68/Raw Rerun: Talking Pretty Ripe with screenwriter & journalist Monica Corcoran Harel, Part 1

In this Raw Rerun, Kris & Allie sit down with screenwriter, journalist and best-selling author Monica Corcoran Harel, the founder of the weekly Pretty Ripe newsletter. Netflix just purchased her feature film screenplay, a byproduct of the spark she found in reinvention. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
HERE’S WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH MONICA:

• The culture of keeping up appearances
• Crazy kid's parties in Los Angeles, 'copters included!
• The gratitude for having a daughter at 42 
• Juicy and vibrant
• Mothers and their obsessions
• Aging positively and the gifts we get
• Menopause is a buzzword in Silicon Valley
• A slight detour on men's balls
• Gals and waxing: the politicizing of pubic hair
• Normalizing body hair with the Ladyist
• A "firing" sparks a reinvention in midlife: the start of something good
• Her fun screenplay that Netflix purchased
• The power of 50+ women entrepreneurs
• Loving the middle of everything
• Confidence, contacts, and capital were the keys to her pivot
• Don't overthink things and start small

LINKS TO RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Pretty Ripe newsletter
• Monica's New York Times pieces
• Gennev menopause platform
• Alan Cumming talking about scrotal lifting on the Nancy podcast
• The Ladyist (Ashley Armitage) on Instagram

OTHER RESOURCES THAT MONICA LOVES :

• Kosas Air Brow Gel
• Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs
• Levi's Ribcage Bootcut jeans
• Charlotte Stone clogs and sandals. 
• On Instagram: Garancedore, comedian Amy Sedaris, art historian/cultural critic Hilton Als. 
• Others:  Nicole Byer and comedyfortheinternet, plus DailyMail.com (trying to give it up!)

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