Zestful Aging
Episodes
Sophie Poldermans -- "Seducing and Killing Nazis"
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Poldermans is the author of the bestselling book "Seducing and Killing Nazis. Hannie, Truus and Freddie: Dutch Resistance Heroines of WWII" . S...
Charlotte Mangin -- Award Winning Filmmaker Documenting Unsung Heroines
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte Mangin is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the creator, executive producer, and director of UNLADYLIKE2020. She spent five years o...
Max Cynader -- Keeping Your Brain Healthy
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Max Cynader is a leading neuroscientist, an Order of Canada recipient, and the founding director of the Brain Research Centre at the University of...
Peg Doyle -- Eating for Lifelong Wellness
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peg Doyle is an expert in the field of nutrition and lifestyle. She is also a member of the National Gerontology Academic Honor and Professional Socie...
Jeff Rubin -- Why Are We So Ageist?
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Rubin is an internationally recognized advocate for positive aging, and a leader in the fight against ageism. He advises business and community l...
Cindy Gallop -- Nice Girls Do Get Angry
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Gallop is a consultant and entrepreneur who, for 35 years, has worked in brandbuilding, marketing and advertising with companies like Levi's, LO...
Dr. Ginger Campbell -- Embracing Uncertainty in the Time of COVID
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ginger Campbell has been a physician for almost 40 years, and a podcaster since 2006. Her Podcast, "Brain Science", explores how the recent discov...
Dr. Jessica Zitter -- Finding a Better Path to the End of Life
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jessica Zitter practices ICU and Palliative Care in Oakland, California. Her work is featured in the Oscar and Emmy-nominated short documentary, E...
Anne Basting -- Creative Care: Transforming Aging and Elder Care with Meaning and Joy
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Basting PhD, is a leader in transforming aging and elder care, author of the new book "Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and El...
Nancy Hogshead-Makar -- Olympiad and Title IX Legal Advocate
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Hogshead-Makar is an Olympic gold medal champion, a civil rights lawyer, and the founder and CEO of "Champion Women", a non-profit providing leg...
Intuitive Eating (Because Diets Don't Work)
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Evelyn Tribole is an award-winning registered dietitian and was the nutrition expert for "Good Morning America" and was a national spokesperson for th...
Jodie Filogomo -- Fun and Thrifty Style Over 50
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jodie Filogomo is the voice behind "Jodie's Touch of Style" where she showcases how it's never too late to look great. Her styling adventures include ...
Sanjeev Javia -- Is CBD Right for You?
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjeev Javia, a.k.a. Jeevers, is an expert on all things CBD. He has almost two decades of experience formulating CBD compounds, and he assists elite...
Marina Cantacuzino -- "The F-Word"; How Forgiveness Helps Us Heal
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marina Cantacuzino is the founder of "The Forgiveness Project" a UK-based charity that uses real stories of victims and perpetrators of crime and viol...
Veterans, PTSD and the Healing Power of Dogs (Encore episode)
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode for Veteran's Day: The Puppy Development Program at Clear Path for Veterans is designed to raise and train dogs who will be placed w...
Amy Newmark -- Chicken Soup for the Soup: Practical Tips for a Better Life
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series. Since 2008, she has published mo...
Donald Altman -- The Gift of Meditation
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Altman is a psychotherapist, international mindfulness expert, former Buddhist monk and award-winning author of over 15 books who has taught mi...
Mollie McGlocklin -- Why Can't I Sleep?
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mollie McGlocklin is the creator of "Sleep Is A Skill", a company that optimizes people's sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, ...
Noelle Nelson -- Why Optimism is So Crucial, Even When It's Tough
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2016, Dr. Noelle Nelson, who is the author of "Happy Healthy…Dead", has been posting stories about older folks (she calls them Amazings) on a ...
Johnny Crowder -- Copenotes: A Helpful and Accessible Tool to Support Our Mental Health
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a suicide/abuse survivor, Johnny Crowder spent his formative years searching for resources to help him cope with his mental health conditions, rang...
Rita Dragonette -- Protesting for Justice, Then and Now
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Lives Matter movement reminds some of us of the 1960s when Americans protested the Vietnam War. Author Rita Dragonette spells out some of th...
Tara Haelle -- Why You Feel So Awfully Awful Right Now
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Haelle is a science and health journalist, and the author of the article "Your Surge Capacity is Depleted--It's Why You Feel Awful", which went v...
How Can Two White Women of Privilege Talk About Black Lives Matter?
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Lankester is the founder of Magnificent Midlife, an online hub with several offerings including a podcast. Rachel wants to change the world for...
Lori La Bey -- Alzheimer's Speaks – Shifting Dementia Care from Crisis to Comfort
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Special episode for International Alzheimer's Day Lori La Bey is an international icon in the field of Dementia. She has been recognized by Oprah as a...
Rebecca Scritchfield -- What is "Body Kindness" and Why Is It So Powerful?
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Scritchfield is a well-being coach, registered dietitian, nutritionist, certified exercise physiologist, and author of the book, "Body Kindnes...
From Menopause to Finding Purpose -- Nothing is Off limits on Hot Flashes and Cool Topics Podcast
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Hot Flashes and Cool Topics" Podcast is devoted to all things mid-life. Colleen Ricci Rosenblum and Bridgett Biagi Barratt talk about the good, the b...
Laura Zam -- New Help and Hope for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Zam is the author of the bestselling book "The Pleasure Plan: One Woman's Search for Sexual Healing". She's also an award-winning health writer ...
Barbara Mancini -- Arrested and Wrongly Accused of Aiding Her Father's Attempted Suicide
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013, Barbara Mancini was arrested and prosecuted in Pennsylvania on the charge of aiding the attempted suicide of her dying 93-year-old father aft...
Eugenia Brown -- The Beer Chick; Bringing Craft Beer to Women of Color
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eugenia Brown is a Cicerone Certified Beer Server, Founder of Beer Chick LLC and beer influencer who uses her platform to celebrate, empower, and conn...
Jodi Stolove -- Chair Dancing; Combining the Pleasure of Exercise, Dance and Music
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jodi Stolove is the queen of joyful exercising. A fractured foot forced her to conduct her dance and aerobic classes from a chair and The Chair Dancin...
Frank King -- From Comedy Writer to Suicide Prevention Speaker and Trainer
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frank King was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years. But these days he's helping prevent suicide. Depression and suicide run in Frank's family. ...
Rebecca Winn -- "One Hundred Daffodils": Healing Trauma in Your Garden
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Winn, a highly awarded landscape architect, has written a celebrated new memoir, "One Hundred Daffodils", about her unexpected marriage breaku...
Aaron Gendle -- How I Cured Myself of Crohn's Disease
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Gendle is a best selling author of "Conquest: 10 Simple Steps to Conquer Life and Leave a Lasting Legacy". Aaron founded "Write a Book Universit...
Daniella Young -- "A Cult Stole My Childhood"
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniella Mestyanek Young was born a third-generation member of the infamous religious cult, The Children of God, which has often garnered national and...
Nancy Davis Kho -- Want to Feel Happier? Say Thank You.
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Davis Kho is the author of "THE THANK-YOU PROJECT: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time". Nancy is also a podcaster whose wor...
Gayle Carson -- How to Be An S.O.B. -- "Spunky Old Broad"
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gayle Carson is the epitome of a zestful ager at 82 years old. She's known throughout the world as a business and leadership expert, and authored "How...
Jane Bernstein -- What if You Had a Twin You Never Knew About?
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Bernstein is an award winning novelist. Her latest book, "The Face Tells the Secret" is the story of a young woman trying to navigate life knowin...
Amanda Rees -- How to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Rees is the co-founder and CEO of Bold, a health and fitness technology company that creates online exercise programs for aging well, particula...
Rachel Peru -- Silver Haired, Over 45 year Old Model Encourages Body Acceptance
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel began a new career as a model at the age of 46. Since turning 40, Rachel ditched the hair dye and embraced her natural silver hair and curvy fi...
Hearts in the Ice -- Two Midlife Women Research Global Warming in the High Arctic
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what it would be like to share a 250 square foot space with a fellow researcher in the Arctic for nine months with no electricity or runni...
Joan Lunden -- "Why Did I Come Into This Room?"
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Lunden helped wake-up millions of Americans as the host of Good Morning America for two decades. As a journalist, a busy working mom, and a part ...
Talya Tibbon -- Walking with Refugees
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talya Tibbon is an award winning documentary director and producer working in the US and in Europe. Over the years, her work has taken her to 4 contin...
Donna Cameron: Why We Need Kindness Now
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Cameron spent her career as a business owner working with nonprofit organizations and causes. It was there where she saw kindness in action and ...
Alison Pena -- "Life is Short, Get to It!"
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alison Pena, aka "Bad Widow", became a widow when her husband of almost twenty five years died in 2016, after an 11-month battle with pancreatic cance...
Annie Gaudreault -- Women, Food and COVID
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than ever, many women are experiencing struggles in their relationship with food. They may be spending more time at home, feeling increased stres...
DJ Lee -- Women and the Wilderness
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When DJ Lee's dear friend vanishes in the wilderness of the Selway-Bitteroot, she decides to try to find her. Her journey answers some of the question...
Dan Blackwell -- Making Music to Heal the World
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Blackwell is a composer and filmmaker from the UK who travels the world making independent documentaries. He collaborates with musicians, many who...
Delia Folk and Alison Bruhn -- Mother and Daughter Fashionistas
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The Style That Binds Us" is a fashion consulting company founded by mother and daughter team, Alison Bruhn and Delia Folk. Alison is a national wardr...
Maureen Towey -- "Using Storytelling As a Weapon Against Ageism"
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maureen Towey is a multi-talented director and producer working across artistic mediums. She has worked as a Creative Director for Grammy award-winnin...
Jane Asher -- 89 Year Old Master Swimmer Can't Wait Until She's 90
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Asher is an 89-year old competitive swimmer. After a career as a swimming teacher and coach, Jane began to train seriously and to compete in Mast...
Suzette Mullen: "I Blew Up My Life to Be True To Myself"
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzette Mullen had the perfect life; a loving husband, two kids in Ivy League colleges, and a house on the ocean. But something felt wrong. Her writin...
Adam Minter -- Where does your discarded stuff go?
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Minter is a columnist for Bloomberg and has been covering the waste and recycling industries for nearly two decades. He's the author of the new b...
Stephanie Raffelock -- How Old is Old?
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Raffelock grew up learning about nature from her dad, a National Park Ranger. She embraces an active and positive mindset, and offers wisdom...
Udo Erasmus -- How to "Make Life Your Friend"
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Udo Erasmus is a culture changer in the field of wellness. His educational background includes biochemistry, genetics, biology, and nutrition, as well...
Jo Blackwell -- "I'm Not Mad...It's the Menopause"
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Blackwell is a writer, speaker and portrait photographer based in the UK. Having written her way out of depression during her own perimenopause yea...
Landmark Anti-Ageism and Gender Equity Lawsuit at New York News Channel NY1
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Five anchorwomen at NY1, one of the country's most prominent local news channels, are suing their employer over age and gender discrimination, allegin...
Adrienne Martini: "Somebody's Gotta Do It: Why Cursing at the News Won't Save the Nation, but Your Name on a Local Ballot Can"
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's another episode to celebrate Women's History Month: Adrienne Martini is an award winning writer and college professor whose brand new book "Som...
Katsitsionni Fox -- "We're Not Feminists. We're the Law."
14 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Katsitsionni Fox is a filmmaker from the Akwesasne Mohawk territories in Northern New York. Her latest project, "Without a Whisper" is about w...
Sharon Nelson -- Advocating For Women's Voices in Politics
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Nelson is one of the 21 leaders for the 21st Century and is well known in political circles for her work in coaching women how to run for publi...
Alex Rotas and Danielle Sellwood: The Maverick Generation Film; Older Athletes in Their Glory
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Rotas is an award-winning British photographer who specializes in photographing older sportsmen and women. Her work has been exhibited across Eur...
Jackie Schildkraut -- Helping Victims of Mass Shootings
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jaclyn Schildkraut is a Professor of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York at Oswego. She's an expert on mass and school shootings, hom...
Chelsey Clammer -- Trauma is Grist for the Mill
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsey Clammer is the author of the award-winning essay collection, "Circadian", which looks at the different ways that trauma cycles through our liv...
Suzka -- Seeing Dementia with Fresh Eyes
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzka is a fine artist who lived in California until her mother needed caregiving in Chicago. From the start, Suzka experienced her mother's dementia ...
Anne Marie Higgins -- "A Love Story Beyond Death"
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Marie is a nurse practitioner and family therapist in Upstate, New York. She and her husband were passionate birders throughout their married lif...
Verla Fortier -- How Trees Heal Us
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Verla Fortier is the former director of surgery in Toronto, Canada. At age 63 she was diagnosed with Lupus. After 40 years in traditional health care,...
Dr. Michael Fossel -- There's Hope for Curing Alzheimers Disease
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Fossel is the world's foremost expert on telomeres, aging, and age-related disease. He gave the very first talk at the National Institutes of Heal...
Ellen Goodman - The Conversation Project
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Goodman has spent most of her life chronicling social change and its impact on American life. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, she was one...
Jo Moseley -- From Perimenopause to Warrior with a Paddle
25 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Moseley is the first woman to paddleboard from end to end of her native England, on the 200 year old canals. She paddles for many reasons--exercise...
Roger Landry -- "Live Long, Die Short"
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Roger Landry is an aging specialist and author of the award winning book "Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging"....
Peggy Orenstein -- Groundbreaking author of "Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent and Navigating the New Masculinity"
18 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peggy Orenstein is a New York Times best-selling author, and has been featured on "Nightline", "CBS This Morning", "The Today Show", NPR's "Fresh Air"...
Christina Adams -- How Far Would You Go to Help Your Autistic Child?
11 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Adams is an award-winning writer and the author of the memoir "CAMEL CRAZY: A Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels". Her wor...
Samantha Brown -- PBS Travel Host says "Meet the people."
04 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Brown, host of PBS's two-time Emmy winning (Outstanding Host and Outstanding Travel/Adventure Program) series, "Samantha Brown's Places to Lo...
Aimee Lee Ball -- Mothers and Daughters: Food Stories
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What did you cook with your mom? Aimee Lee Ball is an award winning writing, and the co-founder of "Eat, Darling, Eat", a storytelling website about m...
Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham -- Living with Alopecia: "Under the Rose-Colored Hat"
28 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham is a business woman and athlete who has been battling Alopecia, an immune disorder that results in hair loss, for 20 ye...
Kay VanNorman -- Brilliant Aging; How to Do It
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frailty is not a normal part of aging! Kay VanNorman, President of Brilliant Aging, is an internationally known healthy aging expert. She directed the...
Sky Bergman -- "Lives Well Lived: My Grandmother Inspired This"
21 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sky Bergman is the creator of "Lives Well Lived", a film that celebrates the incredible wit and wisdom of adults 75 to 100 years old who are living th...
Vicki Tapia -- "Somebody Stole My Iron"
14 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vicki Tapia enjoyed a 30-year career as a Lactation Consultant before writing about her caregiving journey with both parents. Her book "Somebody Stole...
Paige Mills -- Aceing Autism: A Positive Ripple Effect
07 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paige Mills is the Program Director of Aceing Autism at Drumlins Tennis Club at Syracuse University. It's a national program which helps autistic chil...
Jackie Terribile -- Small Town Stylist
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A former New York City fashion expert, Jackie Terribile moved to Upstate New York and created a styling business that includes addressing the needs of...
Action Nan -- Crusader for a Plastic-Free World
30 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Smith, AKA Action Nan, is the founder of the anti-plastic campaign "Final Straw Cornwall, UK" and owner of Bosinver Farm Cottages, where she has w...
Liz Vassey -- The Biggest Race of Our Lives
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Vassey is a Two time Emmy nominated actor who joined the cast of "All My Children" at the age of 16, and has since appeared on twelve television s...
Judy Butler -- "It Takes a Couple of Villages to Raise a Senior Adult"
16 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Judy Butler is a Pastoral Psychotherapist who consults with, counsels and coaches Adult Children of Aging Parents, members of the "Sandwich Genera...
Lisa Russell -- Filming the Real People Across the Globe
09 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Russell is an Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker who produces films and curates creative events that lie at the intersection of arts, social justice ...
Bronnie Ware -- How To Live Without Regret
02 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bronnie Ware is the author of the international bestselling memoir, "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying", based on her experience as a palliative care ...
Ann Campanella -- "Motherhood, Lost and Found"
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Campanella is a horsewoman and author of "Motherhood, Lost and Found". Ann moved back to North Carolina after being away from her family for sever...
Liz O'Donnell -- Working Daughter; How Can We Balance All of Our Roles?
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz O'Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, a community for women balancing eldercare, career, and more. An award-winning writer, she recently p...
Suzanne Falter -- "Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women"
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Falter is proof of how human beings can rise again from the most difficult circumstances. After her college aged daughter unexpectedly died, s...
Kristin Johnson -- Online Safety and Etiquette
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Johnson is a prize-winning poet and writer, a novelist, a ghostwriter, screenwriter and the author of "Ain't "U" Got No Manners, The Bible For...
Jolene Hill -- "Life is Short...So Let's Talk"
12 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jolene Hill wants to encourage families to have meaningful conversations about what really matters in life. Her campaign 'Life's short..so let's talk'...
Melissa Berton -- "Period. End of Sentence."
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rebroadcast for the International Day of the Girl. Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highli...
Kathrine Switzer -- A Real Marathon Woman
05 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors w...
Gillian Walnes Perry -- Anne Frank Scholar, Teaches Peace and Tolerance
28 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gillian Walnes Perry has dedicated her life to teaching peace and tolerance throughout the world. She is the Co-founder and Honorary Vice President of...
John Leland -- What Does a Great Life Look Like?
21 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What makes us truly happy throughout our lives? John Leland, columnist at The New York Times, wrote a yearlong series that became the basis for his ne...
Stacy Feintuch - "The Widow Wears Pink"
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy Feintuch was a stay at home mom with two young daughters in 2011 when her husband suddenly died from a heart attack. After a few very difficult ...
Liz Scott -- "This Never Happened"
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Scott is a psychologist and the author of a fascinating and unusual memoir entitled, "This Never Happened". The book describes her life with two v...
Sheryl DiStefano -- Purpose Farm: Where Animals and Kids Heal Each Other
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zestful Aging tours Purpose Farm, in Upstate New York, which is a unique nonprofit, hosting a free youth program for traumatized children and rescued ...
Melissa Berton -- "Period. End of Sentence."
31 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Berton is the Academy Award winning producer for Best Documentary Short for "Period. End of Sentence." and CEO of The Pad Project, a non-profi...
Bill Protzmann -- Using Music to Heal
24 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Protzmann's mission is to raise awareness of the power of music as self care, especially for vulnerable populations. In addition to being a succe...
Gyata Stormon -- On The Ball
17 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gyata Stormon is an accomplished tennis player, a US and Canadian tennis coach, and three time Canadian senior doubles champion. Her brand new book, "...
Colleen Wietmarschen -- I Want to Write!
10 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Colleen Wietmarschen evolved from introverted child to successful business woman to triathlete at 50. Colleen faces challenges with an open mind. She ...