Episode 47 - Stilettos - Finding Your Passion
Follow your passion! That’s the advice you always get. But what if it’s just plain wrong? DON'T follow your passion, on Keep it Juicy!

Follow your passion! That’s the advice you always get. But what if it’s just plain wrong? DON'T follow your passion, on Keep it Juicy!
We talk with Tamara Sims of Stanford University about some fascinating data on how Baby Boomers are navigating the social parts of getting older. Spoiler alert – we’re getting isolated, and that’s not good. Boomer aging on Keep it Juicy!
I’ve been through a few hurricanes and there are things that the weather channel won’t teach you. Hurricane lessons, on Keep it Juicy!
Shoes. Whether you’re into high, strappy sandals or stomp-the-earth combat boots, women love shoes. International shoe maven Taryn Rose is all about sexy AND comfortable. She’s an orthopedic surgeon, so she knows how to keep the foot from being tortured. But she’s a fashionista and, she’s short…so high heels are her thing. Pain is not. Sexy, comfortable shoes, on Keep it Juicy.
You hear that someone or something is "brave" so often that it almost loses its meaning. But what is "brave," really? Bravery on Keep it Juicy!
Overweight? Underweight? When do we get to be perfect? Dr. Heather Bartos talks about how nobody is the boss of our body but us…and how sometimes we abdicate that responsibility to doctors or lovers or that tub of ice cream. Taking control of your weight and your health on Keep it Juicy!
It seems like the opposite of juicy to be cranky. And it's the opposite of juicy to compare yourself with other people. But what are we to do about all the people getting on board the charity train and making you feel guilty if you don't? First, you may feel a little bad. But then you get cranky. Guilt-shaming for charity on Keep it Juicy!
We’re talking about death and other losses. Sounds fun, right? Well, actually…our return guest, Dr. Andrea Brandt says death is really just a good way to get perspective on life. She says that death…and loss? Well, they’re gifts. And, since you can’t return them, you might as well enjoy them! The gifts of death and loss on Keep it Juicy!
What do you do to combat FOGS...the Fear Of Getting Stupid? For me, it's books...seven at a time. But what's your go-to? Mini-episode of "Keep it Juicy!"
I have lots of friends who are writers, or who want to be writers. We wonder what magic dust has been sprinkled over successful writers, and we want to know the clues. We're talking with best-selling author Beverly Donofrio about that magic dust – and guess what, it’s not magic. It’s hard work and rewriting and then even more rewriting. Beverly has written lots of books, but she first burst onto the scene with Riding in Cars With Boys , which became a movie starring Drew Barrymore. Since then, s...