![[B]OLDER with Debbie Weil](https://podvine.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=400/https://images.podvine.com/83adbb929e7600d60f1a1b8b99be5153bf1d10ff.jpeg "[B]OLDER with Debbie Weil")
A podcast with host Debbie Weil about (boldly) making the most of growing older.
For Debbie, 71, a Harvard-educated story designer, writer, and editor, the show is also her real-time experience of aging and growing old.
Each episode is a frank 30-minute conversation with a best-selling author, expert, or exceptional individual on a topic related to aging. Debbie asks the hard questions about how to use this later stage of life to create, to find meaning, and to make a difference.
With her guests she delves into all the current topics related to aging: the unretired life, reinventing work, slowing down, aging better, ageism, senior sex, living your purpose, making new friends, grownup gap years, grand parenting, intergenerational collaboration, effects of the pandemic, grief and widowhood, surviving cancer, and more. As well as other stuff that piques her interest: for example, the craft of writing.
Her husband, physician author Sam Harrington, is a popular recurring guest with his dry humor and medical expertise.
Debbie and Sam took a grownup gap year at age 61, leaving behind a comfortable life in Washington D.C. Theyโve been exploring an "unretired" life ever since on an island off the coast of Maine.
More at https://debbieweil.com/podcast
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Reviews
Linda Ugelow
5 out of 5 stars
Great episode on transitions
Who doesnโt find themselves in transition through times of their life? I really enjoyed the conversation on this topic and how to navigate it with more grace and intentionality.
DW_in_NJ
5 out of 5 stars
Last episodeDW_in_NJ
Love it Debbie! Inspirational. Keep it up.
Angeltiger88
5 out of 5 stars
Raw, Real & Engaging
I love Debbie's honesty, interviews and topics. Thanks for giving words to times that can be surrealistic at betst :)
Emanuel Rosen
5 out of 5 stars
Intelligent and relevant
Listening to this podcast is like sitting with Debbie and her guests in her living room and hearing an intelligent conversation about issues I care about. Anything from fasting-diets to ageism to dealing with this โcollective gap yearโ. I guess I fit the demographics, but itโs more than that: I love the overall tone, her down-to-earth approach and the insights (from both Debbie and her guests). I met Debbie years ago at a conference and Iโve been observing her on social media, sometimes with envy when I see the beautiful pictures from Maine she posts. This well produced podcast added a soundtrack to these pictures.
Renee from MEA
5 out of 5 stars
Debbie has a way!
I met Debbie at this wonderful place called MEA, Modern Elder Academy, in Baja California Sur. She and I quickly connected and I was able to see her in Houston where her husband was speaking. I learned about her podcast at MEA and started listening. She has such a way of drawing her listeners into the interview, whoever she is speaking with. Theyโre interesting, funny and really vary. Iโm sorry Iโm missing her and Sam down in Baja! Take a listen. I think you will enjoy.
Maurice Frank
5 out of 5 stars
Interesting, Timely and Down to Earth
Debbie Weil's podcast is interesting, timely (especially during a pandemic), and always very down to Earth.The topics and guests are worth listening to and learning from, and the host is a fine interviewer. Very personal too. Highly recommended for anyone trying to find themselves again in later life.
Goterps75
5 out of 5 stars
First up
When Debbie has a new podcast available, it goes right to the head of the line. Her Gap Year concept was tailor-made for the Great Pause that has befallen us this year. Always some good ideas on how to approach reinvention, whether big or small, young or not.
Book guyu
5 out of 5 stars
What you have been waiting for
This podcast does an amazing job at highlighting accessible stories, with people who arenโt necessarily โfamousโ, but are remarkable in their own way. Truly inspiring.
Podcasto
5 out of 5 stars
So approachable and inspiring
Iโm not yet 50 but I just love the approachable, inspiring advice this podcast offers. It makes me look forward to becoming increasingly inventive as I age.
Sagitar Bailey
5 out of 5 stars
Excellent introduction to Gap Year concept
Iโve just binged on the first dozen episodes of Debbieโs Gap Year for Adults podcast. Itโs a fantastic introduction to the range of Gap approaches one can take at any age. Iโm looking forward to getting caught up and making it part of my regular listening. If youโre wondering โwhatโs nextโ for your life, Gap Year for Adults is a good place to feed your mind.
Mikey G
5 out of 5 stars
Great conversations
I love this show. As a 39 year-old dude, I am not the target audience, I'm sure. But I learn in every episode from the interviews. Debbie's style as the host does such a great job at bringing out great specifics and details from her guests.
no nicknames joanna!
5 out of 5 stars
Exceptional
Very interesting and well-produced podcast on a great topic. Joe Casey
StretchingbytheBay
5 out of 5 stars
Inspiring conversations!
Debbie has a fun and insightful way of inviting her interviewees to share gems of wisdom! My review would be long if I list my favorite gems from Debbieโs podcast, but let me just say the yearning for a gap year I felt looking at the Art in MEAโs kitchen - seeds are planted! How such a thing would help the world as well as oneself becomes clear @ The modern elder academy. Chip talks about this in a first season episode. Each interview is so different as there a variety of subjects/focus - Delightful dives into growth consciousness. Transformation, re-purposing ones gifts, aptitudes and skills (& Learning new ones!) into new adventures and next phase growth is a theme through all. Enjoy!
Sage Denise
5 out of 5 stars
Delightful conversations
Iโve listened to all of the podcasts and want more. What a fascinating concept for any of us at midlife and beyond.
FalconsRest
5 out of 5 stars
MEA interviews and more!
Debbie facilitates the telling of fascinating, empowering stories. Full disclosure: Iโm a compadre in her MEA cohort, meaning I was there while Debbie was. That said, Debbie knocks it out of the park sharing the Magic of MEA with this podcast. It is worth your time to listen. You will learn a piece of wisdom from Debbie, as well as from each person she interviews.
Gap Year Sam
5 out of 5 stars
Gap year co-conspirator
I might be a recurring guest, but Debbie does great interviews with Karen and Chip. I am sure you will enjoy her podcasts.
Dvanleeu17
5 out of 5 stars
Take a break with a gap year
What about a gap 5 years? Interesting story. Good interviewer keeps it moving. Makes me think
Psycho Fan Jeff
5 out of 5 stars
Our Partner
We're delighted to be associated with Debbie and her Gap Year for Grown-ups podcast.
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- Expat Bonnie Lee Black on the Pros (& Very Few Cons) of Retiring to San Miguel de AllendeDebbie Weil talks to Bonnie Lee Black, an author and blogger who retired in her 70s to affordable and magical San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. SMA, as it's called, has become a haven for expat retirees, especially single older women. It has also been named (three times in a row) the Best Small City in the World by Condรฉ Nast Traveler. ย And it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Debbie and her husband Sam spent three weeks there in February '23 ย and were charmed by the Spanish colonial architecture, the cobblestone streets, the tiny shops, the rooftop restaurants, the perfect weather, and of course the pink wedding cake cathedral, referred to as the Parroquia, in the main square. While they are not seriously considering retiring there, Debbie was intrigued by Bonnie's blog and her experiences as a permanente (permanent resident). Bonnie's blog post titled Watch Your Step (about the dangerously uneven sidewalks) caught Debbie's attention so she reached out to invite her onto the podcast. Bonnie has been a professional writer and editor for more than 40 years (she's the author of five books), was an ย educator in the U.S., and now writes a popular weekly blog, the WOW Factor. Bonnie gives Debbie an insider's perspective on living full time in this beautiful place. First among the many pros is the low cost of living, making SMA affordable for single women living on a fixed income. And then there's the weather (yes, hard to overstate how perfect it is), the absence of ageism, the kindness of the people, the endless number of volunteer opportunities and classes to take and more. And she shares the one con for older retirees that Debbie noticed immediately upon arriving: those sidewalks. Bonnie also interviewed Debbie as part of her series on WOW (wise older women). Mentioned in this episode or useful: Bonnie Lee Black bio Bonnieโs books The WOW Factor (Bonnie's blog) San Miguel de Allende Best Small City in the World (2022) Daily Newsletter: San Miguel FAQ Atencion - San Miguel de Allende, bilingual newspaper San Miguel de Allende Mexico | CN Traveller Recommended books about SMA This Is Mexico: Tales of Culture and Other Complications by Carol Merchasin (She Writes Press, 2015) On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel by Tony Cohan (Broadway Books, January 2001) Retiring in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Is it for you? (TaoMexico) Selected WOW Factor blog posts: On the uneven sidewalks in SMA Bonnie's interview with Debbie Weil on Purpose On understanding Mexican culture On learning Spanish: Beginners Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Star Bradbury on How to Successfully Navigate the Care of Elderly ParentsDebbie talks to eldercare expert Star Bradbury about some of the most important topics in her comprehensive new book, Successfully Navigating Your Parents' Senior Years: Critical Information to Maximize Their Independence and Make Sure They Get the Care They Need (BenBella Books, March 21, 2023). Soon after they spoke, Debbie's 92-year-old mother died unexpectedly, making the conversation especially timely. Star's book is a compendium of how to plan and care for an elderly parent - or your own care many years down the road. She covers every topic you could think of including different types of assisted living and home care, assistive robots for seniors (yes, it's a thing), living wills and advance directives, hospice and death doulas, cremation and green burials, and much more. "Expect the unexpected" is part of her message. And In my family's case, we were unprepared. We were stunned when our mom died. We had expected our dad to go first. The book is the result of her 25 years of experience in senior healthcare and senior living and her answer to the overwhelming complexity ย of options and situations when it comes to aging parents. Star is also speaking to those of us in our 60s and 70s (and younger) who should be looking at planning for what she calls โpost-retirement." Mentioned in this episode or useful: Star Bradbury's website Facebook YouTube Successfully Navigating Your Parents' Senior Years: Critical Information to Maximize Their Independence and Make Sure They Get the Care They Need by Star Bradbury (BenBella Books, 2023) The Conversation Project Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- [B]OLDER with Debbie Weil Feb 17 ยท 29m Debbie & Julie-Roxane on Different Styles of Decision-MakingToday, Debbie brings her producer and friend Julie-Roxane back on the podcast to talk about decision-making. When you plan ahead 10, 15 or 20 years how do you make the right decisions knowing the future is always uncertain? Julie-Roxane, 30, and Debbie, 71, discuss the challenges of decision-making, whether itโs deciding to have children or planning for old age. They talk about the concept of maximiser vs. satisficer, two different approaches to decision-making. ( Can you guess which is more effective?) They end by reversing roles and giving each other advice about big upcoming decisions. Tune in for a rich intergenerational conversation. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Successfully Navigating Your Parents' Senior Years: Critical Information to Maximize Their Independence and Make Sure They Get the Care They Need by Star Bradbury (BenBella Books, March 21, 2023) A Guide to Dealing with Uncertainty About What Path to Take by Leo Babauta Maximisers vs. Satisfyers: Who Makes Better Decisions? (PsychologistWorld.com) The Advantage of Fewer Choices by Debbie Weil for the Gap Year After Sixty blog Previous episodes with Debbie and Julie-Roxane: S4-EP14: Debbie and Julie-Roxane on Messy Conversations About Old Age and Dying S4-EP5: Debbie and Julie-Roxane Dissect How Reinventing Your Life Really Works S2-EP14: Julie-Roxane and Alasdair on Living the Dream Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Formerly, Next For Me (in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Debbie & Sam on 50 Years of Marriage: Gratitude, Celebration... and GriefDebbie brings her favorite recurring guest, husband Sam Harrington, back onto the show. This is a special episode because they are celebrating 50 years of marriage today, Feb. 3, 2023. They were married a half century ago, in 1973. It was truly another age,ย pre-Internet and so much more. They were both 21. That's an astonishing fact: they were obviously too young to get married. But they did and the marriage has lasted. They acknowledge how lucky they are and how much they have to be grateful for. ย They have six grandchildren, they like hanging out together, and Sam is still teasing Debbie and making her laugh. They talk about the trivial and the existential and how it's okay to feel grief when they look back at their youthful passion and how young and beautiful they were. And how now is a time to think about their mortality and to try and enjoy each present moment. Things do change in a long marriage, as youโll hear. One thing doesnโt, however. ย As always, Debbie and Sam disagree about a lot of things. "But that's all good..." A phrase they've adopted after watching W1A, a very funny British TV series starring Hugh Bonneville. Mentioned in this episode or useful: W1A (British TV Series about the BBC, 2014โ2020) W1A Excerpt: BBC Group Activity | W1A (Hugh Bonneville character says โThatโs all goodโ at 3:00) At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life by Sam Harrington (Grand Central Life & Style, 2018) [B]OLDER S5-EP1: Debbie & Sam Explore Iceland With Two Grandchildren Previous episodes featuring Debbie Weil and her husband Sam Harrington: S4-EP6: Debbie & Sam on Entering the Land of the Old S3-EP22: Debbie & Sam on Getting Calm and Centered in Baja S3-EP16: Debbie & Sam on Fasting For Five Days and Why They Were Crazy Enough to Do It S2-EP24: Debbie & Sam on the Gap Year For Everyone, Silver Linings, and Not Should'ing S2-EP18: Debbie & Sam on the New Normal, Quarantines, Immunity Passports, and Masks & Gloves S2-EP12: Debbie & Sam on the Coronavirus, Magical Thinking, and Aging S1-EP10: On Debbie & Sam's Bucket List: Living in France S1-EP2: Debbie & Sam on How They Decided to Take a Gap Year at Age 62 Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Andrew Steele on Research at the Cellular Level That Could Slow AgingToday Debbie tackles the topic of aging (better? longer??) with Andrew Steele, an ebullient British scientist, writer and author of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old. After earning a PhD in physics from Oxford, Andrew decided that aging - ย not cancer or other diseases - was the single most important scientific challenge of our time. Why? Because of the suffering that goes along with old age. So he switched fields to biogerontology, the study of the processes of aging at the cellular level. Andrew, 37, doesnโt advocate for immortality. As he puts it: โItโs not about extending lifespan, but rather healthspan." His interest, he maintains, is in helping humans stay healthier longer. Debbie asks Andrew what the most important biological aging processes are.ย He responds with a clear explanation of cell biology as it relates to aging: from senescent cells and cellular exhaustion to your epigenetic age, and more. And he explains that some of these genes and processes can be manipulated to slow or possibly reverse aging - at least, so far, in worms and mice. Andrew is exuberant and makes everything understandable. They talk about: The 10 hallmarks of the aging process Specifically, how research on worms and mice translates to humans Why 65 - 70 could be the ideal age to take an anti-aging pill (no, itย doesn't exist yet) They also discuss: Dietary restriction (a topic of aging research since the 1950s) Why the mega-wealthy are so interested in biohacking to improve health and extend life Moral and ethical implications of humans living much longer This is an important conversation and we hope you will find it as thought provoking as we did. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Bio YouTube channel How science can reverse aging - and why we'd want to (video) Twitter Instagram Andrew's book and bonus chapter Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old by Andrew Steele (Doubleday, 2021) Bonus chapter: The ethics of ageing biology by Andrew Steele Video from bonus chapter: Would curing aging destroy the planet? Articles and references Biogerontology Looking Forward to Your 170th Birthday by Annie Murphy Paul (New York Times Book Review, April 2, 2021) Why Anti-Aging Science is so Alluring by Daniela J. Lamas (New York Times, Jan. 4, 2023) The Hallmarks of Aging by Carlos Lรณpez-Otรญn, Maria A Blasco, Linda Partridge, Manuel Serrano, Guido Kroemer (Pubmed, June 6, 2013) Viral Tweet about Blueprint & Bryan Johnson CAR T Cells: Engineering Immune Cells to Treat Cancer (National Cancer Institute) Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Jane Brody on Life and Lessons from a Half Century at The New York TimesToday, Debbie talks to Jane Brody, the renowned New York Times columnist who until last year wrote the popular weekly Personal Health column. In this episode, she reflects on her 57-year career at the Times. They talk about how she moved from biochemistry to journalism and how she got hired by the Times at age 24. Instead of wilting under discouraging words from the editor who was interviewing her for a job, she responded, "Mr. Rosenthal, if I didn't think I could do this job, I wouldn't be here." Abe Rosenthal was the managing editor and later the legendary executive editor of The New York Times. Jane applied her no-nonsense style to reporting, writing with a distinctive mix of personal anecdotes, interviews with experts and scientific fact. She started the Personal Health column in 1976 (right when Debbie was starting work as a reporter). She ย invented the topic of personal health with the goal of teaching readers how to lead better, healthier lives. The column covered everything from common diseases to cancers to death and dying, as well as wellness, exercise, and nutrition. Jane talks about what it was like to be a woman in an almost all-male newsroom and how squeamish editors wouldnโt let her use the words sexual intercourse or penis. She changed that. She also tells us why she decided to retire at age 80 and what her new retired life looks like. Debbie hopes you'll enjoy listening to this episode as much as she did recording it. Jane Brody does not disappoint on the topic of making the most of growing older. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Jane on Wikipedia Janeโs Website Janeโs NYT page Janeโs books on Amazon Jane Brody and Dr. Anthony Fauci on Staying Fit and Focused at 80 (Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times, May 20, 2021) Articles by Jane Brody Personal Health; With more help available for impotence, few men seek it (The New York Times, Aug. 2, 1995) Surgical Implants Correct Impotence (The New York Times, June 12, 1979) Female Orgasmic Theory Challenged (The New York Times, September 21, 1972) Farewell column: Farewell, Readers, It's Been a Remarkable Ride (The New York Times, Feb. 21, 2022) Column about her husbandโs death: When the Only Hope Is a Peaceful Ending (The New York Times, March 15, 2010) Column about her 80th birthday: A Jane Brody Birthday Milestone: 80! (The New York Times, May 17, 2021) Articles about Jane: Thanks, Jane Brody, for Nudging Us to Be Better (Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times, Feb. 24, 2022) After Decades as the Nation's Leading Health Columnist, Jane Brody Retires (Cornell Alumni Magazine, 2022) Mentioned writers and editors: Human Sexual Response by Masters and Johnsonย (first published in 1966) Walter Sullivan Clifton Daniel, a Managing Editor Who Set a Writerly, Courtly Tone In Shaping The Times, Dies at 87 (The New York Times, Feb. 22, 2000) Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Clementina Esposito on Memoir Writing, the Ugly Truth, and the Impact of the Spoken WordDebbie Weil talks to friend and exceptional writing teacher Clementina Esposito about memoir, the difficulty of sharing ugly truths, and why making meaning through writing matters. Clementina is founder of the Clementina Collective, a collaborative created to help entrepreneurs and visionary leaders advance their causes and their careers through writing and speaking. In Clementina's words: "No one writes alone, everyone values the power of a well-told story, and ugly truths become beautiful in the end.โ Debbie met Clementina a half dozen years ago when Clementina coached her in a public speaking program. They've been friends ever since. Clementina has been teaching memoir writing to a group of older students (60s to 80s). She and Debbie discuss the importance of reading aloud - of performing - what youโve written and how maybe that should be a ย goal instead of publication. Reading out loud builds community and intimacy. They also talk about the difficulty and challenge of finding your voice and speaking your truth and sharing it with others โ especially if you think itโs an ugly truth. And they conclude by agreeing that anyone can be a writer. Even if you doubt yourself, sharing your writing is how you make meaning of your life... and help your readers do the same. Mentioned in this episode: About Clementina Clementina Collective Clementina on LinkedIn Clementinaโs Blog Island Women Speak (the women's storytelling event created by Debbie) "Why I didn't drive off the bridge" (the talk Clementina worked with Debbie on) Debbie's recommended books about memoir writing: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr (Harper Perennial, 2016) The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith (Grand Central Publishing, 2011) Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg (Shambala Anniversary Edition, 2016) Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Ayse Birsel on How to Apply Design Thinking to a Longer LifeToday Debbie talks with Ayse Birsel. Sheโs an award-winning industrial designer whose firm has designed hundreds of products for brand name companies like Herman Miller, Ikea and Target. And that includes a product you may have sat on: a toilet seat. Sheโs taken her industrial design methodology, broken it down, simplified it, made it fun and invitingโฆ and turned it into a process for life design. The result is her second and newest book: Design the Long Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship. One of her key points is that life, just like a design problem, is full of constraints -- time, money, age, location, and circumstances. And if you're an older adult reimagining your last chapter, you know what your final "constraint" is. You canโt have everything, so you have to be creative. You have to think like a designer. You have to get ideas and beliefs out of your head and down onto paper and cultivate an attitude of playfulness and optimism - if you want to change. So the book is filled with Ayseโs whimsical drawings, and her step-by-step maps: for how to make new friends, how to reimagine work, how to create meaning, how to separate achievement from success, how to check your well-being index, and more. One of Debbie's favorite exercises: how to reconcile yourself to unresolved issues. Make a list, Ayse says, pick three, personify them and write them a letter and then let them go. Ayse calls her method deconstruction / reconstruction. That means deconstruct your life, do a lot of exploring through scribbling and list-making and drawing, and then reconstruct the life you want. Her new book is jammed with exercises and lists and interviews with her favorite mentors. Ayse says you have to draw (even if you think you canโt) every day to rev up your creative brain. Debbie's advance copy is littered with yellow sticky notes as well as scribbles and arrows. She can't draw but is trying anyway. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Design the Long Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship by Ayse Birsel (Running Press Adult, Dec. 6, 2022) Ayseโs Website aysebirsel.com/newsletter Designer couple: Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck 3 Strategies to Disrupt Yourself for Greater Success in Changing Times by Ayse Birsel (Fast Company, 9/22/22) Results of her study: CO-DESIGNING WITH OLDER PEOPLE (SCAN Foundation Full Report) Ayseโs TEDxCannes talk, If your life is your biggest project, why not design it? (800K+ views) Design the Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Meaningful Future by Ayse Birsel (Ten Speed Press, 2015) Shirley F. Moulton A book with a similar title by two Stanford professors: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans (Knopf, 2016) Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- [B]OLDER with Debbie Weil Nov 18 ยท 31m Joan Price on the Joys of (and Differences in) Senior SexToday Debbie talks about a topic that interests us all, no matter our ageโฆ sex. Given the focus of the podcast, she decided to go right to a senior sexspert, Joan Price, for a very frank conversation about all things related to, well, senior sex. Joan, who is 79, has legions of followers on her blog, for her books, DVDs and webinars. She was quoted in a New York Times Magazine cover story this year and now gets so many requests for podcast interviews that she mostly turns them down. She agreed to come on [B]OLDER after listening to the recent episode with nonagenarian author Hilma Wolitzer (Season 4, Episode 20) about writing through grief. Joan calls herself an "advocate for ageless sexuality.โ The media calls her โthe woman leading a sex revolution for seniorsโ and, her favorite, "a wrinkly sex kitten." Debbie and Joan talk about why senior sex is an embarrassing subject but, more importantly, they talk about how to expand our definition of sex and how to adjust our relationship to body image as we age. They get right into it. No words are off limits so they talk about orgasms and sex toys and more. Joan explains the different types of desire (and why thatโs important to understand as you get older). After this episode we promise that youโll know what PIV stands for... if you donโt already. Bottom line, Joan's message is that yes, sex is different after 60 or 70 or 80โฆ but in some ways, she says, itโs better. Joan is funny as well as frank. "Spicyโ is one of her favorite words. Youโll definitely want to check out her website joanprice.com for tons of resources. Mentioned in this episode or useful: JoanPrice.com Naked at Our Age:Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex by Joan Price โ(Seal Press, 2011) Sex After Grief by Joan Price (Mango Publishing, 2019) S4-EP20: Hilma Wolitzer, 92, on Writing Through Grief and Turning Domestic Life Into Art Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D (Revised and Updated Version - Simon & Schuster, 2021) The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70 by Maggie Jones (New York Times Magazine cover story, Jan. 12, 2022) Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (on Hulu, starring Emma Thompson) Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Veteran Blogger Shel Israel on Reinvention, Writing, and Moving Across Country at 78Todayโs episode was a chance for Debbie to reconnect with an old friend, Shel Israel, whom she met about 20 years agoโฆย in the blogosphere. Yes, there really was a blogosphere in the early 2000's. Shel and Debbie and a bunch of others were pioneers and they all knew each other. They'd meet at conferences and promote each otherโs blogs AND explain blogging to everyone else. In early 2006, Shel co-authored perhaps the first serious book about business blogging. And Debbie wrote the second one, published later that same year. Shel's book has a much sexier title, Naked Conversations. Debbie's is The Corporate Blogging Book. Debbie and Shel talk about his decision to leave California after 50 years and move across country to Florida, just in time for Hurricane Ian. Debbie asks how he fared and how he plans to make friends and become part of his new community in St. Petersburg. Heโs got some surprising answers. As a tech pioneer and an optimist, he considers everyone he meets on social media to be a friend. Heโs using Facebook to connect and to create a new network. And heโs even got a spreadsheet with 13 prospects on itโฆ 13 prospective friends, that is. This is an open and honest conversation which, not coincidentally, is the hallmark of good blogging. They talk about how important writing is to Shel, why he left a lucrative career in PR. and how he approaches tech-business ghostwriting and other projects. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Shel Israel on Facebook Website Linkedin Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble (Wiley, 2006) Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods (Portfolio, 2009) Lethal Generosity: Contextual Technology and the Competitive Edge by Shel Israel (Patrick Brewster Press, 2015) Former columnist for Forbes The Corporate Blogging Book by Debbie Weil (Portfolio, 2006) St. Petersburg, FL Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Debbie & Sam Explore Iceland with Two GrandchildrenWelcome to Season 5 of [B]OLDER where Debbie Weil talks about "making the most of growing older," ย both the good and the not-so-great parts of aging. But today itโs all GOOD. Becoming a grandparent is something many people look forward to. Debbie and her husband, Sam Harrington, are lucky enough to have six grandchildren thus far. In this episode she chats with Sam (aka "Ba"), to debrief their trip to Iceland this past summer with two grandchildren. They talk about why they chose Iceland, and which grandchildren they took with them - and why - and how Dorothea and Lius fared as fellow travelers with their grandparents. They both remark on the ย stunning natural wonders of Iceland, most notably the glaciers, the volcanic lava fields, and the waterfalls. They also reflect on their experience as grandparents and how itโs (mostly) different from being a parent. This is a leisurely conversation and perhaps most useful if you have grandchildren or if you have ever considered traveling to Iceland. No matter why youโre listening, be sure to get to the last few secondsโฆ for a nice surprise. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Trapped (excellent TV series filmed in Iceland) Hรถfn (Icelandic fishing town on the southeast coast) Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon: the marvelous (wet-clothes) hotel they stayed at for two nights Heimaey: largest island in the Westman archipelago south of Iceland. A 1973 volcanic eruption on Heimaey lasted for six months and prompted the evacuation of all 5,000 residents. The main town has since been rebuilt. Eldheimar Museum: award-winning museum on Heimaey island depicting the volcano eruption Tips on traveling with grandchildren Backroads Adventure Travel Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbie's newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her free 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Season 5 - Trailer[B]older is back for season 5. And we're back at it: unraveling what it means to make the most of growing older. Each episode is a frank 30-minute conversation with a best-selling author, expert, or exceptional individual on a topic related to aging. For host Debbie Weil, 70, itโs a real-time exploration of growing old. But donโt worry; sheโs not embracing old age just yet. Sheโs still (boldly) figuring thingsย out. She asks the hard questions about how to use this later stage of life to create, to find meaning, and to make a difference. In the podcast Debbie delves into all the current ย topics related to aging : the unretired life, reinventing work, slowing down, aging better,ย ageism, living your purpose, grownup gap years, grandparenting, intergenerational collaboration, effects of the pandemic, grief and widowhood, surviving cancer, and more. As well as other stuff that piques her interest; for example, the craft of writing. Her husband, physician author Sam Harrington, isย a popular recurring guest. The Debbie & Sam shows feature his dry humor and medical expertise. Join us for another great season diving into what it means to be growing [b]older! Get the inside skinny on every episode of [B]OLDER: Subscribe to Debbieโs newsletter for the inside story about every episode. You will also get her 34-page writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Request from Debbie: If you've been enjoying the podcast, please take a moment to leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It really makes a difference in attracting new listeners. Connect with Debbie: debbieweil.com [B]OLDER podcast Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Facebook: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Twitter: @debbieweil Our Media Partners: CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org) MEA and with thanks to Chip Conley Next For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell) How to0 comments0
- Debbie & Sam Wrap Up Season 4Debbie Weil brings her husband Sam Harrington back on the show for a dose of his dry humor and to wrap up Season 4. Sam shares some of his favorite episodes (see below) and they discuss several topics in the news: Medical Aid In Dying and the 100-year life. If you've listened to Sam in previous episodes, you can probably guess what he thinks about living to 100. Sam is a retired physician; friends and family affectionately call him Dr. Death. They also talk about grandparenting and what you can expect from Season 5. Sam's favorite episodes from Season 4 [B]OLDER S4-EP13: Nicholas Christakis With a 2022 COVID Update [B]OLDER S4-EP2: Emily Moore on Becoming a Cancer Survivor at age 43 [B]OLDER S4-EP16: Bestselling Author Dan Pink on the Power of Regret at any Age [B]OLDER S4-EP17: Dr. Bree Johnston on Psychedelic Therapy to Ease Fear of Death Mentioned in this episode: S4-EP19: Paula Span on Ageism, Journalism, and the Art of Grandparenting Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live by Nicholas A. Christakis MD PhD (Little, Brown Spark; 2021) At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life by Samuel Harrington MD (Grand Central Life & Style; 2018) Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live by Becca Levy PhD (โโWilliam Morrow; 2022) Betty White Reveals Her Secrets to a Long, Happy Life (People Magazine, December 28, 2021) Podcast - The 100 Year Lifestyle Previous episodes featuring host Debbie Weil and her husband Sam Harrington: S4-EP6: Debbie & Sam on Entering the Land of the Old S3-EP22: Debbie & Sam on Getting Calm and Centered in Baja S3-EP16: Debbie & Sam on Fasting For Five Days and Why They Were Crazy Enough to Do It S2-EP24: Debbie & Sam on the Gap Year For Everyone, Silver Linings, and Not Should'ing S2-EP18: Debbie & Sam on the New Normal, Quarantines, Immunity Passports, and Masks & Gloves S2-EP12: Debbie & Sam on the Coronavirus, Magical Thinking, and Aging S1-EP10: On Debbie & Sam's Bucket List: Living in France S1-EP2: Debbie & Sam on How They Decided to Take a Gap Year at Age 62 Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or to join a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Hilma Wolitzer, 92, on Writing Through Grief and Turning Domestic Life Into ArtToday, Debbie talks to writer and novelist Hilma Wolitzer, age 92. Sheโs just published a new book of short stories titled "Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket." So yes, this is someone who is "making the most of growing older." Hilma's stories of sharply observed domestic life were published in the Saturday Evening Post and Esquire in the 1960s and 1970s. She has taught writing at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, NYU, and Columbia. She's also the author of nine novels and the recipient of national awards and fellowships. Her husband of almost 70 years died of COVID in the first months of the pandemic. It was as if he vanished, she told Debbie. She and her husband Morty both got Covid in April of 2020. They were taken to separate hospitals in New York City. She never got to say good-bye. He died two days before she was released from the hospital and went home to her apartment. As she tells Debbie on the podcast: "There were his slippers next to the bed. There was a pair of his drugstore eyeglasses. He seemed to have vanished and that was the sense I tried to depict in (the final) story (of her new book). Disappearance rather than dying." She was encouraged to write through her grief, and to write this story and add it to a new collection, by her daughters: New York Times bestselling novelist Meg Wolitzer and artist Nancy Wolitzer. She titled the new story, "The Great Escape." It is as diamond sharp and perfect - and funny - as her earlier writing. There's even sex. Hilma tells it all in this conversation: What her writing process is Why she writes about ordinary domestic life Why and how she wrote through grief What it was like, over 50 years ago, to be a woman and a writer and not be taken seriously Mentioned in this episode or useful: HilmaWolitzer.com Wikipedia Twitter The Great Escape is Hilmaโs final short story in her new collection, Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket (Bloomsbury Publishing; 2021) Hilma is mentioned in the first sentence: One Million (New York Times, May 13, 2022) Hilmaโs daughter Nancy Wolitzer Hilmaโs daughter Meg Wolitzer How Hilma Wolitzer Came Back From Covid Tragedy To Publish Her First Book In 8 YearsโAt The Age Of 91 (Forbes, Oct 22, 2021) Author Hilma Wolitzer lost her husband to COVID-19. So at 91, she wrote a story about it (LA Times, Aug. 26, 2021) Iris Murdoch Maxine Kumin Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- [B]OLDER with Debbie Weil Jun 17 ยท 42m Paula Span on Ageism, Journalism, and the Art of GrandparentingToday, Debbie speaks with Paula Span, a veteran journalist and the author since 2009 of the New York Timesโ column, The New Old Age. The column explores, as the Timesโ puts it, โthe unprecedented challenges posed by a rapidly aging population.โ Thatโs a pretty broad topic so Paula covers everything from the cost of growing older, to social security for same sex couples, to stubborn aging parents, to the evolving status of medical aid in dying (MAID), formerly known as death with dignity. In 2017, after becoming a grandmother, she added a second Times column, Generation Grandparent. Sheโs adapted those essays for her audiobook โThe Bubbe Diaries,โ released by Audible in 2021. Sheโs also a revered professor of journalism, having taught at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism for over two decades. She is the author of โ When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions,โ published by Hachette. She and Debbie talk about how she explores the topic of pernicious ageism for the Times - not with personal opinion - but with research and data and expert interviews. Each of her columns gets a huge response with readers leaving as many as 500 comments. They talk about her approach to writing as a freelance journalist (always say YES, she tells Debbie, no matter what the assignment is). And they talk about her artful approach to grandparenting. She lives in Montclair, N.J., and travels to Brooklyn once a week to care for her granddaughter. This is an intriguing behind-the-scenes peek at writing for the Times from a veteran journalist. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Paula Span - Website The New Old Age, Paulaโs column for The New York Times Generation Grandparent, Paulaโs occasional column for The New York Times The Bubbe Diaries by Paula Span (Audible, 2021) When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions by Paula Span (Hachette, 2009) Paula Span at Columbia Journalism School Tallying the Cost of Growing Older by Paula Span (The New York Times, October 3, 2021) For Terminal Patients, the Barrier to Aid in Dying Could be a State Line (The New York Times, Nov. 13, 2021) Sally Tannen Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live by Becca Levy PhD (William Morrow, 2022) Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting by Anna Quindlen (Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition 2020) Jane E. Brody - The New York Times Thanks, Jane Brody, for Nudging Us to Be Better by Tara Parker-Pope (The New York Times, February 24, 2022) Richard Eisenberg Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com - Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Aโlelia Bundles on Legacy, Leadership, and Growing Bolder at 70Today, Debbie Weil talks to AโLelia Bundles : her college classmate and friend of almost 50 years. AโLelia, or LeLe, as her friends call her, is an award-winning journalist, author, historian, biographer, speaker and nonprofit leader. She speaks at conferences, colleges, and corporations about entrepreneurship, philanthropy, historic preservation, financial literacy and womenโs and African American history. She calls herself a truth seeker. She's also distinguished by her warm and humorous style. It's infectious, as you'll hear. She and Debbie are both members of the Harvard/Radcliffe class of 1974. (Another notable member of their class is Merrick Garland, ย United States Attorney General.) A'lelia is the great-great granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, the 19th century hair-care entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, and the first black woman millionaire in America. She is the author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, a New York Times Notable Book and the definitive biography of her trailblazing great-great grandmother. Self Made, the fictional Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, is "inspired by" (although not factually based upon) her biography. A'lelia is at work on her fifth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: AโLelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, about her great-grandmother whose parties, arts patronage and travels helped define the era. A former network television news executive and producer at ABC News and NBC News, she is a vice chair emerita of Columbia Universityโs Board of Trustees and chair emerita of the board of the National Archives Foundation. She is the founder of the Madam Walker Family Archives, the largest private collection of Walker documents, photographs and memorabilia. Debbie and AโLelia talk about not retiring, the pain of writing a book, and the importance of community and friends - especially the women in their college class. They discuss the legacy she wants to leave behind as a black woman and what she is looking forward to as she turns 70. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Bio Wikipedia Website Madam C.J. Walker website Twitter Instagram On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by AโLelia Bundles (Scribner Media Tie-In edition; 2020) Netflix series: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker MADAM by Madame C.J. Walker,, a new hair care line inspired by Madam C. J. Walker โโ Harvard/Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library Octavia Spencer The Inner Work of Age by Connie Zweig, PhD (on the topic of inner ageism) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com - Debbie Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Dr. Bree Johnston on Psychedelic Therapy to Ease Fear of DeathToday, Debbie talks with Dr. Bree Johnston, a geriatrician and a palliative care physician who is also certified in psychedelic therapies. In case you haven't noticed, the topic of psychedelic therapy has gone mainstream in the past several years. Taking a guided psilocybin trip is now viewed as a highly effective way to ease fear of dying. But it's complicated. It took Debbie several months to find just the right person to interview about the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. Her research led her to Dr. Bree Johnston who is perfectly credentialed for this topic as well as being a notably clear and wise teacher for [B]OLDER podcast listeners. She's been a practicing physician for 35 years and recently became certified in Psychedelic Therapies and Research through the California Institute of Integral Studies. They talk about: - The problem of legality (she predicts psilocybin therapy will be legal in a few years) - Why psychedelic therapy is especially useful for older, dying patients - Her own psychonaut experiences - The dissolution of "self" and becoming part of a whole (a common experience on a psychedelic trip) - The current studies being done at Johns Hopkins and NYU - Microdosing - And her evaluation of which psychedelic therapies are currently most useful: psilocybin, MDMA (aka ecstasy), ketamine (not illegal but results can vary widely). They also explore the complexity that comes with medicalizing psychedelics as well as the ethics surrounding legalization.ย This is a highly informative conversation with a knowledgeable physician. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Dr. Bree Johnston on LinkedIn The Trip Treatment by Michael Pollan (The New Yorker; February 5, 2015) How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press; 2018) The Pied Piper of Psychedelic Toads by Kimon de Greef (The New Yorker; March 21, 2022) Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics Psychedelic Therapy Training Certificate | California Institute of Integral Studies The Microdose Newsletter New York Magazine Investigative Podcast: Cover Story: Power Trip Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Center for Psychedelic Medicine | NYU A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life by Ayelet Waldman (Knopf; 2017) Brian Anderson - Studies at UCSF Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences by William Richards (Columbia University Press; 2015) Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies - MAPS MAPS Newsletter Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens by Charles Grob and Jim Grigsby (The Guilford Press; 2021) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Bestselling Author Dan Pink on the Power of Regret at Any AgeDebbie talks with five-time New York Times bestselling author Dan Pink about his latest book: The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. His books have been translated into 42 languages and have sold millions of copies around the world. She met Dan many years ago when she lived in DC and has been a fan ever since she read his first book, Free Agent Nation. That book was one of the first to legitimize solopreneurs and to predict the revolution in the workplace. The premise of his new book is that while many people (especially Americans) proclaim"I have no regrets!" that statement is wrongheaded and, as Dan delights in pointing out, simply not true. We all have regrets and regret is a valuable emotion that can lead us to better understand ourselves and even to live our lives differently. The book is partially based on the results of Dan's World Regret Survey. He read through 15,000 replies from 100+ countries and deduced that there are really only four core regrets. Foundational (If only I'd done the work... ) Boldness (If only I'd taken the chance... ) Moral (If only I'd done the right thing... ) Connection (If only I'd reached out... ) Debbie went into this episode thinking that "regret" has a special resonance for those past midlife who may be reflecting on what lies behind them - or what DOESNโT lie behind them - because they didnโt do it. But Dan is pretty clear that regretting an inaction - what he defines as a Boldness regret - can come at any age. And that it's never too late to do something about it. Debbie reveals one of her biggest regrets to Dan and he offers some on-air therapy for how she should deal with it. They also talk about Danโs "failure resumรฉ" and what he learned from it. This is an entertaining and informative episode. But it doesn't cover everything in Dan's new book. Be sure to pick up your own copy to learn more about self-disclosing, self-compassion, and self-distancing when it comes to your own regrets; when to "undo" something you did in the past; and the importance of maintaining connections with friends. Mentioned in this episode or useful: DanPink.com The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Dan Pink (Random House 2022) Dare to Lead (Brenรฉ Brown's podcast): Brenรฉ With Dan Pink on the Power of Regret A 2-minute preview of his new book (a Pinkcast) World Regret Survey All Dan's books : When, To Sell Is Human, Drive, A Whole New Mind, Johnny Bunko, Free Agent Nation @DanielPink on Twitter THE PINKCAST Subscribe to Dan's newsletter Derek Sivers Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain (Crown 2022) The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50 by Jonathan Rauch (Thomas Dunne Books 2018) Alfred Nobel The Moral Bucket List by David Brooks (The New York Times, April 11, 2015) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Suzanne Carmichael on Reimagining WidowhoodDebbie talks to Suzanne Carmichael about navigating a new phase of her life as a widow at age 78. Becoming a widow is one of Debbie's greatest fears. But it is a reality for many married women after age 65. So she invited Suzanne, a new friend in coastal Maine, onto the show. Debbie wanted to learn more about how she is handling this difficult experience. Suzanne's husband Don passed away in August of 2020 after what she calls a 46-year love affair. The early stages of grief were awful, she tells us. But then she realized she still had a lot of energy and wanted to do something with it. Thus was born her blog, titled Aging Fearlessly. Suzanne has also created a new nonprofit, Maine Widows in Action, to support and educate widows who want to be change agents in their communities and beyond. Itโs a perfect match for her background as a retired public interest attorney. This is a nuanced conversation about loneliness, pain, bravery, opportunity, and practicality. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Aging Fearlessly blog Maine Widows in Action Reimagining โwidowhoodโ in the 21st Century Craftsman creates works of art that help people walk about Don Carmichael's cane making (Ellsworth American 2018) 'Aging Fearlessly' blog tackles interesting topics for seniors (NewsCenter Maine) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Debbie and Julie-Roxane on Messy Conversations About Old Age and DyingDebbie hands over the mic to her producer, Julie-Roxane Krikorian, for a deep dive on the conversations we need to have with ourselves and our loved ones about old age and dying. Together, they unpack the difference between theory and practice when it comes to these emotionally-loaded conversations. They talk about the challenges of becoming weaker and more vulnerable as our bodies decline, and the flipping of the dynamics of care between parents and children at the end of life. They discuss the difficulty of giving space to our aging parents all the while trying to support them with practical help. They also talk about a reframe from weakening to softening and how to become elders who lead the way into the unknown of aging and dying. Debbie shares her personal journey with this topic as a daughter, a big sister of four, and a mother of three. She even reveals what her โdream deathโ is. This is a real and honest account of Debbieโs experiences and, we believe, a useful conversation to anyone navigating the complex waters of aging parents and aging ourselves. Don't worry, there's plenty of humor. Mentioned in this episode or useful: S4-EP5: Debbie and Julie-Roxane Dissect How Reinventing Your Life Really Works S3-EP25: Debbie Weil on Turning 70, Mortality, and Making the Most of Growing Older The FAR OUT Podcast: Julie-Roxaneโs podcast with her husband Alasdair Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- [B]OLDER with Debbie Weil Mar 25 ยท 55m Nicholas Christakis With a COVID Update and the Connection Between Pandemics, War, and Climate ChangeDebbie Weil brings Nicholas Christakis back on the show ย for an update on all things COVID. Their conversation one year ago was one of the most popular episodes of Season 3. Nicholas is a Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale. He's a physician, a sociologist, and a public health expert and he's the bestselling author of several books, including, most recently, Apollo's Arrow, about the coronavirus pandemic. The book is out in paperback, with a new Preface and a new Afterword. Debbie wanted to ask Nicholas where are we now with the COVID-19 pandemic, where are we going, and what does this all mean in an historical context. She could listen to Nicholas all day as he weaves together the history, the science, the epidemiology, the psychology and the sociology of pandemics, or plagues as he calls them. Not surprisingly, he's an in-demand expert for commentary about the coronavirus pandemic. Vaccines were widely available when the two spoke a year ago. Debbie, like many others, thought that meant the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Not quite, Nicholas said at the time. He was spot on in his predictions, saying that not until 2024 would the pandemic be behind us. A year later, he says we are finally through phase one of the pandemic. He expects we'll reach herd immunity several months from now. He and Debbie discuss Long COVID, whether we should still be wearing masks, the continuing importance of getting thrice vaccinated, what metric to pay the most attention to (number of deaths per day), ย addressing disinformation around this pandemic, and more. He notes that historically there has been a confluence of disasters associated with plagues, including war, famine, and climate change. When the war against Ukraine erupted, he was astounded but also not surprised. World War I accompanied the 1918 pandemic. This time, Ukraine and climate change are the accompanying global disasters. Nicholas ends by reminding us that plagues are not rare and may continue to become more present in our lifetime โ but that we have the tools and technology to get through them. Tune in for a fascinating conversation about where we are now with the COVID pandemic. About Nicholas Christakis Wikipedia Twitter Yale University Ted Talks Human Nature Lab at Yale Mentioned in this episode or useful: New paperback edition: Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live by Nicholas Christakis (Little, Brown Spark, Oct. 2021) [B]OLDER S3-EP21: Nicholas Christakis on How the Pandemic Will Affect Your Life Until 2024 COVID Will Reshape Humanity (interview with Amanpour & Co., Dec. 21, 2021) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil . Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Bradley Schurman on Our Aging Population and How It Could Eradicate AgeismToday Debbie speaks with Bradley Schurman about the megatrend of an aging population, both in the U.S. and globally. Bradley is a demographic futurist and the author of a provocative new book: The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny. The aging of our population represents the intersection of two other megatrends: decreased birth rates and increased longevity. The numbers are staggering: By 2030, one out of five Americans will be over 65. To put it another way, In the next two years the number of those 65 and over, in the U.S., will be equal to those under 18. So what does this mean? Well itโs complicated. Obviously it means that society needs to adapt and to change. But Debbie's question to Bradley is, will it - and how long will it take? There are so many interrelated factors. In his book he talks about the economy (the impact on social security and medicare and more), societal attitudes (meaning ageism), workplace policies, lifetime education and training, housing, geography (urban vs. rural), advertising and marketing, and the startling inequities in longevity between the well off and the poor and between races. In their conversation they focus on the workplace and the changes that will have to happen in order for businesses and the economy to thrive. Bradley is an incorrigible optimist, as youโll hear, and Debbie so very much wants to believe him. In his future scenario older workers will be welcomed into the workforce well past retirement age, both society and government will change how older people are viewed and treated, and older people will move from the sidelines where they are now, often seen as expendable and not useful, to center stage. Bradley says this can happen in a decade. Debbie is skeptical about how fast weโll see change. Lots to think about in this conversation and in Bradleyโs new book. Mentioned in this episode or useful: The Super Age: Decoding our Demographic Destiny by Bradley Schurman โ(Harper Business 2022) Why ย Boomers May Be the Answer to the Big Quit by Bradley Schurman (Newsweek, Feb. 16, 2022) Bradley on Twitter The Super Ageโข About โ The Super Ageโข Betty White Iris Apfel Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Richard Eisenberg, Renowned Editor, on Taking Practical First Steps Into UnretirementToday, Debbie talks to Richard Eisenberg, a veteran journalist and author who has covered careers and personal finance for 40+ years. Richard recently "unretired," as he puts it, from his 10-year run as managing editor of Next Avenue, the comprehensive online news source for Boomer and Gen X Americans. As a journalist, he's made it his mission to cover money, work and purpose in a way that is useful and practical and lessens readers' stress. Debbie wondered how he would apply this approach to his own next chapter. Not surprisingly, he has a pragmatic plan for how to put together the pieces of "whatโs nextโ for himself. He tells us that his unretired life will include some work - writing and editing - but as a freelance. He also wants to mentor, travel, and spend more time with his sons on the West Coast. That's the plan so far but how it will all fit together is yet to be seen. And that's a little scary. No matter. ย As youโll hear, Richard is okay with taking small steps and experimenting to find the right balance. In other words, he is practicing what he's been preaching to readers for decades. Debbie agrees with much of what Richard says so thereโs not much drama in this episode but itโs a lovely and relaxed conversation. He and Debbie talk about the persistence of ageism in our society and the deeply entrenched โdeclineโ narrative. And they delve into what has become a new meme: the 100-year-life and what it means from a policy and financial perspective. Richard reminds Debbie that health-span is a better concept than age span. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Bio Next Avenue Twitter Podcast: Friends Talk Money Richard's new "Unretired" column for Market Watch I left my job at age 65 and I don't want to retire -- what's next? by Richard Eisenberg, Marketwatch, February 16 2022 Selection of Richard's articles for Next Avenue Next Avenue's Managing Editor Says Goodbye โ But Not Farewell (Next Avenue, January 4, 2022) Overcoming Unconscious Age Bias: An Expert's Advice (Next Avenue, November 23, 2021) Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents' Stuff (Next Avenue, February 9, 2017) My Mom's Lasting Legacy (Next Avenue, September 6, 2012) Blue Zones, Part 1: How the World's Oldest People Make Their Money Last (Next Avenue, April 2, 2019) Blue Zones, Part 2: How the World's Oldest People in Asia and Europe Make Their Money Last (Next Avenue, April 9, 2019) How the Oldest People in America's Blue Zone Make Their Money Last (Next Avenue, April 16, 2019) Books The Money Book of Personal Finance by Richard Eisenberg (โWarner Books 1998) How to Avoid a Mid-life Financial Crisis by Richard Eisenberg (โPenguin Books 1988) Also mentioned: [B]OLDER S4-EP6: Debbie & Sam on Entering the Land of the Old: Plans & Challenges For Their Eighth Decade The Big Middle Podcast with Susan Flory The Honeymoon Phase of Retirement (Hartford Funds, December 24 2020) Century Lives - at Stanford Center for Longevity podcast Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at any Age by Bruce Feiler (Penguin Books 2021) Retirement Stepping Stones: Find Meaning, Live with Purpose, and Leave a Legacy by Tony Hixon (โRiver Grove Books 2021) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide . Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Suzanne Watkins on Finding Her Wings at Age 60Debbie talks with Suzanne Watkins, a friend she met several years ago, who became an international flight attendant at age 60. If you've ever wondered about the life of an international flight attendant - all those hours on your feet, exotic destinations, and constant jet lag - this episode's for you. Suzanne wanted a career change when she turned 60 and realized that her life was "not a dress rehearsal." Sheโd spent years working a typical 9-5 in the travel industry helping others plan their adventures, and also raising her children. But then she had a serious health crisis, coming close to death. That experience reminded her that she is mortal and it was time to pursue her dreams. So she applied to be an international flight attendant. She tells us about the bootcamp, a brutal selection process she survived in order to get hired by a private charter company that flies various groups, including the military, around the world. The airline industry is surprisingly open to hiring older employees, she tells us. The job is exciting but challenging. Her passengers, often military personnel, may carry semi-automatic rifles but they are always compliant, following her orders to stow them with "butts to the captain and muzzles to the rear." That always gets a laugh, she says. The disruption of her circadian rhythm is very hard, Suzanne says, as is being on call with only two hours notice to work the next flight. She sometimes works for 23 hours straight and then gets 9 hours off. Her biggest challenge is getting enough sleep. But she seems to thrive on the unpredictability. Her schedule might take her from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria to Guam, which is the largest of the Mariana Islands in the north Pacific and also a U.S. territory. Debbie had to look that one up. They end this delightful conversation with Suzanne offering a few tips for those thinking about reinventing themselves at midlife or later. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Getting Your Wings at 60 by Suzanne Watkins (Wisdom Well) Trazedone as a sleep aid How to Become a Flight Attendant (Travel & Leisure; Dec. 24, 2018) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com Debbie We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
- Carl Honorรฉ on Being [B]older, Slowing Down, and Aging BetterToday, Debbie brings Carl Honorรฉ on the show for a conversation about the slow movement and about aging and ageism. Carl has a book titled BOLDER: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives so Debbie's first question is whether he minds if she uses the word as the new name for the podcast. Carl says It's absolutely fine to use [B]OLDER. (Book titles can't be copyrighted.) As he puts it, the more fire power we can aim at the "ageist industrial complex," the better. We'll continue doing our part on this podcast. Carl is a bestselling author and speaker and is considered the voice of the Slow Movement as well as a spokesman for anti-ageism. His two TED Talks, on the Power of Slow and the Power of Aging have racked up millions of views. His first book, In Praise of Slowness, makes the point that slowing down is a better way to approach life. As he puts it: "to connect more, create more, focus more and achieve more." Heโs also written a book about slow parenting. Bolder, his more recent book, was inspired by an incident on the ice hockey rink when he realized, after scoring the winning goal, that he was the oldest member of the team. That struck a chord with him (he was in his 40s at the time) and he realized he needed to reexamine his ageist assumptions about himself, as well as societyโs assumptions about aging. They talk about: - How Carl moved from slowness to aging as a focus of his work. The connection is "drilling down to the stuff that really matters and focussing on that," as he puts it. - Whether the Slow Movement has really caught on in the past two decades. Carl says it has; Debbie is a bit more skeptical. - Why ageism is still difficult to root out. They discuss how changing our language around aging is hard (but we should keep trying!). And why we should consider the practice of contemplating deathโฆ lightly, as a way to remember to enjoy the here and now. This is a wonderful conversation with a highly articulate author and thinker on the topics of slowness and aging. Mentioned in this episode or useful: Note: The subtitle of the American edition of Carl Honorรฉ's book is: How to Age Better and Feel Better About Aging. CarlHonorรฉ.com In Praise of Slow: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honorรฉ (HarperOne; 2005) Bolder: Making the Most of our Longer Lives by Carl Honorรฉ (Simon & Schuster UK; 2019) 30 Days To Slow (2020 workbook that accompanies In Praise of Slowness) Carl Honorรฉ: the Power of Slow | TED Talk Carl Honorรฉ: the Power of Aging | TED Talk Carl Honorรฉ on BBC Radio 4: Ending Ageism Can you think yourself young? by David Robson (The Guardian, Jan. 2, 2022) Bolder: making the most of our longer lives Carl's workshop at MEA in Baja, MX (Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2022) Note from Debbie If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than two minutes and it really makes a difference. It makes me feel loved and it also attracts new listeners. Subscribe to my newsletter and get my free writing guide: https://bitly.com/debbie-free-guide. Subscribers often print it out to save. Connect with me: Website: debbieweil.com Twitter: @debbieweil Instagram: @debbieweil Facebook: @debbieweil LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweil Blog: Gap Year After Sixty Email: thebolderpodcast@gmail.com We are looking for a sponsor or a podcast network If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife, and older, listeners, contact Debbie Weil. Media Partners Next For Me Encore.org MEA0 comments0
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