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Loving Later LifeIt's Up To Us, A Spoken Word Poem For those of you who are Loving Later Life regulars, you know that I began this podcast to connect us all so that we feel heard, seen, inspired and also entertained. My hope is that you'll be inspired by my guests and perhaps even through my experiences that it is not ever too late to go for what you want in this precious life we have been gifted. There are also times when I am compelled to express a point of view that I am passionate about. This is...2025-07-2112 minLoving Later LifeLet’s Talk About the Elephant in the Room The other night I thought I heard something on T.V. and what I heard wasn’t at all what they had said. It showed me what my brain was tuning into and what it was looking for and I had to share it with you. I believe that if we share our experiences with one another, it helps us to stay connected and feel less alone. That’s all I’ll say here, except for please listen and share!2025-03-1712 minLoving Later LifeSheridan Ruth: Performance Coach and Nervous System SpecialistWelcome back to Loving Later life, episode 98! I want to start by saying thank you to those of you who receive my emails every other week and responded to my question wondering if you are receiving them consistently. Annd, I am truly touched by your comments affirming that the podcast and the emails are resonating and that they are providing value to you. We know that it’s best not to rely on external validation, and it sure is yummy icing on the cake to hear it! So, thank you and if you would please consider going to...2025-03-0346 minLoving Later LifeHow a Call with AT&T Led to Fear, an Epiphany and then Anxiety I’ve been feeling a bit meh to be honest. Lack of energy, mentally and physically off and feeling like I wasn’t going to have anything worthwhile to share with you. Yes, part of that is my inner critic popping off in judgement, annnd, I was at a bit of a loss. Then I had two different conversations with two very close friends, and I thought, ya know, I need to share what came up for me in these conversations because perhaps I’m not alone. This episode, like many of my...2025-02-1712 minLoving Later LifeAnnamarie Pluhar: The Benefits of Shared Housing & How to Find and Keep Good Housemates Hey everyone! Whether you are a regular here at Loving Later Life or a newbie, listen closely to this episode because you may discover an alternative housing idea for you or someone you know. If you live alone, have you ever thought “Gee, it would be nice to have someone else around because I’m feeling a bit isolated.” Or you've experienced not feeling well, wishing there were someone to be there to give you a hand with things? Or after paying your bills, found yourself thinking it would be nice if you didn’t have to...2025-02-0342 minLoving Later LifeSpoken Word Poetry of Birthday Thoughts & Wishes Gone Wild as I Officially Become a “Senior”It is a big birthday for me this month and I wrote this as a gift to myself, to my kids and to my grandkids. It encompasses all that is me, was me, and I do believe not just me. You may want to listen to it more than once and then share it with someone, and I think you’ll see why after you hear it. All I can say is that I have never written anything like this before. There is really no way to describe it, so just press play and hear for y...2025-01-2013 minLoving Later LifeElizabeth Laura Nelson: Her Heartwarming Heartbreaking Love Story for New York Times Modern Love, and Her Journey of Self-Discovery I have to tell you that this has to be one of the most vulnerable interviews I have had with a guest. Do not miss one minute of this episode. Elizabeth Laura Nelson is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. I discovered Elizabeth after reading her Modern Love Story in the New York Times (the link is below), which was their most popular article on social media the weekend it was published! Back to that in a minute. Elizabeth co-founded Jenny, a digital magazine focused on Gen X and elder Millennial women and served as the...2025-01-061h 00Loving Later LifeThe Holidays & A New Year: Will You See Opportunities or Problems? + A Toast to Listeners Welcome to the last 2024 episode of Loving Later Life. This episode is dropping on December 23rd just 2 days before the holiday and a little over a week away from the year 2025. And because it is a bonkers time for all, I’m keeping this shorter than usual. I learned a new term recently: liminal space. Apparently, the word liminal is from the Latin word limen, which means threshold. It is defined as “a transitional state between where someone is and where they are going—not knowing the future whether physically, emotionally, or metaphorically.” The space between...2024-12-2311 minLoving Later LifeChristina L. Woods: How Overcoming Personal Adversity Led Her to Becoming a Coach, Hypnotherapist & How She Helps Others! Christina Woods is an internationally recognized Clinical Hypnotherapist, Rapid Transformational Therapist®, Empowerment Coach, and Reiki Master who leads women to realize their worth, shed old programs, and align with their authentic selves. Combining her three decades in corporate leadership, Christina has turned her personal triumph over adversity into a beacon of hope for hundreds of women worldwide.As the CEO and Founder of Wise Woods Hypnotherapy, Inc., Christina leads with the heart and has channeled her formidable experience in overcoming complex challenges into fostering the potential within others. Her combined expertise in hypnotherapy, coaching, and en...2024-12-0940 minLoving Later LifeDealing with the Personal Aftermath of the Orange Tsunami in the Season of Gratitude…And How to Move ForwardAs we head into Thanksgiving, many of us are perhaps feeling more frightened than thankful. I have been trying to process all of my emotions since Nov. 5th as I know many of you have. While political discussions in the past have not been my jam, what we are experiencing is the worst reality show for which we are all cast members, like it or not. It has gotten very personal, so I’m talking about it. And since that which is personal, is often universal…at least for half of this Universe we are livin...2024-11-2513 minLoving Later LifeSky Bergman in her 3rd Act: Becoming a Filmmaker of Lives Well Lived, and Author of Lives Well Lived—Generations After a 30 Year Teaching CareerWe are so fortunate to have Sky Bergman as our special guest on Loving Later Life. She is Professor Emeritus of Photography and Video at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her artwork is in prestigious museum collections, and her commercial work has appeared in renowned magazines like the Smithsonian. In her third act after a 30-year teaching career, Sky felt pulled by her dreams and passions in the direction of being behind the lens of a different kind, motivated and inspired by the love of her Grandma who was turning 100. She wanted to find other pe...2024-11-1148 minLoving Later LifeI'm Seeing Something, So I'm Saying Something...Regardless of the Consequences Welcome back to Loving Later Life and if you are a returning Loving Later Lifer I so appreciate you. If you are new, thank you, welcome and this is a hell of a first episode to hear! And I’m hoping it won’t be your last. I’m going out on a limb with this one while reminding myself of phrases like, ‘not everyone will like what you have to say, and that’s ok,’ or Hamilton’s, "If you stand for nothing, what will you fall for" or as Martin Luther King Jr. said...2024-10-2816 minLoving Later LifeGolden Dating Doctors Dr. Gloria Horsley & Dr. Frank Powers: Silver Singles Spokespersons, Authors of Open to Love: The Secrets of Senior Dating Welcome back to another episode of Loving Later Life! This episode is another first! My conversation is with a couple. In their 80’s! And, they’re not just any couple! They are nationally recognized relationship therapists Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Frank Powers. Gloria and Frank are currently serving as spokespersons for the dating app Silver Singles (they actually met online with this app). They were recently featured on NBC Tampa Bay's Bloom TV, Yahoo! Life, Men's Health, The Most Dramatic Podcast Ever with Chris Harrison, and Whine Down with Jana Kramer, among others. Dr...2024-10-1448 minLoving Later LifeProven Cutting-Edge Tools to Stop Emotional & Binge EatingThis is a first for Loving Later Life because I have two incredible ladies joining me! We are talking about a topic that is all too common for many people: emotional and binge eating. Ellen Shuman has worked in the eating disorders field for 30 years as a researcher, director of a Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Center, and as a past President of the Binge Eating Disorder Association. Her favorite role of all however, has been as a “Binge Eating Coach.” Ellen teaches emotional regulation tools to people who struggle with emotional and binge eating. She is th...2024-09-301h 00Loving Later LifeMY WEEKEND THAT LED ME TO THE SOBERING FACTS ABOUT FEELING ALONE AND DISCONNECTED… AND A SOLUTION FOR US ALL! Welcome back to what could be called Season 3 of Loving Later Life! I already have some awe-inspiring women guests lined up who will amaze and enlighten you, so be sure to follow Loving Later Life so you don’t miss anything. This first episode is very special to me because I share with you a real time decision I’ve made as a result of a challenging time. My decision is also one based on sobering facts from indisputable resources. It is something that I need, and based on the data, it is...2024-09-1619 minLoving Later LifeENCORE EPISODE LOVING LATER LIFE ANNIVERSARY--HIGHLIGHT REEL OF ANSWERS TO THE 3 QUESTIONS!I’ve had many incredible women join me in conversation for many Loving Later Life episodes. As you may remember, with each guest, I ask the same 3 questions at the end of each conversation: 1. What for you have been the most rewarding things about getting older? 2. What are some of the most important lessons you have learned in your life. 3. With all that you have learned, what life advice would you pass along? In this anniversary episode I put together a highlight reel of their answers, taking one question at...2024-09-0233 minLoving Later LifeENCORE OF EPISODE 73: MY DAUGHTER RACHEL WRIGHT, MONOGAMOUS/POLYAMOROUS PSYCHOTHERAPISTEncore encore Rachel Wright! This episode is hugely important to me as Rachel’s mom. I am still getting messages as to how it has helped others by giving them an understanding about other lifestyle choices… “I was SO GRATEFUL to be able to step into a conversation (on this topic) with some knowledge provided so candidly and thoroughly by you and Rachel!“ My daughter Rachel MA, LMFT is a distinguished psychotherapist and is non-monogamous/polyamorous... and she and her partners Yair and Ashley just had a beautiful baby boy. In this episode...2024-08-261h 09Loving Later LifeENCORE EPISODE 29 ASHTON APPLEWHITE: AUTHOR AND ANTI-AGEISM ACTIVISTWhat is Ageism? Ableism? What are everyday ageism’s? What can we do to liberate ourselves from the challenges of aging? I am so excited for you to hear this conversation that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t said what the f*ck! I’ve always said, it never hurts to ask, and I am walking that walk these days. I first saw Ashton Applewhite on CBS Sunday Morning and I was pulled to reach out to even though I felt it would be a long shot. Loving Later Lifer’s, I am beyon...2024-08-1958 minLoving Later LifeENCORE EPISODE 45: WHAT HABITS & STORIES ARE HOLDING YOU BACK? AND HOW TO START TO STOP THEMWhat stories are you telling yourself? Have you wanted to take a trip but you “can’t” because you have no one to go with you. Do you put makeup on before going to the gym because you’ll see people you know and don’t want them to see you “that way?” Have you wanted to sing at a karaoke bar, but you “know” that people will think you’re awful. Do you not wear a bathing suit because you don’t want to be seen in public because you think everyone will no...2024-08-1226 minLoving Later LifeENCORE OF EPISODE 26 DR. LIZ LYSTER OBGYN DEBUNKING HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY MYTHS & MORE!Loving Later Lifer’s, you are going to be so glad you listened to this! Do you have questions about Hormone Replacement Therapy? Libido? Menopause? The answers are going to surprise you! Dr. Liz Lyster OBGYN debunks beliefs about hormone therapy, menopause, libido and more. Dr. Liz is a Board Certified OB/GYN doctor for over 30 years, Cornell grad with honors, attended medical school at University of California, Irvine, followed by her OB/GYN residency in Los Angeles. She also went on to get a Masters of Public Health degree from UCLA in Community Health Education. 2024-08-0550 minLoving Later LifeENCORE OF EPISODE 38: HOW CAN YOU BE TRULY HAPPY? THE ANSWERS ARE SIMPLE. ORIGINALLY AIRED 3/6/23Can we be truly happy? NYT best selling author Gay Hendricks of The Big Leap and The Genius Zone: The Breakthrough Process to End Negative Thinking and Live in True Creativity; says absolutely yes! Loving Later Life Listeners: join me to hear what is holding us back (you'll be surprised) and what we can do about it so that we can live a life we love. If you are serious about enjoying your life, don’t miss this episode. And it’s definitely worth a re-listen if you heard it the first time! 2024-07-2926 minLoving Later LifeENCORE OF KATHRYN NICOLAI ORIGINALLY AIRED JULY 25, 2022 This episode originally aired in July of 2022, and is encore worthy! Kathryn is the creator of the enormously successful podcast Nothing Much Happens and the author of the book of the same name. Nothing Much Happens is consistently ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts in the world and has received over 65 million downloads. Kathryn seamlessly blends storytelling with brain training methods that build better sleep habits over time. And imagine …wait till you hear about this… doing all of this not being able to picture a person’s face or see things in her mind. Not be m...2024-07-2238 minLoving Later LifeENCORE OF EPISODE 13 DR. MARTHA JO ATKINS ON DEATH & DYINGIt has been so hard choosing the episodes I want to replay for you. This unique and wonderful conversation is with Dr. Martha Jo Atkins, which originally aired in September of 2022. Martha Jo is an end of life licensed professional counselor. She has a TEDx talk with well over a million views, an author, and has over thirty years of experience helping children and adults negotiate end of life and grief. In addition to providing her beautiful insights and wisdom, Martha Jo shares with some meaningful and moving experiences she has had in helping the...2024-07-1555 minLoving Later LifeEncore of 1st Loving Later Life Episode! Originally Aired June, 2022Welcome to the first Encore episode of LLL. You are about to hear the first episode ever of LLL that was recorded almost exactly 2 years ago in 2022. (With a current intro and new info) In this episode, I share how LLL came to be born. It’s a true tale of following the breadcrumbs that included the implosion of an abusive relationship, followed by finding myself in a scary seat at Disneyland for a life-changing ride, which led to traveling thousands of miles to begin a new life adventure only to be interrupted by the pandemic. T...2024-07-0832 minLoving Later Life(Emotionally) Speaking My Mind + Milestones + Announcements This episode is me, emotional at times, speaking my mind, dropping a few tears, sharing milestones, announcements and concluding with a few more thoughts that I think I needed to hear so I just said them in my outdoor voice. And who knows, maybe you need to hear them too. Join me?2024-06-2436 minLoving Later LifeDo We Feel Satisfaction From Getting What We Desire, Or Longing For It? And Do We Lose the Longing as We Get Older? This week’s episode was inspired by a conversation with a dear friend as we were planning something special to do together, and it led me to some questions… Is it the longing for what we desire that gives us satisfaction, or in getting it? Do we lose the art of longing as we get older? If so, do we miss it? What do you do when your partner is no longer interested in longing to do things, and you are? Should we hope that we don’t actually get what we desire...2024-06-1015 minLoving Later LifeDo You Let Other People’s Expectations and Judgements Influence or Control Your Life? How many of us lose a part of ourselves over time, either not realizing it, being in denial, or making the choice to allow it to happen because it was seemingly easier to go with the flow, or to appease a spouse or a parent or someone in our lives. I went to see the Broadway touring show of Funny Girl recently, and so many feelings came to the surface, including the feeling of my younger self rumbling beneath. She was feeling a bit overlooked, and I also saw a part of myself in Fanny Brice; perhaps...2024-05-2722 minLoving Later LifeMy Daughter Rachel Wright, A Non-Monogamous, Polyamorous Psychotherapist: How to Have Tough Conversations, Societal ‘Norms’ and Non-Monogamy Hello Loving Later Life Listeners! For those of you just joining for the first time, you are welcomed with open arms, and I hope you decide to visit on the regular, which is every other Monday! Before I read you the bio of my most, most, most special guest, I have to tell you that this is the fastest hour you may ever experience. It is good till the last drop so you must hear every last word. And I’m not saying that because my more than special guest is my daughter! In...2024-05-131h 06Loving Later LifeMoments of Connection Are Crucial to Our Well-BeingIdeas for these episodes come from a variety of sources and at different times of the day and night. This one came flowing out of me from my personal experience, from a movie I love, and some hard facts. And I share all of it. The moments in our lives when we meet, connect and share with someone create meaningful relationships that are not only etched in our hearts and minds, they also have a profound effect on our quality of life. Based on research, the connection we feel for certain people and the relationships...2024-04-2918 minLoving Later LifeAllie Hill: Author, Speaker, Coach on Navigating Empty Nesting (and Basically Any Life Changes!)Today my guest is Allie Hill. Allie has been featured on national television, she is a Certified Life Coach and speaker, and used her 15+ years’ experience as a journalist to author the book, The Girlfriend’s Guide to Empty Nesting. At first when Allie first reached out to me, I thought that maybe the subject of navigating the changes in life when becoming an empty nester may not be applicable to you all. And I’m here to tell you that I was wrong! I recently had a month filled with lots of people from my life c...2024-04-1551 minLoving Later LifeAfter an Emotional Month I Wonder: Is Life About the Big Moments or The Moments In Between? The past month has been one of a lot of feelings and experiences from one end of the spectrum to the other, some anticipated some not. From the saddest moments to the most exciting. From feeling disconnected, irrelevant and sad to the point of my face breaking out (which nevvver happens) to feeling embraced by the most loving hugs; both literally and metaphorically. It seems like it’s the big moments in life that attract most of our attention and anticipation. They are the times that embed themselves as me...2024-04-0112 minLoving Later LifeMy Conversation with Terrah Bennett Smith; Her Desires & Drive Overrode Her Circumstances & FearsToday I have a very special guest, Terrah Bennett Smith who I heard on another podcast and knew immediately I had to try to have her on Loving Later Life. She is so dynamic, and wise and captivating…and I can’t wait for you to hear our conversation. We bonded immediately and had so much fun. Her desires and her drive overrode her circumstances and her fears, and after listening you will be energized and motivated! Terrah, a Native New Yorker, has enjoyed a rich and multifaceted career in the entertainment industry, as an award...2024-03-1849 minLoving Later LifeTwo Women in their 80’s Have a Dream Come True 40 Years Later: Their Original Musical About the Great French Actress Sarah Bernhardt is Being Produced! Hello and welcome back to the 68th episode of Loving Later Life, and I have to say that you are in for such a very special treat. You’re about to hear a story proving the fact that it is never, ever too late to see your dreams come true. This is a story of two incredible women in their 80’s…one of whom is my mother. It is a story of friendship, of courage, tenacity, resilience, love, and passion. It is a story that comes full circle spotlighting relationships, perseverance, and timing. ...2024-03-0434 minLoving Later LifeHow My Son’s Surgery to Remove a Tumor Confirmed We Can Learn From the Younger Generation In this episode you will hear how my son's mindset, humor and radical acceptance got him through not one but two potential life threatening events. I actually considered dropping the idea entirely of staying on schedule for this episode simply because I wasn’t able to have one prepared as my focus has not been on loving later life…literally. However, I think that on some level I knew I would feel the need to debrief after this experience…even if it meant it wasn’t as perfect as I could make it. I think...2024-02-1918 minLoving Later LifeTurning 64; Sharing My Thoughts & Intentions For You to ConsiderIn this episode I share some of my very own, very personal thoughts I wrote on the day of my birthday at the end of January. Why did I decide to share them? Because I believe that much of what we feel is shared by so many and that we can feel more connected and supported by sharing. And maybe even glean things from each other. So, I’m going first. I hope you’ll listen and share so that more of us in later life can connect and learn and grow together!2024-02-0516 minLoving Later LifeAlison Armstrong, Expert in Human Behavior: Understanding Men, Women and RelationshipsI am so excited for you to hear this episode, which is a full circle moment for me. Alison Armstrong is my guest. I took Alison’s series of workshops in 2006 for several years, and she changed how I looked at men and at relationships. Little did I know that one day I would have the honor of having her as my guest on my podcast almost 20 years later! Alison is a true expert in human behavior. In 1991 she began to study men to find out how she was bringing out the worst in them. Her success in...2024-01-221h 05Loving Later LifeHow Good Are You Willing to Let Life Get? How good are you willing to let life get? The idea for this episode came in a moment when I felt a weird combination of that feeling of the first day of school after summer vacay and beginning a new year. A new year that has challenges which are carrying over from the previous year….both on a personal and global level. I turned, as I often do, to music. This time specifically to a song that began going through my head, as one often does, to show me what is going on in my subco...2024-01-0813 minLoving Later LifeKaren Cheong International Transformational speaker: How Frequency Work Can Change Your Life!Karen Cheong is an international transformational speaker, writer, champion for self-empowerment and healer who has worked with thousands of people worldwide. She is sharing with us how frequency work can change our lives. After a health crisis in her early 20's catalyzed her spiritual journey, she was driven by curiosity to explore the mystical and energetic systems that govern our experience—of ourselves, of others, and of life itself. Karen felt like something was missing—and that is when what she refers to as “frequency work” discovered her. By intensively releasing unconscious blocks she calls distorti...2023-12-251h 08Loving Later LifeIs There a Secret to Finding Love After 60?Is there a secret to finding love after 60? Join me in this final wrap-up of the Golden, well perhaps slightly tarnished Golden Bachelor, plus another kind of rap I created that tells the story of my most recent bachelor adventure. Lastly, a comment or two on a big feature in the Wall Street Journal entitled "The Secret to Finding Love After 60," which led me to discover and create what possibly could be actual secrets. Hint: They're hidden in the downsides. Please join me on this journey as we take another crack at understanding t...2023-12-1120 minLoving Later LifeMy Gynecologist Dr. Stephanie McClellan Answers Our Questions & Some Will Surprise You!Welcome bk to a very special episode of Loving Later Life, and if you are new, I hope you will continue to join me moving forward by clicking to ‘Follow’ LLL wherever you get your podcasts! Today, I have an incredibly special guest joining us! Now, before I tell you all about her, you must do yourself a favor and make it a priority to listen to the entire 50 minutes. If you can’t do it all at once, be sure that you make the time to finish the episode! My guest today is Dr. Stephanie McClellan. 2023-11-2757 minLoving Later LifeMore on the Golden Bachelor and Nancy's Not So Golden Dating UpdatesWelcome back to the 60th episode of Loving Later Life! 60! And this was recorded hot off the press after the airing of the most recent Golden Bachelor. But first, before I share the spoiler alerts (if you haven’t seen Thursday’s episode be warned!) and my observations about our Golden Guy Gerry and the ladies, I have my own not-so-golden updates to share with you! The messages, the date that never actually happened because I am strengthening my boundary lines muscles and not tolerating shit I don’t need to tolerate! All of the...2023-11-1326 minLoving Later LifeIt's Not Too Late to Find Your Passion, Cathi Colas Did at Age 53My special guest in this episode of Loving Later Life is Cathi Colas. Costco magazine did a cover story on 2nd chapters of life. It was about people, as they said, had one thing in common: a mindset open to opportunity. Cathi was one of those people featured. So, because I’m a lifelong proponent of the “it never hurts to ask” club, I looked her up and reached out to her asking if she’d join us on Loving Later Life! I am very happy to report that she said yes. Cathi has done...2023-10-3040 minLoving Later LifeFirst Golden Bachelor Review & Update on My Dating AdventuresWith all that is going on in the world right now I was second guessing whether doing an episode on dating and all the comedic aspects of the process is somehow disrespectful or tone deaf. However, as I thought about it a bit more, I remembered that we can feel sad, we can feel scared, and we can feel joy and still laugh. So, this episode is what the title says! My first Golden Bachelor review with some of my thoughts and observations. Then, I have an update for you on a few of the e...2023-10-1622 minLoving Later LifeHow to Take an Active Role in your Health & Wellness and Become the Heroine of Your Journey Dr. Laura Ricci has a doctorate in Physical Therapy. She specializes in women’s health and pelvic floor PT, she’s a National Board Certified health and wellness coach specializing in women’s health and functional nutrition. She is also a DoTerra (essential oils) wellness advocate with an international team. In her words, Laura is a wounded healer. She had a rare cancer journey, lots of orthopedic surgeries for adult hip dysplasia, she’s had chronic Lyme disease, a hysterectomy in her 30’s, and various auto immune issues. She went on a journey to heal, an...2023-10-0253 minLoving Later LifeMy Own Loving Later Life Dating Reality ShowWith the premiere of the Golden Bachelor starting later this month, I thought I’d start my own parallel experiment of dating right here and now (even though the very idea makes me queasy) and report back to you. I will also be commenting on the Golden Dude and all that goes on with is bevy of women. It promises not to be boring, so please come with me! I also want to say Shana Tova, to those who celebrate the Jewish New Year. I’m sending wishes for a year of good health, love, peace of mind...2023-09-1822 minLoving Later LifeLOVING LATER LIFE IS BACK FROM THE COUCH WITH COVID AND NEW NEWS!Welcome back to Loving Later Life! This is the first episode after the first ever break after 54 episodes. This was not the episode I had already recorded and planned to drop on this the first Monday of September 2023. What happened? I got Covid. This was my first experience with this virus, and it was not fun. However, while I was down for the Covid count, I was inspired by an older movie I was watching and picked up my phone to record what was resonating with me and how it relates to later life. 2023-09-0424 minLoving Later LifeLoving Later Life Special 1 Year Anniversary Episode!Hello Loving Later Life family. Before I tell you about this very special episode in more detail, I must tell you if you don’t already know, that today, is a milestone day. Today is June 26th, 2023, and on June 27th 2022, Loving Later Life’s first official episode was born, making this the official one year anniversary of Loving Later Life!! I suppose this could be a very good excuse for a cake, yes?! Well, the gestation for this baby took a lot longer than 9 months. If you haven’t listened to the very first full episode, I hope...2023-06-2631 minLoving Later LifeJan Kreidman: Taking Risks, Her Love Story, Her Husband’s Dementia Diagnosis, and Her Drive to ThriveHello and welcome back to Loving Later Life! Everyone listening today is in for a very special treat and her name is Jan Kreidman. For those who have been listening to Loving Later Life you know that the episodes will be a combination of my thoughts/stories and experiences, talking with experts, and also brave women telling their compelling stories. Well today, I am talking with one courageous woman. I knew that her story would be an important one to share with all of you. I also knew that Jan met her husband in later l...2023-06-1949 minLoving Later LifeWhat is Happening with the Real Estate Market? Special Guest Jo Ann Luisi, Senior Real Estate SpecialistWelcome back! I’m Nancy Lang Gibbs and I’m back in the podcast chair at the mic to talk about real estate. Why are we talking about real estate on Loving Later Life you may be wondering? Did you know that women make up the majority of home buyers and the majority of realtors; and that real estate is a subject that affects women more than men? I wanted to talk with a trusted source about what is happening in the market and why, and what we might expect in the (near) future. So...2023-06-1249 minLoving Later LifeTrue or False: You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New TricksSometimes you just can’t control when ideas come to you, and this one was at midnight. So, what else is a podcaster to do than pick up her phone and start recording from a horizontal position?! After a conversation with a friend, I was inspired and reminded once again that it isn’t fair to assume that because someone is of a certain age they won’t understand or won’t evolve or expand the way they look at things. I am specifically talking about ‘old dogs.’ I also give an honorable mention to one other saying that...2023-06-0514 minLoving Later LifeThoughts On My Walk About Getting the Answers We’re Looking to FindToday is a shortcast that I hadn’t planned on recording while I was on a walk, but the thoughts came through, so I pressed record. Do you also want answers to things you just don’t have the answers to yet? This is the common thread to the weaving of my thoughts today, including what I did unexpectedly that loosened the grip on the questioning, which allowed the thoughts to subside and some answers to rise. Also please, on this Memorial Day, let us not forget to honor and thank the men and women who...2023-05-2912 minLoving Later LifeWould You Believe the Road Paved with Setbacks Can a Be Good Thing? Would you believe that the road paved with setbacks can be the way to fulfillment? To love? To joy? To peace of mind? To happiness? To success? To satisfying relationships? Are what we perceive as setbacks, always actually a setback? This week’s episode was inspired by one of my recent experiences, and a comment made in the show A Million Little Things. All of this led me to the concept of how our perception of situations can affect the quality of our lives. Things are not always as they appear if we are able to z...2023-05-2216 minLoving Later LifeAre You Where You Want to Be?Are you where you want to be? This episode was inspired by an article I wrote some years ago that felt very relevant when I re-read it, so I decided to press record and riff on this topic for 11 minutes. I share how I searched for the answers as a younger person, and as I got older. If we choose to be open and aware, we can always be learning how to have what we crave and be happy with what we have all at the same time. We can feel happy and stuck at...2023-05-1517 minLoving Later LifeThe One About Giving Ourselves Permission…From My BedThis episode of Loving Later Life is brought to you from my bed. Yes. My bed. This was the only way it was going to happen. I had to give myself permission to let go of the process and procedure I had held myself to and allow myself to do it in a way that was better for me this time. That is when I discovered that this episode had to be about giving ourselves permission to do what we need to feel our best, forsaking all other plans and forsaking all others, period. Hop i...2023-05-0816 minLoving Later LifeWhat Habits and Stories Are Holding You Back? And How to Start to Stop ThemWhat stories are you telling yourself? Have you wanted to take a trip but you “can’t” because you have no one to go with you. Do you put makeup on before going to the gym because you’ll see people you know and don’t want them to see you “that way?” Have you wanted to sing at a karaoke bar, but you “know” that people will think you’re awful. Do you not wear a bathing suit because you don’t want to be seen in public because you think everyone will no...2023-05-0120 minLoving Later LifeLaura Schmidt of Notes to Self Positive Affirmation Socks!Laura Schmidt of Notes to Self Positive Affirmation Socks is my guest! This is a must listen if you love being inspired by someone else’s story of courage, heart, and incredible success. In this episode of Loving Later Life, Laura tells her fascinating story of how she went from a pre-med degree to building what her family calls a sock empire that is changing the world one positive message at a time. The idea for Notes to Self came to her at age 47. Please join us. I promise that you will be positively inspired!2023-04-2446 minLoving Later LifeAre You Living Life or Just Planning it? Some Quick Thoughts as My Plans Took a U-TurnAre you a planner? Do you schedule everything so you can be organized and proactive, attempting to avoid all possible pitfalls along the way? And if you spend all your time planning, are you missing what is happening in your present moment? Are you living life or just planning it? This is an unplanned episode from the couch before I unexpectedly got on another plane headed to the East Coast. When my daughter breaks her foot and asks me to please come help her for a few days, I just go. Without plans and without...2023-04-1718 minLoving Later LifeHow a Sense of Community and a Keychain Made a Magical Weekend How a Sense of Community and a Keychain Made a Magical Weekend…and inspired this episode. For those of you who listen regularly to Loving Later Life know that there was no episode last week as I prepared to go across the country for a workshop. I’m here to tell you that it was an incredible growth experience with many exciting take-aways, some of which I will share another time because there’s still so much I’m processing. The experiences I share in this episode include spontaneous adventures, realizations, and stories of the welcoming...2023-04-1020 minLoving Later LifeFlying Out of My Comfort ZoneHey everybody! This is going to be a shorter than the usual not so long episode…and please stay to the end so I can tell you something fun and important. The reason this is shorter is because I am getting ready for a trip that will be taking me many miles out of my comfort zone. I often talk the talk of how we have to be willing to take a risk or nothing will change; and I try to walk the walk just about every single day. Well, this will not be walking but flying. Li...2023-03-2715 minLoving Later LifeThe Magical Experience That Inspired Me to Spring Clean Those Who No Longer FitThis episode is very important for all of us. Please join me as I share the personal moments and revelations I had one night about the people in my life. I was at the surprise engagement party my son made for his partner. And that wasn’t the only surprise. I unexpectedly re-discovered how good it feels to be amongst people who are accepting, loving, genuine, supportive and kind. I felt a vibrational match with this group of amazing humans that I have not yet felt in this season of my life. Just a few days...2023-03-2022 minLoving Later LifeMy Colonoscopy Adventure and Some Important InformationWelcome back to Loving Later Life this is Nancy Lang Gibbs your host and fellow Loving Later Lifer. Whether you’re in your car or lounging in a chair at a pool on vacation, taking a walk, on the couch relaxing…just don’t be eating for this one! I recently had a very fun 48 hours thanks to being in later life. Let’s just say you cannot say I’m full of shit. How’s that for a hint? Yes, had a colonoscopy. And I decided that it would be so cool to take you along wit...2023-03-1332 minLoving Later LifeHow Can You be Truly Happy? The Answers Are Simple…How can you be truly happy? Loving Later Life listeners: join me as I unpack the steps to what will make you happy (and they're likely not what you're expecting) according to Gay Hendricks NYT best-selling author. Gay Hendricks is the author of The Genius Zone which picks up from the work in his book, The Big Leap. Learn about what is holding us back and what we can do about it so that we can live a life we love. He explains that it is within all of us to get there. You are in the dri...2023-03-0625 minLoving Later LifeThe (Scary) Bad Date, Some Outrageous Comments, The Disappointing Fix-Up, and a Couple of the Good OnesHello and welcome to Loving Later Life! I am Nancy Lang Gibbs your host, and this month I'm sharing some of my crazy ass dates and relationships. Last week was one of the more intense sagas, so this week, instead of the super soapy saga I was going to share, (I’ll save it for another time) I thought I’d share one that had some very funny moments before it became scary. After that, I have some one-liners from dates and almost dates that were so awful and absurd I had to write them down. Then a qui...2023-02-2726 minLoving Later LifeVIRTUAL LOVE…OR SO I THOUGHT (MY FIRST POST-DIVORCE DATING DISASTER)It’s time for me to share one of my relationship stories. This story took place back somewhere around 2007ish...and I was a very different iteration of myself than I am now. When I look back and see what I accepted as acceptable behavior toward me, it makes me cringe. So without further judgement of myself, it is time to tell you about my first relationship post-divorce, and one of the worst. I can almost guarantee you won’t be bored! Sit back, relax, and join me on this hell-of-a ride!2023-02-2025 minLoving Later LifeMy Mom: Sharing Her Stories of Love, Adventures, Loss and Moving ForwardWelcome back to LLL and I am so excited to get right to this episode. Why? Because, my special guest is none other, than my Mom! AKA Elaine Lang Ockner. So, you may be wondering how my mom falls under the category of this month’s theme of dating, relationships etc… Let me tell you a little something about my mom, without any spoiler alerts…. My mom is 84 and telling it like it is, and how it was…to be a 19-year-old bride, then divorced and dating in a whole new world. Sh...2023-02-1352 minLoving Later LifeAndrea McGinty “America’s Premiere Dating Expert:” How to Date Safely and Successfully Online…and More! Do you wonder if it's possible to safely date and find a partner online? Andrea McGinty has been named America's Premier Dating Expert and she shares her expertise about online dating and so much more! She has been a leader in dating since 1991 and that’s when she founded "It's Just Lunch" which she grew to 110 locations worldwide. The catalyst? Being dumped by her fiancée weeks before her wedding! McGinty estimates she has set up over 33,000 dates, which have led to over 6,000 marriages! With over 25 years of professional dating experience, Andrea founded 33000Dates.com so she cou...2023-02-061h 00Loving Later LifeDo You Betray Yourself by Not Having Boundary Lines?Since the stores start displays for Valentine’s Day in December, I figure to start talking about dating and relationships two weeks before the big heart day is totally acceptable. In fact, here at Loving Later Life for the next month or so we’re going to wrap ourselves up in conversations about love, the search for love, and the stories of love—the good and the cringe worthy! (That part comes from my experiences!) I also have some very exciting guests lined up so don’t miss any episodes! With Valentine’s Day approaching, it is a good tim...2023-01-3017 minLoving Later LifeAre You Afraid to Feel Joy? Sometimes? Like Me?In today’s episode, I’m talking about Joy. Why? And why now? Well, my birthday is coming up this weekend. So what does the topic of Joy have to do with my birthday you may be wondering? When you listen you will hear me share some very personal thoughts and feelings that explain why and how for the longest time, I thought there was something wrong with me; until I heard Brene Brown talk about this. It was the first time I felt understood and not to mention relieved. Did you know that Joy is the most...2023-01-2319 minLoving Later LifeHave You Seen Fleishman Is in Trouble? I recently watched a series on Hulu called Fleishmann’s in Trouble with Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan and Adam Brody. In my humble opinion, this series should get nominated for a plethora of awards, and I would like to thank my son for recommending I watch it. Taffy Brodesser-Akner the showrunner of the show (and author of the novel upon which it’s based) described it best: “It’s a story about middle age and marriage and divorce, and getting older and nostalgia and lifelong friendship, and parenting and career and ambition. There’s no category o...2023-01-1618 minLoving Later LifeAre Your Thoughts Making You Suffer? Mine Were! Happy New Year, a week or so late, everyone! Last week’s episode was recorded prior to New Year’s so I wasn’t able to officially greet you in the New Year! If you are a LLL regular, you know how passionate I am about this being a place to share our stories…the little ones and the bigger one’s because when we do there are proven scientific benefits, which I will go into more on another episode very soon. Most of us grew up with stories. Bedtime stories, stories from parents and maybe gran...2023-01-0921 minLoving Later LifeASHTON APPLEWHITE: AUTHOR & ANTI-AGEISM ACTIVISTWhat is Ageism? Ableism? What are everyday ageism’s? What can we do to liberate ourselves from the challenges of aging? Hello and welcome back to Loving Later Life. I am so excited for you to hear this conversation that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t said what the f*ck! I’ve always said, it never hurts to ask, and I am walking that walk these days. About a month ago on a Sunday my mom sent me a clip of a segment from CBS Sunday Morning that she happened to see and thou...2023-01-0257 minLoving Later LifeHow to Handle Holiday Stress & Hear From Listener's Themselves!Hi there and welcome back to Loving Later Life! I’ve been in Arizona for the weekend to spend time with my Dad and his wife to be together for his 88th birthday. I remember like it was yesterday throwing him a surprise 50th …38 years ago! So crazy. We had a wonderful relaxing time talking and talking and eating and eating. I feel so grateful at my age to still have both my parents around and available for quality time. Birthday’s, like holiday time, are milestones marking the passage of time. Sometimes these milestones are joyous and som...2022-12-1923 minLoving Later LifeDon't Get Bugs in Your Eyes...You Need to Know What This MeansWelcome back to Loving Later Life! I think I mentioned to you that there will be times when I want to share some of my previously published articles, or portions of them. As I peruse these older pieces, they are giving me a little insight into what I was going through at the time. In a way they’re kind of like reading my diary, only they were published! The article I wrote that I’m going to read you in this episode coincides with the idea that we all need one another; not only at t...2022-12-1218 minLoving Later LifeDr. Liz Lyster OBGYN Debunks Beliefs About Hormone Therapy, Menopause, Libido and More!Loving Later Lifer's, you are going to be so glad you listened today! Do you have questions about Hormone Replacement Therapy? Libido? Menopause? The answers are going to surprise you! Dr. Liz Lyster OBGYN debunks beliefs about hormone therapy, menopause, libido and more. My guest, Dr. Liz Lyster, is a Board Certified OB/GYN doctor for over 30 years, Cornell grad with honors, attended medical school at University of California, Irvine, followed by her OB/GYN residency in Los Angeles. She also went on to get a Masters of Public Health degree from UCLA in Community Health Education.2022-12-0549 minLoving Later LifeAn Unplanned Post-Holiday Stream of Consciousness At The BeachThis episode was not the one I had planned for today/this week. I took myself to my happy place this past weekend overlooking the ocean. As I sat there enveloped by the warmth of the sun, the colors of the flowers surrounding my bench, and the sound of the waves, I was inspired to open voice memo and share what came from my heart in that moment. What came out was a ten-minute stream of consciousness that I found helpful to release and perhaps there will be something you will glean from it as well. It's...2022-11-2813 minLoving Later LifeVanessa Loder: The Soul Solution, A Guide for Brilliant Overwhelmed Women to Quiet the Noise, Find Their Superpower & Finally Feel SatisfiedHow do you hear the whispers of your soul? What are energetic breadcrumbs? How do you quiet your inner critic? What limits you? My guest this week, Vanessa Loder, earned her MBA at Stanford where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and climbed to the top of the ladder of a corporate career in finance and private equity…only it was the wrong ladder. She learned to listen to her soul whispers and is now a successful and satisfied Executive Coach, and keynote speaker who has been featured in Forbes, Glamour and Huffington Post among others. Her TEDx ta...2022-11-2159 minLoving Later LifeHolidays, Health Hazards of Feeling Alone, and a Remedy I Hope You’ll TryThe number of laps around the track leading up to the holidays seem to be fewer and fewer, have you noticed?! I wouldn’t be surprised if we started seeing pumpkins in June! I recently went out on a Friday night, and it was a beautiful Fall crisp evening that felt like I was in a Hallmark movie; until I saw the Christmas trees! In this episode I whimsically share my thoughts in a rhyming way about the sights and sounds of the holidays showing up in summer; some statistics of the health hazards that com...2022-11-1418 minLoving Later LifeMedicare: Let's Break it Down!Medicare: Let’s Break it Down! Before I launched Loving Later Life I asked many women 50-60+ what kinds of topics they’d like me to talk about, and one that kept cropping up was Medicare. Please have someone on your podcast who can make it easier to understand was the consensus. Welcome: Stephanie Frisch. Stephanie Frisch is a Medicare Options Specialist, and she is here to help make Medicare less confusing! Yes, it is possible! Stephanie is now 56 and got licensed in insurance on her 40th birthday. She started specializing in Medicare in 2010, gave many talks for...2022-11-0757 minLoving Later LifeA Little Bit About Grief + Some Jaw-Dropping Stories of “Hearing” From People Who Have DiedIn today’s episode I talk a little bit about grief + some jaw-dropping stories of “hearing” from people who have died. Grief is not linear, and we all grieve differently and on our own timelines. Brene Brown was asked how long true grief lasts, and her answer was, “As long as it takes.” I believe that love in a relationship continues once someone is gone and I have witnessed this by receiving what I believe are ‘signs’ from the other side. I share unexplainable events that have happened to me after losing people I love, and also stori...2022-10-3126 minLoving Later LifeEugenia Zukerman: Renowned Flutist, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent & Author Talks About Living with Alzheimer’s78 year-old Eugenia Zukerman is an internationally renowned flutist having played with major orchestras all over the world. The Boston Globe exclaimed, “One of the finest flutists of our time.” She was also the arts correspondent on CBS Sunday Morning for more than 25 years, is a published author, mother, grandmother and wife, where she and her husband Dick Novik make their home in upstate New York. Eugenia was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in November of 2018. I had the honor of talking with her and her husband Dick who lobs words to Eugenia when she can’t quite grasp them. Yo...2022-10-2442 minLoving Later LifeIs it Ok to Talk About Prior Relationships While Dating?Dating after 50 in later life can have its ‘opportunities.’ Do you think it’s ok to talk about your prior relationships while dating? Apparently, there are many different answers to this question depending on who you ask! What if your date asks you too many questions? Or what if they don’t ask any questions about you at all? Hear how the TV show The View inspired me for this episode. I will be sharing my thoughts in a way that satisfies a couple of my fantasies, so I hope you’ll take some time to enjoy my view! Come join 2022-10-1722 minLoving Later Life4 Feelings And A FuneralEmotions run at funerals. For some very high, and for some, low…to no emotion at all. For many of us it can cause us to think of our own mortality. What would be said about us, how many or how few people would attend. For some, the reality of the shortness of life is so in your face that they rethink priorities and choices. My emotional experience with this funeral was very varied. I was thinking about it, and I decided that I could categorize most of the feelings into 4 categories. I hope you’ll come with...2022-10-1020 minLoving Later LifePausing For a Life And a DeathI had another episode planned for this week, and I’ve decided to postpone it. Instead, I'm pausing for a life and a death. For those of you who may not have seen my post on social media, my mom’s husband of almost 30 years passed away on Monday, September 26th. I just didn’t feel it was right to move forward with business as usual without taking a pause from the schedule. This is an impromptu shortcast as I pause out of respect and reflection. I hope you will join me. 2022-10-0308 minLoving Later LifeHow to Embrace Aging Despite the MediaAging. Try and avoid it at all costs. This is basically the message the media tries to convey to women. They sell us on the fact that we are not as beautiful, and not as sexy as we would be if we erased, plumped, lifted, and enhanced our aging selves. They tell us that looking younger is sexier. It’s all about fighting aging instead of embracing it. They drill into our psyche that it’s a bad thing to look older. In an infomercial I saw recently, the main point being rubbed into our brain was that we shou...2022-09-2627 minLoving Later LifeIs Quitting Really a Bad Thing?Is quitting really a bad thing? The definition of quitting has changed over the years, and not in a good way in my opinion. Join me in what may prove to be a controversial after-party discussion. In this episode I have a lot of fun sharing some of my past experiences living my dream working in television which was made possible because of my decision to quit something else…which was not a popular decision at the time amongst my village of people. I take an opportunity to shout out to my favorite acting teacher an...2022-09-1924 minLoving Later LifePersonal Growth Can Have its CostsI wasn’t sure what I wanted to talk about this week until I saw a post from Mel Robbins online. If you’re not familiar with her she’s a lawyer, TV host, author, and motivational speaker. Her post said, “8 important signs that mean you’re growing.” When I saw that, I knew exactly what I wanted to talk about. I have been experiencing a lot of growth of late, and it has definitely been like throwing a rock in a lake and seeing the ripple effect. Some great, some not so great. In this epi...2022-09-1227 minLoving Later LifeDr. Martha Jo Atkins: There's More to Dying Than Meets the EyeHappy September everyone. I can’t believe we’re turning the corner to Fall and then the holidays already, again. The seasons we are falling into, pardon the pun, are of things dying annnnd recognizing the beauty that also surrounds it. Finding beauty in dying is usually challenging. For most of my life I had total fear around it, which I think began when I was 13 when my great uncle passed away. It was my first experience with someone I was close with dying. He was bigger than life and everybody loved Uncle Sam. My family flew to C...2022-09-0555 minLoving Later LifeThe Story of How Nancy Faced a Big Fear and Long-Time Mind-F*ck; and the Unanticipated EndingThis episode is a follow up to a story that began in Episode 2 of Loving Later Life. It’s the one about how I reached out to a jazz band about singing with them. As I was getting my thoughts together about how best to share the experience of what happened, my mind went off on a creative tangent in a very different direction. This episode has turned into something that wasn’t at all planned and I decided why the hell not. So here it is! I’ve had so much fun putting this together and I thin...2022-08-2923 minLoving Later LifeCarole Montgomery: Veteran of the Stand-Up Comedy Scene NationwideCarole Montgomery is a respected veteran of the stand-up scene nationwide. She has over two dozen TV credits, has headlined clubs across the U.S., starred in two Las Vegas production shows, did eleven comedy tours with Armed Forces Entertainment, and has been a featured performer for Montreal Just for Laughs and Boston and New York Comedy Festivals. Carole is also a director and producer. In 2017 she created the live stand-up comedy show Funny Women of a Certain Age which premiered on Showtime and became the network’s highest rated comedy special for 2019 making TV history as the...2022-08-2254 minLoving Later LifeFinding Answers Where We'd Least ExpectThe path to getting older is oh so interesting, isn’t it? As we grow older we accumulate some wisdom along the way, which can be cleverly disguised as heartbreak, loss, pain, disappointment, sadness, embarrassment, hurt or growing pains. So, if we get wiser as we get older, why do so many of us, so often, look outside ourselves for the answers? Perhaps they’re in a place inside us where we’d least expect! In this episode, we experiment with a different way of discovering wisdom to find answers, feel emotionally safe, loved, and heard. Please join m...2022-08-1523 minLoving Later LifeNicole Aloni: Re-inventing and Dealing with Loss in Later LifeNicole Aloni has had many lives and many losses. She is a French-trained chef (she cooked for Julia Child and Queen Elizabeth to name a few), was the director of catering of the Music Center in Los Angeles, founded a restaurant, catering company, food manufacturing business and photography studio. She was married to the love of her life, Ami Aloni, a prominent personality in the Jewish musical life of L.A., most especially revered in the synagogue world as a composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor. After Ami’s tragic passing, Nicole reinvented herself several more times. She au...2022-08-0852 minLoving Later LifeDo You Listen With Your Whole Face?Today I’m talking about what I believe is quickly becoming a lost art: Listening. I think it’s also the biggest gift we can give someone else. When we aren’t truly listening, it means that the person who is trying to share something with us is likely not feeling heard. Feeling heard, is one of the most universal human needs, and when that need is not met on a consistent basis, it just doesn’t lead to anything good! Whether we’re 5 or 85 we want to feel that someone is listening to us. Do you always ‘li...2022-08-0116 minLoving Later LifeTechniques and Insights for Better Sleep and More Mindful DaysJoin me and my special guest Kathryn Nicolai. Kathryn is the creator of the enormously successful podcast Nothing Much Happens and the author of the book of the same name. Nothing Much Happens is consistently ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts in the world and has received over 65 million downloads. As an architect of cozy, she leans on her years of experience as a yoga and meditation teacher to seamlessly blend storytelling with brain training methods that build better sleep habits over time. And imagine …wait till you hear about this… doing all of this not being abl...2022-07-2537 minLoving Later LifeI Have a Confession to MakeThis is an unplanned episode. My efforts to be organized and plan somewhat ahead got thrown off course a little as I felt blindsided by some friendly feedback. So, I deviated from the plan (heaven forbid) and this, My Confession, is now episode 6. It’s my reaction, my feelings, my introspection about how something many may consider morbid is my motivator; and a whole lot more. I hope you’ll join me.2022-07-1816 minLoving Later LifeCiji Ware: TV Emmy winner, Journalist, NYT Best-Selling Author at 80I am honored and thrilled to share a conversation I had with Ciji Ware. Ciji is a Harvard graduate, New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist, Emmy award winning television producer, reporter for TV and radio, a DuPont award winner for investigative journalism, and sought-after event speaker. In this episode, Ciji shares fascinating fun facts and stories you won’t believe. She grew up in Hollywood (and James Cagney was her godfather); as a married TV reporter for NBC, she was fired in 1971 because she got pregnant; just a few years ago she found out she ha...2022-07-1132 minLoving Later LifeLet's Tweak the Golden Rule!Are you more patient with other people than you are with yourself? Do you talk to (or about) yourself the same way you would a dear friend? Have you noticed what you’ll do for others but not for yourself? I’m not going to give any spoiler alerts about how I’ve decided to change the Golden Rule! However, I will say that the main topic in today’s episode is about how we treat ourselves and how we talk to ourselves compared to how we do so with others. Please join me in tweaking...2022-07-0417 minLoving Later LifeImportant Tips from a Financial AdvisorI am so honored to have Cathy Brown as a guest on Loving Later Life. Cathy is a financial advisor, and President of CB Wealth Management Group, which is a family-owned business in Palm Desert, CA. Cathy has her degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame, has worked at Merrill Lynch, American Express, and Smith Barney until she realized her goal of creating her own independent financial planning company. She was also the financial analyst for the local CBS affiliate for 7 years, has received the Elite Advisor designation from her broker-dealer IFG for the last 7 years, and...2022-07-0149 minLoving Later LifeHow to Give Up PerfectionismDo you feel that everything needs to be ‘perfect’ before you start something, do something, or even think about it doing something? Perfectionism. How often do you allow this ‘ism’ to keep you from enjoying your day-to-day life by making perfect, the enemy of progress? To be honest, it almost kept me from doing this podcast. The perfection monster likes to take up space in our heads telling us things like: if you can’t do it perfectly don’t do it at all, don’t even think of trying something new because you won’t do it perfectly righ...2022-06-2922 minLoving Later LifeFinding My Voice Again; My StoryWelcome to the first official episode of Loving Later Life! Please join me, Nancy Lang Gibbs, Later Life Coach and published writer, as I share Who I am (I tried to keep it from sounding like a combo of my resume and dating profile), What this podcast is all about, Why the heck I’m doing it, When you can tune in on a regular basis, Where you can find it, and How the idea for this podcast was born. You’ll hear how I’m finding my voice again. I share an overview of my journey including how, after...2022-06-2730 minLoving Later LifeLoving Later Life TrailerWomen in your 50’s, 60’s, and older: Do you find yourself thinking, “I need a new sense of purpose,” “Is the best part of my life behind me?” “How can I make new friends at this age?” “Am I ready to date again?” “How can I keep my mind and body fit?” “Am I financially prepared for…anything?” “How do I put myself first and not feel guilty?” Welcome to Loving Later Life where women 50, 60+ can connect, feel seen, heard, and valued. A place to laugh, have fun, and feel inspired! Each week, your host, Later Life Coach and published writer Nancy L...2022-06-1602 min