Category: Podcast

#113: Magnificent Midlife, with Rachel Lankester

September 22, 2020

Twisting The Plot

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44 mins London’s Rachel Lankester calls herself the Magnificent Midlife Mentor. She is the founder of The Magnificent Midlife Movement, an online hub and global community celebrating and inspiring women over 40 to live the lives that they really want. This week we bring Rachel back to the Twisting the Plot Podcast to talk about her program, Who Am I Now? Rachel shares her thoughts about what women in midlife need and who we can become as we age....

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#112: Elastic Women

September 15, 2020

Twisting The Plot

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18 mins In 2018, Britain’s Wunderman Thompson Innovation Group put forth the notion of The Elastic Generation. Elastic Generation women are living according to how they feel rather than how they ought, whether that means divorcing or dating, travelling or starting a business. As decision-makers, entrepreneurs, caregivers and creators, Elastic Generation women continue to push the boundaries and upend the status quo. Ever the generation of rebels, they are reinventing life past fifty, as they forge...

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#111: Summer Replay – What Can Only You Do? Finding purpose with Indrani Goradia

September 8, 2020

Twisting The Plot

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49 mins This week we sat down with a true powerhouse, Indrani Goradia.  Indrani is a philanthropist and advocate for women’s health and empowerment.  As a victim of severe childhood abuse, she createdIndrani’s Light Foundation, an organization committed to caring for survivors of domestic violence.  Her mission is to stop generational abuse and empower women to change their lives.  With her warmth, humor and honesty, Indrani shares with us how shefelt lost and unsure of her purpose in midlife when she was asked a simple question:  “What can only...

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#110: Summer Replay – Consciousness Raising, a conversation with Ashton Applewhite

September 1, 2020

Twisting The Plot

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37 mins This week, we had the distinct pleasure to speak with Ashton Applewhite, activist and author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism.  In this podcast, we engage in aconsciousness raising conversation about aging and the other implicit biases in our culture.  Applewhite asserts: “When we work against any form of oppression, we chip away at the fear and ignorance that underlie them all.” Please join us.  Listen to this inspirational activist on the front lines of changing how we look at aging.  It’s a conversation...

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#109: Summer Replay – The New Face of Menopause, with Jeanne Chung, Founder and CEO of Mighty Menopause

August 25, 2020

Twisting The Plot

Podcast

52 mins Today we take a break from coronavirus and talk instead about: Menopause. Jeanne Chung’s career experience has ranged from engineer to investment banker to yoga instructor and wellness entrepreneur.  But when she encountered a painful side effect of menopause, she discovered that the medical community had no answers for her, and so she found her next purpose.  Jeanne took her love of science, knowledge of business and passion for helping others and transformed...

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#108: Summer Replay – How Big Can You Dream? A conversation with the actress and singer Mary Testa

August 18, 2020

Twisting The Plot

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41 mins Twisting the plot is about dreaming big, having faith, and knowing your truth.  This week, we had the great pleasure to sit down with the multi-talented Mary Testa; actress, singer, and three-time Tony Award nominee.  Turning 65 this year, Mary asks, what’s next?  She wonders, how big can a woman in her 60’s dream?  Is it possible to create a narrative that is bigger than what you are?  We look forward to the...

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#107: Summer Replay – Understanding Intersectionality. A lesson with Britton Williams

August 11, 2020

Twisting The Plot

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51 mins What is Intersectionality? And why is it important? We learn from Britton Williams about social-cultural identity, biases and how our multiple identities influence the way we age. Britton is an educator, a creative arts therapist and a writer. She is willing to enter these conversations with openness and curiosity. She is also a wonderful storyteller. So much fun, and so much wisdom. Enjoy. http://www.thehealingstage.com  PLAY PODCAST

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Each week Dr. Cecilia Dintino and Psychotherapist Hannah Murray Starobin will speak with women who have twisted their plots and discovered that life after 50 can be filled with imagination, inspiration, laughter, and endless possibilities.

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