story of her friend in Cleveland who just found true Bumble love in one swipe. [10:43] This is 50 dating rule! Keep all conversations on the dating app until you’re in a relationship (don’t give your cell number to people too soon). [16:58] Sheri recounts some “messages from the other side” she rece

What’s better than sitting down with an Oracle on your birthday? On the day Sheri turns 58, she has a special birthday reading with Colette Baron-Reid, world-renowned intuitive counselor, psychic medium and best-selling author. Colette offers a glimpse into the year ahead for Sheri, and the two talk about how to let go of things that don’t serve you, the art of manifesting your dreams, and how to open your heart with meditation and gratitude. Also this week, Sheri and Nancy kick off the episode by reading a few DreamTribe reviews of their podcast. They even try to call a few people to thank them on air (with less-than-optimum results).   Takeaways: [19:29] World-famous oracle Colette Baron-Reid joins the podcast for Sheri’s special birthday reading. [21:19] Birthdays are an opportunity to look at the previous year, see what you learned, and think about what to let go of during the next cycle. [30:14] Magic happens in the invisible, but you have to be willing to be present and observe the moment rather than be

It’s Happy Hour at Belle Vie, and Sheri and Nancy are hosting the Wine Whisperer of Napa Valley, the Scheherazade of zins and chards: Coral Brown of Brown Estate. In 1980, Coral’s family, the Browns, followed their dream and purchased an abandoned ranch in Napa Valley. They transformed it into one of the most heralded and respected wineries in the region. Brown Estate is a near-magical place, and as director of brand management, Coral weaves lyrical tales about the land, the grapes, the people and the wine.  Coral, Sheri and Nancy tip back many a glass in this week’s episode as they talk about wine making and sample delicious bites of food with every sip. Coral shares her beautifully written tasting notes for each wine they drink. She says “When you are writing a note about a wine, it is truly a love letter.” It always feels good to walk through someone else’s dream, and this Happy Hour consists of all the big dream talk Sheri and Nancy like so much. In addition to the world of wine, the three friends share s

When iconic actor and Hollywood royalty Tatum O’Neal joined Sheri and Nancy for this week’s podcast, the conversation turned to the things they all have in common: food, love, self acceptance and the pursuit of happiness across the board. Tatum openly shares her story of self-acceptance. “I’m open to letting love in -- finally,” she says.   Tatum -- who just launched her own delightful podcast, Tatum Verbatim -- is focusing on inner work in the Health & Wellness pillar, among other things. Sheri and Nancy love her no-holds-barred approach on everything from self-care to friends and family (“framily”) to dating in her fifties (she explains why none of us should hesitate to bail mid-dinner on a bad date). Like Sheri and Nancy, Tatum is manifesting her dream life, focusing on her own “recipe” for joy, and surrounding herself with people who uplift her.   Welcome to the DreamTribe, Tatum!     Takeaways: [10:36] Tatum O’Neal shares what inspires her to feel a sense of passion and how she is making the most of

The big question that started everything for Sheri and Nancy was very simply, “What’s next?” What does it mean to be a woman in her 50s? What more can we do? Is there such a thing as a next act, a chapter two? The answer to “What’s next?” keeps expanding and evolving. The DreamQuest started with five pillars: Health & Wellness, Spirituality & Happiness, Romance & Sex, Friends & Family, and Creativity & Innovation. Now Sheri and Nancy have added a sixth pillar, and this might be the most exciting one of all: Adventure & Discovery. Adventure & Discovery is all about breaking out of old habits, trying new things, facing those things that used to embarrass or scare you, and deciding you’re going to do them anyway. This doesn’t have to mean scaling mountains or skydiving. Discovery can be learning a new language. Adventure can be trying a dating app. Anything that opens your heart and shifts your perception. That’s what Sheri and Nancy are committing to in their sixth DreamQuest pillar.