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#166: Homecoming, a conversation with Dr. Thema

52 Minutes Here’s a question to ponder. “Can you love yourself in a hostile world?” This is the question Dr. Thema asks on this week’s podcast. “We have to shift the individual, but we also have to shift the world in which the individual is living, so that we’re not constantly having to push back against these messages but that we can change the larger story, that we’re all worthy and deserving.” Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis...

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#165: 12 in 12 Stories: The Many Sides of Christine Kilavos and Lillian Cataldi

56 Minutes Who am I anyway? Twisting the Plot’s Twelve in Twelve Program asks each participant to bring all of herself to the year-long experience. Together as a group, we invite the shadow self, the wise ones, role models, inner guides, mentors, avatars, nemeses …. all are welcome. By the time one gets to our age there are a multitude of selves to encounter. Somedays our virtual 12-member group feels like a filled stadium. Listen...

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#164: Resilience, with Aleka Artemis Munroe

56 Minutes What does it mean to be resilient?  How does one overcome tough challenges and yet continue to inspire? On today’s podcast, we hear from Aleka Artemis Munroe, who lives with serious physical disabilites.   A member of Twelve in Twelve 2021, Aleka discusses her struggles with her body, and shares the tools she uses to get through that include mindfulness, acceptance, creativity, and an incredible sense of humor. She is the creator of Compasspoints:...

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#163: Creatrix Rising, a conversation with Stephanie Raffelock

42 Minutes What is a creatrix, you might ask? According to Stephanie Raffelock the word creatrix is defined as “a woman who makes or creates things.” Stephanie suggests that creatrix may be a good replacement for crone when it comes to selecting an archetype for women to age into. We love the idea of a woman continuing to “make things” beyond the biological clock of fertility. Stephanie Raffelock herself is a creatrix. She is a...

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#162: 12 in 12 Stories with Una Betti, Lori McAndrew and Ronda Tamerlane

38 Minutes Picture this: you’ve come to a crossroads. It’s time for a change. But, which way do you go? Where do you start? How do you start? In our 12 in 12 program, twelve women meet for twelve months, with each woman starting out in a new direction. Each creates a project of her own design and begins work on it, supported by the group. They decide where to start, and what comes next....

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#161: Why Wait? 12 in 12 Stories with Lori McAndrew

44 Minutes Lori McAndrew has been waiting for a long time. But now she waits no more. At 57 she is pursuing her doctoral degree which she plans to finish when she is 60. Listen as Lori shares her journey to this point, the struggles, the obstacles, the triumphs and… the waiting… Lori, a Twisting the Plot 12 in 12 group member, discusses her project: a dissertation on ageism. There’s a lot to talk about,...

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#160: Psychodrama with Heidi Landis, Part 2: The Method

49 Minutes Last week we talked. This week we act. After last week’s episode, we asked ourselves, could we do this thing called psychodrama over Zoom for a podcast? We decided to give it a try. Listen as Cecilia participates in a psychodrama facilitated by Heidi Landis and supported by Greta Schnee, Marianne Franzese and Cara Connors. Together we explore the technique called future projection. Yes, future. Even at our age. Take a listen for...

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