Don't Be Caged By Your Age
A Pro Aging Podcast! Through weekly conversations with folks who shattered age-related expectations, you’ll find the resources, ideas and inspiration you need to thrive after 65!
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Who says fulfillment has to stop when your career does? A lifelong writer whose remarkable career has taken him from the newsroom to the boardroom - and now into the world of positive aging advocacy - Don Akchin’s decades of lived experiences ideally prepared him to bring us the insights and wisdom we need to thrive af
What does it really mean to age boldly and unapologetically? In this episode, I chat with Angel Cicerone — entrepreneur, author, and creator of Old Broad. New Tricks. — about living out loud, staying curious, and thriving as we age. Angel shares her experience of moving to New York City at 60, building new connections
In this episode I chat with John Jay Wiley, a retired Baltimore police sergeant who reinvented himself as a nationally syndicated broadcaster. John Jay is the creator and host of Law Enforcement Talk Radio, which is carried on more than 147 AM and FM stations across the country. John Jay shares his transformative journ
What does it look like to rebuild your life after homelessness, depression, and loss, while also dissolving the heavy weight of ageism? At 67, Lori Kirstein is living proof that adversity can be fuel for transformation. Through her Goodbye Good Girl Project, Lori empowers women to ditch the “shoulds,” find their true v
When widowhood meets financial uncertainty, where do you begin? Meet Debra L. Morrison, a trailblazing financial expert, grief coach, and best-selling author of My Husband Died Now What? A Widow’s Guide to Grief Recovery & Smart Financial Decisions. Debra empowers widows and women over 65 with smart money strategies t
Boomers aren’t “bad at tech”—we built it. 🚀 In this solo episode of Don’t Be Caged By Your Age, I’m celebrating my 69th birthday (and Episode 69!) by busting one of the most persistent myths about my generation: that we struggle with technology. From manual typewriters to PCs, rotary phones to smartphones, vinyl to st