From Pure Barre to GLP-1s: 30 Years of Friendship, Midlife Business, and Unfiltered Aging Secrets

Written By Deanna Pizitz

Hey friend! Welcome back to the Well and Worthy Life Podcast! 💛

I’m so excited about today’s conversation because I am joined by someone very special to me, my best friend of over 30 years, Jodi! We’ve walked through it all together, from two divorces each and raising our kids, to opening brick-and-mortar Pure Barre studios and pivoting through every stage of life .

In this episode, Jodi and I sit down for an unfiltered catch-up on what it really means to grow older today . We dive into the shift from empty nesting to seeing our adult kids get married and welcome grandchildren, navigating double standards about women aging in the media, and what it was like stepping into entrepreneurship after 40 .

Plus, we talk about all the things we’ve tried over the years to feel and look our best. Everything from early hormone therapy and peptide trials before they were mainstream, to our honest takes on GLP-1s, Botox, and shifting our mindsets away from body dysmorphia .

P.S. Jodi and I are actually working on launching a brand-new podcast project together, but we don't have a name for it yet! Listen in and send me a DM or email if you have any fun title suggestions!

Inside This Episode, We Cover:

  • 30 Years of Friendship: How meeting on a morning run bloomed into a lifelong bond through family milestones, business partnerships, and life changes .

  • Life Beyond Empty Nesting: The transition into the next season of motherhood—watching our kids get married, expanding our families, and finding space for ourselves .

  • Midlife Entrepreneurship: What it was like opening our own Pure Barre studios in our 40s and reinventing our professional lives .

  • Aging, Aesthetics & Mindset: Our honest thoughts on Botox, GLP-1s, societal double standards around age, and unlearning decades of body dysmorphia to focus on how we feel .

Grab a cup of coffee, hit play, and come hang out with us!

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