Feisty Side of Fifty
Celebrating baby boomers fifty and better who are on the move and transforming the spirit and style of aging! Give me just fifteen minutes of your time and I’ll give you interviews with authors, actors, and experts who will inspire you to make significant and positive change in your own life.
Episodes
May 15, 2024 • 19 mins
Wouldn’t you love to conquer your weight issues and restore your youthful vigor? How about learning the foods and dietary strategies that will help you achieve optimal health and reignite your zest for life?
If those goals sound good to you, you’ll want to make sure to listen to this interview with our guest, Stephen Perrine. Stephen is New York Times bestselling author and an AARP Executive Editor who joins us to share all abou...
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May 10, 2024 • 11 mins
Our guest, Patricia Walsh Chadwick, has led one heckuva remarkable life. Plus, she is one of our own—a proud and feisty Baby Boomer. Her early years, however, were anything but feisty as she grew up in a secluded, Catholic, cult-like group consisting of 100 inhabitants (39 of them who were children.) Although she was reared to become obedient, selfless, and subservient, Patricia left the group at the tender age of seventeen to crea...
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May 7, 2024 • 13 mins
Our guest, Jennifer Donnelly, is a multi-award winning, New York Times bestselling author of several highly regarded books. These include A Northern Light, which was awarded a Printz Honor and a Carnegie Medal; Revolution, named a Best Book by Amazon, Kirkus Reviews, and the School Library Journal, as well as many other books for young readers, most notably Lost in a Book, which spent over 20 weeks on the New York Times bestseller ...
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April 26, 2024 • 16 mins
Although age does have its advantages, we know all-too-well that becoming a senior citizen does have its share of challenges. One of the most challenging is facing our own mortality. Despite this rather formidable concept, however, there’s been an idea that’s been sweeping both Europe and the U.S—and that is the phenomenon known as Swedish Death Cleaning.
Our guest, Dr. Regina Lark is a well-known entrepreneur, speaker, and...
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April 24, 2024 • 22 mins
It goes without saying that one exciting way we senior women can keep growing and thriving is to broaden our horizons and explore the wonders of the road through travel. Moreover, our worlds can expand even further if we choose to embark on those adventures as solo travelers.
Our guest, Beth Binger, is on a mission to equip and inspire women to confidently step into a new season of life by planning and embarking on a solo road t...
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April 19, 2024 • 19 mins
As aging women, we know that it’s high time we focus on making improvements to our health and wellbeing. Each of us wants to remain strong and fit for as long as possible, and Dr. Pooja Mahtani is an expert in helping us do just that.
Dr. Mahtani is a registered pharmacist and integrative/functional nutritionist who is the new medical expert at Bodybio. She is joining us to discuss how women can navigate the hormonal changes as ...
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April 18, 2024 • 20 mins
As we know all too well, aging brings about some life-changing losses. And, for many of us, that means the loss of a spouse. Becoming a widow certainly has its share of challenges and that’s where our guests can really help.
Financial advisor, Alexandra Armstrong, and family crisis and trauma psychologist, Mary R. Donohue PhD, have come together to update their bestselling book,On Your Own: A Widow’s Guide to Emotional and Finan...
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April 10, 2024 • 19 mins
Aging can bring about its share of challenges. Some of us are now widowed, some of us are divorced and some of us have remained single our entire lives. There can be a certain stigma to being single. However, if we are honest with ourselves, many of us know that the single life can be both fulfilling and fun. And that’s where today’s guest comes in.
Bella DePaulo (who received her Ph.D. from Harvard University) has always been s...
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April 9, 2024 • 27 mins
Thaao Penghlis is a multi-faceted actor, world traveler, author, renowned dinner party host and podcast creator. You know Thaao from his nearly four decade run playing two villainous characters on Days of Our Lives as well as other roles in both movies and on TV. And now Thaao is busily celebrating his Greek heritage through his latest project, a podcast entitled, “Thaao Penghlis’ Lost Treasures.” He joins us today to share all abo...
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April 4, 2024 • 13 mins
As we boomers know, one of the best ways to keep learning and growing in our golden years is through travel and experiencing new and interesting places. That’s why I’m especially excited about interviewing our guest, Andrew Nelson.
Andrew is an award-winning writer and editor for National Geographic Traveler who has made his way through all 50 states as well as numerous countries for the magazine and the website. He served as di...
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April 3, 2024 • 18 mins
As we boomers know, one of the true joys in life is sharing memorable stories with our middle-grade grandchildren… especially those books that are both thought provoking and a great read. And that’s where today’s guest comes in.
Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. Her previous books for children, adults and middle-grade re...
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March 26, 2024 • 16 mins
Age brings about a number of challenges in many areas of our lives. Without a doubt, one of the most challenging of these is connecting with and supporting our young adult children who return to live at home.
Our guest, Dr. Anthony Rostain has joined forces with Dr. Janet Hibbs to create an essential guide for parents of young adult children who are living at home. Their book is called You’re Not Done Yet: Parenting Young Adults...
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March 20, 2024 • 12 mins
Our guest, Sy Montgomery, is a bestselling author whose works include 38 books aimed at both adults and children. She is also an intrepid adventurer who has traversed the world to uncover and share the secrets of the animal kingdom so that her readers can experience these remarkable creatures for themselves.
Sy has just released her second book on an animal she terms the “most compelling of sea creatures” and she joins us to sha...
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March 12, 2024 • 21 mins
Sadly, race remains one of the most divisive issues in our country. Nevertheless, many of us are yet to fully understand the challenges people of color face on an ongoing basis even today.
Debby Irving is joining us once again to share her brave, unflinching journey from white oblivion to white awareness openly chronicled in her book, Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race. This is not only a riveting tale of th...
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March 8, 2024 • 15 mins
One of the true joys in life is sharing memorable stories with our grandchildren… especially those books that are both thought provoking and beautifully written. And that’s where our guest comes in!
Ann E. Burgis the author of numerous multi-award-winning books aimed at young readers. Known for her poetic writing style, Ann’s books have received (among many others) such prestigious awards as the America Library Association Best ...
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March 5, 2024 • 28 mins
Wouldn’t you love to have all the confidence, courage and energy you need to enjoy a feisty and fulfilling life? What about having the tools to transform your inner dialogue and conquer negative thoughts? Wouldn’t it be great learn how to overcome your doubts and keep your life moving forward with joy and gratitude? If these ideas sound good to you, you are going to LOVE this show!
Dale Smith Thomas is an international motivatio...
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February 28, 2024 • 11 mins
Few writers can claim to keep millions of readers eagerly turning pages like bestselling author, Steve Berry. Reviews for his latest novel, The Atlas Maneuver, have included such descriptions as: “Berry pumps the veins of history with action-packed adrenaline” and “Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula for the bestseller list.”
In The Atlas Maneuver readers get to spend time with one of Steve’s most popular heroes...
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February 27, 2024 • 25 mins
One of the best ways seniors can keep growing and thriving at this time in our lives is through exploring the wonders our planet by way of travel. That’s why I’m especially excited to introduce our guests, Kelsey Perri and Laurel Ostrow. They are joining us to share all about an organization that’s both highly regarded and well-known to us boomers. And that is Road Scholar.
Kelsey is the Director of Public Relations for Road Sch...
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February 22, 2024 • 23 mins
Have you suffered from debilitating pain or even discomfort that has compromised your feeling of wellbeing? Wouldn’t it be great to restore at least some of your youthful vigor and revitalize your zest for life? Do you want to learn the real key for maintaining your health?
Join Brandy Gillmore, world-renowned expert on health and self-healing, as she shares all about her personal experiences with healing and her book, Master Yo...
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February 6, 2024 • 20 mins
Everyone loves a gripping tale of intrigue and suspense. And it doesn’t get much better than the book we’ll be discussing today.
Our guest, Roger Rapaport, is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and playwright. His work has appeared in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Esquire, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. His films have been shown at film festivals around the world, win...
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