Don't Be Caged By Your Age | Pro Aging Podcast

What happens when you combine 88 years of living, a wicked sense of humor, a lifelong love of writing, a healthy dose of satire and absolutely no interest in disappearing quietly into the background?

You get Elaine Soloway.

Elaine is a writer, author, writing coach, tech tutor, former PR and marketing consultant, former Chicago political press aide, former Apple Store specialist, memoirist, novelist, blogger, Substack...

What if growing older isn't about disappearing from the world, but becoming even more of who you are?

My guest is Steve Goldberg, and at 75+, he is still creating, contributing, and becoming.

Steve spent the first 40 years of his career helping individuals and organizations navigate change, meaning, and transition. He expected retirement to be a time for pickleball, biking, swimming, family, and friends. Instead, his ...

Have you ever wondered whether AI could actually help you thrive after 65?

Meet Nancy Shenker, a 70-year-old entrepreneur, marketer, writer, podcaster and self-described “Robot Overlady” who has been playing with technology and AI long before AI became the buzzword it is today.

Nancy is the founder of theONswitch, a marketing and AI strategy consultancy, and the creator behind NANCYAF. She writes BODIES &a...

What happens when a mother and daughter decide to see just how much of the world they can experience together?

Evelyn and Natalie Kelly are Award-Winning Authors, Speakers & World Travelers who have traveled to 90 countries, visited all 50 states, written books together, and built an extraordinary mother-daughter partnership along the way.

And Evelyn is 91.

She's still traveling. Still writing. Still learni...

What happens when a woman stops trying to become who the world told her she should be... and starts becoming herself?

Heidi Clements is doing exactly that.

At 65, Heidi is a writer, storyteller, pro-aging advocate, fashion lover, and the wildly entertaining creator behind @welcometoheidi. Her message is bold, funny, vulnerable, and deeply liberating:

Let women age.

In this conversation, Heidi and I talk ...

What if everything you've lived through isn't something to put behind you, but something to put to work?

In this delicious conversation, I chat with Julienne B. Ryan, a Communication Catalyst, speaker, author, coach, and lifelong storyteller who has built a career around helping people connect through listening, humor, curiosity, and authentic communication.

Julienne's own story is fascinating. From being a shy little...

What if the emotions we've been taught to push aside are actually trying to teach us something? 

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Betsy Burris - educator, psychotherapist, author, and podcaster - to talk about the winding path that led her from studying classical Chinese literature, to directing the Stanford Teacher Education Program, to becoming a therapist for teachers.

Betsy opens up about the painful administrati...

Imagine waking up tomorrow without a single limiting belief about aging. That's exactly the question my guest has dedicated her life to exploring.

Kat Miller is a psychotherapist, TEDx speaker, and founder of Age Freely, and she joined me from Ajijic, Mexico to talk about rewriting the cultural narrative around growing older.

Kat just turned 70 this past February and told me she'd been waiting for it for three years,...

The people around us can either expand our sense of possibility or quietly shrink our world. 

Have you ever stopped to consider how much the people around you influence the way you age?

In this episode I chat with Walt Hampton - attorney, executive coach, author, interfaith minister, lifelong adventurer, and mountaineer - to explore why the company we keep may be one of the biggest factors in how fully we live after 65. ...

What if the next chapter of your life is waiting behind a door you haven't opened yet?

My guest, Mary Foerster, is living proof that life doesn't stop unfolding after 70 - it expands. At 75, Mary has reinvented herself time and again, building a life filled with purpose, connection, and contribution.

From librarian to legislative advocate at AARP, from government affairs executive to house flipper and Realtor, from Ro...

Why does contribution matter so much as we grow older?

It's a question I hadn't thought about in quite this way until my delicious conversation with David McNally.

Like many of us, I used to think being on purpose was the goal. But David offered a beautiful reframe: our purpose doesn't change, our contribution does.

Whether we're mentoring a younger generation, starting a podcast at 67, going back to college at...

What if the most creative chapter of your life is still ahead of you?

In this episode, I'm joined by my dear friend Irene Buchine, whose life beautifully reminds us that creativity, purpose, and self-expression don't have an expiration date.

At 77 years old, Irene celebrated her very first gallery show, Beyond Words, a collection of artwork, photography, embroidery, writing, and personal reflections that span decades ...

What are you waiting for?

How many times have you told yourself you'll get around to it someday?

Someday you'll pick up the guitar again.
Someday you'll take that trip.
Someday you'll start the business, write the book, learn the skill, or pursue the passion that's been quietly waiting in the wings.

But what if life's too short for someday?

My guest is musician Ray Toole, the creative force behind ...

What can riding a motorcycle thousands of miles across North and South America teach us about thriving after 60?

Quite a lot, according to Michael Yang.

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Michael immigrated to California as a teenager and embraced the opportunities of the American Dream. He went on to earn degrees from UC Berkeley and Columbia University, build a successful Silicon Valley startup, and eventually sell his com...

What if turning 60 wasn't the beginning of the end, but the beginning of your most confident, fulfilling, and exciting chapter yet?

Too often, society tells women that life gets smaller as they age. My guest today is here to challenge that narrative and prove that life after 60 can be a time of reinvention, growth, purpose, and unapologetic ambition.

Ali Miles-Jenkins is the founder of Sassy and Successful After 60, a...

What happens when you return to the memories you buried for more than half a century?

In this moving episode of Don't Be Caged By Your Age, I chat with Mario Cartaya, acclaimed architect, Cuban exile, and debut author for a deeply human conversation about memory, identity, resilience, and reinvention.

Born in Havana in 1951, Mario left Cuba at the age of eight when his family immigrated to the United States in search ...

What if thinking about the end of your life… could actually help you live more fully right now?

In this powerful and uplifting conversation, I sit down with bestselling author Karen Salmansohn to explore how embracing aging - and even mortality - can become a catalyst for living with greater intention, courage, and joy.

Karen shares the inspiration behind her bold new book, Your To-Die-For Life, and introduces ...

What happens when you’ve spent over 50 years at the top of your field… and then decide to start over?

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Robinson, 79, whose extraordinary career in public radio spans decades of leadership, innovation, and storytelling. But what fascinates me most is what he’s doing now.

After years as an executive producer and general manager, Steve chose to step back into the c...

What if a health scare at 58 led you to the most joyful decade of your life?

That's exactly what happened to Sirenna Beyer. 

After facing high blood pressure and alarming cholesterol levels, she picked up a hula hoop - and everything changed. 

Now at 68, she's built a thriving business, a vibrant community she calls "Hoop Love," and a complete transformation of her health, confidence, and joy.

In this episode, Sirenna shares ...