by WomenOver70 | Jun 28, 2023 | Podcast, Reinvention, Season Five, Season Four
Born in Athens, Greece, Esther Gandica came to the United States, on her own, on a Fulbright scholarship in 1967. She was born in 1949. Her parents lived in Salonica, Greece, which had the largest Jewish population at the time, outside of Israel. The family spoke...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 21, 2023 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Dr. Val and Byrdie are co-founders of Boom Home Medical, a “lifestyle brand that makes home medical products.” Dr. Val, a public health and preventive medicine physician, and Byrdie, a literary agent turned health care leader, recognized that home medical equipment is...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 14, 2023 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
This cross-generational pair—Phoebe 76 and Erica 43—believes that younger women don’t hear enough from older women about what it looks like to keep “living out loud…and contributing actively” during the later decades. Why should women accept the cloak of invisibility...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 7, 2023 | Podcast, Season Five, Season Four, Spirituality and Healing
Living through the unimaginable – caregiving her son from his diagnosis of carcinoma at age 13, and through a 2nd diagnosis at 19, completely altered the trajectory of Allura’s life. Her son died at 20. Even before that, Allura’s brother, with whom she...
by WomenOver70 | Jun 1, 2023 | Enhancing Career, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
“There will be junctions where it will be important for you to ‘just let it happen.’ We ourselves are many people at the same time.” Deanna Berman is an interior architect working with the bones, geometry and structure of 3-dimensional living and working spaces. She...
by WomenOver70 | May 24, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Roxanne Lorch, age 85, from Cary, NC, is a full-time artist with a studio in Durham NC who exhibits her work in juried shows and wins awards. Roxanne was among the first women to work in commercial design and graphics (who was not a secretary) and then in sales. In...
by WomenOver70 | May 17, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Playwright, director and collaborators for 50 years, Terry and Carolyn fearlessly tackle lesbian and feminist themes. They are thrill-seekers. While Carolyn is married with children, the pair seize every opportunity they can to work together. Terry moved to the San...
by WomenOver70 | May 10, 2023 | Podcast, Reinvention, Season Five, Season Four
Celina Edelstein lived in New York, was married and had a son. They divorced while their son was young. With a background in chemistry and a love for science, she sought a job in research. Angelo, a research doctor, offered her the opportunity to help him open a...
by WomenOver70 | May 3, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Joyce Klowden Porter, 73, has been an actor in 60 films, taught college for 30 years and is a non-fiction author. She recently won several awards for the film, Stairs, and continues to act as roles become available. Joyce’s late husband, Paul, gave her occasion to...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 26, 2023 | Podcast, Season Five, Season Four, Spirituality and Healing
Francesca James, age 71, from Ingelwood CA, is a full-time intuitive wellness coach and energy healer. After a life-threatening bout with cancer, Francesca gave up high-stress work as a successful Black woman in white corporate America to connect “more deeply with my...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 19, 2023 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
As a voice coach, singer, and songwriter Barbara McAfee’s mission is to ‘midwife’ women’s voices. “Tell me your story about your voice” is Barbara’s invitation to help aging women break the sounds of silence, express new sounds for healing, and experience singing for...
by WomenOver70 | Apr 12, 2023 | Advocates for Women Aging, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Edwige Gilbert is French. As founder of New Life Directions, she guides women to reinvent their lives and create fresh starts driven by a purposeful vision. She is passionate about women taking care of their bodies and allowing themselves to feel sexy even as they...