The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Financial Therapy and Retirement Planning with John Hankins

Once John Hankins discovered the developing field of financial therapy and after a bit of exploration, he decided to reinvent himself as a financial therapist. Today he is a licensed social worker, certified financial therapist, and certified financial social worker. 

In this episode he explains:

• What financial therapy is
• Our generation was taught to not discuss money, the repercussions of that
• Who becomes a financial therapist
• Is there a common “money story” amongst Boomers
• Couples where the “money story” is different and how that might affect retirement planning?
• After 40 years of marriage, effective communication about money and retirement
• Single people and retirement planning
• Self sabotage
• Suddenly being out of a job before being ready or prepared

Before we wrap, John explains what was it like to reinvent himself at age 71. “Retirement” apparently wasn’t in his crosshairs!

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Find John at https://www.financial-therapy.me/

Learn more about John and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-john-hankins/

 

Retirement Planning for Canadians with Joseph Curry

oe Curry is a Certified Financial Planner and the founder of Retirement Planning Simplified. He is also the host of the Your Retirement Planning Simplified podcast, where he helps Canadians navigate the complexities of retirement with a focus on clarity, simplicity, and purpose-driven planning.

Today he explains:

• Company stocks and pensions as sole retirement funds
• CPP and OAS, the GIS, RRSPs, TFSAs, RIFs and LIFs
• common retirement planning mistakes
• eliminating or reducing any threats to retirement
• the Retirement Navigator: goals… but values first
• transitioning from saving to spending
• the non-financial aspects of retirement

Such great information and then Joe says all the right things about feeling comfortable with your retirement/financial planner.

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Find Joe at https://www.retirementplanningsimplified.ca/

Learn more about Joe and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-joseph-curry/

 

Retirement Planning for U.S. Govt Employees with Mel Stubbs

Mel Stubbs is a financial planner with over a decade of experience, specializes in helping federal employees plan for retirement. A key focus of Mel’s work is aiding clients and viewers in assessing potential future tax challenges and devising proactive strategies to fix those problems.

Today he explains:

• His advice for an American listener who is concerned about their job security
• 10 decisions you have to make at retirement
• Social Security, 401k’s, ROTHs, TSPs
• How to manage and reduce the tax hit on retirement savings
• Well-known routes and lesser-known routes to preserving retirement savings
• Long-term planning for older married employees
• Capital gains
• Advice for and about your kids

Mel is so well-versed about this subject that I was running out of questions to ask him. A lot of food for thought even if you aren’t an American federal employee.

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Find Mel at https://christycapital.com/

Learn more about Mel and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-mel-stubbs/

 

Ethics and Assisted Reproductive Technology with Peter J. Boni

Peter J Boni was the “successful outcome” of assisted reproduction more than 7 decades ago but didn’t know that until mid-life. The science and the ethics involved in Assisted Reproductive Technology has been his focus ever since.

Today he explains:

• The process was at that time compared to now
• The concerns about siblings not knowing they’re siblings
• Genealogical bewilderment… health history
• Donor conceived bill of rights
• “DNA Surprise” and “Identity Trauma”
• The U. S. Donor-Conceived Council

Peter shares really honest and candid personal truths in today’s conversation.

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Find Peter at https://peterjboni.com/

Learn more about Peter and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-peter-j-boni/

 

Boomer Women and Mentorship with Deborah Heiser

Dr. Deborah Heiser is the CEO/Founder of The Mentor Project and author of The Mentorship Edge. She is a TEDx speaker and expert contributor to Psychology Today. Our conversation today is about mentorship.  Deborah explains:

• why mentorship is so powerful for Boomer women
• Ageism and the emotional trajectory
• What makes a good mentor
• A paid gig vs volunteer
• Grandparents as mentors
• wisdom meets innovation
• non-profits and philanthropy

I was quite surprised at how clearly defined the role of mentor actually was.  So much great food for thought today!

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Find Deborah at https://deborahheiser.com/

Learn more about Deborah and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-deborah-heiser/

 

Passion Project to Purpose with Anne Alexander-Sieder

As a young woman in the U.S., Anne Alexander-Sieder was an actress. That ended when she followed a handsome young German fellow back to Germany as his wife. Sixteen years later she made the huge decision to go back to acting… in a second language… in a foreign country… at 47. Yikes!

Today she shares:

• What prompted that decision
• The community she found
• How too many women are defined by their “roles”
• “Our curiosities are the key to unlocking our purpose on this planet”
• Reframing nervousness and fear as excitement
• The concept of curating experts
• Small intentional steps

Anne’s rekindled career in acting has included Netflix and Hallmark movies and has led to her program “Passion Project to Purpose”.

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Find Anne at https://www.act-bold.com/

Learn more about Anne and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-anne-alexander-sieder/

 

Navigating Life’s Transitions Through Art Journaling with Susan Hensley

usan Hensley helps with transitions and she brings a unique angle… using art journaling as a tool to navigate life’s changes, rediscover joy, and silence that inner critic. To say this time of life is a time of change might be an understatement. Perhaps you’ve made the leap from 9-5, perhaps you’re considering it, perhaps you’re planning your next adventure. 

Today Susan explains

• Art journalling and the Zen of art journalling
• Processing emotions
• Making sense of life’s chaos
• Silencing the inner critic
• Working with duality using colour

Finally, Susan has traveled to 90+ countries! That part of our conversation is pretty cool!

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Find Susan at https://susan-hensley.com/

Learn more about Susan and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-susan-hensley/

 

10 Little Rules for Adventure and Life with Teri M Brown

Teri M Brown has written 5 self-help books, a number of historical stories…  but this last one… about double butts – two mid-age people on a tandem bike cycling across the US, well, the title made me chuckle but the story caught my attention.

For Teri, it was an epic adventure.  Today she shares:

• Why, and how, an epic adventure came to pass
• Never quit on a bad day
• You get a lot of junk out through tears
• Becomes an author
• The research that goes into writing a novel set in another place and time
• Her writing process

Teri has great thoughts for us all when I ask what she wants you, dear listener, to think about.  She is a true inspiration.

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Find Teri M Brown at https://www.terimbrown.com/

Learn more about Teri and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-teri-m-brown/

 

Counter-Feminism (not Anti-Feminism) with Jack Kammer

Jack Kammer is an advocate for men’s social issues and sexism against men. He says “Important social advances around gender equality remain to be realized by understanding sexism against men and boys.”

Today, he explains:

• How men tend to see their role in the family
• The training for men 60 years ago: “don’t show emotion”, “man up”.
• His idea for a dating app.
• Making men’s issues more prominent
• The Maryland General Assembly and the Wimp Bill

Jack also discusses the possible update and republish of his book “Good Will Toward Men: Women Talk Candidly About the Balance of Power Between the Sexes”.

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Find Jack at https://www.malefriendlymedia.com/

Learn more about Jack and find all his links at https://boomwithabang.com/counter-feminism-not-anti-feminism-with-jack-kammer/

 

Blending Creativity and History to Honor Our Past with Mica Anders

Mica Anders is a genealogist with very impressive credentials. She’s worked with clients and organizations in the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, and the UK, bringing underrepresented stories to light. Today she shares information and stories!

• Tracing European heritage and African/American heritage
• Digitized records vs “doing the legwork”
• Finding surprises, skeletons and legends
• Adoption and sperm donation
• Two types of client searches
• Searching the backgrounds of communities

Mica also gives us a few tips on getting started including the fine art of… are you ready?… Facebook “stalking”.

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Find Mica at https://www.andersgenealogicalservices.com/

Learn more about Mica and find all her links at https://boomwithabang.com/the-boomer-womans-podcast-mica-anders/