Telling Stories, Reimagining Aging
Catherine Marienau & Gail Zelitzky Imagine learning, contributing, connecting, and renewing as ongoing practices throughout life—not practices defined by age. These qualities are illuminated by the podcast guests featured in our book, Women Over 70: Reimagining...
A Home for the Last Days: The Vision Behind Wally’s Hearth
Contributing Writer: Tiffany N. Johnson is Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wally’s Hearth in the Chicago area. Most of us have witnessed it, or longed for it: a good death is often less about “perfect” medical intervention and more about presence. A hand held at...
Finding Internal Balance as We Age
Contributing Writer: Carolyn Torkelson, M.D. (Ep. 007#) After 30 years in clinical practice, Dr. Torkelson now writes and consults on women’s health issues, focusing on mature women. Finding Internal Balance as We Age As the body moves through perimenopause and the...
What It Really Means to be Born Transgender
Contributing Writer: Wendy Cole (ep. 304) helps people and organizations better understand transgender and LGBTQ+ experiences through education and honest conversation. Since living authentically in 2015, she has focused on fostering meaningful dialogue with cisgender...
Purpose Isn’t Found: It’s Built (And It Keeps Evolving)
Contributing Writer: Wendy Cole (ep. 304) is a Gender Diversity Consultant who helps people and organizations better understand transgender and LGBTQ+ experiences through education and honest conversation. Since living authentically in 2015, she has focused on...
Vaginal Estrogen: What Every Postmenopausal Woman Should Know
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...
Which Hormones Are Best for You?
Contributing Writer: Dr. Carolyn Torkelson – Which Hormones Are Best for You? After 30 years in clinical practice, Dr. Torkelson now writes and consults on women’s health issues, focusing on mature women. If you’re considering hormone therapy, you’re not alone....
Rewriting the Hormone Therapy Story
Contributing Writer: Dr. Carolyn Torkelson Rewriting the Hormone Therapy Story After 30 years in clinical practice, Dr. Torkelson now writes and consults on women’s health issues, focusing on mature women. I remember exactly where I was when hormone therapy suddenly...
Nine Decades of Gratitude
Contributing Writer: Gail Zelitzky A reflection on why gratitude is the most powerful choice we can make. World Gratitude Day is September 21. I find myself reflecting not only on the blessings in my own life but also on the deep suffering that so many endure. From...
Gina Orlando’s Reflections on her Celebration of Life Service March 2025
Contributing Writer: Gina Orlando (Ep 320) My spirituality is rich, wide, and deep across the world religions. I titled one of the readings in my service “Lover of God.” I’ve been gifted to feel the presence of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with me all the time. I know...
Gratitude and Purpose: 3 Keys to Unlocking GAP
Gratitude and Purpose: 3 Keys to Unlocking GAP After 4 ½ years of interviewing women over 70 for our award-winning podcast, Women Over 70-Aging Reimagined, it has become eminently clear that these two attributes, Gratitude and Purpose, are major drivers in creating...Latest Podcast Episode
Podcast Reviews
- Great podcast
March 11, 2025 by Liz Kitchens from United StatesLove listening to Gail and Catherine. They are excellent interviewers and have such interesting guests. I like learning learning new things
- Insightful and inspiring!November 25, 2024 by Reinvention Rebel from United States
Kudos to Gail and Catherine for creating a podcast that shows us what’s possible as we age - anything! Their guests are fascinating and full wisdom. Their insightful questions bring out the best in their guests and remind us that we can have our own version of vibrancy at 70 and beyond too.
- Much Needed Encouragement!June 27, 2024 by Jen Schuman from United States
Gail 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.