Get a Life with Jackie Cascarano
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Podcast Overview
<p><b>Get a Life </b>is a podcast for women who have spent years meeting expectations, caring for others, and holding everything together—and who are ready to build a life that feels rich, interesting, and fully their own.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by well-being coach and researcher, Jackie Oña Cascarano, the show explores what actually helps women flourish in mid-life, from reclaiming curiosity and adventure to questioning the cultural scripts that equate productivity with a life well lived.</p><p><br></p><p>Blending positive psychology, cultural insight, and real-life experimentation (including Jackie’s own “Adventure Year”), Get a Life examines what actually makes a life feel rich and fulfilling. From the science of well-being and psychological richness to the role of hobbies, creativity, and everyday exploration, each episode offers ideas and inspiration for building a life that is not just productive—but interesting, adventurous, and authentically your own.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Publishing Since
4/6/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 29, 2026
It's Time to Rebrand Hobbies
Somewhere along the way, we started believing hobbies were frivolous, self-indulgent, or reserved for people with more free time than we have. But the science tells a very different story. In this episode, Jackie unpacks the surprising research behind hobbies and why they're linked to greater happiness, stronger relationships, better health, deeper purpose, and a richer sense of identity. She also explores why so many high-achieving women recoil (ahem, get the serious ick) at the very word ho...
June 15, 2026
The Myth of the Productive Woman: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
What would you do if you had one hour of genuinely free, discretionary time? Not a lunch break spent half-checking email. Not a bath interrupted by small humans asking for snacks. One hour that was actually, completely yours. If your thoughts immediately go to your to-do list... that's what this episode is about. In the latest episode of Get a Life, host Jackie Oña Cascarano explores the science behind women's disproportionate experience of "time scarcity," how busyness became a c...
June 2, 2026
What Makes a Life Rich? Shige Oishi on Life in Three Dimensions
You're not unhappy. You're not unfulfilled. But something is missing — and you can't quite name it. In this episode of Get a Life, Jackie Oña Cascarano chats with Dr. Shigehiro Oishi, Marshall Field Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago and author of Life in Three Dimensions. For decades, psychology has answered, "what makes a life good?" in two ways: a happy life or a meaningful one. But Professor Oishi has introduced a groundbreaking third dimension: psychological richn...
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- What is Get a Life with Jackie Cascarano?
<p><b>Get a Life </b>is a podcast for women who have spent years meeting expectations, caring for others, and holding everything together—and who are ready to build a life that feels rich, interesting, and fully their own.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by well-being coach and researcher, Jackie Oña Cascarano, the show explores what actually helps women flourish in mid-life, from reclaiming curiosity and adventure to questioning the cultural scripts that equate productivity with a life well lived.</p><p><br></p><p>Blending positive psychology, cultural insight, and real-life experimentation (including Jackie’s own “Adventure Year”), Get a Life examines what actually makes a life feel rich and fulfilling. From the science of well-being and psychological richness to the role of hobbies, creativity, and everyday exploration, each episode offers ideas and inspiration for building a life that is not just productive—but interesting, adventurous, and authentically your own.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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