We’re real-life sisters psychotherapist Abby Rodman and former beauty executive, now business and life coach Julie Howard. Like most women in midlife, we've been through a few things. If nothing else, life has a way of teaching us about balance -- and we've both had our share of blessings and challenges.

We've laughed and cried our way through parenting, empty nests, managing adult children, aging and body image concerns, loss of a parent, and menopause. We've managed our way through divorce and second marriage (Abby), career transition and reinvention (Julie), and many of other challenges in this complicated life stage.

We feel extraordinarily lucky to have one another. That's why we created Sisters Cracking Up. We believe everyone needs a sister (biological or otherwise) to share in our joys and successes -- and to help right our ships (or, frankly, our shit) when storms hit.

Our podcast is a labor of love, sisterhood, and curiosity. In it, we look for answers to the questions and issues we face in midlife, and know you do too. We interview really smart, engaging, and often funny people and we offer our decades of expertise in psychology, relationships, beauty, and well-being to the mix as well. With every episode, our goal is to listen, learn, share, laugh, and connect without judgment or expectation -- as any good sister would.