Listener Favorite: Why Don’t I Feel Like the Age I Am?

About this episode

The episode explores feelings of youth versus aging, joy as a form of resistance, and includes a surprising family secret.

This episode originally aired on October 22, 2025. How to feel young when the body gets old, why joy is resistance, and a call from Brit about blowing up her professional life. Also, Gideon shocks Mandy and Kathryn with a family secret. Have a question, story, or weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody

Guest: Brit

Topics covered

• aging
• joy
• professional life
• family secrets
• resistance

Keywords

• aging
• youth
• joy
• family secret
• professional life
• resistance

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