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029 Sherry Anshara: Living Life as a Medical Intuitive
In this episode, Catherine and Gail discuss why Sherry Anshara is a quiet rebel who managed to circumvent the system. We ask her what it means to be a Medical Intuitive. Numerous CDs, courses, her books and her work with clients chronicle this path....
028 Naomi Stanhaus: Retirement Security — Be Wise
In this episode, Catherine, Gail and Naomi discuss Naomi’s long-term advocacy to improve the quality of life for older people, especially low-income women and minorities. Naomi has moved from being a grant-seeker to advising on grantmaking, in her...
027 Martha Sue Yeary: From Amateur to Pro in 6 Weeks
As a young girl in Houston, Martha’s brother played golf but she was never invited to play. Today, Martha Sue is the reigning LPGA Teaching Professional of 2019, elected unanimously by the prestigious International Association of Top Professionals. She is...
026 Joyce Sutphen: Using Words to Find My Way
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Joyce discuss Joyce’s love of teaching and writing poetry, her attachment to rural life, and her decade-long experience living with Parkinson’s. Farm girl becomes college professor becomes Minnesota Poet Laureate. In...
025 Patricia Novick: Seeds of Faith and Justice – You Will Make This Bloom Again
In this episode, Gail, Catherine and Patricia discuss how Patty’s work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr—starting in her teens-- was instrumental in shaping her life as a social activist and feminist. Dr. King called her a “woman warrior.” Through Patty’s...
024 Carol Joyce: Therapy Through Song and Story
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Carol discuss Carol’s path, which started when she left the convent in Philadelphia to go on a search for Celtic roots. With a lot of self-discovery along the way, she found Jungian psychotherapy. In her work with...
023 Miriam Ben-Yoseph:Learning from Transformative Life Experiences
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Miriam discuss important lessons learned from profound life experiences. We travel with Miriam from Romania to Israel to Chicago, and through deaths of parents, a departure from her home of birth, and unanticipated...
022 Carol Dysart: Know, Love, and Understand Yourself First
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Carol discuss, Carol’s journey from middle school counselor to corporate advisor. Her discovery that nothing in the school curriculum prepares you to understand yourself. How parents unintentionally mess up their...
021 Pamela Tate: Transitioning from CEO to Volunteer Leader
In this episode, Gail, Catherine and Pam discuss Pam’s unexpected pleasure in moving from a 75 hours-a-week leadership role (for 32 years) to forming new passions. Transferring her leadership expertise as head of a nonprofit organization, Pam is now a...
020 Recille Hamrell: Storytelling as a Venue for Healing
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Recille explore the various hues and benefits of story-sharing. With candor, humor, and revelation, Recille recounts her journey from speech pathologist for students of all ages with all kinds of handicaps to creating...
019 Mary Jane Dix: Becoming the Person You Were Created to Be
In this episode, Gail, Catherine and MJ discuss what it means to be in community—with one’s spouse, children and others in community of faith. Married for 53 years, MJ recounts the deepening of her marriage relationship through Marriage Encounters and how...
018 Cheryl Cornell: Reinventing Work and Pursuing Adventure
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Cheryl discuss how Cheryl lives her philosophy of life. Asking ‘why not?’ has brought Cheryl through major career shifts—grade school teacher, bank executive, and for the past 28 years, as a consultant in...
017 Karen Rechtschaffen: Living Adventurously Through Uncharted Waters
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Karen discuss Karen’s journey from her early “wild years” into a dedicated career in social work focused on community organizing. Numerous signals pointed Karen toward this career trajectory, from being a resident of...
016 Carol Brusslan: Integrating Commitment to Family, Career and Community
In this episode, Catherine, Gail and Carol discuss key aspects of staying active and living well. During her illustrative career in journalism, Carol covered beats from paper mills to the Equal Rights Amendment/National Organization of Women. Her work...
015 Catherine and Gail: Our Journey to Women Over 70
In this episode, we discuss our lives before we launched Women Over 70 - Aging Reimagined, and how our careers in education and business led us to a shared interest in the experiences and lives of women. Take-Aways: We are inspired by our guests who are...
014 Susan Neustrom: Lead Yourself and Success Will Follow
In this episode: Gail, Catherine, and Susan explore how Susan’s process for effective change—personal and organizational—emerged through her journey of personal transformation. At age 48, Susan engineered a major life turn, getting her GED so she could...
013 Stephanie Kutzen: Addiction, Education, Communication and the Social Sciences
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Stephanie discuss: Life’s unplanned adventures and why resilience is so important The social and emotional effects of addiction on both individuals and families How compassion fatigue highlights the need for women to...
012 Susan Munaker Oppenheimer: Advocating Equality and Justice Across Time and Place
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Susan discuss: Susan’s journey from a provincial upbringing in the 1950s to being at the front of major movements--starting in the mid-1960s--women’s rights, civil rights, student rights, anti-war (Vietnam) protests,...
011 Kathleen Taylor: Lead with Your Values and Plans will Follow
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Kathleen discuss the reality that life often does not follow a straight line and derailments can lead to new paths. Kathleen shares her passion for helping adults to continue developing and learning in ways that can...
010 Judi Schindler: Passion & Humor Keep Her Moving Forward
In this episode, Gail, Catherine and Judi discuss: How life choices are not always final. What it means to age out of your chosen profession. Why failure is sometimes a very good thing. Judi shares with us how she took a leap of faith after selling her...
009 Roni Buckley: Volunteering and Connecting
In this episode, Gail, Catherine and Roni discuss: Life enriching benefits of volunteering. Opportunities for growth that come from experiences of loss and deficit. The value of community and connection for women as they age. Key Take-Aways: Remaining...
008 Rita Ricks: Speaking to Your Spirit
In this episode, Gail, Catherine and Rita discuss: How life experience informs and changes us. Loving life even in the face of adversity. How journal writing is a voyage. Key Takeaways: You cannot have a testimony without having a test. Intentional...
007 Carolyn Torkelson: Integrative Medicine
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Carolyn, age 70, discuss: How Carolyn navigated attending medical school and starting a family in her late 30's; What women in their 70's and beyond are wanting from their primary care physicians in order to live...
006 Sharon Sultan Cutler: Mature Resources
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Sharon discuss: How Sharon started a Nanny Agency and wound up in Home Health Care Her path to become a name in the Over 50 market Her first book: ‘Bandstand Diaries’ and how teenagers helped bring Rock n’ Roll to the...
005 Linda Gesler: Make Life More Fun
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Linda discuss: How to use your natural gifts to feel good about yourself while helping the larger world as well. Transitioning in and out of retirement. What it means to make life more fun. Key Takeaways: Look for...
004 Karla Klinger: Poetic Reflections on Aging
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Karla discuss: What Karla learned from her research on the experiences of vital women in their 70s”, and her own experiences on aging into her mid-80s. Appreciation for living life more by choice than by obligation....
003 Gayle Carson: Spunky Old Broad
In this episode, Gail, Catherine & Gayle Carson discuss: Gayle’s successful career as a radio host, television spokesperson, educator, entrepreneur, and world-renowned speaker How plans to be a single woman focused solely on her career changed when...
002 Judith DeVries: Director of Learning
In this episode, Gail, Catherine, and Judith (age 75) discuss: The myth of being too old to contribute in the workplace Why career coaching during transitions is essential The value-added from formal education and pursuing it for the right reasons; and...
Welcome to Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined
Women Over 70 - Aging Reimagined with Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau! Your hosts for Women Over 70 Aging - Reimagined are Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau. Gail and Catherine met while Gail was attending graduate school at DePaul University in...
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