by WomenOver70 | Jul 13, 2022 | Play, Podcast, Season Four
Nancy Watson’s entrepreneurial spirit has led her on different paths, always toward nurturing other people. Her 8-year long career as a teacher in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago in the 1970s was interrupted by a 2-year stint as the contented owner of an...
by WomenOver70 | Jul 6, 2022 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Season Four
Closure from ambiguous loss is a harmful misnomer. What’s needed is resilienceto live in meaningful ways with no closure. – Pauline Boss PhD. In the 1970s, Pauline Boss, PhD, began developing her theory of ambiguous loss which shebrought to the lay public in...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 29, 2022 | Podcast, Season Four, Social Activism
Karen Kalish’s career included school teacher, consumer advocate, business owner, and on-air TV reporter. She became a serial social entrepreneur and believes that to whom much is given, much is required. “Partners and collaborators are what make it work. No one...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 22, 2022 | Play, Podcast, Season Four
At age 97, Joan Harmsen still thrives on helping others make life more meaningful and fun. As a young war bride, Joan traded the paradise-like environment of southern Australia for the hard realities of farm life in Minnesota. To alleviate disappointment and...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 15, 2022 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast
Lois Wagh Aronstein has advocated for older people the majority of her career. First, when she initiated Project Reward through the Framingham Chamber of Commerce and then as the New England representative for AARP and in various capacities for 26 years. “As a...