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"You're such a great interviewer" ~ Katherine Pettus, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
"You have a unique angle of questioning that draws out really interesting conversation and self-reflection" ~Adela Mizrachi, Podcast Brunch Club "You asked me all kinds of questions I’ve never been asked before" ~Ashton Applewhite, Author, Activist "They are not the usual questions" ~Steven Loring, Documentary Director "You ask really good questions" ~Bobbi Palmer, Life Coach "that's a brilliant question!" ~Prof. Helen Codd |
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"Nicole Christina has a gift for making the interview experience delightful. Her genuine interest in the topic at hand, in my case caregiving, came through in her voice and in her insightful questions. She put me at ease immediately because it was evident that she was emotionally invested in the topic rather than just getting the job done. She asked questions in a fresh way so that even as I answered I knew that she was teasing out a new angle, and she made me feel as though my answers really could make a difference to her listeners. Nicole Christina’s authenticity carried the show and made us both come across well." ~ Carol Bradley Bursack - "Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories", mindingourelders.com
The Zestful Aging podcast is all about women and our metamorphosis as we age. How can we best navigate aging--with its challenges, changes and joys? What makes life deeply satisfying and meaningful in older age? And how can we live so we’re not left with a pile of regrets when it’s all over? I interview inspiring women about how they are creating their best lives ever.
I also take the mic to talk about proven habits that increase health and longevity, and other issues relevant to aging well.
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Megrette Fletcher -- Mindful Eating With Diabetes - Listen Here or Download to your device.
February 16, 2019
Megrette Fletcher, a registered dietician, is the Cofounder of “The Center for Mindful Eating” and co-author of “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes”. This unique book explores two of Megrette's passions: mindful eating and diabetes care.
When she isn't working you might find her walking her dog, cycling, trying to improve her cooking or yoga skills (she admits to be only passable at both), or singing off-key at a Karaoke bar. To learn more about her, visit her website at Megrette.com.
February 16, 2019
Megrette Fletcher, a registered dietician, is the Cofounder of “The Center for Mindful Eating” and co-author of “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes”. This unique book explores two of Megrette's passions: mindful eating and diabetes care.
When she isn't working you might find her walking her dog, cycling, trying to improve her cooking or yoga skills (she admits to be only passable at both), or singing off-key at a Karaoke bar. To learn more about her, visit her website at Megrette.com.
Jools Barsky -- Embracing A Taboo Subject - Listen Here or Download to your device.
February 9, 2019
Death Cafes offer a safe place to talk about a taboo subject. Participants talk about death while drinking tea and eating cakes. These cafes are spreading throughout the world as people embrace the opportunity to talk about death in a nonjudgemental, open and honest environment. Find out more at DeathCafe.com.
February 9, 2019
Death Cafes offer a safe place to talk about a taboo subject. Participants talk about death while drinking tea and eating cakes. These cafes are spreading throughout the world as people embrace the opportunity to talk about death in a nonjudgemental, open and honest environment. Find out more at DeathCafe.com.
Charlotte Japp -- CIRKEL - Brilliant Intergenerational Networking Program - Listen Here or Download to your device.
February 2, 2019
Charlotte Japp is the 28 year old Founder of CIRKEL, an intergenerational networking platform that connects people from different age groups through cultural events. Past CIRKEL events have explored industries like publishing, tech, and fashion through the lens of multiple generational experiences. Charlotte is passionate about creating smart, social design to galvanize people of all ages to share stories and teach each other lessons that can't be learned from Google. Charlotte’s project was recently profiled in the New York Times. Find out more at https://www.CIRKEL.world.
February 2, 2019
Charlotte Japp is the 28 year old Founder of CIRKEL, an intergenerational networking platform that connects people from different age groups through cultural events. Past CIRKEL events have explored industries like publishing, tech, and fashion through the lens of multiple generational experiences. Charlotte is passionate about creating smart, social design to galvanize people of all ages to share stories and teach each other lessons that can't be learned from Google. Charlotte’s project was recently profiled in the New York Times. Find out more at https://www.CIRKEL.world.
Paula Harer -- Starting Over at Sixty- Listen Here or Download to your device.
January 26, 2019
Paula Harer was married for more than 30 years before packing up one day and moving to a one-room loft with her dog, Red. She was in shock at what her life had become and she had no idea how to start over. Slowly she started writing and eventually she created a her website, startingoveratsixty.com, and her new life began to take shape.
Find out more about Paula at https://www.startingoveratsixty.com/.
January 26, 2019
Paula Harer was married for more than 30 years before packing up one day and moving to a one-room loft with her dog, Red. She was in shock at what her life had become and she had no idea how to start over. Slowly she started writing and eventually she created a her website, startingoveratsixty.com, and her new life began to take shape.
Find out more about Paula at https://www.startingoveratsixty.com/.
Road To Albuquerque - Listen Here or Download to your device.
January 20, 2019
Nicole tells the story of her unique opportunity to play tennis in the National Senior Games. She’s super excited to go to Albuquerque this spring and bring home the gold for New York. Her training schedule is brutal: jumping on the rebounder to classic Elvis Costello at high volume, and hiking the dogs in the local cemetery with her weighted vest on and keeping her chocolate consumption to a moderate level.
January 20, 2019
Nicole tells the story of her unique opportunity to play tennis in the National Senior Games. She’s super excited to go to Albuquerque this spring and bring home the gold for New York. Her training schedule is brutal: jumping on the rebounder to classic Elvis Costello at high volume, and hiking the dogs in the local cemetery with her weighted vest on and keeping her chocolate consumption to a moderate level.
Elizabeth Speidel -- “Just Show Up and See What Happens” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
January 19, 2019
Elizabeth Speidel is The Ohio State University Intergenerational Program Manager at Champion Intergenerational Center, a community-university partnership between OSU, Columbus Early Learning Centers, and National Church Residences Centers for Senior Health in Columbus, OH. Her passion for building community and supporting people’s recognition of their own inherent worth and dignity has led to a variety of meaningful work ranging from direct service to policy and legal advocacy. Contact Elizabeth at - Elizabeth.Speidel@osumc.edu.
January 19, 2019
Elizabeth Speidel is The Ohio State University Intergenerational Program Manager at Champion Intergenerational Center, a community-university partnership between OSU, Columbus Early Learning Centers, and National Church Residences Centers for Senior Health in Columbus, OH. Her passion for building community and supporting people’s recognition of their own inherent worth and dignity has led to a variety of meaningful work ranging from direct service to policy and legal advocacy. Contact Elizabeth at - Elizabeth.Speidel@osumc.edu.
Stacey Gustafson -- Getting On Stage At 50 - Listen Here or Download to your device.
January 12, 2019
Stacey Gustafson is the bestselling author of Are You Kidding Me? My Life with an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives, ranked #1 Amazon in Parenting & Family Humor and Motherhood. She’s also an inspirational speaker, blogger and comedian. Her short stories have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul and other in print and online publications.
She’s won Best Comic of the Month at Tommy T’s Comedy Club and performs stand-up throughout the East Bay. Her newest book, Are You Still Kidding Me? was released September 2018.
She lives in Pleasanton, CA. Visit her popular blog at StaceyGustafson.com and Twitter @RUKiddingStacey.
January 12, 2019
Stacey Gustafson is the bestselling author of Are You Kidding Me? My Life with an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives, ranked #1 Amazon in Parenting & Family Humor and Motherhood. She’s also an inspirational speaker, blogger and comedian. Her short stories have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul and other in print and online publications.
She’s won Best Comic of the Month at Tommy T’s Comedy Club and performs stand-up throughout the East Bay. Her newest book, Are You Still Kidding Me? was released September 2018.
She lives in Pleasanton, CA. Visit her popular blog at StaceyGustafson.com and Twitter @RUKiddingStacey.
Reema Zaman -- “I Am Yours” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
January 5, 2019
Reema Zaman is an actress, model, writer and is the 2018 Oregon literary arts writer of color fellow. She is the author of the new memoir “I AM YOURS”, which will be on sale in January 2019. Her book is receiving enormous buzz, given it's profound timeliness and the beauty and impact of the writing. I Am Yours tells the story of Reema's unwavering fight to protect and free her voice from those that sought to silence her. Her book is available for pre-sale at all bookselling websites. “I Am Yours”
January 5, 2019
Reema Zaman is an actress, model, writer and is the 2018 Oregon literary arts writer of color fellow. She is the author of the new memoir “I AM YOURS”, which will be on sale in January 2019. Her book is receiving enormous buzz, given it's profound timeliness and the beauty and impact of the writing. I Am Yours tells the story of Reema's unwavering fight to protect and free her voice from those that sought to silence her. Her book is available for pre-sale at all bookselling websites. “I Am Yours”
A New Kind of Resolution, 2019 - Listen Here or Download to your device.
January 1, 2019
Nicole takes the mic to talk about a kinder, gentler New Year’s resolution-- the kind that’s not a set up for failure and disappointment. Find out more at NicoleChristina.com.
January 1, 2019
Nicole takes the mic to talk about a kinder, gentler New Year’s resolution-- the kind that’s not a set up for failure and disappointment. Find out more at NicoleChristina.com.
Zannat Reza -- Helping People Thrive - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 30, 2018
Zannat is a passionate registered dietician and a regular on Canadian TV and media, helping people thrive through the five pillars of health: eat, move, breathe, explore and create. She calls herself a foodie and a food and health storyteller. She is also interested in influencing policy in the direction of better health for all citizens. Zannat co-commissioned a survey on healthy aging in Canada and wants to use that data as a call to action for government and interested parties. Find out more at thrive360.buzz.
December 30, 2018
Zannat is a passionate registered dietician and a regular on Canadian TV and media, helping people thrive through the five pillars of health: eat, move, breathe, explore and create. She calls herself a foodie and a food and health storyteller. She is also interested in influencing policy in the direction of better health for all citizens. Zannat co-commissioned a survey on healthy aging in Canada and wants to use that data as a call to action for government and interested parties. Find out more at thrive360.buzz.
Katherine Pettus -- “Palliative care is a human right.” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 29, 2018
Dr. Katherine Pettus is the Advocacy Officer for Human Rights and Palliative Care at International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care. She travels to meetings around the world, advocating for improved access to internationally controlled essential medicines such as morphine, as a component of the right to health. She also addresses palliative care issues for older persons, for children, in universal coverage, for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and palliative care medications in national essential medicines lists.
She grounds her European and US advocacy work in her visits to partners in Latin America, Africa, and India, where she participates ‘as often as possible’ in home care with colleagues and their teams who work in extremely challenging circumstances to deliver palliative care to the indigent and mentally ill. Find out more about Katherine’s work at: Hospicecare.com and nhpco.org.
December 29, 2018
Dr. Katherine Pettus is the Advocacy Officer for Human Rights and Palliative Care at International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care. She travels to meetings around the world, advocating for improved access to internationally controlled essential medicines such as morphine, as a component of the right to health. She also addresses palliative care issues for older persons, for children, in universal coverage, for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and palliative care medications in national essential medicines lists.
She grounds her European and US advocacy work in her visits to partners in Latin America, Africa, and India, where she participates ‘as often as possible’ in home care with colleagues and their teams who work in extremely challenging circumstances to deliver palliative care to the indigent and mentally ill. Find out more about Katherine’s work at: Hospicecare.com and nhpco.org.
Meg LaPorte -- “Age in America” Stories - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 22, 2018
Meg LaPorte is a writer, communications specialist and advocate for aging. Inspired by Humans of New York, she’s created a project called “Age In America” (www.ageinamerica.blog) that combines the power of storytelling and social media to change peoples’ perspectives about being older and growing older.
December 22, 2018
Meg LaPorte is a writer, communications specialist and advocate for aging. Inspired by Humans of New York, she’s created a project called “Age In America” (www.ageinamerica.blog) that combines the power of storytelling and social media to change peoples’ perspectives about being older and growing older.
Kerry Egan -- Walking the Camino de Santiago - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 22, 2018
Kerry Egan is a hospice chaplain, graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and author of On Living and Fumbling: A Journey of Love, Adventure, and Renewal on the Camino de Santiago.
Her work has been featured on PBS and CNN, and her essays have appeared in Parents, American Baby, Reader’s Digest, and CNN.com, where they have been read more than two million times. Find out more at KerryEgan.com.
December 22, 2018
Kerry Egan is a hospice chaplain, graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and author of On Living and Fumbling: A Journey of Love, Adventure, and Renewal on the Camino de Santiago.
Her work has been featured on PBS and CNN, and her essays have appeared in Parents, American Baby, Reader’s Digest, and CNN.com, where they have been read more than two million times. Find out more at KerryEgan.com.
Antonia Rolls -- Dying Puts Living Into Focus - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 16, 2018
Antonia Rolls is an artist and a soul midwife, which is a holistic companion and support for people at the end of life. Her “A Graceful Death” exhibition, includes portraits and words from the end of life. Her workshops include “Coming Home” and “Coming Back To Yourself”. Though she deals with endings, her great interest is in life and how we live it. Dying puts our living into focus. Find out more here: http://www.antoniarolls.co.uk
December 16, 2018
Antonia Rolls is an artist and a soul midwife, which is a holistic companion and support for people at the end of life. Her “A Graceful Death” exhibition, includes portraits and words from the end of life. Her workshops include “Coming Home” and “Coming Back To Yourself”. Though she deals with endings, her great interest is in life and how we live it. Dying puts our living into focus. Find out more here: http://www.antoniarolls.co.uk
Ruthi Cohen-Joyner -- Serving with My Heart - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 15, 2018
Ruthi Cohen-Joyner, MPH, RDN, is “gratefully addicted” to yoga, meditation and Tapping. She is also a nutritionist, motivational speaker and certified in hypnotherapy, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and Matrix Reimprinting.
Ruthi’s focus is on helping women create loving relationships with their mind, body and soul through releasing the emotional weight that is holding them back from all of their deepest desires. Contact her at YourTappingJourney.com.
December 15, 2018
Ruthi Cohen-Joyner, MPH, RDN, is “gratefully addicted” to yoga, meditation and Tapping. She is also a nutritionist, motivational speaker and certified in hypnotherapy, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and Matrix Reimprinting.
Ruthi’s focus is on helping women create loving relationships with their mind, body and soul through releasing the emotional weight that is holding them back from all of their deepest desires. Contact her at YourTappingJourney.com.
Joy Loverde -- Solo Agers, Who Will Take Care of You? - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 9, 2018
Joy Loverde is the author of Who Will Take Care of Me When I Am Old? and the best-seller, The Complete Eldercare Planner. She’s shared her expertise on the Today Show, CBS Early Show, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio among many others.
Joy serves as a mature-market consultant and spokesperson for some of America’s best-known companies and associations. She’s known widely in the industry for her energy and passion. Visit her website at www.elderindustry.com.
December 9, 2018
Joy Loverde is the author of Who Will Take Care of Me When I Am Old? and the best-seller, The Complete Eldercare Planner. She’s shared her expertise on the Today Show, CBS Early Show, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio among many others.
Joy serves as a mature-market consultant and spokesperson for some of America’s best-known companies and associations. She’s known widely in the industry for her energy and passion. Visit her website at www.elderindustry.com.
Erin Casperson -- Ayurveda For The Rest Of Us - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 8, 2018
Erin Casperson is the Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, Erin loves sharing how the ancient practices of Ayurveda can be applied to modern-day living. She also teaches other outdoor programs at Kripalu, and has many years of hiking and backpacking experience in the woods of New England and has summited all 48 4,000-foot mountains in New Hampshire.
Banyan Botanicals is a great source of information on Ayurveda and the products used in its practice.
December 8, 2018
Erin Casperson is the Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, Erin loves sharing how the ancient practices of Ayurveda can be applied to modern-day living. She also teaches other outdoor programs at Kripalu, and has many years of hiking and backpacking experience in the woods of New England and has summited all 48 4,000-foot mountains in New Hampshire.
Banyan Botanicals is a great source of information on Ayurveda and the products used in its practice.
Molly Watts, Angela McDade -- Live Happier Longer - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 2, 2018
Molly Watts and Angela McDade are the hosts of the brand new podcast “Live HAPPIER Longer”. They have developed a system and planner called “5 For Life” to help encourage and maintain healthy habits for aging well. www.fiveforlife.co is their website. Visit https://fiveforlifeplanner.com for free copy of the planner.
December 2, 2018
Molly Watts and Angela McDade are the hosts of the brand new podcast “Live HAPPIER Longer”. They have developed a system and planner called “5 For Life” to help encourage and maintain healthy habits for aging well. www.fiveforlife.co is their website. Visit https://fiveforlifeplanner.com for free copy of the planner.
Katie Williams -- Kiwi Coffin Club - Listen Here or Download to your device.
December 1, 2018
A career nurse, Katie Williams was a Midwife then in Elder Care and finished up as a Palliative Care Nurse -- caring for people From Birth to Death. She describes it as a normal progression and a very satisfying one.
Katie is turning heads by creating the Kiwi Coffin Club -- a place where people can come together in a community and design their own coffins, with the help of people in the Club. Contrary to being depressing, Katie describes the group as affirming and life-giving. I highly recommend watching their Youtube mini-musical at https://youtu.be/YKxkLKggTlo. Learn more at the http://thecoffinclubmovie.com
December 1, 2018
A career nurse, Katie Williams was a Midwife then in Elder Care and finished up as a Palliative Care Nurse -- caring for people From Birth to Death. She describes it as a normal progression and a very satisfying one.
Katie is turning heads by creating the Kiwi Coffin Club -- a place where people can come together in a community and design their own coffins, with the help of people in the Club. Contrary to being depressing, Katie describes the group as affirming and life-giving. I highly recommend watching their Youtube mini-musical at https://youtu.be/YKxkLKggTlo. Learn more at the http://thecoffinclubmovie.com
Carol Bradley Bursack -- Caregiving, “It Chose Me” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
Nov 25th 2018
Carol Bursack is an expert on caregiving and elder support. She’s the author of “Minding Our Elders” which she calls a portable support group for caregivers. Her popular column “Minding Our Elders”, has been running for 12 years.
Carol has also contributed to many other caregiving and dementia support books and is working on her second solo book. She’s been interviewed on national radio shows, including NPR's Talk of the Nation, and has been quoted in national media outlets , including the NYTimes and the Wall St Journal. Find out more at mindingourelders.com.
Nov 25th 2018
Carol Bursack is an expert on caregiving and elder support. She’s the author of “Minding Our Elders” which she calls a portable support group for caregivers. Her popular column “Minding Our Elders”, has been running for 12 years.
Carol has also contributed to many other caregiving and dementia support books and is working on her second solo book. She’s been interviewed on national radio shows, including NPR's Talk of the Nation, and has been quoted in national media outlets , including the NYTimes and the Wall St Journal. Find out more at mindingourelders.com.
Brass Sisters -- The Food Flirts - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 21st, 2018
Marilynn, 76, and Sheila, 81, are the Hosts and Co-Executive producers of the James Beard Foundation-nominated television series, THE FOOD FLIRTS, for PBS. Cookbook authors, television producers, and culinary historians, the nationally-aired series features the sisters exploring the diversity of cuisines and cultures in America. Find out more on their facebook pages and at www.thebrasssisters.com .
November 21st, 2018
Marilynn, 76, and Sheila, 81, are the Hosts and Co-Executive producers of the James Beard Foundation-nominated television series, THE FOOD FLIRTS, for PBS. Cookbook authors, television producers, and culinary historians, the nationally-aired series features the sisters exploring the diversity of cuisines and cultures in America. Find out more on their facebook pages and at www.thebrasssisters.com .
Jonathan Rauch -- Surprising Findings From “The Happiness Curve” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 18, 2018
Jonathan Rauch is the author of six books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government. He is a contributing editor of “The Atlantic” and recipient of the 2005 National Magazine Award, the magazine industry’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
He is the author of “The Happiness Curve; Why Life Gets Better After 50”.
Learn more at HappinessCurveBook.com
November 18, 2018
Jonathan Rauch is the author of six books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government. He is a contributing editor of “The Atlantic” and recipient of the 2005 National Magazine Award, the magazine industry’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
He is the author of “The Happiness Curve; Why Life Gets Better After 50”.
Learn more at HappinessCurveBook.com
Wendy Van de Poll -- Pet Grief Specialist and Author - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 17, 2018
Wendy Van de Poll is a pioneer in the fields of pet loss grief support and animal communication. She is a twelve time International Bestselling Author and the founder of Center for Pet Loss Grief. Wendy is a Certified Life, and End-of-Life and Grief Coach. She holds a Masters degree in Wolf Ecology and has run with wolves in Minnesota, coyotes in Massachusetts and foxes in her backyard. Find out more about Wendy at http://www.CenterForPetLossGrief.com or https://wendyvandepoll.com/
November 17, 2018
Wendy Van de Poll is a pioneer in the fields of pet loss grief support and animal communication. She is a twelve time International Bestselling Author and the founder of Center for Pet Loss Grief. Wendy is a Certified Life, and End-of-Life and Grief Coach. She holds a Masters degree in Wolf Ecology and has run with wolves in Minnesota, coyotes in Massachusetts and foxes in her backyard. Find out more about Wendy at http://www.CenterForPetLossGrief.com or https://wendyvandepoll.com/
Michelle DaRin -- Not Your Typical Jewelry - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 11, 2018
Michelle DaRin is a sculptor, jewelry artist and designer. Her pieces are tribal and unique, and have a “protective” quality about them. Her home and airstream trailer studio are located on 8 acres in scenic Upstate NY, where she is surrounded by nature. Find out more at MichelleDaRinJewelry.com.
November 11, 2018
Michelle DaRin is a sculptor, jewelry artist and designer. Her pieces are tribal and unique, and have a “protective” quality about them. Her home and airstream trailer studio are located on 8 acres in scenic Upstate NY, where she is surrounded by nature. Find out more at MichelleDaRinJewelry.com.
Eileen E. Schell -- Addressing Moral Injury Through Writing - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 11, 2018
Eileen Schell is Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University. She directs the Composition and Cultural Rhetoric Doctoral Program at SU and is the author, co-author, and editor of seven books.
She, along with her colleague Ivy Kleinbart, started an intergenerational community writing group for veterans in 2010 in honor of her late uncle Brady Lane Smith, who served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot for 27 months. The group offers public readings and open dialogues on war and the military experience.
Schell is also the co-facilitator of the Moral Injury Project at SU-- a project that addresses moral injury among veterans and military family members. Schell also has run a community writing group for seniors at the Nottingham Senior Living Community since 2000. Find out more about Eileen’s projects here: http://moralinjuryproject.syr.edu/about-moral-injury/ http://wrt.syr.edu/syrvetwriters/index.html (We're also on facebook/closed group) Nottingham Senior Living Community: https://www.facebook.com/Nottingham-Senior-Living-Community-Writers-Group-102371216508272/ Also, the vets' writing group book: http://www.parlorpress.com/weight-armor
November 11, 2018
Eileen Schell is Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University. She directs the Composition and Cultural Rhetoric Doctoral Program at SU and is the author, co-author, and editor of seven books.
She, along with her colleague Ivy Kleinbart, started an intergenerational community writing group for veterans in 2010 in honor of her late uncle Brady Lane Smith, who served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot for 27 months. The group offers public readings and open dialogues on war and the military experience.
Schell is also the co-facilitator of the Moral Injury Project at SU-- a project that addresses moral injury among veterans and military family members. Schell also has run a community writing group for seniors at the Nottingham Senior Living Community since 2000. Find out more about Eileen’s projects here: http://moralinjuryproject.syr.edu/about-moral-injury/ http://wrt.syr.edu/syrvetwriters/index.html (We're also on facebook/closed group) Nottingham Senior Living Community: https://www.facebook.com/Nottingham-Senior-Living-Community-Writers-Group-102371216508272/ Also, the vets' writing group book: http://www.parlorpress.com/weight-armor
Mary Giehl -- Social Activist Artist and Avid Rock Climber at 65 - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 4, 2018
Mary Giehl’s art echoes themes that she had encountered through her work experience as a Registered Nurse in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. She often cared for children after they had been abused and much of her work focuses around this theme. There are hints of darkness and confinement in her installations, along with a mixture and balance of playfulness and seriousness. Mary is also a dedicated rock climber, and creates dramatic spandex costumes for her nephew who is a semi-professional wrestler called Dalton Castle for Ring of Honor Wrestling. Some of her work can be seen at https://marygiehl.com/
November 4, 2018
Mary Giehl’s art echoes themes that she had encountered through her work experience as a Registered Nurse in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. She often cared for children after they had been abused and much of her work focuses around this theme. There are hints of darkness and confinement in her installations, along with a mixture and balance of playfulness and seriousness. Mary is also a dedicated rock climber, and creates dramatic spandex costumes for her nephew who is a semi-professional wrestler called Dalton Castle for Ring of Honor Wrestling. Some of her work can be seen at https://marygiehl.com/
Joan Moran -- Aging with Joy - Listen Here or Download to your device.
November 4, 2018
Joan Moran is a former actress, theater and film producer, screenwriter and author turned yoga teacher. Through her own personal experiences she knows it is possible to age gracefully, find an authentic voice, pursue a passion or two and discover a spiritual balance. Joan is a writer and blogger for “SixtyandMe” among others. Learn more about Joan at joanfrancesmoran.com.
November 4, 2018
Joan Moran is a former actress, theater and film producer, screenwriter and author turned yoga teacher. Through her own personal experiences she knows it is possible to age gracefully, find an authentic voice, pursue a passion or two and discover a spiritual balance. Joan is a writer and blogger for “SixtyandMe” among others. Learn more about Joan at joanfrancesmoran.com.
Sandra Fish -- “Sense8” Actress, Prison Hospice Volunteer - Listen Here or Download to your device.
October 28,2018
Sandra Fish is an actress on the acclaimed Netflix series "Sense8". She’s also a writer and caregiver, with decades of passion for prison reform and end of life issues. Sandra is Co-Chair for “San Francisco End of Life Network” and has trained and worked as a hospice volunteer with added training in pediatric hospice and vigil.
Learn more at: humaneprisonhospiceproject.org, Sense8, and San FrancsicoEndofLifeProject: www.sfeol.org
October 28,2018
Sandra Fish is an actress on the acclaimed Netflix series "Sense8". She’s also a writer and caregiver, with decades of passion for prison reform and end of life issues. Sandra is Co-Chair for “San Francisco End of Life Network” and has trained and worked as a hospice volunteer with added training in pediatric hospice and vigil.
Learn more at: humaneprisonhospiceproject.org, Sense8, and San FrancsicoEndofLifeProject: www.sfeol.org
Susan Collins -- Helping Women Connect - Listen Here or Download to your device.
October 28, 2018
Susan Collins left her beloved career in homebuilding when the industry hit the skids in 2007 and started a consulting business. When she ran across an ad for The Transition Network, she realized that she was indeed in transition. She joined the Network just as the Philadelphia Chapter was being started, got involved and 5 years ago took the helm of the organization as its Executive Director.
Susan’s passion is helping women connect. It’s through these connections that we realize our value and find ways to stay relevant in today’s fast moving world. TTN’s members come together and discover the opportunities that await them as they move through all the various transitions that women of 50 are facing. They discover their true impact. More information at https://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/
October 28, 2018
Susan Collins left her beloved career in homebuilding when the industry hit the skids in 2007 and started a consulting business. When she ran across an ad for The Transition Network, she realized that she was indeed in transition. She joined the Network just as the Philadelphia Chapter was being started, got involved and 5 years ago took the helm of the organization as its Executive Director.
Susan’s passion is helping women connect. It’s through these connections that we realize our value and find ways to stay relevant in today’s fast moving world. TTN’s members come together and discover the opportunities that await them as they move through all the various transitions that women of 50 are facing. They discover their true impact. More information at https://www.thetransitionnetwork.org/
Tula Goenka -- We Reclaimed the Centerfold - Listen Here or Download to your device.
October 21, 2018
Tula Goenka is a breast cancer survivor, and the project director of the “Look Now Project”. The interview focuses on her personal experience with breast cancer, and her desire to bring the subject out in the open for the benefit of survivors as well as the general public.
She is also a filmmaker, author, human rights activist, and professor of Television, Radio & Film in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. As an editor she has worked with filmmakers such as Spike Lee, James Ivory, and Mira Nair. Her own documentaries include “Dancing on Mother Earth”, the award-winning PBS feature about singer/songwriter Joanne Shenandoah. Goenka is author of ”Not Just Bollywood: Indian Directors Speak” (2014).
She is the founder and co-director of the annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF). Goenka’s SUBollywood program provides TRF students with a summer immersion experience in Mumbai. She serves on the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. Born and raised in India, Goenka remains very involved in the South Asian community in the U.S. and has served on the boards of several international human rights organizations. Find out more at LookNowProject.org
October 21, 2018
Tula Goenka is a breast cancer survivor, and the project director of the “Look Now Project”. The interview focuses on her personal experience with breast cancer, and her desire to bring the subject out in the open for the benefit of survivors as well as the general public.
She is also a filmmaker, author, human rights activist, and professor of Television, Radio & Film in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. As an editor she has worked with filmmakers such as Spike Lee, James Ivory, and Mira Nair. Her own documentaries include “Dancing on Mother Earth”, the award-winning PBS feature about singer/songwriter Joanne Shenandoah. Goenka is author of ”Not Just Bollywood: Indian Directors Speak” (2014).
She is the founder and co-director of the annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF). Goenka’s SUBollywood program provides TRF students with a summer immersion experience in Mumbai. She serves on the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. Born and raised in India, Goenka remains very involved in the South Asian community in the U.S. and has served on the boards of several international human rights organizations. Find out more at LookNowProject.org
Sally Fox, Ph.D. -- “60 is Not the New 40” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
October 14, 2018
Sally Fox is a writer, coach and performer who helps people find and shape their stories, at work, for their careers, and in life. As a professional writer, she writes regularly for 3rd Act Magazine and the website Sixty and Me and publishes a weekly blog of reflections on leadership, creativity and storytelling.
A storyteller and performer herself, Sally recently entertained the audience at Ignite Seattle with her piece: 60 is NOT the new 40: How I Dumped Denial. Find out more at Sally’s website engagingpresence.com.
October 14, 2018
Sally Fox is a writer, coach and performer who helps people find and shape their stories, at work, for their careers, and in life. As a professional writer, she writes regularly for 3rd Act Magazine and the website Sixty and Me and publishes a weekly blog of reflections on leadership, creativity and storytelling.
A storyteller and performer herself, Sally recently entertained the audience at Ignite Seattle with her piece: 60 is NOT the new 40: How I Dumped Denial. Find out more at Sally’s website engagingpresence.com.
Barbara Demorest -- “Knitted Knockers, A Three Way Blessing” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
October 7, 2018
Barbara Demorest recently retired from her 30 year career as a CPA in order to pursue her passion for connecting volunteer knitters and crocheters with breast cancer survivors to provide free knitted knockers to those that can use them. Barbara has traveled to Rwanda to teach women how to knit their own knitted knockers. She says, “After hearing the awful words, you have cancer and struggling with the impact of having a mastectomy, a simple gift of comfort and dignity knit by a caring friend changed my life.” Learn more at KnittedKnockers.org.
October 7, 2018
Barbara Demorest recently retired from her 30 year career as a CPA in order to pursue her passion for connecting volunteer knitters and crocheters with breast cancer survivors to provide free knitted knockers to those that can use them. Barbara has traveled to Rwanda to teach women how to knit their own knitted knockers. She says, “After hearing the awful words, you have cancer and struggling with the impact of having a mastectomy, a simple gift of comfort and dignity knit by a caring friend changed my life.” Learn more at KnittedKnockers.org.
Christine Herbes-Sommers -- Award-Winning Independent Film Maker - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 30, 2018
Christine Herbes-Sommers is an award winning independent film maker who has produced over 100 hours of documentary, dramatic and educational programming for PBS since 1976.
In her latest documentary, “Coming of Age in Aging America”, she asks: what does it mean for a society to have so many people living so much longer?
Rather than looking at aging as an individual predicament, the documentary makes connections to social policies and institutions, tackling topics such as how we work and where we live and how those arrangements could—or should—be updated to meet the current reality. Watch the documentary: aptonline.org/catalog/COMING-OF-AGE-IN-AGING-AMERICA
September 30, 2018
Christine Herbes-Sommers is an award winning independent film maker who has produced over 100 hours of documentary, dramatic and educational programming for PBS since 1976.
In her latest documentary, “Coming of Age in Aging America”, she asks: what does it mean for a society to have so many people living so much longer?
Rather than looking at aging as an individual predicament, the documentary makes connections to social policies and institutions, tackling topics such as how we work and where we live and how those arrangements could—or should—be updated to meet the current reality. Watch the documentary: aptonline.org/catalog/COMING-OF-AGE-IN-AGING-AMERICA
Encore of Adela Mizrachi -- Creating Communities on 5 Continents - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 30,2018
International Podcast Day Special Episode. Adela Mizrachi is the founder of the Podcast Brunch Club, which is like a bookclub but with podcasts. Since our original episode, the Podcast Brunch Club has exploded in popularity, and Adela was interviewed in Forbes Magazine. Find out more at: podcastbrunchclub.com.
September 30,2018
International Podcast Day Special Episode. Adela Mizrachi is the founder of the Podcast Brunch Club, which is like a bookclub but with podcasts. Since our original episode, the Podcast Brunch Club has exploded in popularity, and Adela was interviewed in Forbes Magazine. Find out more at: podcastbrunchclub.com.
Dr. Pepper Schwartz -- Renowned Expert on Love and Relationships - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 23, 2018
Dr. Pepper Schwartz is an acclaimed author, researcher, television personality, and AARP's Love and Relationship Expert & Ambassador. She is a prolific writer, authoring many academic and popular articles as well as 25 books on the subjects of love, sexuality, and commitment. Two of those books were featured on Oprah. Find out more on Dr.PepperSchwartz.com.
September 23, 2018
Dr. Pepper Schwartz is an acclaimed author, researcher, television personality, and AARP's Love and Relationship Expert & Ambassador. She is a prolific writer, authoring many academic and popular articles as well as 25 books on the subjects of love, sexuality, and commitment. Two of those books were featured on Oprah. Find out more on Dr.PepperSchwartz.com.
Alua Arthur -- Going with Grace - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 16, 2018
Alua Arthur is the Founder of Going with Grace, an end of life organization, which supports people as they answer the question “What must I do to be at peace with myself so I may live presently and die peacefully?”
As a death doula and attorney, the perspective Alua has gained from her unique 15 year career allows her to help her clients focus on the practical and emotional needs while contemplating the end of life. Find out more at Goingwithgrace.com.
September 16, 2018
Alua Arthur is the Founder of Going with Grace, an end of life organization, which supports people as they answer the question “What must I do to be at peace with myself so I may live presently and die peacefully?”
As a death doula and attorney, the perspective Alua has gained from her unique 15 year career allows her to help her clients focus on the practical and emotional needs while contemplating the end of life. Find out more at Goingwithgrace.com.
Jane Duncan Rogers -- Gifted By Grief - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 16, 2018
Jane Duncan Rogers is an award-winning Life and Death coach who helps people prepare well for the best ending of life possible. She’s been in the field of psychotherapy and personal growth for more than 25 years, she is also author of Gifted By Grief: A True Story of Cancer, Loss and Rebirth and Before I Go: Practical Questions to Ask and Answer Before You Die. She founded Before I Go Solutions in 2016. And describes herself as having a quirky take on life and death. She sings and performs in a well-known womens acappella group, Too Many Kooks.
September 16, 2018
Jane Duncan Rogers is an award-winning Life and Death coach who helps people prepare well for the best ending of life possible. She’s been in the field of psychotherapy and personal growth for more than 25 years, she is also author of Gifted By Grief: A True Story of Cancer, Loss and Rebirth and Before I Go: Practical Questions to Ask and Answer Before You Die. She founded Before I Go Solutions in 2016. And describes herself as having a quirky take on life and death. She sings and performs in a well-known womens acappella group, Too Many Kooks.
Kristi Nelson -- “Thank You On My Lips” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 9, 2018
Kristi Nelson is the Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living, a nonprofit organization offering support to tens of thousands of people around the world who want to live their lives more gratefully more of the time.
Kristi has worked with the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the Soul of Money Institute with Lynne Twist, and was Director of Development at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She wrote the introduction for the popular book “Everyday Gratitude, Inspiration For Living Life as a gift”. 24 years ago, Kristi went through two years of surgery and treatment for Stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma that had metastasized to her spine. Even so, she lives each day with gratitude. Find out more on: Gratefulness.org.
September 9, 2018
Kristi Nelson is the Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living, a nonprofit organization offering support to tens of thousands of people around the world who want to live their lives more gratefully more of the time.
Kristi has worked with the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the Soul of Money Institute with Lynne Twist, and was Director of Development at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She wrote the introduction for the popular book “Everyday Gratitude, Inspiration For Living Life as a gift”. 24 years ago, Kristi went through two years of surgery and treatment for Stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma that had metastasized to her spine. Even so, she lives each day with gratitude. Find out more on: Gratefulness.org.
Priti Robyn Ross -- Life as Yoga - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 9, 2018
Priti Robyn Ross is a long time yoga teacher and self-care specialist, Priti Robyn pioneered the first cardiac yoga program with Dr. Oz.
She is an advocate of cultivating self care by taking “little nurturing breaks” and teaches practical ways to “refill your well.” Her belief is that unless we are ourselves well cared for, we can’t bring our care out into the world, where it is desperately needed. Find out more at lifeasyoga.com, or email her directly at pritiyoga1@gmail.com.
September 9, 2018
Priti Robyn Ross is a long time yoga teacher and self-care specialist, Priti Robyn pioneered the first cardiac yoga program with Dr. Oz.
She is an advocate of cultivating self care by taking “little nurturing breaks” and teaches practical ways to “refill your well.” Her belief is that unless we are ourselves well cared for, we can’t bring our care out into the world, where it is desperately needed. Find out more at lifeasyoga.com, or email her directly at pritiyoga1@gmail.com.
Hilary Henderson -- Helping Clients Navigate Retirement - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 3, 2018
Hilary Henderson planned to retire at 65. Instead, she found herself unexpectedly walking out of her last job the day before she turned 60. Using her training as an occupational therapist, life coach, and earning an MBA she reinvented herself as a retirement coach. She helps her clients navigate one the most important transitions of their lives. Though located in South Africa, she has coached people throughout the world. Learn more at nuhorizons.co.za.
September 3, 2018
Hilary Henderson planned to retire at 65. Instead, she found herself unexpectedly walking out of her last job the day before she turned 60. Using her training as an occupational therapist, life coach, and earning an MBA she reinvented herself as a retirement coach. She helps her clients navigate one the most important transitions of their lives. Though located in South Africa, she has coached people throughout the world. Learn more at nuhorizons.co.za.
Jane Barratt -- The Goal is Connection - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 2, 2018
Dr. Jane Barratt is the Secretary General of the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), an organization in formal relations with the United Nations and World Health Organization. With over 35 years of experience in the field of ageing and disability across sectors she brings to audiences her insights into the new frontier of thinking and action with and on behalf of older people. The recent IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing in Toronto attracted some 1,200 delegates from 74 countries focussing on themes such as healthy ageing, ageism, addressing inequalities and age friendly environment toward the WHO Decade of Healthy Ageing. Find out more about the IFA at www.ifa-fiv.org.
September 2, 2018
Dr. Jane Barratt is the Secretary General of the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), an organization in formal relations with the United Nations and World Health Organization. With over 35 years of experience in the field of ageing and disability across sectors she brings to audiences her insights into the new frontier of thinking and action with and on behalf of older people. The recent IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing in Toronto attracted some 1,200 delegates from 74 countries focussing on themes such as healthy ageing, ageism, addressing inequalities and age friendly environment toward the WHO Decade of Healthy Ageing. Find out more about the IFA at www.ifa-fiv.org.
Heidi Holtz -- “Exciting and Scary as Hell” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
September 1, 2018
Heidi Holtz is founder of Stillwork Consulting. She has a long history in theatre and arts administration, worked at the Gifford Foundation, a private non-profit foundation, and has taught at Syracuse University. She is an expert in mediation, and conflict resolution which she uses to assist boards of non-profit foundations. Her mother passed away a year ago, her first grandchild is on the way and she’s starting a brand new business, all just shy of her 60th birthday. Find out more about Heidi at StillworkConsulting.com.
September 1, 2018
Heidi Holtz is founder of Stillwork Consulting. She has a long history in theatre and arts administration, worked at the Gifford Foundation, a private non-profit foundation, and has taught at Syracuse University. She is an expert in mediation, and conflict resolution which she uses to assist boards of non-profit foundations. Her mother passed away a year ago, her first grandchild is on the way and she’s starting a brand new business, all just shy of her 60th birthday. Find out more about Heidi at StillworkConsulting.com.
Marci Alboher -- Leading Authority on Career and Workplace Trends - Listen Here or Download to your device.
August 31st, 2018
Marci Alboher is one of the nation’s leading authorities on career issues and workplace trends. She works at Encore.org, a nonprofit innovation hub which develops initiatives for the 50+ worker. A former blogger and columnist for The New York Times, her latest book is “The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life.” Marci has been interviewed by NBC’s Nightly News, National Public Radio, and AARP to name a few. Find out more about Encore and its innovations at Encore.org.
August 31st, 2018
Marci Alboher is one of the nation’s leading authorities on career issues and workplace trends. She works at Encore.org, a nonprofit innovation hub which develops initiatives for the 50+ worker. A former blogger and columnist for The New York Times, her latest book is “The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life.” Marci has been interviewed by NBC’s Nightly News, National Public Radio, and AARP to name a few. Find out more about Encore and its innovations at Encore.org.
Michelle Dalbec -- Knit, Pray, Love - Listen Here or Download to your device.
August 26th, 2018
Michelle Dalbec is a yoga and meditation teacher at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the Berkshire region of Massachusetts, the largest yoga training facility in the US. She brings an unusual twist to meditation--if you'll pardon the pun. Michelle has developed a class around mindfulness and knitting, and some of the benefits might surprise you. Find out more at myoga.com.
August 26th, 2018
Michelle Dalbec is a yoga and meditation teacher at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the Berkshire region of Massachusetts, the largest yoga training facility in the US. She brings an unusual twist to meditation--if you'll pardon the pun. Michelle has developed a class around mindfulness and knitting, and some of the benefits might surprise you. Find out more at myoga.com.
Jean Kilbourne -- “Action is the Antidote to Despair” - Listen Here or Download to your device.
August 19th, 2018
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. In the late 1960s she began her exploration of the connection between advertising and several public health issues, including violence against women, eating disorders, and addiction, and launched a movement to promote media literacy as a way to prevent these problems. A radical and original idea at the time, this approach is now mainstream and an integral part of most prevention programs. Find out more at: jeankilbourne.com
August 19th, 2018
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. In the late 1960s she began her exploration of the connection between advertising and several public health issues, including violence against women, eating disorders, and addiction, and launched a movement to promote media literacy as a way to prevent these problems. A radical and original idea at the time, this approach is now mainstream and an integral part of most prevention programs. Find out more at: jeankilbourne.com