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268 Gretchen Wilbur: Living with the Maroons: Learning ‘Who I Am, Who I Have Been, and Who I Be Now’
Educational equity, intercultural communication, and teacher education are the threads of Dr. Gretchen Wilbur’s 30+-year career as an educational leader. Upon retiring from DePaul University in 2019, Gretchen traded an urban lifestyle in Chicago for the...
265: Elizabeth “Betty” Werrenrath: A Life-long Progressive, still Advocating for Change at 110
We love all our interviews. However, meeting Betty Werrenrath in person, and interviewing her in her apartment at the Presbyterian Homes in Evanston, IL was a unique experience that we would not have traded. Betty is inspiring, positive, upbeat and...
246 Aggie Jordan: A Journey from Nun to Feminist
A former nun, teacher, relationship author of The Marriage Plan: How To Marry Your Soul Mate In One Year Or Less, owner of Jordan De-Laurenti, Inc., a training and contract management company and a small business columnist for the Dallas Times-Herald,...
234 Noelle Nelson: What You Think You Know About Aging is Wrong
Author of more than a dozen books, Dr. Noelle Nelson has appeared on national and international radio and television, been interviewed, quoted or written about in dozens of publications and has spoken on the subject of appreciation before audiences in the...
233 Esther Gandica: Reinvention is a Way of Life
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...
226 Celina Edelstein: A Research Scientist Finds Passion, Purpose and Love
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...
198 Annie Korzen: Tik Tok Sensation at 83 Shares Her Wisdom with Younger Generations
Annie Korzen’s career dreams finally came true in her 80’s. At age 83, she is a TikTok sensation with young fans who love her wit and wisdom about living life as an older woman. Annie brings her talents as an actress, writer, storyteller, and teacher to...
194 Josephine “Joby” Kennedy: Paths of the Heart – Where Will Your Heart Lead You?
As a young adult, Joby Kennedy became fascinated with how different people cope with trauma. This led her into a clinical psychology career during which she worked with adults, some families, and school children. She refers to herself as a generalist,...
188 Betty Grebenschikoff: Escaping the Holocaust, adapting to refugee life, and belonging in America.
Betty Grebenschikoff, age 92 ½ , continues to speak out about the horrors of the Holocaust and her experiences as a refugee without a passport: from Germany to China to Australia and, finally, to the United States where she gained citizenship. At age 9,...
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...
169 Francine Russo: Older Singles – Discover New Ways to Partner Up
Francine Russo grew up in New York - a lower middle class Jewish girl. Her parents felt strongly that her MRS. Degree was more important than getting her PH.D. She did marry, twice. Both husbands died and she was left to find Love After 50: the title of...
163 Gail Steingold: Vinyls are Couch Covers: Improv & Long-Term Care Insurance
Gail Steingold is a go-getter whose life contains a lot of improvisation. From clinical speech pathology to long term care insurance, learning and laughing have been her constant companions. It makes sense when your work is serious and deals so much with...
162 Louise Dewey: Lady Lou, the Baby Boomer Babe – Life is Reinvention
For the last 32 years, Louise reinvented herself many times. After her husband died when she was 44, she realized she had never lived on her own. Two big questions arose: “Why am I here?”. “What am I supposed to do with my life?”. Through coursework,...
158 Lin O’Neill: Fearless Warrior – Life Happens
Growing up with a schizophrenic mother, experiencing violence most of her young life, and surviving breast cancer all contribute to Lin’s mantra: Resilience | Decisiveness | Courage. 25 different careers, first corporate and then entrepreneurial, made Lin...
154 Sandra Whitmore: Not Knowing Leads to New Adventures
Sandra Whitmore, age 73 from Brevard NC, couldn’t wait to grow up so she could travel--to 33 countries, 17 Caribbean islands, and on 45 cruises (and still counting). Twenty years ago, she was new to community theatre, working her way from stage manager to...
136 Marva Andrews: Family, Work & Faith – A Satisfied Life
Marva has worked in nursing, real estate, business brokerage and more. Married in 1969 at 22, she raised 3 children, has 9 grandchildren, all of whom live nearby, and believes satisfaction comes from within. For the last 18 years, Marva has satisfied her...
129 Shirley Holm: Approaching Life’s Challenges as Adventures
Shirley Holm, age 70, has learned to adjust and thrive to life’s unexpected turns using three anchors: family and friends; education; and active engagement in what matters. After experiencing devasting deaths of her mother, best friend, and husband,...
108 Linda McCabe: Retirement Often Means Renewal
Linda’s story is reminiscent of a roller coaster. Years of upward success and then unwanted retirement, successfully navigating its challenges, finally to rise again as a podcaster. First, she rose to prominence as leader of her father’s scrap metal...