by WomenOver70 | Apr 22, 2026 | Podcast, Season 6, Season Four, Spirituality and Healing
Elise’s career didn’t follow a straight line—and that’s exactly what makes it so compelling. She began as a contract interior designer in Minneapolis before moving to Chicago in 1981, where a friend’s suggestion led her in an entirely new direction: theology. Studying...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 20, 2026 | Women Over 70 Blog, Women Over 70: Blog
Contributing Writer: Carolyn Torkelson, M.D. Vaginal Estrogen: What Every Postmenopausal Woman Should Know After 30 years in clinical practice, Dr. Torkelson now writes and consults on women’s health issues, focusing on mature women. Vaginal Estrogen: What Every...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 15, 2026 | Creative Expression, Podcast, Season 6, Season Four
At 75, Ashley Rogers is not reinventing her life—she’s reawakening it. Living in Ecuador and thriving in her latest entrepreneurial chapter in real estate, she began asking a familiar question: What’s next? What is mine to do now? The answer arrived in an unexpected...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 8, 2026 | Podcast, Season 6, Season Four, Social Activism
In 2001, Kathleen (Keen) Harrison, PhD, took a leave from her university faculty position in medical genetics to travel with the Semester at Sea program. A visit to Kenya’s first orphanage for HIV-positive children changed the course of her life. She returned home...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 1, 2026 | Podcast, Season 6, Season Four, Social Service
At 84, Phyllis Mitzen is still reshaping how communities care for older adults — with curiosity, courage and a fierce commitment to action. Phyllis spent 24 years at CJE Senior Life (formerly Council on Jewish Elderly) and went on to consult with Health & Medicine...