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Personal Growth Can Have Its Costs

Personal Growth Can Have Its Costs

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to talk about this week until I saw a post from Mel Robbins online. If you’re not familiar with her she’s a lawyer, TV host, author, and motivational speaker.  

Her post said, “8 important signs that mean you’re growing.” When I saw that, I knew exactly what I wanted to talk about.

I have been experiencing a lot of growth of late, and it has definitely been like throwing a rock in a lake and seeing the ripple effect. Some great, some not so great.

In this episode, I reflect on her 8 signs of growing and how they relate to my life. How growing has affected my relationships, the fear around growth and change for many of us, asking the question if it is also possible for someone to grow and not necessarily change and so much more. Come with me!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. If we don’t grow as a person, even later in life, we may as well hop into the casket and have them turn the crank six feet down.

2. Anyone can grow. Anyone can learn. This is a choice. To say we’re too old is a cop-out.

3. One of the worst things we can do is not grow as a human because we don’t want to rock the relationship boat. We cannot let the fear of causing waves prevent us from doing, learning, growing and being who we are.

4. It is hard when you no longer do the dance that others expect from you. It takes them off balance when they don’t know how to dance with you anymore.

5. Having the courage to seek, discover and accept your personal growth takes courage. It is not easy.

6. “The caterpillar never emerges from the chrysalis, but the butterfly does.” Martha Beck.

7. Is it possible for someone to grow and not necessarily change? I do believe the answer is a both/ AND. Our growth can cause us to change and then possibly cause a change in our relationship, AND I believe that we can grow and learn by changing certain behaviors without changing who we are as a person.

8. It’s never too late to be YOU. Unapologetically, unabashedly YOU!

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

1) Notice it/Name it/Reframe it!: In other words: Name what it is that is holding you back and then reframe it. For example: I’m afraid to grow. It could upset the people in my life. Reframe it!: Fear will keep me from being my authentic self. Growth can bring exciting opportunities and people who want to grow with me!

2) Think of one way you’d like to grow. Is it dealing with a relationship that isn’t serving you? Learning more about something? Trying a new activity?

3) Think of the first baby step you can take that will move you closer to it and do it! If you need help, contact me for a coaching session.

4) Please share with me what you do to inspire others!

 

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

 

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Dr. Martha Jo Atkins: There’s More to Dying Than…

Dr. Martha Jo Atkins: There’s More to Dying Than Meets the Eye

Happy September everyone. I can’t believe we’re turning the corner to Fall and then the holidays already, again. The seasons we are falling into, pardon the pun, are of things dying annnnd recognizing the beauty that also surrounds it.

Finding beauty in dying is usually challenging. For most of my life I had total fear around it, which I think began when I was 13 when my great uncle passed away. It was my first experience with someone I was close with dying. He was bigger than life and everybody loved Uncle Sam. My family flew to Chicago to go to his funeral and we stayed in his home, which really spooked me at the time because all his things and medicine were in place as if he were still there. At the funeral they had his casket open and I’ll never forget how scared I was as I saw him under this red-ish light that was hanging above, and my grandfather loudly crying over his brother. It was the only time I had seen my grandpa cry.

Needless to say that left quite the impression on me with regard to death and dying. And not a good one.

Last year I happened to watch a TEDx talk on this topic with Dr. Martha Jo Atkins from 2013, which has over a million views. And when I heard her say, “When we educate families and the patient about the experiences of dying, there is less fear. And my goodness, we need less fear around death and dying” I grabbed my computer and wrote to ask her to be my guest on Loving Later Life. And I am so thrilled to tell you that she said yes!

Dr. Martha Jo Atkins, is a dog-loving, (Ph.D.) end-of-life licensed professional counselor and counselor supervisor (LPC-S), coach, speaker , doula and author. Dr. Atkins has a thirty-year career helping children and adults negotiate end-of-life and grief.

She is the founder of the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas, served as Executive Director of Abode Contemplative Care for the Dying in San Antonio, and is the author of the book Signposts of Dying. She is the founder of Dying School, designed to build community while deepening conversations around end-of-life + aliveness.

Now don’t touch that dial! I can’t wait to share this conversation with you and I do believe that it will have you thinking a little differently about death and dying. And I really want to have her back because there is so much more I want to talk about with her that we just didn’t have time for.

So get comfy, and let’s let Martha Jo help us think about and talk about dying…

 

Not be missed take-ways:

1. You can’t feel fear when you are feeling love. It’s a practice.

2. Care less about what other people think.

3. Recognize the strength of your heart and body and how you need to take care of both of those.

4. You can’t make everybody happy.

5. Figuring out what your heart and body need sometimes requires hard choices out in the world.

6. Grief is a part of life.

7. Sometimes it’s hard to know what we need to do, what the next thing is. Instead of looking at the whole kit and kaboodle, find the next right thing that feels good, take a breath and take that step. That makes a life.

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

1) If you have fears and discomfort around dying, make an effort to learn more about it and share how you feel and talk with someone.

2) Check out Martha Jo’s videos, books, website and social media to help with this process:

Martha Jo TEDx

Facebook: marthajoatkins
Instagram: marthajoatkins
LinkedIn: Martha Jo Atkins

Website: marthajoatkins.com
Email: Martha@MarthaAtkins.com
Her book: Sign Posts of Dying
Her courses:
The Language of Dying: to be released October 15, 2022
Dying School: February 2023

 

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

 

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The Story of How Nancy Faced a Big Fear…

The Story of How Nancy Faced a 

Big Fear and Long-Time Mind-F*ck…

This episode is a follow-up to a story that began in Episode 2 of Loving Later Life. It’s the one about how I reached out to a jazz band about singing with them.

As I was getting my thoughts together about how best to share the experience of what happened, my mind went off on a creative tangent in a very different direction. This episode has turned into something that wasn’t at all planned and I decided why the hell not. So here it is! I’ve had so much fun putting this together and I think it’ll make you smile. Come join me!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Acknowledge the inner critic’s voice so you can differentiate it from your own.

2. Our happy ending may not look like we expected it to look.

3. Face your fears, let go, and allow yourself to exhale into it and discover what you’re capable of doing.

4. Allow yourself to not be perfect and do it anyway.

5. To hell with what other people think. They won’t be on your death bed with you.

6. Our ego craves certainty, and our soul wants the unknown.

7. Be you. Do you. It. Is. Not. Too. Late…yet.

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

Email me a list of one or more things you have been afraid to do and tell me which one you’re going to take a step to do. Nancy@lovinglaterlife.com.  I’ll be waiting!!!

 

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

 

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Carole Montgomery: Veteran of the Stand-up Comedy Scene Nationwide

Carole Montgomery:
Veteran of the Stand-Up Comedy Scene Nationwide

Do I have a guest for you! Back in April, I went to see a show called Funny Women of a Certain Age. I hadn’t been to a show for well over two years and when I heard that a show called “Funny Women of a Certain Age” was fifteen minutes from me, I knew I had to go. Not only did I laugh until I cried, which I desperately needed, I also left with tears of inspiration when Carole Montgomery the creator, ended the show saying to a predominantly female audience, it’s never too late to do anything. I knew then that I had to reach out and ask her to be a guest on Loving Later Life. And so I did! And here we are! You see, it never hurts to ask!

Carole Montgomery is a respected veteran of the stand-up scene nationwide. She has over two dozen TV credits, has headlined clubs across the U.S., starred in two Las Vegas production shows, did eleven comedy tours with Armed Forces Entertainment, and has been a featured performer for Montreal Just for Laughs and Boston and New York Comedy Festivals.

Carole is also a director and producer. In 2017 she created the live stand-up comedy show Funny Women of a Certain Age which premiered on Showtime and became the network’s highest rated comedy special for 2019 making TV history as the first comedy special to feature six women over the age of 50! In addition to her hilarious self, Carole has brought to the show some of the most respected names in comedy including Fran Drescher, Janeane Garofalo, Caroline Rhea, Teri Hatcher, Julia Scotti and many more.

In this episode, Carole openly shares the funny, touching, jaw dropping stories of her career. Don Rickles gave her the ultimate compliment of dissing her. Richard Pryor brought her to tears in the best of ways. Her stories of how she has faced ageism, sexism, and how she continues to persevere are compelling. Carole is still going strong at 64 years old bringing laughter to audiences across the country.

Needless to say, I am thrilled to have her as my guest, and I have to tell you, it was so much fun! Enjoy!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. If you throw enough shit on the wall something’s gonna stick.

2. You can’t be afraid of asking. It never hurts to ask.

3. Don’t take things personally.

4. Be kind to people. Treat people well.

5. It’s never too late to do anything.

6. Funny never gets old.

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

1) Stop to compliment someone or do something nice for someone whether you know them or not. It’ll make their day, and yours.

2) Laugh. There is so much stress in our lives and in our world, go out of your way to search for a way to laugh. Maybe it’s a comedy show. Maybe it’s watching funny videos online, being with friends who make you laugh, or going to Showtime and watching Funny Women of a Certain Age! Laughter is medicine for your soul.

3) Share this episode with someone that you feel would enjoy it!

–Follow Carole on Instagram @carolemontgomerycomic 

–Follow on Facebook: Carole Montgomery comedian 

–Follow Carole on Twitter: @nationalmom

To find out more about Carole and Funny Women of a Certain Age:

www.carolemontgomery.com

www.funnywomenofacertainage.com

www.funnynevergetsold.com


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

 

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Finding Answers Where We’d Least Expect

Finding Answers Where We’d Least Expect

The path to getting older is oh so interesting, isn’t it? As we grow older we accumulate some wisdom along the way, which can be cleverly disguised as heartbreak, loss, pain, disappointment, sadness, embarrassment, hurt or growing pains. So, if we get wiser as we get older, why do so many of us, so often, look outside ourselves for the answers? Perhaps they’re in a place inside us where we’d least expect!

In this episode, we experiment with a different way of discovering wisdom to find answers, feel emotionally safe, loved, and heard. And when you listen, you’ll see why this exact picture above is here. Please join me, and I’d love to hear how it worked for you!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Embrace where you are in life. Feel gratitude for whatever age you are.

2. Acknowledge and enjoy the benefits of being the age you are.

3. Wisdom can be cleverly disguised as heartbreak, loss, pain, disappointment, sadness, embarrassment, hurt, or growing pains.

4. We are older and wiser.

5. Remember that while we have wisdom from years lived, we also have wisdom that we may have forgotten about that we can retrieve from the young person we carry with us.

6. We can learn from our younger selves!

7. It’s super important to stay in touch with the little person who is still inside of us.

8. It’s important to listen to them, take care of them. Make the time.

9. Remember that you are loved and you are ok.

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

1) Make the time every so often to check in with 7-10 year-old you. Get in a quiet place, see them, let them see you, and go listen to them on that bench. You can have the bench be wherever you want. The beach, a place that you felt safe as a child, where you have fond memories. Just do it.

2) Tell her what you need to say. Ask her questions. Listen to her. Feel connected. Feel loved.

3) Post a picture of you around this age on FB or IG @lovinglaterlifepodcast so we can see your younger self!

 

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

 

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Nicole Aloni: Re-inventing in Later Life

Nicole Aloni: Re-inventing & Dealing with Loss in Later Life

Nicole Aloni has had many lives and many losses. She is a French-trained chef (she cooked for Julia Child and Queen Elizabeth to name a few), was the director of catering of the Music Center in Los Angeles, founded a restaurant, catering company, food manufacturing business and photography studio. She was married to the love of her life, Ami Aloni, a prominent personality in the Jewish musical life of L.A., most especially revered in the synagogue world as a composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor.

After Ami’s tragic passing, Nicole reinvented herself several more times. She authored articles and books about food and entertaining. She also wrote, produced, and performed her autobiographical one-woman show, Le Grand Fromage, which you can watch on YouTube! In this funny and poignant show, she cooks French food on stage as she tells the riveting stories of her life. It will have you laughing and keep you on the edge of your seat. Nicole is also a certified coach specializing in collaborating with creative risk-takers, entrepreneurs, performers, public speakers and those re-inventing. You are going to be glued to her every word!

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Everything’s going to be alright. Really…really. 

2. The Universe wants us to succeed. It is for us, not against us. 

3. If you’re grateful, you can’t be grateful and angry or sad at the same time. So, if you’re concentrating on what there is to be grateful for, you’re occupying your mind with something that is life affirming.

4. The 3 P’s of Resilience

5. Believe that you deserve good things.

6. Wear sleeveless shirts!

7. We are not in control.

8. There really is no sense in worrying. It’s completely useless.

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

1) Watch Nicole’s one woman show, Le Grand Fromage. It is a MUST see! 

2) If/when you’re going through a challenging time, start that gratitude journal. Write down at least three things every day that you are grateful for.

3) When any opportunity presents itself, say yes, and figure it out later. Take the leap!

To see more from Nicole go to her website: www.nicolealoni.com.

You can write Nicole at nicole@nicolealoni.com.

And once again, to see her captivating one-woman show Le Grand Fromage, click here!

 

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

 

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Do You Listen With Your Whole Face?

Do You Listen With Your Whole Face?

Today I’m talking about what I believe is quickly becoming a lost art: Listening. I think it’s also the biggest gift we can give someone else. When we aren’t truly listening, it means that the person who is trying share something with us is likely not feeling heard. Feeling heard, is one of the most universal human needs, and when that need is not met on a consistent basis, it just doesn’t lead to anything good!

Whether we’re 5 or 85 we want to feel that someone is listening to us. Do you always ‘listen’ with your head down in your phone? While watching TV? In this episode I share some stories that might just make you never want to do that again. It may also change the way you look at listening forever. I hope you’ll listen. (See what I did there?!)

Not be missed take-ways:

1. No matter what age we are, we all need to feel heard and that someone cares enough to take the time to listen to us.

2. You can ‘hear’ someone, and not be truly listening.

3. If you know you want to talk about something that requires more attention from someone, say so, and pick a mutually good time to make it possible!

4. Life goes fast. Take the time to realize life while we have the gift of living it.

5. Listen with your whole face. It could change your relationships. It could change your life, and the lives of those you say you love. It could save lives. It could even change the world!

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

1) If you feel that someone isn’t hearing you, isn’t taking the time to listen to you, tell them. Tell them how it makes you feel and offer a solution.

2) The next time you’re in the middle of something (and it’s not terribly crucial), if someone you love or care about is trying to tell you something, stop what you’re doing, look at them, and listen.

3) Listen with your whole face. You never know when it may be the last time you can.

 

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

 

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Techniques and Insights for Better Sleep and More Mindful…

Techniques and Insights for Better Sleep and More Mindful Days

Join me and my special guest Kathryn Nicolai. Kathryn is the creator of the enormously successful podcast Nothing Much Happens and the author of the book of the same name. Nothing Much Happens is consistently ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts in the world and has received over 65 million downloads.

As an architect of cozy, she leans on her years of experience as a yoga and meditation teacher to seamlessly blend storytelling with brain training methods that build better sleep habits over time. And imagine …wait till you hear about this… doing all of this not being able to picture a person’s face or see things in her mind. Kathryn lives in Michigan with her wife and two dogs.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Stop waiting to feel ready. There’s no time to wait to feel ready.

2. If there’s something you’re passionate about, something you’re excited about stop wasting time and go do it.

3. When in doubt, do what you were going to do first, especially if you’re a second guesser or an over thinker.

4. People aged 60 + have the most difficulty sleeping.

5. There’s an old zen saying: you open the front door and you open the back door you let thoughts move through but you don’t sit them down and invite them to tea.

6. Sleep affects everything. It’s so foundational to our health. If we’re not sleeping everything is endangered.

7. If you’re a little older and you feel like you have a dream that you haven’t pursued yet, it’s not too late! But get started, start making it happen.

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

1) Listen to Nothing Much Happens and see what happens!

2) Try telling yourself before bed that you’re going to have a restful sleep throughout the night.

3) Create a bedtime routine so that your body and brain know that it is time to relax and prepare to have a great night’s sleep!

To find everything from Kathryn including her podcast, book and more go to: https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/

 

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

 

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I Have a Confession to Make

I Have a Confession to Make

This is an unplanned episode. My efforts to be organized and plan somewhat ahead got thrown off course as I felt a little blindsided by some friendly feedback. So, I deviated from the plan, (heaven forbid) and this, My Confession, is now episode 6. It’s my reaction, my feelings, my introspection about how something many may consider morbid is my motivator; and a whole lot more. I hope you’ll join me.

Not be missed take-ways:

1) I am still figuring out (as a friend of mine said), just how much personal stuff, stripped down, naked and unashamed I wanna be.

2) I fucking swear. And I did warn you in the first episode!)

3) “I don’t want to go to my grave and my final thought is I was not brave.” (My thought and articulated best by Viola Davis.)

4) Start dating. Write that book. Take that trip. Start that podcast. Have sex. Try a sex toy. Move to another place. Put on the damn bathing suit. Ask someone out. If you’re married, and your spouse doesn’t want to travel with you, GO ANYWAY.

5) The #1 regret of the dying was I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying”

6) “A voice is a powerful thing. It can shine a light on something that is hiding in the dark. It can change the way people think, which can change the way people act, but it can’t do anything if you keep your mouth shut.” …The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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

1. Tell your ego, and whichever monster is talking to you that you’ve got this.

2. Go do what has been pulling at you to do. At the very least, take the first step.

3. Tell us about it.

 

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

 

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Ciji Ware: TV Emmy winner, Journalist, NYT Best-Selling Author…

Ciji Ware: TV Emmy winner, Journalist, NYT Best-Selling Author at 80

I am honored and thrilled to share a conversation I had with Ciji Ware. Ciji is a Harvard graduate, New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist, Emmy award winning television producer, reporter for TV and radio, a DuPont award winner for investigative journalism, and sought-after event speaker.

In this episode, Ciji shares fascinating fun facts and stories you won’t believe. She grew up in Hollywood (and James Cagney was her godfather); as a married TV reporter for NBC, she was fired in 1971 because she got pregnant; just a few years ago she found out she had cancer with the help of a spider; and now at 80, she is writing her 16th novel. This book is the third in the series “American Spy Sisters” inspired by brave U.S. women secret agents who fought the Nazis in WWII.

Ciji has had many setbacks and challenges, and she persevered. Listen to this inspiring conversation and you will be reminded that you can make it through anything by accepting change, and staying both curious and grateful.

Not be missed take-ways:

1. Curiosity and gratitude are the two things that really, really, really save us from getting too down in the dumps.

2. Let go of the stuff that doesn’t matter.

3. Never say no until you know what they’re offering.

4. If you have something to do, do the hardest thing first and get it off your desk.

5. Find the joy! Why be miserable all the time?!

6. If you’re around long enough, you accept that change is the only thing we can count on and learn not to be so afraid of it.

7. We can choose how to think, and that’s the greatest give of all.

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

1) Look at your list of things you need/want to accomplish and pick the hardest one. Preferably one that will create change in your life, that makes you feel uncomfortable. Or if you are facing a challenging time, this also applies.

2) Write down all the positive things that doing this will create for you.

3) Write down your biggest fears of what may happen.

4) Accept that all are possible. Take a deep breath, and say, “I have got this.” 

5) Along the way, every day write down three things that you are grateful for in your life. When we focus on what’s good, it affects our thoughts, which affects our behavior, which affects our results. Remember: we get to choose our thoughts!

 

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

 

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