The Boomer Woman’s Podcast

Lynn Cherry found Pickleball only a few years ago, but she is hooked... to the point that she has a Pickleball podcast and a magazine.

In this episode, Lynn explains the origins of Pickleball, why it's so popular... amongst all age groups.  The game is slow enough and strategic enough to be both agreeable with and challenging for older adults, but also can be played to a more aggressive level that stimulates fitter, more competitive athletes.  There are Pro level competitions for both types of player.

Lynn's enthusiasm is contagious and her explanations are persuasive enough that you'll want to give it a try.

 

Find Lynn at https://pickleballfire.com/

 

This episode is a partial replay of Louisa's interview from December 2021.

Louisa Hext is a skilled and experienced mediator, coach, speaker, and consultant. She partners with her clients to explore forgiveness, reconciliation, and conflict resolution, and ways she can support her clients to create positive change in their lives. Louisa is the North American coordinator for the traveling photographic exhibition, The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness (a program of The Forgiveness Project a London, UK based non-profit). She serves on The Charter for Compassion’s Global Team and is the lead organizer for the Restorative Justice sector. 

In today's episode, Louisa discusses Forgiveness, how complicated a subject it is and its potential in our life. She touches on the subject of self-forgiveness, curiosity and empathy and shares stories of forgiveness that are very powerful.

A powerful episode that will give you much food for thought as we approach the coming season and prepare for a new year, possibly with new hopes.

Find Louisa at https://www.consultantshext.com/

or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisahext

Listen to last year's full episode at:

https://twoboomerwomen.podbean.com/e/tbw-guest-consultant-louisa-hext-on-forgiveness/

Find out more about her up-coming webinar, and register, at

https://www.consultantshext.com/home/forgiveness-webinar/

 

From a banking career to integrative health coach.  From fanatical exercise to healthy moderation.  Sheryl’s journey has had its ups and downs.

Sheryl shares so much info in this episode… some will be too late for us Boomers, but many of us have daughters!  Sheryl’s HRT info is up-to-date, and she goes into detail, with interesting insights for our daughters and for us.

What age do you want to live to? Sheryl has a novel idea: reverse engineer your life from that date!  And… beware the self-fulfilling prophecy when you talk about feeling old or getting forgetful.

Find Sheryl at https://www.ytvhealthcoaching.com/

 

Meditation is as much a part of Sara Webb’s life as eating and sleeping. In this episode Sara combines meditation information with neuroscience… hard to question neuroscience!

Neuroscience and so much more – Sara makes it sound so obvious you’ll question why you didn’t think of this yourself.

Interesting concept: Gratitude happens when something has already happened. So often we project into the future the event that will create our happiness… gratitude reflects on what’s already happened that is meaningful.

Sara gives some great insights into TM – Transcendental Meditation… in case you remember those long flowing robes of the ‘60s and ‘70s and TM being the domain of hippies and free love.  She also reminds us that TM is only one form of meditation.

So much more than meditation in this conversation.

Find Sara at https://www.sarawebbsays.com/

 

Eric Gaddy had an interesting childhood that made him understand that no one knows when today will be their last day.

He bought into the standard North American lifestyle “bill of goods” before realizing people close to him were dying well before “retirement age”.

Hopefully you’ll appreciate Eric’s definition of retirement: whatever you want it to mean…   or be.  “Don’t postpone Joy” is his bumper sticker of choice.  His theory: people regret not creating more memories.

Eric shares his ideas around “simplifying” – real food for thought; and he discusses the steps to planning for retirement – at any age. He talks about motor homes, tiny houses, off-grid – be careful, he might have you convinced by the time he’s done!!

Nobody cares more about your money than you do… so have a relationship with your finances.

Eric mentions his FaceBook group – pay attention, and go join – it’s worth it.

Kathy White found yoga in her 20s, and there’s been no looking back.  Kathy shares a lot of info in this episode… as well as sharing how her yoga practice was vital to so many parts of her life. 

And then she turned 50.

Yoga became difficult at a time when life changes were on the horizon. A trip abroad led Kathy back to yoga with, as she says, “wild abandon”!

Which led to the series of events that resulted in Kathy creating her Joint Renewal System™ - designed specifically for us over-50 types!

If you or someone you know is a) getting older or b) experiencing joint discomfort, you’ll want to listen to Kathy.  An aside: prepare to laugh as Kathy and Agnes share more than a few chuckles!

Oh, and don’t let Kathy hear you say you can’t do yoga because you’re not flexible!  She’ll tell you it isn’t about flexibility, it’s about healthy joints.

Kathy mentions the Scaravelli book:  https://www.amazon.ca/Awakening-Spine-Health-Vitality-Energy/dp/0062428462

Learn more about Kathy at:  https://www.kathywhiteyoga.com

Get on the waitlist for her 7Cs Challenge at https://www.kathywhiteyoga.com/7c

 

 

Boomers have experienced some form of grief by this age.  When great grief and great joy arrive on the same day, Veronica learns there is no instruction book, so she relies on her faith and her family to help her.  They are what helped her find meaning in the grief.

Her insights are an example of moving through sorrow and “Accept the help” is her go-to advice.

Veronica shares tips on revitalizing a tired marriage: communication, honesty and authenticity.  The difference between sex and intimacy;

Nugget: your empowerment won’t be persons, places or things

Las word for Boomer Women: Love yourself first.

Stay tuned for the name game laugh at the end!

Learn more about Veronica at https://www.allianceseminars.org/

 

So much discussion about all the things woman say to themselves… and believe about themselves… and the older we get the more there is in our histories.

But “accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative” is the theme running through this conversation with Pam Drzewiecki, who encourages us to find not only a good friend but a ‘strategic thinking partner’.  We don’t need anyone to remind us of our short-comings because no one can be harder on us than we are ourselves.

Pam’s whole mid-life identity and mission in communicating with other women is summed up in the name of her website “Powerful Purpose”! and the Purpose Den is the she-lair for those women to be honest and supported, no judgements allowed. 

And then there are Pam’s “Pillars”.  Which pillar are you under? Pause Discover Design or Propel?

So many free tools and resources on Pam’s website: https://powerful-purpose.com/

If that’s not enough, make sure you listen to Pam’s “Fill The Purse With Purpose” project.

 

Chris Odegard is the author of "Get off Your A$$ and Manage Your Money: Why You Need Alternative Investments." In this episode he explains why conventional investing wisdom is seriously flawed and why so many North Americans will never have an abundant retirement lifestyle, much less achieve financial freedom at a younger age. 

Chris discusses alternate investments, their how and why, with some interesting insights and logic.

Test yourself by taking Chris' "Conventional Wisdom Quiz" at https://theprolificinvestor.net/

Review his list of alternate investments at the website too.

Infertility.  A serious subject? A sad subject? A frustrating subject?

Today’s guest took her own experiences with infertility and, finally, when she was ready, relied on her profession as a comedian to relate the subject with humour.

The podcast is for Boomer women so listen in as we discuss how we need to think, how we need to consider, why our children aren’t producing grandchildren for us… because apparently it’s the one area where someone else’s lives can be all about us.

Can you step back? can you consider that their reality is not what you suspect? Can you find a way to listen and understand so your lovely family feels safe sharing their reality?

Meirav Zur gives us some insights and some great tips.

Find Meirav and Inconceivable at https://meiravzur.com/