Create The Best Me
af Carmen Hecox
How to Hear Your Own Voice When Everyone Needs You
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We're an age-positive podcast that celebrates the richness of midlife and beyond. Hosted by Carmen Hecox, a seasoned transformational coach, our platform provides an empowering outlook on these transformative years. With a keen focus on perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause, Carmen brings together thought leaders, authors, artists, and entrepreneurs for candid conversations that inspire and motivate.
Each episode is packed with expert insights and practical advice to help you navigate life's challenges and seize opportunities for growth, wellness, and fulfillment. From career transitions and personal development to health, beauty, and relationships, "Create The Best Me" is your guide to thriving in midlife. Tune in and transform your journey into your most exhilarating adventure yet.
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- How to Hear Your Own Voice When Everyone Needs You · 54 min. · Episode 189When you are the person everyone counts on, finding a few quiet minutes for yourself can feel impossible. In this conversation, I sit down with Martina Tisljar to talk about what…
- Exosomes Explained: Are Your Supplements Really Working? · 46 min. · Episode 187Have you ever wondered whether your supplements are really working? I have! In this episode of Create The Best Me, I welcome Dr. Jeff Gross, a neurosurgeon who shifted into…
- Menopause Weight Loss: What Actually Works After 40 · 33 min. · Episode 185I would make these somewhat different from YouTube. Podcast listeners don't need quite as much search-oriented formatting or the YouTube-style engagement language. Perimenopause…
- Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself—Even When Life Looks Fine · 19 min. · Episode 184Does your life look fine from the outside, but you quietly feel disconnected from it? In this episode of Create The Best Me, I explore why that feeling can surface in midlife and…
- Strength After 50: Why It’s Never Too Late to Start · 41 min. · Episode 183What if getting stronger didn’t require completely changing your life overnight? What if it started with one push-up? In this episode of Create The Best Me, I sit down with Kari…
- Why Rest Isn’t Fixing Your Midlife Burnout · 52 min. · Episode 181You can be getting everything done and still be burned out. For many high-achieving women, burnout does not look like falling apart. It looks like continuing to work, care for…
- Stop Waiting to Lose Weight Before You Start Living · 54 min. · Episode 179Have you ever told yourself that you would take the photo, attend the event, wear what you wanted, or become more visible after losing weight? That belief can quietly place years…
- Why Weight Regain Happens After GLP-1s or Bariatric Surgery · 57 min. · Episode 177What happens when the surgery, medication, or number on the scale does not create the lasting change you expected? In this episode, I’m joined by Shenelle Green, founder of…
- Why Survival Mode Leaves You Emotionally Disconnected · 52 min. · Episode 175You can do everything right, hold everyone and everything together, and still wonder why you feel so far away from yourself. In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist…
- Is Perimenopause Destroying Your Joints? Here's Why · 22 min. · Episode 171Have you ever wondered why your joints suddenly feel achy, stiff, or even “old” long before you imagined they would? If every morning feels like you’re waking up in someone…
- Why Intimacy Feels Different After 40 · 57 min. · Episode 172In this episode, I speak with Elana Auerbach, author of The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark, about intimacy, desire, shame, body confidence, communication…
- The Truth About Skincare Over 40 (Stop Wasting Money!) · 46 min. · Episode 170Are you spending more money on skincare over 40 but still feeling like your skin looks dry, dull, or irritated? You are not alone. In this episode, I’m joined by Lindsay…
- ADHD or Perimenopause? Why Women Over 40 Get Misdiagnosed · 19 min. · Episode 169Have you ever felt like your brain was replaced overnight, focus gone, memory slipping, and a fog you just can’t clear? As someone who’s navigated both adult ADHD diagnosis and…
- Why Your Doctor Says You’re “Normal” But You Feel Like Crap (Perimenopause vs. Burnout) · 44 min. · Episode 168Are you tired of being told your labs are “normal” when you know something is off? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Will Haas, founder and CEO of VYVE Wellness in Charlotte…
- Perimenopause Brain Fog vs. Memory Loss: What's Normal vs. What's Not · 18 min. · Episode 167Is it just brain fog or something more serious? In this episode, I dive into one of midlife’s most misunderstood and frightening symptoms: perimenopause brain fog. If you’ve ever…
- The Brain Pattern That Keeps Ambitious Women Single · 49 min. · Episode 166How can you be a rockstar at work, run a household, and still find love completely bewildering? If you've ever felt like your love life is a cluttered pantry full of outdated…
- This Simple Morning Shift Ends the Cortisol Belly Fat Cycle · 16 min. · Episode 165Is your stubborn belly fat refusing to budge, even though you’re eating right, moving your body, and getting good sleep? In this episode, I break down the real reason so many…
- Here's What Most People Get Wrong in Retirement · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 164Retirement planning can feel overwhelming, especially for women, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of delaying big decisions or thinking “we” have it covered, when it turns out…
- How to Build 7 Figure Business When You're Starting Over at 40 · 46 min. · Episode 162What if you could launch a business with just $500, no viral dances, no endless hustle on social, and no second mortgage, and grow it to seven figures? In this episode, I’m…
- Hard Choices Now, Youthful Forever | The 6 Standards That Change Everything · 54 min. · Episode 160Is it really possible to get stronger, healthier, and more independent as we age without living in the gym or going under the knife? In this episode, I sit down with world…







