During this inspiring part two of the conversation with Jeanette Leardi, we hear about how empowering and fruitful this next age of life can be! Despite hearing the message around "dying alone" since we were little girls, as "Blueprint Breakers" our needs may be different but we are not at a disadvantage because we are solo. (Having a family is no guarantee of care!) As we approach the Third Age of our lives, let's face the anxiety and fear of growing old alone and step into our power instead. Jeanette shares the practicalities of caring for our future with an optimistic and pragmatic approach that will prepare you to live life to its fullest.
Solo Aging Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jkCM7Rrz8NnGaKtd9prWJQAb2RnD6y0BN6fEWtksZr8/edit?usp=sharing
About Jeanette Leardi
Jeanette Leardi is a social gerontologist, community educator, writer, editor, public speaker, and aging wellness leader who has a passion for older adult empowerment and finds special personal fulfillment helping Boomers and older generations identify and share their wisdom with others.
Her decade of experiences as the primary caregiver to both of her parents inspired her encore career goals of changing perceptions about the aging process and helping people appreciate elders’ inherent dignity, wisdom, and unique value as mentors and catalysts for social change.
She accomplishes this through her publications and successful presentations and classes in journaling, spiritual writing, memoir writing, brain fitness, health literacy, ageism, intergenerational communication, creativity, and caregiver support to people of all ages.
Jeanette’s publishing experiences include positions at Newsweek, Life, People, Condé Nast Traveler, and Sesame Street magazines and The Charlotte Observer. She has a master’s degree with honors in English from Rutgers University and a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
About Amy A. Palmer
As host and facilitator for The Modern Elderwoman podcast, Amy A. Palmer is dedicated to expanding and amplifying the voices of women over 45 who are living a “non-traditional” lifestyle (aka Blueprint Breakers!). After a lifelong struggle with feeling “outside” the societal norm and longing to live up to perceived expectations, Amy has found peace, acceptance and joy as she embarks on the Third Age of her life. Amy is originally from upstate New York, and currently considers herself nomadic with home bases in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, and California. She left her successful corporate career early in 2022 and currently is freelancing as an Executive Contractor and sales specialist. Amy has a vast network of friends and colleagues with whom she enjoys travel and adventures and a close family including six niblings, the loves of her life!
Contact Amy at: amy@amyapalmer.com
Amy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyapalmer1/
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