Retired research scientist Hana Berger Moran expected to spend her next years living quietly at her home in California. But the publication of an English author's book changed the direction of her life. "Born Survivors" shared with the world the story of Hana's mother--and Hana's birth--in a
Gratitude is its own gift
Can you be grateful for the bad things that happen in your life? It often takes time and the perspective of years to see the good things that the bad thing actually conjured out of your life. In this Kitchen Table Talk, recorded for Thanksgiving, Mary Helen and Carol talk about 'what a long
Can You See Me Now?
One of the reasons retirees feel "invisible" in the world is because the commercial marketplace ignores us. Product ads and media programs reflect American values, and people of age are (generally) not valued. Which is illogical to the max! In this essay Carol Larson talks about the enormous
Encore Entrepreneurship – Michael Kennedy
"Too old to hire, too young to retire." Many of the nearly and newly retired are finding this to be true. Michael Kennedy, a life coach studying later-in-life business entrepreneurs says that the best way to face a post career life is to be your own boss. Become an encore entrepreneur! Interviewed
Just Say Yes! Retiree Rebels
Despite her own self-doubts, ten years ago Dyan Kopitzke said yes to taking an art class. Now she's selling her work and traveling the world to paint. In this Kitchen Table Talk, Mary Helen and Carol talk with Dyan about how in retirement she lost her identity, but found herself on a journey to a
A Trip to Dream Camp: What do you want when you grow up? – MHC #201
What do you want when you grow up? What dreams do you still have for your life? When was the last time someone asked you what your dreams are? Mary Helen Conroy discusses the finding of dreams as important work for the nearly and newly retired. Would you like to go to Dream Camp? Hear how that is
Ashton Applewhite: “Old Person in Training”
Ashton Applewhite considers herself an Old Person in Training. At age 64 the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism says the measure of our aging should not be how much we're like our younger selves, but how much we've embraced the benefits of our years. Interviewed via Skype,
Finding the Real You: The Authentic Retiree Rebel
On the one year anniversary of Retiree Rebels, Carol Larson takes a look back at life since her retirement. The biggest surprise was who she found hiding inside herself. One of the major benefits of aging --and of retirement-- is searching out the real person underneath a lifetime of different