Sue Wiliam Silverman is trying to beat death, with her sense of humor and mastery of storytelling. We dive into stories of her obsession with Adam Lambert, a moment of compassionate clarity in a grocery store bathroom, attending funerals as young children, and having your memoir made into a Lifetime TV Movie (yes, really).

Her latest book: How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35lrur5

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The midlife crisis or identity crisis, whichever name you choose is driven by questioning our current state of being. You may begin to question everything. 

Host Mary Rogers guides you through the quest for answers by helping you to design better questions.

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Recording artist Lisa Bell's new album Back Seat gives voice to the complicated mix of emotions of the empty nest. Lisa and host Mary Rogers share stories of new opportunities, fear, hopefulness, depression, and coming to terms with the reality of sacrifices made for our kids.

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Dry eye is a common problem for women over 45. In this episode, we find out why and how you can find relief from my guest Dr. Jenna Zigler, co-founder of Eye Love. https://www.eyelovethesun.com 

Janis Wilkins was "discovered" at 62, featured in an ad campaign for Third Love Lingerie. She shares her experience and attitude on aging and beauty.

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Quarantines and Lockdowns make for some interesting human dynamics.  We get military-grade advice on weathering the odd circumstances at home, in our work, and within our community organizations during COVID-19.

Shortly after launching her professional career, Angie Morgan saw a need in the workplace: professionals consistently showed the capacity to be leaders, but no one was actively helping them get there. 

Former U.S. Marine Officer, Angie Morgan founded Lead Star to help professionals understand how they can achieve greater success by implementing leadership practices into their work routines. 

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Angie is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success and Leading from the Front. She has written numerous articles on leadership and organizational excellence appearing in a wide variety of publications including Forbes, Fast Company, and SUCCESS. She’s been a dynamic guest on CNBC, FOX News, and CNN. 

Fear, uncertainty, even shame. Everything is on the corona-emotional table in this episode as Eric Zimmer of The One You Feed Podcast leads us through the stages and strategies of skillfully coping with difficult emotions. 

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While social distancing, you can nourish your friendships through phone calls and long-form emails. Learn the 5 types of friends who will enrich your 50s: The Fan, the Newbie, the Adventurer, the Challenger, and the Historian.

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Lucia Knight shares her research on changing careers after 50 and the options to consider. The author of XCHANGE guides you through the four questions to ask yourself before blowing your current job. Host Mary Rogers and Lucia discuss the smaller creative tweaks such as becoming a freelancer for your current employer which gets you out of the office to the big bold moves into business ownership - and everything in between.  

Episode sponsored by Office Anywhere's work remotely course, The Escape The Office Game Plan https://www.experience50.com/escape Discount code E50POD

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Every transition requires letting go. Jill Sherer Murray let go of her fear of being single and shared that story on stage at TEDx Wilmington Women. The talk has been viewed online over 2 million times.

Letting go of fear, love, people, jobs, or beliefs is a scary business.

Order Murrays new book, Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go https://amzn.to/2PqiTwI.

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