Forward After Fifty

Travelling solo is one of the fastest-growing demographics in the tourist industry. Yet, for some of us who haven't ventured to far-flung destinations by ourselves before, it might seem a daunting venture. Invariably, bucket lists for over-fifties women contain something to do with travel or being in a different environment. A change might mean a holiday or living in another country. So, in this episode, we discuss some ways you can travel solo and discover or rediscover somewhere that's been on your bucket list.

My 30 Days to Kickstart Your Life After Fifty email program has a chapter dedicated to travel over fifty as I know how important travel can be for some women to move forward after fifty

My fellow coach and one of the ten interviewees in my book Forward After Fifty, The Rising Reinventors is Carol Evans, my guest on this podcast. Carol loves to travel solo and in our conversation, shares many benefits of taking time out alone in an unfamiliar place and why it's not as daunting as it seems.

Carol, a business coach, runs a membership for women who want to level their lives and creates business retreats, which is one way to venture alone yet be with like-minded people. Connect with Carol to find out more with the following link. https://www.planetpeacockclub.com

In this episode, I talk to Susan Salenger about her book ⁠SIDELINED: How Women Can Navigate A Broken Healthcare System⁠. 

 Sidelined examines the many ways in which some women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare. Susan explores how women, typically the medical gatekeepers for their families, tend to be highly conscientious about taking care of themselves, yet at the same time, inadvertently undermine their care. They often hesitate to call the doctor when they don't feel well and worry that their doctor's visit will take time away from their families or work. They may hesitate to ask doctors the necessary questions and don't always comply with the doctor's instructions. Susan Salenger's research reveals how conflicted many women are about the medical decisions they ultimately make.

Susan was such a joy to talk to, and I admired that her first book was written at the age of eighty, which should inspire all of us who would like to write a book and think it's too late. No, it isn't!

You can purchase Susan's book here. Follow her on Instagram and on TikTok @grandma.gains

If you are at a crossroads, you might like my Thirty Days to Kick-start your Life After Fifty, an email program to shortcut your journey and create a limitless life if you'd like to know more, click here. My first book Forward After 50 is out now. Here's to your reinvention.

In my book Forward After 50, The Rising Reinventors, I interviewed ten women on various aspects of ageing. The fear of ageing came up with everyone I spoke to, including my guest today Janine Kathleen Shapiro who is the founder of Janine Kathleen and offers Personal Leadership Coaching and Psychic Healing. 

Janine answers some of the fears many of us think ageing might bring. We discuss making changes, enjoying ageing, and understanding the ageing cycle. The challenges of reinventing who you are today and moving beyond the fear of ageing.

You can find out more and connect with Janine by going to a website⁠ https://www.janinekathleen.com/work-with-me/

If you'd like to know the secret to ageing positively here's the link to the download https://www.rebeccaronane.com/the-secret-to-ageing-positively/

In this episode, I talk to Anna Jenkins about why she reinvented herself as a fitness teacher in her forties and created a women-only gym; We are Fit Attitude.

We dive into many subjects, including navigating the fitness industry's bias towards youth and exercising over fifty if you've never exercised or not exercised for a while. The advantages of having someone you can relate to and the importance of having teachers who get that different age groups have different needs, and one of them isn't being treated as if you're past it. 

I found We Are Fit Attitude due to⁠ an article in the Guardian ⁠about the misrepresentation of older women and fitness in stock library pictures and how Anna Jenkins decided to address the issue.

Women-only health and fitness club, We Are Fit Attitude is a movement to empower women of all ages to love their bodies and stay fit and strong. If you'd like to learn more about joining We Are Fit Attitude, click⁠ here⁠. You can be anywhere worldwide, as classes are also online.

 Forward after Fifty inspires and motivates women to embrace change without limitations; go to the ⁠website⁠ to learn more. Need the inspiration to reinvent Forward After 50? Read the book ⁠Forward After 50⁠

Sara Coggiola and I have a lot in common we are both reinventors, coaches, and explorers who live in a different culture than our own. 

If you could live anywhere in the world, would anything stop you? Being away from regular life in an unfamiliar setting can instigate self-reflection, learning, ideas, and many other emotions, all reinvention ingredients. However, starting a new business, project, and life when there are cultural differences and a foreign language, you may need someone like Sara Coggiola, a Cross-Cultural Trainer and Life CoActive coach. Through her private practice, ⁠Between Cultures⁠, she aims to support globally mobile families as they settle into and adapt to their new destinations. Sara has reinvented herself a few times while supporting her husband's International career. 

I had the privilege to hear the stories of ten inspiring women while researching my book Forward after 50. We discussed many of the aspects positive and negative of being a woman over fifty. However, fear of the changes that age can bring creates negativity and feed into ageism. In this episode, I talk to Dr. Maxine Daniels, whose been continually reinventing herself and breaking barriers along the way. Maxine started life as an actress and worked for ten years in theatre before setting up her own business using actors in training in organisations. At the same time, she trained as a psychodrama/psychotherapist. She worked in the forensic field in prisons and hospitals, delivering treatment programmes. Maxine completed her doctorate at age 50 and still works as a Consultant Psychotherapist in resilience and forensics. She has two daughters in their 20's. One who lives in Madrid, and the other is a jazz trumpet player, leading the way for female trumpeters in a male world!

If you'd like to conquer the fear of ageing, read my book Forward After 50, which focuses on changing your mindset, stopping people-pleasing, and embracing ageing after fifty and beyond. Buy on Amazon and most online bookstores.