Growing Older with Gusto

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The Chinese Zodiac: Its Influence on Growing Older With Gusto
Our guest on the show this week who is making her second appearance is Yvonne Wolf, an intercultural consultant to China. On the show, we have fun exploring the many ways the Chinese Zodiac influences how people grow older beginning in childhood. -
Paying tribute to the late Alex Trebek with The Lustgarten Foundation
Fighting Forward. Jeopardy television game show host Alex Trebek, inspiration and beloved by many, passed away after a nearly two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. The survival rate of pancreatic cancer today is in the single digits but The Lustgart...
Creative transformations with actress, singer and songwriter Wendy Parman
Guest Wendy Parman - How does one take life events, and use them to catapult you forward in life? - Come listen to our guest this week, Wendy Parman talk about her transformations from acting, singing and songwriting,
Growing older is a promotion not a demotion! with Yvonne Wolf
Yvonne Wolf, our guest on the show this week, is an intercultural communicator who specializes in Asia. She tells us this is the philosophy of aging in Eastern Asia. I think it is also a privilege. Yvonne talks about the Asian mindset when it comes to ...
Get out of your comfort zone with Sheila Stone
Sheila Stone - Get out of your comfort zone. This is the advice Sheila Stone, our guest this week on the show gives for those wanting to grow older with gusto,! - Sheila is the master of reinvention and works at helping women create a new life for th...
On with the Butter! with author Heidi Herman
Listen to our latest guest, author Heidi Herman talk about how the idea of Butter was one of the sparks for her latest book. - “On With The Butter - Spread More Living Onto Everyday Life” is a compendium of stories, challenges and advice,
Life is a Podcast Party for Alana Dawson
Alana Dawson of Podcast Party Sometimes life events spiral our world in a life-enhancing way. This is what happened to Alana Dawson who suffered a serious health setback as a young wife and mom. It set her on the path to thinking about and executing ...
Be Bold and Never Be Old with Rico Caveglia
What can I say about a 78 year old man who has the fitness age of 35? Well, he has a lot to say about how he has been growing older with gusto! - Come listen to Rico Caveglia share with us his 7 Essentials of Life, and how you,
A Conversation With Douglas Ekman
Douglas Ekman - What if you could be as vital at age 78 as you are right now? Come listen to Douglas Ekman, a Renaissance Man talk about how he got to be “still in the game” at age 78. He just published an exiting new book called “You Are Old,
Attending a Virtual Funeral during COVID-19
This episode is a bit of a turn from our regular interviews with Growing Older with Gusto guests. Unfortunately, Gail lost her 97.5-year-old Uncle to COVID-19 related complications. In this episode, she shares her experience from attending her first v...