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Have You Seen Fleishman Is in Trouble?

Have You Seen Fleishman Is in Trouble?

I recently watched a series on Hulu called Fleishmann’s in Trouble with Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan and Adam Brody.  In my humble opinion, this series should get nominated for a plethora of awards, and I would like to thank my son for recommending I watch it.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner the showrunner of the show (and author of the novel upon which it’s based) described it best: “It’s a story about middle age and marriage and divorce, and getting older and nostalgia and lifelong friendship, and parenting and career and ambition. There’s no category of middle-class, middle-life that it isn’t about. But ultimately, Fleishman is a story about storytelling.”

And yes, while this show focuses on mid-life and most of us here are in later life, one of my biggest take-aways is that no matter what age we are, we are all human and experience many of the same feelings and challenges.

So much of what happened in this show resonated with me even though I’m 2 decades older than the characters. After I watched all 8 episodes I went back and hand-picked some of the quotes that stood out most to me so I could share them with you; and I think they may resonate with you too. Join me?!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. To survive is to evolve. To evolve is to move forward. And to move forward, is to recover.” Fleishman’s In Trouble

2. One thing we can count on is to continue to be baffled.

3. Pay attention to what lights you up and do something about it.

4. It’s one thing to appreciate a moment in time and thinking that you will one day you will miss it. Just be careful not to miss it because all you could think about was not wanting it to end.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) Watch this show if you have Hulu.

2) If you are feeling a longing or desire… (and it won’t cause harm to you or others), is it to take a dance class, voice lessons, art or foreign language class, a trip, call a long lost friend…whatever it may be, do it.

3) Share this episode with someone who you think will like it.

4) If you listen on Apple Podcasts, please leave a rating and review…if you liked it.

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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Are Your Thoughts Making You Suffer? Mine Were

Are Your Thoughts Making You Suffer? Mine Were!

Happy New Year, a week or so late, everyone! Last week’s episode was recorded prior to New Year’s so I wasn’t able to officially greet you in the New Year!

If you are a LLL regular, you know how passionate I am about this being a place to share our stories…the little ones and the bigger one’s because when we do there are proven scientific benefits, which I will go into more on another episode very soon.

Most of us grew up with stories. Bedtime stories, stories from parents and maybe grandparents. Stories shape our view of life and what’s possible. Sometimes that’s a good thing, and sometimes not; depending on the stories we’re told. Especially the ones we tell ourselves.

Please join me as I share how my thoughts over the holiday’s made me suffer, how we can become more aware of what we tell ourselves, and what we can do about it.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. If we are to grow and be healthier, we may lose some relationships, and the dynamics of some relationships will change.

2. From Byron Katie: “I discovered that when I believed my thoughts I suffered, but when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being.”

3. The Work involves asking four simple questions about each belief that causes us pain:

Is it true?
Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
How do you react when you believe that thought?
Who would you be without the thought?

4. We all have about 70 thousand thoughts a day, of which 90% are repeated.

5. KFUK radio. When we constantly play and repeat destructive, negative, and likely untrue thoughts We all have that station dialed in, and most of us tune into it all too often.

6. Thoughts become perception; perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality. William James

7. “There is reality, and then there is the movie your mind projects about that reality. Byron Katie

8. Just remember, whatever story you tell yourself, your mind will believe to be true; so, make sure it is.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) Become aware of your thoughts and the stories you’re telling yourself.

2) Ask yourself, is it true?

3) Ask for help from a therapist or coach.

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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ASHTON APPLEWHITE: AUTHOR & ANTI-AGEISM ACTIVIST

ASHTON APPLEWHITE:
AUTHOR & ANTI-AGEISM ACTIVIST

What is Ageism? Ableism? What are everyday ageism’s? What can we do to liberate ourselves from the challenges of aging?

Hello, Happy New Year, and welcome back to Loving Later Life! I am so excited for you to hear this conversation that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t said what the f*ck! I’ve always said, it never hurts to ask, and I am walking that walk these days.

About a month ago on a Sunday my mom sent me a clip of a segment from CBS Sunday Morning that she happened to see and thought I’d find interesting. Not only was she correct, I was also pulled to reach out to one of their featured guests even though I feared it would be a long shot.

Loving Later Lifer’s, I am beyond happy to say that Ashton Applewhite said yes.

Ashton is an internationally recognized expert on ageism, and the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage, the United Nations and is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. In 2022 the Decade of Healthy Aging, a UN + WHO collaboration, named Ashton one of the Healthy Aging 50: fifty leaders transforming the world to be a better place to grow older.

I know without a doubt that you will find this a compelling conversation. Treat yourself to this 47-minute episode to gain awareness about this ‘ism’ that can be used as a catalyst for change.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Aging is not just something sad that old people do. It is how we move through life. We’re all aging from the minute we’re born.

2. Young people also experience ageism.

3. Ageism is any judgement about people or a group of people on the basis of how old we think they are. WHO (World Health Organization) defines it as: how we think, feel, act about aging.

4. Ableism: It is a prejudice and discrimination on the basis of physical or mental capacity.

5. It’s hard to get old in an ageist, and sexist, misogynist, capitalist society.

6. “Everyday ageisms” is a term that came from Julie Ober Allen. It talks to the way in which age is referred, that are almost always negative. Trendier term: microagression ie: you look good for your age.

7. Practice asking for help. People love helping. It makes them feel good.

8. Any action you take, changes the culture and the first most critical starting point is to examine your own attitudes toward age and aging.

9. We’re all biased.

10. Even if all you do is think about how you use the words old and young, you’ll start to use them differently.

11. Any change in ourselves ripples outward. It’s never too late, it’s never too small, the only way to screw up is not to try.

12. Looking at something that scares you always makes it less scary, no matter what it is.

13. Learn as much as you can and it will liberate you.

To find Ashton Applewhite: 

www.thischairrocks.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThisChairRocks

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thischairrocks

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AshtonApplewhiteVideos

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashton-applewhite-64658/


And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) Take time to learn more about ageism. A good place to start is to read Ashton’s book. You can go to thischairrocks.com for the scoop on the book and for free content as well.

2) Take time to reflect on how you view aging. How does it affect how you feel and perhaps how it makes others feel. As Ashton said,

3) Learn as much as you can and it will liberate you.

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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How to Handle Holiday Stress & Hear From Listener’s…

How to Handle Holiday Stress
& Hear From Listener’s Themselves!

Hi there and welcome back to Loving Later Life! I’ve been in Arizona for the weekend to spend time with my Dad and his wife to be together for his 88th birthday. I remember like it was yesterday throwing him a surprise 50th …38 years ago! So crazy. We had a wonderful relaxing time talking and talking and eating and eating. I feel so grateful at my age to still have both my parents around and available for quality time. 

Birthday’s, like holiday time, are milestones marking the passage of time. Sometimes these milestones are joyous and sometimes they can be stressful, painful, difficult and challenging to name a few. Am I right?

I actually had another episode all cued up and ready to go for this week, and I realized I can’t skip over this ‘most wonderful time of the year’ without calling out what so many of us feel, think… and don’t say. So I am sitting here on the airplane in the middle seat, the day before this is to drop, writing down my thoughts to make this episode happen. As soon as I get home around 8pm, I will record, edit, write the shownotes and then I’ll hopefully upload it in time for it to drop tonight at midnight PST. It would be much easier to let the scheduled episode land in your queue, but I’ve gotta follow my gut on this one. 

There is also a very special part to this episode because…. some listeners wanted to chime in with their thoughts regarding the last episode, which warned against getting bugs in your eyes. And if you didn’t listen to it yet you must, in order to know what that means!

So yes! You will hear recordings from women sharing their thoughts on how they feel about asking for help.  I want to thank you ladies for sharing…and for your help! So be sure to listen all the way through to hear what they have to say!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Sometimes these milestones are joyous and sometimes they can be stressful, painful, difficult and challenging to name a few.

2. “Compassion is another word for the refusal to suffer for imaginary reasons.” (Martha Beck quoted name I couldn’t get)

3. If we didn’t cause ourselves to suffer unnecessarily, and just accept what is, we can be more compassionate to ourselves and to others.

4. Accept what is and try and find what you can learn from it. As she said, find the light in the darkness…and isn’t that what most of the holiday stories are about?!

5. Focus on what is good. Are you feeling healthy? Maybe your least favorite relative couldn’t come? You got to sleep in? Look for anything that you can feel grateful for.

6. Respect your boundary lines. Ie: If you want to leave early, leave early.

7. What if a family member is as difficult, rude, judgmental, intrusive…pick your dysfunctional irritant…. as you expect? Let’s say they offer up an unwanted opinion. Martha suggests what I think is an amazing response. Start with these 5 words: I respectfully do not care…I respectfully do not care: what you think; if you agree with me etc.

8. Knowing that you can do something yourself is empowering, and builds confidence. AND, when you need the help, ask for it!

9. We believe the stories we tell ourselves, so stay aware and be sure it’s true.

10. There is a liberating freeing element to reaching out for help, and not feel lesser because of it.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1. If you are celebrating the holidays with friends and/or family, be conscious of your ‘supposed to’s,’ and try to accept what is.

2. Focus on what is good and find gratitude.

3. Breathe.

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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Don’t Get Bugs in Your Eyes…You Need To Know…

Don’t Get “Bugs In Your Eyes”…
You Need to Know What This Means

Welcome back to Loving Later Life!

I think I mentioned to you that there will be times when I want to share some of my previously published articles, or portions of them. As I peruse these older pieces, they are giving me a little insight into what I was going through at the time. In a way they’re kind of like reading my diary, only they were published!

The article I wrote that I’m going to read you in this episode coincides with the idea that we all need one another; not only at this time of year, but all the year round. This point is driven home (another pun intended which you’ll understand once you listen) in a TV show I was watching some years ago, using an analogy with the help of a term that bikers use. It’s very powerful, and I hope you’ll come with me on this road trip as I am certain it will have an impact.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. If you keep a diary or journal, show yourself compassion when re-reading it. Acknowledge and appreciate where you were at that time of your life.

2. Social relationships are as important to our health as diet and exercise, and what matters most is the quality of the bonds, not the origin. It doesn’t matter if they are relatives, what matters most is that the bonds are stable and positive.

3. You can’t always be the lead hog. When we ride, we ride in formation. We trade out the lead, because if you stay in the front of the pack for too long, you get bugs in your eyes … You need to let other people help you. It doesn’t make you any less of a rider.

4. From Margaret J. Wheatley: “Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone.

5. Don’t get bugs in your eyes. Choose who you want riding alongside you, let them help you when you need it, and have a fucking good time.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) Make space for some quite time and take a look inside. Are you trying to do it all yourself? Have you closed yourself off to letting people be there for you? If so, and you could use some support, ask for it.

2) Look at who is in your ‘village’ now. Do they align with who you are now? If not, ask yourself if you want to do something about that.

3) Take the next right step to making the changes that will provide you with a village of people who will love and support you for who you are now, and let them be there for you.

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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Dr. Liz Lyster OBGYN Debunks Beliefs About Hormone Therapy,…

Dr. Liz Lyster OBGYN Debunks Beliefs About Hormone Therapy, Menopause, Libido and More!

Loving Later Lifer’s, you are going to be so glad you listened today! Do you have questions about Hormone Replacement Therapy? Libido? Menopause? The answers are going to surprise you! Dr. Liz Lyster OBGYN debunks beliefs about hormone therapy, menopause, libido and more. 

My guest, Dr. Liz Lyster, is a Board Certified OB/GYN doctor for over 30 years, Cornell grad with honors, attended medical school at University of California, Irvine, followed by her OB/GYN residency in Los Angeles. She also went on to get a Masters of Public Health degree from UCLA in Community Health Education.

Dr. Liz is also a hormone consultant/midlife health expert. She has helped women and men increase energy, reignite their sex drive, clear up hormonal imbalance, and lose hundreds of pounds. She is the author of several books, including “Dr. Liz’s Easy Guide to Menopause: 5 Simple Steps to Balancing Your Hormones and Feeling Like Yourself Again” and the International Bestseller “Go for GREAT: Dr. Liz’s Guide to Thrive at Every Age.” Dr. Liz is currently in Private Practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In our conversation she debunks beliefs about hormone therapy, later life libido, and provides invaluable information that will help us be our own advocate. This is a must listen. So let’s get started…oh and I do get started with a bit of a blooper, but I decided not to edit it out. I’m not here to be perfect!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. It’s ok to start with a blooper!

2. Dr. Liz likes to call Hormone Replacement Therapy: Hormone Replenishment Therapy.

3. The correct types of hormones are not only safe but are beneficial to our health and lower our risk of dying, cancer and more.

4. The WHI: Women’s Health Initiative, the study that came out in 2002 that got everyone thinking that hormones increase the risk of breast cancer, used the wrong types of hormones, and in the wrong way.

5. There was a study done that looked at the average delay between the publication of information and now long until doctor’s start using the information and they found an average delay of 17 years.

6. Libido isn’t only about sex. It’s about motivation, drive….a lot of things have to be in place to have a good libido.

7. It is a myth that it’s inevitable that your libido goes down as you get older.

8. Signs of menopause…

9. There is a higher mortality rate from hip fracture than there is from breast cancer.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) Be your own advocate. Ask questions. Listen to your body, and take the time to find the right doctor for you.

2) Share this episode!

To find Dr. Liz and read more about what she is doing:

WEBSITE: https://drlizmd.com/

ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/drlizlyster

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drlizlysterhttps://drlizmd.com/

ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlizmd/

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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An Unplanned Post-Holiday Stream of Consciousness At The Beach

An Unplanned Post-Holiday Stream of Consciousness at the Beach

This episode was not the one I had planned for today/this week. It is an unplanned post-holiday stream of consciousness at the beach.

I took myself to my happy place this past weekend overlooking the ocean. As I sat there enveloped by the warmth of the sun, the colors of the flowers surrounding my bench, and the sound of the waves, I was inspired to open voice memo and share what came from my heart in that moment. What came out was a ten-minute stream of consciousness that I found helpful to release and perhaps there will be something you will glean from it as well.

It’s raw, unplanned, unorganized; just me and my thoughts. I hope you’ll join me.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Be present without the need of an outcome.

2. Let your thoughts come without judging them.

3. Get off the couch and stretch your body, your mind, and your limitations.

4. If we focus on the yuckyness in our lives, that’s all we’ll see.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) Take yourself to a happy place and let your thoughts soar.

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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Vanessa Loder: The Soul Solution, A Guide for brilliant,…

Vanessa Loder: The Soul Solution

A Guide for Brilliant Overwhelmed Women to Quiet the Noise, Find Their Superpower & Finally Feel Satisfied

How do you hear the whispers of your soul? What are energetic breadcrumbs? How do you quiet your inner critic? What limits you? My guest this week, Vanessa Loder, earned her MBA at Stanford where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and climbed to the top of the ladder of a corporate career in finance and private equity…only it was the wrong ladder.

She learned to listen to her soul whispers and is now a successful and satisfied Executive Coach and keynote speaker who has been featured in Forbes, Glamour and Huffington Post among others. Her TEDx talk “How to Lean In Without Burning Out” has over 156,000 views, and she authored her newly released book, The Soul Solution: A Guide for brilliant, overwhelmed women to quiet the noise, find their superpower, and finally feel satisfied!

Please join us! We had so much fun talking about all the above, in addition to how past-life regression therapy can be an incredible tool in providing radical transformation, how to find your most fulfilling life, and she reminds us that we’re never too old. Vanessa also very vulnerably shares how her growth has affected her marriage, and how we have to be willing to look at the darkness to get to the light that’s on the other side…and much more.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. When one door closes, another opens, but the hallways are a bitch!

2. Be aware of your energetic breadcrumbs: moments that make you feel awake and alive. Pay attention to what lights you up.

3. For self-compassion, write what you’d say to your best friend, and then imagine them saying exactly that to you, and then it can land.

4. It’s not too late. You have the ability to radically change your reality if that’s what you want.

5. You have to be willing to look at the darkness to get to the light that’s on the other side.

6. Self-compassion increases our will power and our resilience.

7. Past-life regression as a modality can provide radical transformation.

8. Per Brian Weiss, psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and author who specializes in past life regression says we have both a soul and an ego. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

To get Vanessa’s book and see all that she is doing go to: www.vanessaloder.com/soul-solution

 

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) If you feel that you are climbing the wrong ladder, whether it’s a relationship that isn’t right for you, work that you’re doing, or what you’re not doing, stop. Pay attention to those soul whispers.

2) Journal, talk to a coach, therapist or trusted friend and then come up with the next right thing you can do to get on the right ladder!

3) Write me! nancy@lovinglaterlife.com and share your story so you can also help others.

4) Please remember: It. Is. Not. Too. Late!

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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Holidays, Health Hazards of Feeling Alone, and a Remedy…

Holidays, Health Hazards of Feeling Alone, and a Remedy I Hope You’ll Try

The number of laps around the track leading up to the holidays seem to be fewer and fewer, have you noticed?! I wouldn’t be surprised if we started seeing pumpkins in June! 

I recently went out on a Friday night, and it was a beautiful Fall crisp evening that felt like I was in a Hallmark movie; until I saw the Christmas trees!

In this episode I whimsically share my thoughts in a rhyming way about the sights and sounds of the holidays showing up in summer; some statistics of the health hazards that come with a lack of socialization and feeling alone; and a remedy right out of the gate for a new perspective. I wonder if you will be able to spot my subtle hints here once you listen to this episode. Please, join me on this ride!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, loneliness and isolation can lead to serious health challenges if left unresolved, such as:

• Increased rates of anxiety, suicide and depression
• Four times the risk of premature death
• 50% increase in dementia
• 29% increase in heart disease
• 32% increase in stroke

2. The Lancet Healthy Longevity says that tackling social isolation could prevent 4 % of the dementia cases worldwide!

3. “Loneliness has the same impact on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, making it even more dangerous than obesity.”

4. Remember, there must be a pony in there somewhere!

5. Necessity is the mother of invention. I hope you’ll join me on Saturday, November 26th at 10:00am PST.

6. Write me at nancy@lovinglaterlife.com to let me know if you would like to join me!

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) If you are feeling lonely, or simply missing having more female connections, do something about it! Our health is at stake.

2) Join me on Saturday November 26th if you’re not sure where to start!

3) Again, write me! nancy@lovinglaterlife.com

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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Medicare: Let’s Break it Down!

Medicare: Let’s Break it Down!

Medicare: Let’s Break it Down! Before I launched Loving Later Life I asked many women 50-60+ what kinds of topics they’d like me to talk about, and one that kept cropping up was Medicare. Please have someone on your podcast who can make it easier to understand was the consensus. Welcome: Stephanie Frisch.

Stephanie Frisch is a Medicare Options Specialist, and she is here to help make Medicare less confusing! Yes, it is possible! Stephanie is now 56 and got licensed in insurance on her 40th birthday. She started specializing in Medicare in 2010, gave many talks for large insurance companies for 8 years, and did Medicare presentations for various assisted living facilities for 10 years until the Covid pandemic.

Stephanie lives with her husband in San Juan Capistrano California where she also has an office and a client base of over 1500 people. She has published articles both in a local magazine and newspapers to help people understand Medicare. She has been involved with many non-profit organizations, served on several boards, and is a member of the San Juan Capistrano Rotary fulfilling her desire to serve her community.

Her website is www.yourinsuranceeducation.com and her email is: insuranceeducation@att.net .

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Medicare can be very overwhelming. There were even more take-aways than these 12 so you may want to listen to this more than once!

2. If you’re still working, you don’t need to go on Medicare if you have large group insurance. Keep that until you retire because if you make a certain amount of income, you’ll pay more for Medicare. (Listen for more details)

3. The only time someone will be automatically enrolled in Medicare is if they’re taking Social Security early.

4. Medicare covers 80% of your medical expenses. To cover the balance, you want to find someone like Stephanie to figure out what’s best for you, whether it’s a Medicare Advantage Plan or a supplement to suck up the 20% that Medicare doesn’t cover.

5. There are lots of potential penalties if you don’t sign up for certain things on time; some of which stay with you for the rest of your life.

6. Anything that starts with the word routine, Medicare doesn’t cover.

7. The worst thing you can do is to try and figure this out on your own. Getting help from someone like Stephanie is at no cost to you.

8. Never call on promotional commercials for the Medicare Advantage Plans. They won’t offer everything for everyone’s specific needs.

9. Three months before you turn 65 is your initial enrollment period. That’s when you create our account on socialsecurity.gov and that’s when you apply for Medicare to get your card and number…

10. Not to be confused with annual enrollment period which is only for people who are already Medicare beneficiaries.

11. Find out about special election periods.

12. The maximum out of pocket on a Medicare Advantage plan refers to the most that you will pay for medical services in a year. Prescription drug copays are not included in the maximum out of pocket.

13. Prepare for the future as best you can now.

And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…

1) If you are close to being eligible for Medicare or have it and have questions during this time of open enrollment, seek advice from a Medicare broker, and you can also contact Stephanie.

2) Please share this episode with anyone you feel will benefit from hearing it.

3) If you need to, listen and repeat. I did!!

 

Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!

 

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