Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined

Academy award-winning screenwriter, Pamela Wallace, knew she was going to be a writer when she was a young girl. First, magazine articles and romance novels; then, screenplays and TV movies. Pam fought hard to own her talent and showcase it in Hollywood where women are often second to men and do become invisible as they age. “The point of getting older - having gained wisdom - is to pass it on and make the path easier for the women who follow me.” - Pamela Wallace Now, in the ‘age of generativity’, Pam continues to support and teach screenwriting and hopes to create a nonprofit to raise up diverse women whose economic status adds another layer of discrimination in this difficult industry. Connect with Pam: Email: pwall49@aol.com   View Witness and Borrowed Hearts: https://www.amazon.com/Witness-Harrison-Ford/dp/B009NY4WLW/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Witness&qid=1609904364&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Borrowed-Hearts-Roma-Downey/dp/B003C5FMOY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZCO2S6J1RQC1&dchild=1&keywords=borrowed+hearts+dvd&qid=1609904416&sprefix=barrowed+hearts%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1 Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Play, Stitcher, Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

As 2020 comes to a close, Catherine and Gail “get real” while looking back on a year of growth for both the podcast and their personal lives. This year has been a reminder of the importance of staying connected: zoom gatherings, podcast club, and other creative ways of being together have been a real lifesaver. The Women Over 70 Podcast Club is an opportunity to explore issues that are pertinent to you. Just as well-run book clubs and film groups provide provocative discussions that aid in learning and growth, our podcast club does the same, and we have fun too! Podcast Categories Include: Spirituality and Healing Reinvention Health and Wellness Play Social Service Social Activism Expressive Arts Enhancing Career Be the first to hear what is new at Women Over 70. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. https://womenover70.com/#subscribe

The world is just catching up with Joy Loverde, a champion of eldercare and family caregiving for over 30 years. In the second of two widely acclaimed books, Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? (2017), Joy speaks frankly and considerately about planning for the realities of aging and living longer. Women should start planning in their 40s so as older adults they will have enough money and housing that feels like home. She also encourages women to have authentic conversations with each other about experiences of growing older. Joy consults widely with companies about respectful messaging of their products and services to the mature market. She embraces technology as a tool for resourceful living, including robots becoming part of our lives. Joy’s consistent message: If you want to know about being old, observe and ask the people who are old.   Old people are living answers to our lives. - Joy Loverde   Email jloverde@elderindustry.com Website elderindustry.com Pinterest    pinterest.com/joyloverde Twitter        twitter.com/joyloverde LinkedIn     linkedin.com/in/joyloverde Books: Who Will Take Care Of Me When I’m Old? (2017) The Complete Eldercare Planner (1993/2009)

Julie Percell: Life in Hawaii when You Are Not Hawaiin “Asking for help is a sign of weakness I have to get over.” - Julie Percell After graduation, Julie visited friends in Hawaii and has lived there ever since. She has enjoyed a rich entrepreneurial career in sales, training and teaching. Working closely with local associations and government to provide resources to startups and existing businesses, she has a reputation for being the one who finds solutions. Several years ago her husband lost his fight with leukemia. Julie’s life dramatically changed as she became his health care advocate and then had to learn how to ask for help when she found herself on her own. Now, as she realizes she can no longer work 80-hour weeks, she is ready to map out a plan for what she will do in the next decade. Connect with Julie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-percell-90313513/   Email: jtpercell7@gmail.com Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Play, Stitcher, Itunes, Podopolo Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

Life in Ecuador lends itself to mindfulness, meditation and music. However, no matter where we live, the quality of our lives and our health is intimately connected to our diet and lifestyle. That is what determines how balanced our gut microbiome is, which determines how robust our immune system, and ultimately, how well we retain healthy brain functioning. When her mom was diagnosed with dementia, Kate set her sights on understanding this cruel disease and how to prevent it. Her discoveries led to lifestyle changes that improved her own memory and health. Now, Kate guides others to do the same as a vegan nutritionist, health coach and sound therapist. "It’s never too early to look after your brain, but it can become too late." - Kate Kunkel Connect with Kate: Website / Blog: https://KateKunkel.com Book: Don’t Let the Memories Fade, A Holistic Approach to Preventing Dementia and Creating a Healthier, More Vibrant Future.   Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Memories-Fade-Preventing-ebook/dp/B08GBR1Z37

Kathy Haueisen first moved to Houston with her family in 1982. After a brief return to her home state of Ohio, she again settled in Texas in 1996.  Already a journalist and published writer, she earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1985, intending to teach creative writing. Instead, she took a 35 year detour as an ordained pastor before retiring to write more in 2014. For the past few years Kathy embarked on an unusual project - writing her first historical fiction novel. The topic turned out to be of significant interest - the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower. Writing is like a drug; once you receive a check you are addicted. - Kathryn Haueisen Prior to writing the Mayflower Chronicles - the Tale of Two Cultures, written from the perspectives of both the English and native Americans,  Kathryn published 5 books and is currently working on another. She also consults with congregations on capital campaign projects and writes articles for assorted publications. Her blogs focus on good people doing great things for our global village. Connect with Kathy: Website: https://howwisethen.com/ She blogs weekly at www.howwisethen.com Book: The Mayflower Chronicles - the Tale of Two Cultures Available on Amazon Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Play, Stitcher, Itunes, Podopolo Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

In this special edition of Women Over 70-Aging Reimagined, we celebrate reaching our milestone of interviewing 70 women over 70. Guests Susanne Dumbleton (Ep #082) and Judith DeVeries (Ep #002), who were our 1st and 70th guests (despite the episode numbers) return to Women Over 70–Aging Reimagined for a  provocative discussion about women, aging, and the issues that matter most to our community. Our sincere thanks to the Podcast Discussion Club and Advocates for Women Aging guests who dropped in throughout the episode to celebrate with us. Judith DeVries (Ep #002) Listen: https://womenover70.com/002-judith-devries-director-of-learning/ Susanne Dumbleton (Episode #082) Listen: https://womenover70.com/082-susanne-dumbleton-the-power-of-women-as-forces-for-human-rights/ Podcast Discussion Club members have in-depth conversations around episodes with a common theme, and explore issues relevant to themselves and others.  Just as well-run book clubs and film groups provide provocative discussions that aid in learning and growing, our podcast club does the same! Join the Podcast Discussion Club: https://womenover70.com/podcast-club/ Advocates for Women Aging is our monthly video series which provides a bonus episode for Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined podcast. Gail and Catherine interview experts of all ages on a variety of subjects pertinent to women aging across the adult life span. Watch: https://womenover70.com/advocates-for-women-aging/

Feisty and outspoken! That is how we describe Linda Randall - semi-retired psychotherapist, board member of Village Chicago, active and resilient. Linda does not mince words when it comes to loss and grieving. Loss comes in many forms: physical, psychological, emotional, cognitive and sexual. The old adage, Linda concedes, that tells us ‘The best is yet to come’, doesn’t feel true anymore. Yet, she continues, we are all resilient or we wouldn’t be here. Linda encourages us to think about all the things we’ve done in our lives and write them down. That way we remember what made us strong women. “The best way to cope with loss is to tell the truth!” - Linda Randall CONNECT WITH LINDA: Email: rhtnow@rcn.com The Village Chicago (villagechicago.org) Listen to Peggy Joseph’s poem: Read Sheryl Sandberg’s book: Option B Read Joan Didion’s book: The Year of Magical Thinking CONNECT WITH LINDA: Email: rhtnow@rcn.com The Village Chicago (villagechicago.org) Listen to Peggy Joseph’s poem: Read Sheryl Sandberg’s book: Option B   Read Joan Didion’s book: The Year of Magical Thinking Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Play, Stitcher, Itunes, Podopolo Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

At age 91, Dr. Marie Kisiel continues to pursue her passions as a mentor to people of all ages and as a writer about seasons in human life, centering on food, learning and work. The daughter of immigrant parents who had little formal education, Marie ignored convention by going straight through from high school to a Ph.D. in English with a minor in Guidance and Counseling. She then married, lived abroad with her husband, settled in the western suburbs of Illinois, had two “marvelous” daughters, and mentored-taught adults in college for nearly 30 years. Creativity is the theme that Marie integrates into her mentoring, teaching and writing. She now lives apart from her husband of 57 years and is grateful for the excellent care he receives in an assisted living facility. Marie strives to “enjoy every single day” and advises all of us to “not take life and people for granted.” " My passion is to bring out every person’s potential and creativity." - Dr. Marie Kisiel Contact Information: mkisiel1@comcast.net Author of five books (see https://www.amazon.com/Books-Marie- Kisiel/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AMarie+Kisiel) coming in 2021 Season of Grace: Creativity in Later Adulthood   Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Play, Stitcher, Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

Susanne Dumbleton, Ph.D., does the research and then creates courses--e.g., Little Women, Joan of Arc, women leaders of social movements--to enlighten adults about the fight for women’s and human rights in the United States and around the world. She also is a prolific writer of OpEds, articles and essays concerning social justice reforms. A career in higher education enabled Susanne to pursue innovative paths in teaching and academic leadership, particularly serving adult and nontraditional students. Married for 50 years to a man who shared fully in their domestic life and supported her professionally, Susanne was “able to have it all, just not all at once.” Patience, passion, flexibility, reinvention and caring relationships are keys to Susanne’s resilience and vitality. Learning to live solo after her husband’s passing in 2016, Susanne is committed to living a life of gratitude and enriching lives of other people. "I wanted a life not just a career, and that has required me to make choices." Contact Information: sdumblet@depaul.edu https://www.susannedumbleton.com/ (see Susanne’s OpEds, Articles, Essays)