184 Patricia Novick: Championing Reproductive Freedom in the post-Roe Era
Before abortion was legalized by the US Supreme Court in 1973 (Roe v Wade), a Chicago-based group of over 100 women–known as Jane–provided counseling and illegal abortions for 11,000 women (1969-1973). Rev. & Dr. Patricia Novick, age 75, was one of...
183 Nancy Watson: Many Pathways to Nurturing Others
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...
182 Pauline Boss, PhD. – The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change
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...
181 Karen Kalish: Social Problems; Social Causes – Over 70 and Still Reimagining
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...
180 Joan Harmsen: Helping Others and Having Fun
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...
178 Phyllis Walden: Learning for Life in a Complex World
For Phyllis Walden, life experiences offer abundant opportunities for learning. Reading The Second Sex near completion of her doctoral program in Philosophy in the late 1960s reinforced Phyllis’ feminist perspectives. As a mentor and teacher in innovative college...
177 Jane Llewellyn: Cancer Survivor Innovates Nursing and Travels the World
At age 65, Jane Llewellyn (PHD, RN) decided to retire from her rewarding and demanding positions as Vice President of Nursing and as Associate Dean of the Nursing College at Rush University Medical Center. Why retire when she was on top of her game? Having survived...
176 Lily Liu: Role Model to 1,000s of Children and Adults during her 40-year Agency Career
Ever since she came to the United States from Kobe, Japan, at 10, Lily Liu has devoted herself to living up to the role models she found in her grandparents, aunt and mother. Her grandmother raised her while her mother, widowed at 32, worked to support her children....
175 Martha Hansen: Actor, Writer, Producer Launches 1st Play
Martha Hansen knows what it’s like to age. What she didn’t know was that 7 Days at Sea would be the first play she wrote and self-produced. Or that it would hit, head-on, the sexuality of women at older ages, as well as bring her close up to illness, gayness, and the...
174 Stephanie Raffleock: Rewriting the Narrative About Aging Women
As a child of the 1960s drug culture, Stephanie Raffelock dropped out of high school. Her return to formal education in her mid-thirties opened the doorway into examining her own life and providing platforms for other women to tell the stories of their truths. In her...
173 Katharine Esty: One Psychologist’s Study Reveals the 80s is a Time of Unexpected Happiness
Dr. Katharine Esty’s husband was seriously ill when she turned 80. It put her in a funk. Even hiking with her family, an ordinary event, sent her deeper into the doldrums. Katharine couldn’t make it to the top of a favorite hill during one hike and it (removed only)...Latest Podcast Episode
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- Much Needed Encouragement!
June 27, 2024 by Jen Schuman from United StatesGail and Catherine, ‘Aging Reimagined’ and am so thrilled with the encouragement and insights from each and every women here, you are so remarkable! Thank you for all of the effort you are putting into creating these interviews and messages, I REALLY need to hear from women who have gone before me in this season of my life.
- Superb podcast!!October 18, 2023 by glimadoll from United States
Very thought- provoking and and inspirational! This is a treasure trove of information and motivation to help explore the multitude of issues we deal with as women over 70. Great guests. Thank you!
- Please get professional microphones!!
May 17, 2023 by glimadoll from United StatesSounds muffled.
- This podcast is not just for women over 70May 2, 2023 by MJAlagh from United States
This podcast is fantastic. Every woman that is interviewed has such a great insight that I feel uplifted each time I get done. I love Gail and Catherine their interview style is nurturing while getting great information out of these women. Highly recommend
- Enjoyable at Any Age - I’m 37!March 2, 2023 by stinepunk from United States
Each episode is a wonderful snapshot of an outstanding woman’s life. I’ve listened to every episode, many, multiple times and always have trouble picking a favorite! Great topics from art and business to social justice and spirituality. This podcast is welcome and much needed addition to having a positive conversation about women and aging.