Liz Taylor says most of us age accidentally, without planning or forethought. She helps people age on purpose – deliberately, with more control over what happens to them. Liz’s newest workshop is “Who’s Got Your Back? Growing Older Without Kids…whether you have then, or not!”
Smart, successful aging is one of 9HourRESET host Marilee Driscoll’s passions. Navigating a much longer life than earlier generations is a topic that most of us will experience – whether with parents, spouses, or ourselves!

Liz Taylor, known as ‘the consumer’s voice in aging,’ began her career as a consumer fraud investigator for the federal government. She directed a nationwide investigation of the nursing home industry in the mid-70's. What she learned fueled an enduring passion and career as an award-winning journalist, pubic speaker, educator, and policy innovator in aging.
As one of Washington State's first geriatric care managers, she has consulted one-on-one with thousands of families and individuals, guiding them in making wise decisions in all the many ways to take control as they age -- aging deliberately.
She also wrote a column on aging in The Seattle Times for 14 years. Today, Liz speaks widely on a host of common aging issues, offering practical advice, tips, and tools as more of us face the complex challenges of living years beyond previous generations.