HYPE SQUAD
Meet the women who put the science to the test. Our Hype Squad tries what the experts recommend in their own lives, and share what worked and what didn’t, all with the honesty midlife requires.
Meet the three women redefining midlife
one honest experiment at a time.
Angela, Christy, and Danielle are the three founding members of our Hype Squad. Every month, they talk about what they’re navigating in their own lives, take what the experts recommend and try it in their own lives, and then come back and share what worked for them.
ANGELA
The friend who’s always in your corner. Angela brings warmth, faith, and unshakable belief to every conversation.
CHRISTY
The one who tells it straight. Christy shares what worked – no filter, no sugarcoating, just the truth.
DANIELLE
The curious one who breaks down the science. She digs until it makes sense for the rest of us.
MEET ANGELA, OUR CONSUMMATE HYPE WOMAN
Angela is the steadfast friend who always has your back. She’s been through the paces, doing the hard work to help heal herself. Now, she pours that same faith and joy into everyone around her.
“In this next chapter, I’m really looking forward to recapturing joy.”
ANGELA’S SIGNATURE
HER TURNING POINT.
Angela’s world changed when she became a first-time mom in her early 40s. A few years later, she wrapped up her twenty-plus-year Navy career, ready for the chapter she’d been picturing: raising her son alongside her husband. Then she was hit with a divorce, and the life she imagined chipped away. The stress took over her body. Sixty pounds crept on faster than she could catch it, and an autoimmune diagnosis followed. She’s spent the years since finding her way forward. Some days are still hard. But she keeps showing up, building the next chapter on her own terms.
HEALTH SHE IS FOCUSED ON…
Yoga and weightlifting. Keeping inflammation quiet through intentional food choices. Finding the adventures in life.
WHAT HEALTHY AGING MEANS…
“Healthy aging is about staying steady in body, mind, and spirit while continuing to live a meaningful, engaged life.”
PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION…
“It’s about putting forth effort, giving yourself grace, and staying committed to progress rather than perfection.”
MEET CHRISTY, OUR KEEPING IT REAL COACH
Christy is the no-BS friend who calls it like she sees it. She’s done the hard work of restarting, more than once, and she knows what real effort looks like on the days nothing feels glamorous. Now she brings that grounded, filter-free honesty to the Hype Squad.
“I take far better care of myself which gives me hope for getting even older.”
christy’s SIGNATURE
HER TURNING POINT.
Christy became a single, working mom in her early 20s. After meeting her now-husband, she left her career to be home with her three kids. Her health took a back seat. Then life brought her devastating heartbreak, forever changing her outlook. She knows what it feels like to struggle, and there are days she’d rather stay in bed. Yet, she still gets up. Some weeks feel like progress while others feel stuck. Staying motivated when nothing feels like it’s working is the hardest part. But she shows up anyway. That’s where the honesty comes from.
HEALTH SHE IS FOCUSED ON…
Strength training and yoga, no debate. Tracking macros and adjusting hormones to keep feeling good. Still figuring out the rest.
WHAT HEALTHY AGING MEANS…
“Being able to move independently. Not aching or hurting when I do move. And not looking my age.”
PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION…
“Real effort and consistency over any dumb trends… but I still might try it just to see if it’s worth the hype.”
MEET DANIELLE, OUR SCIENCE SENSE-MAKER
She translates the science into real-life practice, and she knows firsthand what it takes to make it work. Danielle has crawled back from a debilitating chronic illness through faith, discipline, and daily commitment. She brings that steady hope to the Squad, and the reminder that living with chronic illness doesn’t mean stopping. It just means giving your body grace along the way.
“I love to travel. And so seeing new places and experiencing new cultures is always top of my list.”
DANIELLE’S SIGNATURE
HER TURNING POINT.
For years, Danielle poured her energy into her career as a high level marketing leader. Then a chronic illness stopped her in her tracks, forcing her to slow down and pay attention to her health. She’s spent the years since crawling back, navigating her disability through faith, discipline, and daily commitment. She still lives with the inflammatory disease every day, and some days are better than others. She still travels, still volunteers, still shows up at church, and still shows up for the women around her to redefine healthy aging.
HEALTH SHE IS FOCUSED ON…
Managing inflammation with faith and discipline. Prioritizing rest, movement, and mental clarity. Planning the next adventure, always.
WHAT HEALTHY AGING MEANS…
“Continuing to live a low-pain, high-satisfaction life.”
PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION…
“No one can do it all perfectly. We are all imperfect, and our health journeys will be too.”