Aging with Purpose and Passion
Aging with Purpose and Passion shares authentic, powerful, stories of women over 50 who turn challenges into confidence, clarity, and renewed purpose. Each episode gives you inspiration and practical tools to thrive in midlife and far beyond.
Aging With Purpose and Passion is the acclaimed weekly podcast hosted by Beverley Glazer M.A., ICF Certified Transiton Coach and veteran Therapist empowering women in midlife and beyond to rediscover their strength, resilience, and brilliance—one inspiring story at a time.
Each episode features real conversations with extraordinary women over 50 who’ve turned challenges into change and setbacks into reinvention. From career shifts and loss to new love, purpose, and creative awakenings, these stories prove it’s never too late to grow, thrive, and design a life that lights you up.
You’ll get expert insights, practical mindset tools, and powerful inspiration to help you navigate midlife transformation with courage and clarity. No clichés. No sugarcoating. Just honest, heartfelt stories of reinvention, resilience, empowerment and challenge from women rewriting what it means to age with purpose and grace.
🎧 New episodes every week. Join this growing global community of unstoppable women redefining what’s possible after 50.
Because you’re never too old to live with purpose and passion.
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Episodes
159 episodes
Everest, Aging Boldly & Reinventing What’s Possible at 79
When was the last time you did something that made you feel truly alive?Patti Shales Lefkos was 68 when she set out alone for Nepal—and eventually trekked to Everest Base Camp at 79. Adventurer, writer, and humanitarian, Patti shows how ...
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Episode 158
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23:16
Midlife Hormone Reset: Reclaiming Energy, Mood & Health After 50
What if life after 50 isn’t decline—but your most powerful reboot?What if life after 50 isn’t decline, but a biological awakening? In this conversation, OBGYN and Hall Center founder Dr. Prudence Hall reframes menopause, midlife and wome...
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Episode 157
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35:51
Rewrite Your Story After 50
If your past still decides who you get to be, this conversation will break the spell! Hollywood therapist and author Dr. Nicki Monti shares how early abandonment, addiction, and lifelong relationship patterns shaped her ident...
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Episode 156
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38:53
Improv for a Life You Love: Healing Through Play
What if confidence comes from play, not perfection? Therapist, storyteller, and improv coach Jude Treder-Wolff shares how creativity can rebuild courage, calm anxiety, and spark transformation at any age.What if the fastest way to feel c...
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Episode 155
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34:50
Finding Your Voice After 50: Reinvention and Healing Through Music
What if the dream you set aside is still waiting patiently for you? In this inspiring episode of Aging with Purpose and Passion, we explore reinvention after 50 with singer, songwriter, and vocal coach Barbara Lewis, whose story is a m...
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Episode 154
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Eyes That See Through You: Horses, Healing & Confidence After 50
What if a thousand-pound mirror could show you who you really are? Through the wisdom of horses, Sue Willoughby helps women over 50 move from self-doubt to grounded power. This is reinvention, leadership, and healing — all in one unforge...
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Episode 153
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32:29
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From CEO to Caregiver: Reinvention After Losing It All
What if losing everything was the moment you found yourself?Renee Balcom—former dot-com CEO turned healthcare advocate—shows how reinvention, resilience, and purpose can rise from total collapse.In this episode, we meet Renee Balcom,...
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Episode 152
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43:06
Eyes Wide Open: Finding Strength, Purpose & Joy After 50
What if “limited vision” became the spark for a more expansive life?Suzi K. Edwards’ journey spans a legally blind childhood in the Caribbean, New York’s fashion scene, large-scale public mosaics, and beloved children’s books pairing...
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Episode 151
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22:59
Midlife Confidence: Your Rise Starts in the Mirror
What if aging isn’t a slow fade… but your next rise?In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Mary Coleman, creator of The Whole Woman and a 40-year veteran of the beauty industry, to explore how daily riturals can tr...
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Episode 150
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19:13
From Trauma to Healing: Alx Uttermann on Resilience and Renewal
What if the pain that nearly broke you could become the source of your greatest strength?That’s the powerful story of Alx Uttermann, whose journey from childhood trauma and family loss to becoming a renowned sp...
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Episode 149
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28:17
Invisible No More: Joy in Caregiving
For women over 50, caregiving can feel invisible — but it can also uncover resilience, healing, and even unexpected joy.When her mother was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Katrina Prescott’s life changed overnight. Exhauste...
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Episode 148
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24:55
Finding Your Voice After Trauma: Reinvention for Women Over 50
What if your voice was stolen—and you had to fight to reclaim it? For women over 50 searching for reinvention, empowerment, and healing from trauma, Diane Wyzga’s journey shows how finding your voice can transform silence into strength.<...
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Episode 147
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27:11
Women Over 50: Reinventing Homeownership
The fastest-growing group facing homelessness today? Women over 50. In this episode, we reimagine what housing and financial security could look like when profit meets purpose. Dionne Payn, founder of Women for Housing, shares how ethical...
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Episode 146
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28:46
Emotional Brain Training: Rewiring Stress Into Joy
Your brain is naturally wired for joy — stress is simply blocking the signal. This insight forms the foundation of Dr. Laurel Mellin's Emotional Brain Training (EBT), a revolutionary approach grounded in neuroscience of resilience and pro...
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Episode 145
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Reclaiming Self-Worth: A Midlife Journey of Resilience
✨ “You are enough. You are worthy. Be who you are.”What happens when a farm girl from Saskatchewan who learned to lead turkeys at age five grows up to face childhood trauma, domestic violence, and decades of silence—only to tran...
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Episode 144
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Turning Sensitivity Into Power After 50
She fled Soviet Russia with three suitcases and $250—but Diana Esther Berschader’s greatest journey wasn’t across borders, it was into her own heart. In this episode, she shares how to transform pressure into brilliance, reclaim your voi...
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Episode 143
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23:43
Overcoming Age Bias: Career Reinvention After 50
“Overqualified.” “Not a good fit.” What are those rejections really saying—and how to turn them into job offers. After 30 years in corporate real estate and community development, Nori Jabba thought her credentials and experi...
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Episode 142
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30:21
Reclaim Your Health After 50: Andrea Nakayama’s Functional Formula
Your body isn’t broken—it’s trying to talk to you.But are you listening?When Andrea Nakayama’s husband was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer while she was seven weeks pregnant, her world shattered. What happened next would spark a...
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Episode 141
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35:26
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Burnout, Reinvention, and a New Encore After 50
What if your dream career starts to destroy your well-being?Caroline Dowd-Higgins went from celebrated opera singer to burnout survivor—then rebuilt a new life of purpose, passion, and leadership after 50.In this episode of
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Episode 140
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18:42
Driving Miss Norma: How One Caregiver’s Story Inspired Millions
🚐 End-of-Life Caregiving Meets Viral AdventureWhen Ramie Liddle’s 90-year-old mother-in-law said, “I’m hitting the road,” they skipped chemo, grabbed the RV keys—and unintentionally launched Driving Miss Norma, a global move...
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Episode 139
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41:44
When Love Isn’t Enough: Adoption, Trauma & Midlife Motherhood Truths
What if love isn’t enough? One adoptive mom’s truth about trauma, healing, and parenting a child no one prepared her for.Adoption, trauma-informed parenting, and midlife motherhood collide in this powerful episode with Brighid O’Shaughne...
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Episode 138
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31:54
From Trauma to Midlife Reinvention: Healing After Loss and Grief
She lost her wife, her mother—and still found healing. A story of grief, growth, and starting over.How do you rebuild your life after trauma, profound grief, and unimaginable loss?If you're a woman over 50 navigating trauma...
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Episode 137
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From Rock Bottom to Reinvention: One Woman’s Midlife Comeback
Can you rebuild your life after abuse and betrayal at 50? Sophia Dias proves you can—and must.Sophia Dias shares her true survivor story, revealing how she escaped an abusive marriage, faced down a biased legal system, an...
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Episode 136
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24:29
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Reinvention After 50 for Introverts: Mindset, Power & Purpose
Can introverted women over 50 reinvent their lives—and thrive without changing who they are?Absolutely—and Kimberly Jergen is living proof.In this inspiring episode of Aging With Purpose and Passion, Kimberly—an actor, sp...
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Episode 135
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29:26
Women Over 50: The Surprising Truth About End-of-Life and Legacy Planning
Think end-of-life planning is only for the wealthy? Here’s what every woman 50+ needs to know.End-of-life planninng for women over 50 isn't about wealth —it’s about clarity, care, and protecting what matters most.In this powerful ...
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Episode 134
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30:43
