2024 is the 5th Season of The Boomer Woman’s Podcast. Each episode is a conversation between me – I’m Agnes Knowles, your host – and a guest who talks to a subject that, someway, somehow, is relatable to Boomer Women. The guests can be any age, any gender, as long as their message is positive, informative, pertinent to our demographic. You, dear listener, might need to be open-minded, curious, tolerant, inclusive… and if you are, you will enjoy these conversations, maybe learn something, and I encourage you to share each and any episode! Click the Follow/Subscribe button to be notified of the next great guest.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Combat Zones to Spirituality with John Lawyer
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
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?
- What is being open to the universe about?
- What is the Stream of Unconsciousness?
- What’s the difference between Spirituality, Art, Science, Philosophy, Religion and Self-Help?
And finally: finding Joy, at any age.
Find John at https://kishar.org/
Learn more about John and find all the links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-john-lawyer/
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Sandy Kaye Interviews Our Favourite Musicians From the 60s, 70s, 80s
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
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 coups for her
- her favourites
- who leaves her star struck
- all the good gossip - ok, there's none.
If you have even a shred of music enjoyment from those earlier decades, you'll love this interview!
Find Sandy and her podcast at https://abreathoffreshair.com.au/
Learn more about Sandy and find all her links at:
https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-sandy-kaye/
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Firewalking, Board Breaks and More with Dave Albin
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
Thursday Feb 08, 2024
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 Shelf”!
Find Dave at https://firewalkadventures.com/
Learn more about Dave and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-dave-albin/
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Estate Planning & Asset Protection with Scherrie Prince
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
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 and families in asset planning and asset protection?
Find Scherrie Prince at: https://scherrieprince.com/
Learn more about Scherrie and find all her links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-scherrie-prince/
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Eating Disorders in Mid-Age Women with Nicole Christina
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
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 weight management.
- The efficacy of apps and tools (think FitBit or Apple watch).
- Bonus topic: how we talk to our grandchildren.
and stay tuned to Nicole’s story about her Zestful Aging including hunting pythons!!
Find Nicole at https://zestfulaging.com/
Learn more about Nicole and find all her links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-nicole-christina/
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
The Wisdom of Morrie with Son and Editor Rob Schwartz
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
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 pride in his voice when he speaks of them. He gets emotional at one point – it’s such emphasis that love does last forever, even if the body is gone.
Rob and I discuss Morrie’s advice for living a long and happy life, the concept of ‘tension of opposites’… and if you’re thinking those subjects sound a little esoteric, let me assure you, he is his father’s son and Rob keeps the conversation real, and in the present.
I think you’ll find the “personal question” part of this conversation really interesting!
Find Rob and the book at: https://wisdomofmorrie.com/
Learn more about Rob, and Morrie, at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-rob-schwartz/
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Live Your Third Act to Its Fullest with Carol Ebert
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
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? And what do you say to women when that topic is the basis of your presentation?
- The important questions: If we have grandchildren at the school or college level, how do we talk to the kids about wellness – or encourage them to develop good habits - while still staying on our grandparent pedestal?
- Where so genetics fit into the equation?
and my inevitable: What haven’t we talked about that you want mid-age women to think about as they plan for the future?
Find Carol at https://www.your3rdact.com/
Learn more about Carol and find all her links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-carol-ebert/
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Break Free of ”The Rules” with Heather Whelpley
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
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 for us mid-age women who want to recognize and break free from some of the “brules” we’ve been living under?
Find Heather at https://www.heatherwhelpley.com/
Find out more about Heather and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-heather-whelpley/
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
The Boomer Woman’s Podcast 2023 Year-End Wrap
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Season 4 is done and dusted. Who can believe it. Before I kick off Season 5 I review the amazing guests of 2023. It's a quick and easy review - the link to all the episodes is the show notes!
Find the links to your favourite... or your missed episodes at https://boomwithabang.com/podcast-2023/
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Gila Melamed: Nomad by Choice (Replay)
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
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 do ask some practical questions.
Gila seems to be a colourful character by any standards so her adventures and stories are probably not a surprise… hopefully they will be an inspiration. She also explains how women nomads connect with each other.
So much growth for Gila as she embraces this lifestyle. Many of you will identify with her story and her experiences and her evolution. Could you be next?
Follow Gila's adventures at: https://www.gilacolorguru.com/blog
Find all of Gila's links at: https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-gila-melamed/