The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Kim Rahir is a former journalist with a doctorate in Political Science.  Like many of us, she made a career change in mid-life to a passion career and now promotes… I love this… intentional eating for us mid-life women, as well as building AND maintaining muscle as we get older to delay, possibly even avoid many of the health issues too many people think are inevitable…

I said Passion and you’ll get the picture when I tell you Kim ...

Have you ever contemplated getting into a vehicle and seeing where the road led?  A camperized van, maybe a beautiful RV could be your new home?  Perhaps you’re flying solo however, and the concept of being out there on your own deflates the dream.

Jenell Jones is the solution.  Her Wandering Individuals Network is the RV club for anyone traveling on their own. They are a diverse group who drive everything from big class A motorhom...

Wendy Battles is on the cybersecurity team at Yale University so she trains and explains to the security aware and the security uninitiated.

In this episode, Wendy discusses:

• Passwords and password managers
• Phishing emails
• Scam phone calls
• How to check for data breaches that might affest you
• Imitation websites

Her Bee Cyber Fit Podcast discusses more of what we discussed today, the link is in the show notes.

Stay tuned to...

Doreen Cumberford has lived and worked across cultures in 8 countries as a junior diplomat, a corporate climber, an entrepreneur and an accompanying spouse over the last four decades.

Doreen discusses:

• How our past might influence our ability to wander
• The three facets of “intercultural interactions”
• Expats and repats
• Some common challenges expats face
• Factors to consider when considering a location
• The reality of our advancing...

Greg Kurinec talks to us about “retirement” planning… and what we do with our money as we tackle/plan for this next chapter (and what might happen to that money when we depart this world).

Greg discusses:

• trusts and their efficacy
• considerations for dealing with the tax-person
• social security
• questions to consider when planning

While Greg’s info is American, he gives so much food for thought when having the discussion wit...

After my first few (only) highly disappointing yoga classes I was pleased to have Ellen O’Hara address all my concerns and explain what age/joint/health sensitive yoga should look like.

Ellen discusses:

• Yoga through her nursing lens
• explains vinyasa yoga and trauma-informed yoga
• how to feel comfortable in class
• what the props are and how to use them
• balance, self-awareness, stress reduction

Such great advice and tips for ...

Michael Kay talks to mid-age men about the transition from work to whatever’s next.  He approached me asking if he could share how we mid-age women could support the men in our lives, how to have those non-threatening conversations.  His request was like having the tables turned when I hadn’t thought about their turnability.

Michael explains:

• Why post-career is so difficult for men
• Who has the most difficulty with transitions? ...

Wendy Green is both a Boomer podcaster and a coach to help people find their vision for the next chapter of life.

In this episode we discuss:

• Estrangement from siblings
• Estrangement from children
• Estrangement from friends

Interesting topics as both of us have estrangement in our lives… and there’s a good chance you might too.

I mentioned Wendy’s a Boomer podcaster too.  A bonus discussion is what an amazing experience pod...

From desert combat zones to a battle within, John Lawyer transformed from soldier to spiritual seeker. John’s military service took him to Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq. 

John is candid about living in war zones with his wife, his culture shock in returning to civilian life, and the VA therapist who may have saved his life.

He explains:

• What is dharma, why is it important?
• How do we navigate the spiritual path in the modern age?
...

After a career in media and entertainment media, Sandy Kaye was a natural to interview all the musicians we know and love across three continents.

In this episode, Sandy has memories, anecdotes, and shares so much about so many music artists.  When I listen to her podcast (which I do now, often!) I'll think "I don't know that musician..." and then "Oh, wait a minute, I love that song!"

Today she tells us:

• which interviews were ...

Dave Albin’s company is Firewalk Productions. Firewalking is a 1,000 year old rite of passage ritual and he’s firewalked hundreds of thousands of people.

In this episode, he explains:

• firewalking
• glasswalking
• board breaks and arrow breaks
• why people don’t get burned
• why it is SO empowering for participants

Dave also shares his morning ritual for health and energy.

Stay tuned for his Mom’s dating advice and “Elf on the She...

Dying.  We’re all going to do it, that‘s a given… but what happens to your property, your heirs, your business after you take your last breath?

Scherrie answers:

• What exactly is estate planning?
• What are assets?
• What are they basic legal forms everyone should have, in terms of estate planning?
• Is planning with a small ,mom and pop business different from a large company with many employees?
• What are considerations for couples a...

Social and media pressures haunt us from our early years all the way through to our crone years.  Even we, the wise women, are not immune.

Did you know that, recently, the number of eating disorders in mid-life women has increased dramatically.

In this episode I ask Nicole:

• Why eating disorders are increasing in mid-life women.
• What defines an eating disorder.
• Is there ever a time we might consider pharmaceutical help for weigh...

Mitch Albom wrote the first book. Rob Schwartz lived the reality. What reality?  Morrie Schwartz… you know, Tuesdays With Morrie, was Rob’s dad.

Almost thirty years after his dad died, Rob has released a book: The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully – manuscripts he found in his dad’s desk years after Morrie had passed.

I ask Rob about his dad, Morrie and also about his Mom, Charlotte.  I love the warmth and ...

Sometimes when I interview health professionals, their advice sounds great but when they’re 30-40 years younger than me I can’t help but think their knowledge is based on book learning, not experience.  Carol Ebert is the exact opposite: she's the poster woman for Boomer Women.

In this episode I ask her:

• What is your definition of "wellness"?
• Your speaker topic: "Too Busy For You?" - does that topic hit home for mid-life women?...

Heather Whelpley started life as an audacious, confident, whole-life child… but as she grew through her teens into womanhood, she wore the societal rules so many of us grew up with, that many of us hold true to this day. Until one day, as she says… she woke up.

How did Heather wake up to this reality?

Are rules gender separate or gender neutral?

How did she connect to her “grounded wildness”? How do we do that?

What’s her advice fo...

My conversation with Gila Melamed, released in September was the most listened to episode of 2023.

Gila Melamed is an acquaintance of an acquaintance of mine. I knew Miriam had travelled North America in a camperized van for six months last year and when she told me she was hosting a woman who was travelling North America in a camperized car for a year… I was intrigued. A Mazda CX-5 is a nice car… but to live in it? By choice?  I d...

Fernando Diez’ story starts with his mother, who fell in love with The Galapagos at age 16.  A decade later she introduced her future husband to the islands and he fell in love with them too.  The rest is, as they say, history!

Fernando calls himself and his brothers the Mowglis of The Galapagos.

Fernando shares some history of Quito, Ecuador and so much interesting info about The Galapagos as well as background around tours of the...