Thrive Solo The One With 'I Hired A Male Escort For My 70th Birthday' Writer, Gail Rice
My guest on Thrive Solo this week is the wonderful Gail Rice, a Canadian born psychologist and writer based in Sydney, Australia.
Gail’s work explores how the stories we carry can hold us back...or call us forward. Her writing shines a light on the unspoken stories around aging, desire, and reinvention, and she’s also currently writing her memoir.
Gail recently wrote an essay for The Times, also featured in the New York Times Modern Love podcast, entitled ‘I hired a male escort for my 70th Birthday’. Because that’s exactly what she did. In fact, Gail didn’t hire just one escort, she hired two, because the first experience was, shall we say, sub-par.
As well as talking about her experience of hiring an escort at the age of 70, Gail and I also talk about some really important topics around ageing, including how so many women start to feel invisible the older they get, the particular kind of urgency that Gail feels as she moves into her later life, and the importance of mindset around ageing.
02:15 Guest Introduction: Gail Rice
02:46 Gail's Story: Hiring an Escort at 70
05:35 The Experience and Its Impact
09:05 Reflections on Ageing and Visibility
17:18 Exploring Tantra and Self-Discovery
20:28 Romantic History and Singlehood
25:42 Regret and Life Choices
33:58 Perspectives on Ageing and Urgency
36:01 Reflecting on Ageing and Gratitude
37:19 The Impact of Mindset on Ageing
38:46 The Power of Female Community
43:34 Embracing Singlehood and Overcoming Loneliness
54:24 The Pressure of Anti-Ageing Culture
01:00:33 The Importance of Touch and Companionship
01:04:49 Celebrating Independence and Self-Discovery
01:06:18 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Listen to Gail's piece: https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/i-hired-a-male-escort-for-my-70th-birthday-the-sunday-story/id1501716010?i=1000734694214
Follow Gail on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gailrice.psych.writes/?hl=en
Join Gail's Substack: https://gail263.substack.com/
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And thank you so much for listening!