Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined

At age 76, Dianne Michels continues to reinvent herself, having explored several careers before finding her passion in Human Resources as an HR Futurist. She believes retirement is an outdated concept that implies work is a burden you survive rather than her definition -- a gift of participation, contribution, and self-expression. That kind of work doesn’t have an expiration date. Dianne is launching a new business, Possibility Partners, to create workplaces where possibilities are infinite and Human Resources can play a much more impactful business advisor role in organizations. “Results matter, and people are at the heart of it.” - Dianne Michels Takeaways: Transparency is a key factor in communications that build relationships of mutual trust and respect HR leaders can champion new frameworks for everyone interacting as possibility partners collaborating together to unleash purpose, power, and potential Successful culture shifts that focus on such a possibility require alignment and support from the CEO or it can’t happen Connect with Dianne: Email: dianne@possibilitypartners.org Website: http://possibilitypartners.org 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 Podcast, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or Spotify   Please review our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

Chris Hauri lives  with the spirit of creativity and fun. As an entrepreneur and intrapreneur, Chris leads individuals and groups—e.g., The Human Company (currently), The Grand Group, Girl Scouts, Crayola -- to tap into their creative and intuitive thinking.  She cautions that rational, linear thinking alone cannot solve complex problems facing humanity, such as climate change and pandemics. Chris’ legacy is to help women over 60 age with dignity and fun, and to support the education of girls on a global scale. And, she does stand-up comedy! "If you can do something, do it in a fun way." - Chris Hauri Take Away Innate in all of us is creative and intuitive thinking—tap into it. Strive to have fun in your life-- lots of it. Connections matter—relationships keep us lively. Contact Chris Hauri Email: chris@white-iguana.comWeb: www.squircleacademy.com Book: SQUIRCLE: A new way to think in a new world. Available on Amazon, June 22, 2020 Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Twitter: @womenover70 Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Podcast, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or Spotify Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.  

Equal Part Irreverent Rascal & Kick-Butt Coach   “I’m going to keep moving on until I can’t move on anymore.” - Pat Honiotes   A voice for the voiceless, Pat’s life-long career has focused on finding tools she can use to support the voiceless until they gain a voice of their own - children in special education, people with disabilities, the behaviorally disordered and more. From teacher to counselor to Medical Hypnoanalyst, Pat dedicated herself to her work. Today, Pat’s clients come through the door of business. She is the creator of Straight Talk Videos, the 80-hour Work Week Cure and author of The Practical Guide to Figuring Yourself Out - How to go from Stuck to Star of Your Life. Take aways: It’s never too late to take risks for your dreams The message inside you needs visibility in the world Age specific communities are not for everyone Connect with Pat Honiotes: Email: pat@pathoniotes.com Website: https://www.pathoniotes.com/ Program: The 80-hour Work Week Cure Book: The Practical Guide to Figuring Yourself Out - How to go from Stuck to Star of Your Life. Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined/ Website: https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Podcast: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Twitter: @womenover70 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenover70/

Sky Bergman set out to pay tribute to her very active 99 year-old grandmother. She soon realized that “everyone has a story to tell if we just take time to listen.” Sky’s listening project evolved into a documentary feature length film starring 40 people between ages 75-100 (two-thirds of whom are women). These are stories about resilience in the face of hardship and loss. These are stories about love, learning and giving back. Sky shares life lessons from these inspiring individuals. She highlights how story can bring the generations together. I am combatting ageism one story, one connection at a time. - Sky Bergman Contact Sky Bergman www.lives-well-lived.com lives.well.lived@gmail.com Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Podcast: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenover70/ YouTube: WomenOver70

Active writer, and published author, Mary Gray graduated from Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University in 1955. A long career in public relations, then as a corporate travel agent, led Mary to ghostwriting and worldwide travel. She always traveled to the places she wrote about so she could experience them for herself and bring them to life for her readers. Poetic Justice, her recent novel, was a semi-finalist as a novel-in-progress in the 2017 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition before it was contracted to Adelaide Books. Also available on Amazon. Mary is active in local writers and book groups, works with the Goodman Theatre GeNarrations - creating the spoken word, and is a committee member of the Village of Chicago. "Walking the beach is the answer to managing rough periods in your life." - Mary Gray TAKEAWAYS: Keep following your dreams - rainbows do exist Practice your art until you become skilled in it, then use your art because it is yours Do not let others prevent you from being the best you can be Connect with Mary Gray.: Email: marychicagogray@gmail.com. Book: Poetic Justice Poetic Justice is available from the publisher adelaidebooks.org, amazon.com and bookshop.org (an organization of independent bookstores that shares profits from sales with all participating booksellers). Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Website: https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Podcast: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Twitter: @womenover70 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenover70/  

Frances Fuller grew up in poverty. All of her books belonged to the state of Arkansas. Her mother had a 4th grade education. It is a wonder, then, that Frances became a writer and publisher and left a legacy in the form of an entire body of literature in Arabic, for Arabic children. From an early age, Frances was a devotee of the American columnist, Ernie Pyle. Committing to a lifetime of missionary work in Lebanon and Jordan combined her two loves: the Christian faith and journalism. Initially, she worked with groups of Americans as their press representative, and reported to America what was happening in Beirut. Soon, she became the director of a small publishing house and produced children’s curricula. On one of her furloughs home, she determined to teach others how to write so that the curricula could be produced in Arabic by Arabs for the Muslim world. That was when decided she had to know what the process of writing was in order to teach Arabs how to write. She earned her Master’s degree in English and then returned. Author of 2 books, we spoke extensively with Frances about her recent memoir.   “When we get it done, we’ll know how to do it.” - Frances Fuller Takeaways: Children thrive in uncertain circumstances when they believe in your passion for your work. Journalism is a tool with which to do many things. Life during wartime in Lebanon was chaotic, but manageable. Connect with Frances Fuller: Email: frances0516@att.net Books: In Borrowed Houses: A True Story of Love and Faith Amidst War in Lebanon Helping Yourself Grow Old: Things I Said to Myself When I Was Almost Ninety   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 Podcast, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or Spotify Please review our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.

Master mediator, attorney, author and professor, Mari Frank is a bundle of energy and information. Her primary focus is conflict management and she helps women (and men) get what they want. Mari believes in emotional intelligence and how having it increases our self-awareness and ability to deal with other peoples’ emotions. She also understands the importance of touch and that committed relationships are so much more than purely sexual. Intimacy can be achieved best when both parties talk about how they feel in the first person. Mari is warm, funny and intelligent. She is working to end the bias towards people over 50 and believes in intergenerational mentoring. "Solutioneering is more financially and emotionally advantageous than a court battle." - Mari Frank Takeaways: New or long-term relationships (personal or professional) need continuous positive communication to thrive. Your later years are when you come to know yourself best. Expect respect and you will earn it. Connect with Mari Frank, Esq.: http://marifrank.com http://conflicthealing.com mari@marifrank.com Books: Fighting for Love: Turn Conflict Into Intimacy - A Couple’s Guide Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Twitter: @womenover70 Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Podcast, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or Spotify Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.  

For the past five decades, Rebecca Sive, age 70, has built coalitions—across lines of age, ethnicity, race, gender, and political persuasion-- to address a range of social issues. Her primary focus is advancing women’s rights in all fronts, especially their leadership in local and national politics. Rebecca’s rich experiences as a public official, civic leader, political analyst, historian, college teacher, and speaker are fodder for her books on getting women into public office and her podcast #VoteHerIn. She appeals to younger women to appreciate and draw on the hard-earned wisdom of older women who have broken down so many institutional and systemic barriers. Take-Aways: You can build coalitions by finding common denominators that transcend differences. Every day is the time to do something you think is worth doing, for others and for self. Lead a life that is rich in your contributions to the common good We get older and wiser and have so much to contribute. Contact Information: rebecca@rebeccasive.com www.rebeccasive.com Podcast: #VoteHerIn For speaker: annette@speakerforall.com Books: Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President (2018) Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman’s Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House (2013)

Dinah Lin began life in Shanghai, China.  She, along with her mother and two siblings, escaped on the last boat out of Shanghai in 1949, just before the Communists closed the borders. Her father was already in the United States on a research grant. Dinah grew up in Ohio, then after college she spent 15 years in five countries in Asia as a young wife and mother. At 38, she went back to school to get her MBA from Columbia Business School as she made her transition from stay-at-home mom to international business executive. At 58, Dinah followed a dream and moved to Beijing to study Chinese and reconnect with her roots. At 73, she finally realized a long held dream and wrote her bestselling memoir, “Daring to Dream Once Again - It’s Never Too Late!”. "Listen to your heart, the heart has a wisdom, and it will not lead you astray." Dinah Lin Take-Aways: If your head and heart don’t agree, follow your heart, it will not lead you astray Remember to look for the opportunity in your crises, they are blessings in disguise A true dream never dies...it waits patiently for you to take action Eating less, exercising regularly and maintaining an attitude of gratitude will help you to look and feel vibrant and energetic Book: A Memoir: Daring to Dream Once Again - It’s Never Too Late! Email: dinah@thedinahlin.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theDinahLin Linkedin: https://Linkedin.com/in/Dinah-Lin You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDinah888  

Description: Sue Ross, age 74, took 8 years to transition from her full-time faculty position in Social Work to “being done” in 2018.  Even though Sue taught gerontology and retirement transition, she needed plenty of time to “find my way” through the process. A ‘spinster’ by choice, Sue’s curious mind, thirst for travel,  self-reliance, and commitment to community has led her to work in several fields, visit many parts of the world, connect with spiritual communities, and be planful about what may lie ahead. Living solo, and for nearly 30 years with ‘silent disabilities,’ Sue is strategic about the kind of ‘home’ she wants to create for the next phases of her life. "Just because you ‘know’ something doesn’t mean you can skip living through it." - Susan Ross Take-Aways: Every retiree needs to find her own way. Intentionally seek ways to socialize that generate energy Living single teaches to take good care of yourself; no one else will do it for you. Be honest with yourself about future realities, and plan wisely for them. Contact Information: rosssu@sbcglobal.net Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Twitter: @womenover70 Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen to Episodes by Season https://womenover70.com/season-two/ https://womenover70.com/season-one/ Listen on: Apple Podcast, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or Spotify Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen.