Kitchen Table Talks

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

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

We admit it, when we created Retiree Rebels one year ago we just followed our instincts as to the right direction to go. Which is what most new retirees have to do during this new unscripted stage of life. For their first anniversary, Mary Helen Conroy and Carol Larson look back at what they've

Gail Nordheim finds it as surprising as anyone that she is spending her retirement years working with the people of Vietnam. But in reviewing her life, her past work and what she wanted to continue doing, an international adventure emerged. In this Kitchen Table Talk, Mary Helen and Carol talk

Finding happiness is not the same at the point of retirement as it was at age 5 or 6. There's a lifetime of stumbles that often get in our way. Mary Helen and Carol in this edition of Kitchen Table Talks discuss figuring out what happiness means to us now, and what might be getting in our way of

Helen Marks Dicks advocates for Wisconsin's office of the American Association of Retired People (AARP), pushing for legislation serving seniors. But she also advocates for all of us to become as eccentric as possible. Helen lives her philosophy, and sat down with Mary Helen and Carol to discuss

What's Your Brand? Are you job hunting? You already know today's market is a lot different than when we were young. Career Strategist Donna Beestman says older workers have to put more than their history on a resume. She sat down with Mary Helen and Carol to explain how developing a "personal

Seniors helping Seniors The idea has turned into a movement called Village to Village. In Madison, WI one of the founding associations of senior run and senior targeted "villages" is called SAIL (Supporting Active Independent Lives). Executive Director Ann Albert talks with Mary Helen and Carol