Navigating Low Testosterone and Finding Midlife Hobbies

2025-10-09

EP 138: Hey peeps, it’s me, Dr. Sarah Milken, The Flexible Neurotic. You know I’m all about the hard and good of midlife— the hormones, the identity shifts, the marriage stuff, and the WTF moments that come with it. In this episode, I sit down with the hilarious and insightful Tara Ellison, writer for The Cut, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Washington Post, to talk about her midlife reboot… and yes, her unexpected love affair with sea lions. We dig into ever...

EP 138: Hey peeps, it’s me, Dr. Sarah Milken, The Flexible Neurotic. You know I’m all about the hard and good of midlife— the hormones, the identity shifts, the marriage stuff, and the WTF moments that come with it.

In this episode, I sit down with the hilarious and insightful Tara Ellison, writer for The Cut, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, and The Washington Post, to talk about her midlife reboot… and yes, her unexpected love affair with sea lions. We dig into everything from testosterone creams and pellet disasters to the real truth about marriage, menopause, and midlife loneliness.

We also talk about how Tara went from a hormone rollercoaster and open-heart surgery to rediscovering herself through writing, volunteering, and community. It’s raw, it’s funny, it’s relatable, and it’s one of those episodes that reminds you: midlife reinvention doesn’t happen overnight… it happens one sweaty, hilarious, soul-searching day at a time.

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