Episode 198 - How to Age Well Naturally with Face Yoga, Facial Exercises, and Clean Beauty with Juliana Spaven
Aging well starts when you stop chasing quick fixes and start building strength, energy, and confidence through habits that actually hold up over time.
Amy sits down with Juliana Spaven, a 50+ model, content creator, and founder of Silver Highlights 1971, a platform devoted to helping women age naturally and age well through movement, nutrition, face yoga, and clean beauty. Juliana shares how midlife fatigue, poor sleep, and mounting frustration became a turning point that pushed her to question what aging could look like with more intention. What happens when you stop accepting discomfort as normal and start treating it as useful feedback?
The conversation focuses on consistency over shortcuts. Strength training, mobility, and stability form the foundation, especially as hormones change. Juliana explains why she stepped away from Botox and turned to facial exercises, face yoga, and tools like Frownies to support lift and tone over time, along with protein-forward nutrition and ingredient awareness that support overall health. This episode offers a steady reframing of aging as something you actively participate in rather than brace against. What choices are shaping your future self right now?
In this episode, we talk about:
Juliana’s Wake-Up Call and Shift Toward Aging Well
What It Really Takes to Age Well
Botox Alternatives: Facial Exercises and Frownies
Hair Changes With Age and How to Support Thickness
How Facial Exercises Support Lift and Tone
Daily Eating Habits That Support Long-Term Wellness
Staying Grounded and Calm in Daily Life
About Juliana Spaven
Juliana is a wellness content creator, 50+ Model and founder of @SilverHighlights1971, where she inspires over 180,000 women to age well naturally. Through her approachable, science-backed content, Juliana empowers midlife women to thrive through nutrition, movement, sleep, HRT and clean beauty — blending modern research with timeless, practical wisdom.
Her philosophy? Spoiler Alert: Your Silver years? Can be the Highlight Reel of your life.
After navigating her own perimenopausal transition, Juliana has become a trusted voice for women who want to feel strong, vibrant, and radiant at every age. She’s passionate about reshaping the conversation around midlife — showing that aging well isn’t about fighting time, it's about showing up vibrantly for yourself and making the most of every moment.
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