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Back to SearchLaurel Baer: Caregiving Offers a Deep Sense of Purpose
Season 7 Episode 355
When Laurel married in her late 50s, she never imagined she’d become her husband’s full-time caregiver just five years later. Now, twenty years into that journey, she calls it a blessing: “He is so e…
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354 Jody Wilhelm: From Rural Recluse to Global Filmmaker
Season 7 Episode 354
Jody’s life reads like a movie—one she ultimately wrote and directed herself. Growing up in isolation and surviving severe trauma, she moved through poverty, rape, separation from siblings, and profo…
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353 Sophy Burnam: The Inner Experience of Being Old
Season 7 Episode 353
Sophy Burnham has lived many creative lives—and she’s still expanding. Known as a deeply imaginative and award-winning author, Sophy has written 17 books across genres: novels and nonfiction, childre…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Karen Gershowitz: Inspiring Older Women to Travel the World—Solo Too
Season 7 Episode 352
At 17, Karen Gershowitz caught the travel bug—and never looked back. She’s now explored 100 countries, often returning to dig deeper than the “Disney Lands” most tourists see. Her love of discovery l…
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Judy Smith: Discomfort & Humiliation Changed the Trajectory of Her Life
Season 7 Episode 351
Judy Smith discovered that 70 would be the best year of her life after a devastating public humiliation at 67 by her now ex. Allowing herself to open up to new relationships, social engagement and cr…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Jan Golden: Jokes About Getting Older are Getting Old
Season 7 Episode 350
Jan Golden is a one-woman force when it comes to changing how the media and greeting card agencies represent aging. For 4 years, Age-Friendly Vibes has featured cards, buttons, stickers and prints th…
Published on 1 month ago
Phylis Rubin: Practicing Tikkun Olam—Repairing the World
Season 7 Episode 349
At 81, Phyllis Rubin embodies tikkun olam—repairing the world. After her husband’s death, and during the pandemic and political upheaval, she stepped fully into activism. A “feet-on-the-ground” leade…
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Nicole Smith: ADVOCATE
Season 7 Episode 348
Nicole J. Smith, Advocate, Dementia Daughter, Certified Senior Advisor and author of Diagnosis Dementia, was living 3,000 miles from her mother and didn't register the “weird things” she had witnesse…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
347 Kathleen Haney: Generous and Responsible Care for Self and Others
Season 7 Episode 347
At 75, Kathleen (Kathy) Haney embodies resilience, purpose, and care. Family duties once slowed her college path, but persistence carried her to an undergraduate degree in occupational education and …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Christa Rymal: Metabolic Health for Women: From Brain to Toe
Season 7 Episode 346
Only 12% of U.S. adults are metabolically healthy—a sobering statistic Christa Rymal wants to change. With her background in nursing and holistic health, Christa brings both clinical expertise and a …
Published on 2 months ago