Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined
291 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsTune into our engaging conversations with women in their 70s, 80s and 90s whose stories about living meaningful and productive lives will inspire, educate and motivate our listeners. Through these stories, older and younger women alike can anticipate exciting years ahead.
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235 Liz Kitchens: Be Brave, Lose the Beige
July 12, 2023 03:21 - 28 minutes - 5 MBMeet Beige. Beige is reliable, practical, sensible, and safe. Beige doesn’t put up a fuss; it follows the rules, blends in, doesn’t want to stand out. Now meet Liz Kitchens. She is more of a magenta. Magenta is rich, dynamic, loud, sometimes garish, and not easily overlooked. While that does not exactly describe Liz, she is the author of Be Brave, Lose the Beige: Finding Your Sass After 60. It focuses on women’s empowerment issues. Magenta is a metaphor for how we live our lives. There are ...
234 Noelle Nelson: What You Think You Know About Aging is Wrong
July 05, 2023 03:04 - 25 minutes - 5 MBAuthor of more than a dozen books, Noelle has appeared on national and international radio and television, been interviewed, quoted or written about in dozens of publications and has spoken on the subject of appreciation before audiences in the U.S., Canada, England, The Netherlands and Australia. Noelle did not come into her own until she was in her mid-thirties. Life growing up was difficult. She says she was a pessimist and reached out for help from therapists, read books and worked hard...
233 Esther Gandica: Reinvention is a Way of Life
June 28, 2023 02:52 - 27 minutes - 5 MBBorn in Athens, Greece, Esther Gandica came to the United States, on her own, on a Fulbright scholarship in 1967. She was born in 1949. Her parents lived in Salonica, Greece, which had the largest Jewish population at the time, outside of Israel. The family spoke Ladino, a form of archaic Spanish. Esther is a Sephardic Jew. Her father’s family did not survive the war. Her Mother’s family survived by hiding. She grew up speaking French and 5 other languages. Esther is flexible. She consciou...
232 Valerie Ulene & Byrdie Lifson Pompan: Empowering Women to Care for Themselves with Dignity
June 21, 2023 02:56 - 29 minutes - 5 MBDr. Val and Byrdie are co-founders of Boom Home Medical, a “lifestyle brand that makes home medical products.” Dr. Val, a public health and preventive medicine physician, and Byrdie, a literary agent turned health care leader, recognized that home medical equipment is outdated, inconvenient, and a sightly embarrassment. Designed for both attractiveness and function, their products allow women to care for themselves with dignity. Consider middle-of-the-night peeing. Their company’s first pro...
Phoebe Rubin and Erica Tanamachi: Work While You Have the Light
June 14, 2023 02:46 - 29 minutes - 5 MBThis cross-generational pair—Phoebe 76 and Erica 43—believes that younger women don’t hear enough from older women about what it looks like to keep “living out loud…and contributing actively” during the later decades. Why should women accept the cloak of invisibility when they continue to be curious, inventive, and full of light? Their feature documentary profiles eight professional women over 70 who continue to work. They also co-produce a podcast that features conversations with inspiring ...
230 Allura Adelson: Let Your Goddess Shine Through: Energetically Enliven your Heart’s Center
June 07, 2023 16:27 - 26 minutes - 5 MBLiving through the unimaginable - caregiving her son from his diagnosis of carcinoma at age 13, and through a 2nd diagnosis at 19, completely altered the trajectory of Allura's life. Her son died at 20. Even before that, Allura’s brother, with whom she was very close, also suffered from cancer and died on her son’s 18th birthday. Her marriage crumbled, and she was left with her grief and younger son, Eli. Allura chose to see these tragedies from a positive point of view. She believed ther...
229 Deanna Berman: An Interior Architect on a Lifetime Journey
June 01, 2023 00:04 - 30 minutes - 5 MB“There will be junctions where it will be important for you to ‘just let it happen.’ We ourselves are many people at the same time.” Deanna Berman is an interior architect working with the bones, geometry and structure of 3-dimensional living and working spaces. She believes it is important to connect historic images with contemporary ones and says, “The old and new inform each other. You need to know both worlds.” Most importantly, it is how people wish to live and work in the space. When ...
228 Roxanne Lorch: Transitions in Work, Love, and Community
May 24, 2023 03:50 - 29 minutes - 5 MB[spp-player] Roxanne Lorch, age 85, from Cary, NC, is a full-time artist with a studio in Durham NC who exhibits her work in juried shows and wins awards. Roxanne was among the first women to work in commercial design and graphics (who was not a secretary) and then in sales. In 2001, Roxanne became one of the original 17 members of The Transition Network (TTN) and currently is on the steering committee of TTN-Coast-to-Coast (TTN-C2C), a nation-wide chapter that addresses the interests...
227 Terry Baum & Carolyn Myers: Pioneers in Lesbian and Feminist Theater
May 17, 2023 01:18 - 36 minutes - 5 MBPlaywright, director and collaborators for 50 years, Terry and Carolyn fearlessly tackle lesbian and feminist themes. They are thrill-seekers. While Carolyn is married with children, the pair seize every opportunity they can to work together. Terry moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1974 and founded Lilith, a women's theater collective, which she led for five years. Carolyn, the engine that pushes 'things to happen' joined her there. In 1981, Terry and Carolyn wrote a play about lesbia...
226 Celina Edelstein: A Research Scientist Finds Passion, Purpose and Love
May 10, 2023 06:18 - 29 minutes - 5 MBCelina Edelstein lived in New York, was married and had a son. They divorced while their son was young. With a background in chemistry and a love for science, she sought a job in research. Angelo, a research doctor, offered her the opportunity to help him open a research lab. Together they wrote grants, studied molecules that carry cholesterol and cause atherosclerosis and thrombosis and published research papers. He became her professional mentor and they worked together for 44 years. Angel...
225 Joyce Porter: New Experiences Uncover New Talents - Meet Joyce, the Writer
May 03, 2023 02:05 - 28 minutes - 5 MBJoyce Klowden Porter, 73, has been an actor in 60 films, taught college for 30 years and is a non-fiction author. She recently won several awards for the film, Stairs, and continues to act as roles become available. Joyce’s late husband, Paul, gave her occasion to learn many things in relation to his multiple illnesses. Her book, Mastering Senior Life: Thriving and Surviving, is a testament to her resilience and care-taking. In the book she offers tips on how to enjoy your senior years to t...
224 Francesca James: Helping People Find Their Wholeness
April 26, 2023 02:20 - 27 minutes - 5 MBFrancesca James, age 71, from Ingelwood CA, is a full-time intuitive wellness coach and energy healer. After a life-threatening bout with cancer, Francesca gave up high-stress work as a successful Black woman in white corporate America to connect “more deeply with my inner world.” This journey inspired her book, Resurrecting the Muse: Woman’s Guide to Rising Above Societal Conditioning. These are Francesca's three non-negotiables. #1. "I am unapologetic in my Blackness," which includes tea...
223 Barbara McAfee: Taking the Girdles Off Women’s Voices
April 19, 2023 01:37 - 30 minutes - 5 MBAs a voice coach, singer, and songwriter Barbara McAfee’s mission is to ‘midwife’ women’s voices. “Tell me your story about your voice” is Barbara’s invitation to help aging women break the sounds of silence, express new sounds for healing, and experience singing for the joy of it. Her original music taps into jazz, gospel, and folk roots. In 2007, Barbara founded the Morning Star Singers, a volunteer choir that sings for people facing illness, end- of -life, depression, or grief. She i...
222 Edwige Gilbert: Passion Helps you be the Best Version of Yourself
April 12, 2023 02:45 - 31 minutes - 5 MBEdwige Gilbert is French. As founder of New Life Directions, she guides women to reinvent their lives and create fresh starts driven by a purposeful vision. She is passionate about women taking care of their bodies and allowing themselves to feel sexy even as they age. “It is vital that we eliminate stress from our lives and not feel victimized by our age. How are women to age gracefully if age is constantly demeaned?” It comes down to believing in yourselves, in turning stress into success....
Debbie Watts: Ms. Senior World--A platform for women over 70
April 05, 2023 01:44 - 31 minutes - 5 MBCrowned Ms. Senior World 70’s for 2023, Debbie Watts’ mission is to empower women, especially as they age. Debbie’s talents as an author, educator, playwright, songwriter and performer, and producer of film and stage plays prepared her to enter the world stage at age 70. Currently she can be seen at the historical Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville where she performs historical interpretations of Nashville suffragists. Through her columns, music, stage plays, stories, and public appearanc...
220 Connie Kiosse: Who Am I & Where do I Belong?
March 29, 2023 05:04 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBConnie Kiosse is a complex woman. A deep thinker whose life has taken many twists and turns. A lover of women’s literature and the authors who write them. She is always questioning how to use the artifacts of her past and asks, “Art and words - how do they fit together?” Born of immigrant parents, life was a closed book, until at 18, Connie broke free and the world began to open up. She wrote her 1st story in high school and titled it Trapped. Once she tasted the freedom of life, Connie fel...
219 Anne White: Green Elder--Climate Justice Advocate
March 22, 2023 02:08 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAnne fell in love with nature as a young girl spending summers on her grandparents’ farm in north Georgia. Often alone with “nothing to do,” she read books and made friends with the insects, plants, snakes, and trees. After several decades as an environmental justice advocate at the national level, Anne ‘retired’ in 2007 to serve as a full-time volunteer. She uses her political savvy to promote clean energy and to protest against fossil fuels and plastics. Anne’s passion for growing o...
218 Kathryn Grody: The Unexpected 3rd, a Work in Progress
March 15, 2023 03:15 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBA true Renaissance woman, Kathryn Grody is an actor, playwright and activist. She wanted to act since childhood. While born in Los Angeles, she recognized that living there was a cosmic error and never felt at home until she moved to New York City. Well-known in regional theater, on and off-Broadway and, most recently for her 1-woman show, The Unexpected 3rd, a Work in Progress, she is the recipient of numerous awards. Kathryn always tries to see the humor in life. And, she doesn’t buy in...
217 Karen Egoff: Healing Energy Gives You the Gift of Self-Care
March 08, 2023 03:25 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBKaren Egoff realized at a young age that she has extra gifts. She didn’t know what to do with the energy she felt from others until she became a young woman. Through practice, Karen has learned to manifest healing energy and help relieve aches, pains and chronic conditions in those she works with. She believes in natural, spiritual lifestyles, especially yoga and meditation. Older people benefit from these practices. They tend to hold emotion within their bodies, especially in the joints. ...
216 Sara Paretsky: V.I. Warshawski Fights on for Women’s Rights
March 01, 2023 04:55 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBSara Paretsky is a lifelong reader of crime fiction. She developed her social conscience early on, realizing that women were so often represented in negative ways, and so often invisible. Years later when she began to write crime stories herself, she turned the tables on how women are depicted through her well-known series of books featuring V.I. Warshawski, a tough, intelligent private detective from Chicago. Among her readership are many women who insist on their right to speech and to ta...
215 Dr. Robin H. Miller - Keys to Well-being-- Heart, Brain, and Gut
February 22, 2023 04:40 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBDr. Robin H. Miller is a general internist and integrative medicine expert who founded and directs Triune Integrative Medicine in Medford, Oregon. Dr. Miller came close to quitting medicine altogether until, several decades ago, she completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona with Dr. Andrew Weil. She has written multiple medical books, including Healed! Health and Wellness for the 21st Century, with David Kahn. Dr. Miller has been an advocate for women’s heal...
214 Diane Gilman: Risk-taking and Boldness are the way to Transformation
February 15, 2023 03:23 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBBold and vivacious herself, Diane’s 2nd book: Too Young to Be Old: How to Stay Vibrant, Visible, and Forever in Blue Jeans: 25 Secrets from TV's Jean Queen shows women how to face life with unfailing optimism and be risk-averse. As she reached her 60’s, Diane found there were no jeans in the marketplace that fit her well. She created her own brand and took them on the Home Shopping Network. One hour later, she sold 5,000 pairs of jeans. The DG2 brand of jeans are a favorite of women everyw...
213 Helen Shiller: Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win
February 08, 2023 05:53 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBHelen Shiller, age 75, was a six-term alderperson in Chicago’s poor and oppressed communities where she advocated for radical changes to police misconduct, poverty, and racism. Starting in the early 1970s, Helen’s activism took a page from the Black Panther Party’s 10 Point Program. Fifty years later she concluded her book---Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago’s Uptown Community—with the Party’s 10 Point Guide to Action. Upon leaving the City Council...
212 Joyce Feustel: An Unstructured Life- Happiness is creating a business from your passion
February 01, 2023 04:28 - 25 minutes - 23 MBJoyce Feustel earned three degrees: BS in English Education, MS in Health Education and MA in Health Services Administration. While pregnant with her first child, she was elected to the County Board of Supervisors. After her daughter was born in December 1980, she remained on the county board but resigned from being executive director of a mental health advocacy organization to focus on being a Mom. "I love people Connecting through conversation is the best way to understand how to help."...
211 Kimbeth Judge: Becoming A Widow
January 25, 2023 04:24 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBKimbeth Judge has been writing her entire life. At age 4 she was already fascinated by adult behavior. Understanding human nature has preoccupied her ever since. Putting words to paper enables her to make sense of what she thinks she sees. Her mother encouraged her to use her imagination, her father to stay level headed. As a result, her books include a certain playful pragmatism. Her first book, Mothers and Others is a compilation of short, amusing life stories. Her novel, the Flipside, a ...
210 Opal Lee and Dione Sims: A Lifelong Fight Ensures Freedom, Food, Housing & Clothing for Everyone
January 18, 2023 02:27 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBDynamic duo, Opal Lee, 96 and her granddaughter, Dione Sims, 54 are relentless in their fight for freedom. Opal’s activism started as a home school counselor in South Fort Worth, TX. Opal believed that “access to information and resources is what helps us do better” and she fought hard for all children to be educated and fed. Opal joined the movement, started by the late Dr. Ronald Meyers in 1999, to influence the United States government to make Juneteenth a national holiday. She had worke...
209 Catherine Johns: You’ve Been Fired…Now What?
January 11, 2023 11:58 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBCatherine Johns found her way to an early career in broadcasting. She thought she went to college to become a nurse. There was this guy in her dormitory……how many stories started out that way in the ‘60s? “You have an amazing voice. You should be on the radio”. So she auditioned for the campus radio station and was hired. She started in smaller markets and ended up in Chicago, anchoring the news at WLS. Catherine learned from some of the best in the business: Larry Lujack and Fred Winston...
208 Susan Weininger Understanding Artists’ Lives and Work
January 04, 2023 05:31 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBDr. Susan Weininger, age 78, is professor emerita of art history at Roosevelt University, Chicago, where she was Chair of the Department of History, Art History and Philosophy. She concentrates on art from the first half of the 20 th century, delving deeply into the lives of artists in order to better understand their work. For example, Susan is an expert on the life and art of Gertrude Abercrombie whose work she curated for a museum and published a catalogue and later published a boo...
207 Eileen Joyce Donovan: Historical Research Unleashes a Writer’s Path
December 28, 2022 04:46 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBEileen Joyce Donovan has been a writer throughout her life. It was not until she had been an adult for many years that she began to pursue writing seriously. Until then, she never felt her stories were “good enough”. It was her late husband who encouraged her to submit them for publication. At heart, Eileen adores historical research, especially on an idea that captures her imagination. She notes, “You have to be fascinated by the subject to do a good job on it”. This approach allowed...
Claudia Cooley: Doing What She Loves Ignited Her Success
December 21, 2022 03:57 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBClaudia Cooley: Doing What She Loves Ignited Her Success Claudia Cooley lives in Southern California with her husband of 61 years, one of the many ‘balcony people’ in her life who believed in her ability to make an impact. Self-taught, forward thinking and willing to put herself in uncomfortable positions, Claudia has grabbed at opportunity her entire life. She believes we are here to make a difference in the world. As a certified wellness coach she knows it’s important to live life in ba...
205 Sonia Ancoli-Israel: Sleep Disorders and What You Can Do About Them
December 15, 2022 05:12 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBSonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus and Professor of Research in the Department of Psychiatry and the Center of Circadian Biology at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Her expertise is in the field of sleep disorders and circadian rhythms. She has sound advice for aging adults who experience a wide variety of sleep patterns. Dr. Ancoli-Israel is emphatic that health plays an important role in how well we sleep. You might also enjoy Sonia’s tra...
204 Sara Zeff Geber: Solo Agers Planning for Their Future
December 07, 2022 04:47 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBSara Zeff Geber, PhD, considers the years beyond 65 as the ‘bonus years.’ As a nationally recognized leader in planning for aging and retirement, in 2013 Sara began pursuing solo aging with a passion. The baby boomers--some 15 million--who do not have children and/or are single, Sara says, “are living without a safety net and a script for their future.” Sara offers guidance and hope in her 2018 book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A retirement and aging roadmap for single and ...
203 Nora Natof: Moving Forward and Giving Back
November 30, 2022 04:55 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBNora Natof, age 87, now resides in Oak Park, IL, the village that is home to the studio of her grandfather, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many of the homes he designed. The summers Nora spent at Talieslin, her grandfather’s ‘almost’ sustainable community in Wisconsin, influenced her strong advocacy for the environment, the arts, education, and civil rights. Nora highlights her years lobbying against nuclear power plants and co-founding a Montessori school as causes most directly affecting her life...
202 Sally Strosahl: Keeping Long-term Relationships Alive
November 23, 2022 05:25 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBAs a marriage and family therapist in private practice for more than 4 decades, Sally Strosahl (LCPC) has heard countless stories from couples about distresses in their relationship as they move into retirement and get older. She felt called to write Loving Your Marriage in Retirement: Keep the Music Playing (2018). Sally offers an authentic and reassuring voice for couples who face a myriad of changes during this critical phase in their long-term relationship. Connect with Sally sally@s...
201 Janice Hooker-Fortman: Ms. Senior Illinois 2022 Speaks to All Relationships that Matter
November 16, 2022 05:33 - 28 minutes - 26 MBDr. Janice Hooker-Fortman, relationship coach, is a former Chicago Public School educator, motivational speaker, and producer and host of “The Mother/Daughter Relationship Show. and Relationship Matters tv. She is an award-winning author, relationship communication coach, a 50+ model, and was crowned Ms. Senior Illinois America 2022. Dr. Jan believes that communication is the foundation for all relationships, both personal and professional. Her mission is to improve the quality of relation...
Alice Matzkin: Celebrating the Authentic Aging Self
November 09, 2022 12:39 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBAlice Matzkin is an internationally known artist whose works fearlessly depict women aging. Alice has 2 paintings in the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian and has appeared on Oprah. Her portrait of Chelsea hung in the White House during the Clinton administration, and she is recognized in Marquis Who's Who of American Art. She, and her husband, Richard, a sculptor and award winning author, share a precious love that provides a powerful foundation for their art. Together they au...
199 Sally Duplantier: Lifestyle Choices to Live Your Best Life Longer
November 02, 2022 01:58 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIn her third career, Sally Duplantier, gerontologist and healthspan educator, founded her mission-driven company, Zing, to help older adults live as long as possible without chronic disease and disability. Through Zing, Sally offers Wellness Wednesdays, free educational webinars featuring experts on relevant topics. She is guest faculty with the Be Well program at Stanford University. Sally has added a research component to her mission--to increase diversity in clinical trials for Alzheimer...
Annie Korzen: Tik Tok Sensation at 83 Shares Her Wisdom with Younger Generations
October 26, 2022 03:44 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAnnie Korzen’s career dreams finally came true in her 80’s. At age 83, she is a TikTok sensation with young fans who love her wit and wisdom about living life as an older woman. Annie brings her talents as an actress, writer, storyteller, and teacher to TikTok and other performance venues as she speaks about life’s serious moments. She also takes on ageism for underestimating and underappreciating what older women have to offer. For the first time in her life, Annie is being told that...
197 Jacqueline Boyd: The-Care-Plan Tackles the Unique Care Challenges of the LGBTQ+ Community
October 19, 2022 11:22 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAs a queer, biracial woman, Jacqueline Boyd, BA, BS, CGCM, has advocated for her community by offering services that address specific care needs. She is especially interested in how to provide people with continuing care in their homes. Her company, The-Care-Plan, guides anyone over age 18 to plan and coordinate care needs. Jacqueline’s cool and service-oriented demeanor shows in everything she says. When she talks about quality of life it is evident that it comes from a place deep within ...
196 Mary Isabel Azrael: Publishing the Work of Older Writers
October 12, 2022 03:48 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBMary Isabel Azrael, age 78, from Baltimore MD, is a poet, editor, and teacher. She is the author of four books of poems, and in her 60s, wrote the libretto for an opera, Lost Childhood, which has been performed in Los Angeles, New York, and Tel Aviv Israel. Mary Isabel is publisher and co-editor of Passager Books and Passager, a national literary journal featuring the work of writers aged 50 and older. When Mary Isabel’s husband left after 40 years of marriage, a collection of poems written...
195 Bett Martinez: An Activist Who Advocates for Others and Self
October 05, 2022 03:08 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBBett Martinez has experienced more death-defying accidents than most in her lifetime. An auto accident at 33, and again, later in life caused 2 serious head injuries, badly smashed broken legs and ongoing auto-immune issues. But Bett, who began to advocate for others early on, only dug in harder to find the answers that would help her walk again and manage the pain. Bett’s advocacy has taken many paths. She believes our society would do best if children of different ethnicities could lear...
194 Josephine "Joby" Kennedy: Paths of the Heart - Where Will Your Heart Lead You?
September 28, 2022 05:17 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBAs a young adult, Joby Kennedy became fascinated with how different people cope with trauma. This led her into a clinical psychology career during which she worked with adults, some families and school children. She refers to herself as a generalist, serving in many settings with a wide variety of clients. 8 years ago, Joby retired. She thought music might be her way forward until she inadvertently set her childhood accordion on fire. Joby believes (as did Jung) that “synchronicity is a mea...
193 Cynthia Barnett: For Girls Only--Careers in STEAM
September 21, 2022 02:57 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBOriginally from the West Indies, Cynthia Barnett, Ph.D., from Norwalk CT, retired at age 59 to pursue the question--Why Are There So Few Women in the Sciences? Cynthia became CEO and founder of a non-profit program--Amazing Girls Science-- whose goal is to ignite the spark in girls for STEAM (science, technology, art, engineering and math). As a STEAM champion, Cynthia won the Inaugural AARP Purpose Award and the Community Innovation and Leadership Award for the Connecticut Technology ...
192 Susan Reed: Being an Active Citizen--Why Not Me?
September 14, 2022 04:20 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBSusan Reed, PhD, age 70, has led a life of social-political action since her teens. She campaigned for McGovern and later for Obama; interned with the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union; protested the Vietnam War; worked on social policy for equities in aging and health; and continues to teach adult college students about ways to be civically engaged. Susan is a person who feels “responsible for problems” facing our city (Chicago) and country. She finds other people to be activists with...
191 Sara Levinson: Open-ended Thinking Leads to Adventure
September 08, 2022 00:33 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBBorn in Poland, Sara Levinson, 75, migrated to the United States in 1963 when she was 16. She traveled by ocean liner to Montreal and later moved to Chicago. She practices an open-ended thought process and has learned to go for any opportunity that comes her way. As a young mother raising children, Sara picked up a Nikon camera that she had used earlier and began photographing images while her children were at school. She realized her skills needed upgrading and began attending workshops ...
190 Diane Deaderick-DeMartra: Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty for Young Women
August 31, 2022 04:05 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDiane Deaderick DeMartra, a professional who has worked in corporations, non- profits, and higher education, devotes her passions and talents to “enlighten, educate, and empower inner-city teen girls and young women, especially teen and young, single mothers at risk of continuing the intergenerational cycle of poverty and complex trauma that are rampant among women and children in the Black community.” This is the mission of Just For You Girlfriend, the nonprofit organization that Dian...
189 Amy Temperley: Advocate for Active Aging
August 24, 2022 04:20 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAmy Temperley’s passion centers on Active Aging--helping older adults stay social, active, and engaged. As a life coach and consultant, and entrepreneurial business owner, Amy focuses on helping 60+ adults find their passion and continue to live, laugh and learn. Amy is co-founder and CEO of Aging Is Cool and most recently, co-founder of A Mighty Good Time. She and her colleagues follow trends in areas such as technology (e.g., augmented reality) and brain health as they create more o...
188 Betty Grebenschikoff: Escaping the Holocaust, adapting to refugee life, and belonging in America.
August 16, 2022 15:24 - 58.2 MBBetty Grebenschikoff, age 92 ½ , continues to speak out about the horrors of the Holocaust and her experiences as a refugee without a passport: from Germany to China to Australia and, finally, to the United States where she gained citizenship. At age 9, Betty was separated from her beloved friend, Ana Maria Wahrenberg, only to be reunited after 82 years--like “finding the end of the rainbow.” On a weekly basis, Betty (in Florida) and Ana Maria (in Chile) talk about their childhood, similar p...
187 Dr. Louann Brizendine: The Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond
August 10, 2022 03:02 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThe Upgrade is a gateway for the best years of our lives For years, women have been told by society to dread the second half of life, with no support available beyond expensive ointments and procedures promising to reverse the signs of aging. But thanks to Dr. Louann Brizendine’s latest book: The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond, that’s all about to change. Dr. Brizendine, bestselling author of The Female Brain and The Male Brain, Lynne and Marc B...
186 Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Loss and Love
August 03, 2022 04:19 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBWhy is grief so complicated and why does grieving take such a long time, possibly never ending? In The Grieving Brain (2022), renowned grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist, Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD, offers new perspectives on understanding love, loss, and learning. Complicated grief sets in when we cannot move into the natural healing process. Our brains need to learn how to process grief and grieving, to deal with the paradox of our loved one who feels here, yet physically...