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Back to SearchSky Bergman: Lives Well Lived: Secrets, Wit and Wisdom of Age
Season 2 Episode 52
Sky Bergman set out to pay tribute to her very active 99 year-old grandmother. She soon realized that “everyone has a story to tell if we just take time to listen.” Sky’s listening project evolved in…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Mary Gary: Poetic Justice is Sweet Revenge
Season 2 Episode 51
Active writer, and published author, Mary Gray graduated from Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University in 1955. A long career in public relations, then as a corporate travel agent, led Ma…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Frances Fuller: Helping Yourself Grow Old
Season 2 Episode 50
Frances Fuller grew up in poverty. All of her books belonged to the state of Arkansas. Her mother had a 4th grade education. It is a wonder, then, that Frances became a writer and publisher and left …
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Mari Frank: Conflict Management -- Helping Women Win
Season 2 Episode 49
Master mediator, attorney, author and professor, Mari Frank is a bundle of energy and information. Her primary focus is conflict management and she helps women (and men) get what they want. Mari beli…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Rebecca Sive: Women Engaging Civically and Politically
Season 2 Episode 48
For the past five decades, Rebecca Sive, age 70, has built coalitions—across lines of age, ethnicity, race, gender, and political persuasion-- to address a range of social issues. Her primary focus i…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
047 Dinah Lin: Daring to Follow Your Dream - It’s Never Too Late!
Dinah Lin began life in Shanghai, China. She, along with her mother and two siblings, escaped on the last boat out of Shanghai in 1949, just before the Communists closed the borders. Her father was …
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
046 Susan Ross: Living Solo with Verve
Description: Sue Ross, age 74, took 8 years to transition from her full-time faculty position in Social Work to “being done” in 2018. Even though Sue taught gerontology and retirement transition, sh…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Gail & Catherine: The Many Ways We Embrace Our Age
Season 2 Episode 45
Amid a global pandemic, from separate locations, Catherine and Gail reflect on themes that emerge from the inspiring and provocative stories of our guests. In this retrospective episode, we highlight…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago