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Back to Search395 Melinda Blau: Life is a Series of Nexts - Take Pride in Little Things
Season 7
For much of her life, writer Melinda Blau, 82, was curious about older women. Now she is discovering what it means to be one.
Melinda began her career…
2 months ago
394 Paula Nesoff: A Social Activist Born from the Realities of Life
Season 7
As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Paula, 77, understood early what it meant to live with absence. Her parents each lost their entire families e…
2 months, 1 week ago
393 Terry Craig: The Power and Satisfaction of Building Community
Season 7
At 71, Terry Craig reflects on a life shaped by creativity, curiosity, movement, and reinvention.
Growing up as the second of six siblings, Terry lear…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
392 Ruby Hill: A Life Shaped by Love, Learning, and Service
Season 7
Recently, at 95, Ruby Hill spends time reflecting on her life. Two principles stand out: “I cared deeply about the needs of others, and the results w…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
391 Maureen Rafa: Advocate for Compassionate Care for Older Adults
Season 7
Drawing on decades of experience in psychiatric mental health and a wide range of health care settings, Maureen Rafa now runs her own business as an …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
390 Abbie Rosner: The Psychedelic Renaissance Among Older Adults
Season 7
What if aging could become a time of deeper meaning, connection, and personal transformation? Writer and baby boomer Abbie Rosner explores that possi…
3 months ago
389 Road Scholar and Solo Travelers: An Opportunity for Learning & Intergenerational Connection
Season 7
Lifelong traveler, Barbara Winard, 78, has been exploring the globe since she was in her twenties. She loves traveling independently and has taken 8 …
3 months, 1 week ago
388 Katina Strauch: Founder and visionary of the Charleston Conference
Season 7
Visionary. Connector. Builder. Those words describe Katina Strauch, 79.
When we spoke with Katina, she was recovering from a broken leg, talking with …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
387 Nancy Morgan: Writing Toward Truth: On Family, Homelessness, and the Stories That Shape Us
Season 7
Writing has been a guiding force in Nancy Morgan’s life, woven together with her love of language, travel, and cross-cultural learning. Across a care…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
386 Kathy Bresler: The Magic of Intergenerational Connection
Season 7
Kathy Bresler, founder of ALTAR Community in Chicago, has created a welcoming space where women of all ages come together to be seen, heard, and supp…
4 months ago