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When More Magazine ended its publication, women all over were upset.

Well, luckily Lesley Jane Seymour, the former editor of that magazine stepped in to fill that voice with Covey Club.When More Magazine ended its publication, women all over were upset.Well, luckily Lesley Jane Seymour, the former editor of that magazine stepped in to fill that voice with Covey Club - an online club for women 40+ who want to continue learning, growing, and expanding their world by making new friends and deeper connections.Long time friends and colleagues Dr. Pam and Lesley catch up on this episode and also look at how COVID-19 is changing what community looks like.

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COVID-19 has changed the narrative in a lot of ways, but how about those who are in the retirement stage? What does the pandemic mean for them?COVID-19 has changed the narrative in a lot of ways, but how about those who are in the retirement stage? What does the pandemic mean for them?

While some people were able to work at home early in the pandemic, the idea of safety, going back to an office, or dealing with job loss are giving those at this crossroads in life a something to think about what "work" will look like moving forward. Dorian Mintzer is a speaker and retirement coach and joins Dr. Pam to discuss just what you need to retire, and this New York Times piece she is featured in, "A Pandemic Problem for Older Workers: Will They Have to Retire Sooner?"

Elizabeth Bernstein has become a frequent guest on HER during the pandemic, discussing recent pieces from her Wall Street Journal column "Bonds", which focuses on how we can best relate to others and to ourselves.Elizabeth Bernstein has become a frequent guest on HER during the pandemic, discussing recent pieces from her Wall Street Journal column "Bonds", which focuses on how we can best relate to others and to ourselves.

In her latest visit to the show, we're talking anger: how to manage it, when its useful, and how COVID-19 is driving us all a bit mad. Check out Elizabeth's piece: Anger Management for an Angry Time

Elders are important to a community, but now more than ever as we live through this historical and significant time. 

 Elders are important to a community, but now more than ever as we live through this historical and significant time. Now, as a fan of the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Pam has already been a long time fan of Dr. Alison Gopnik's work. She is a professor of Psychology at UC Berkley, teaching there since 1988 and a long time contributor to the WSJ, and joins Dr. Pam to talk about her latest WSJ piece "Why Elders Are Indispensable for All of Us."

The science of bordeom...wait, there's a science to that?! Of course, there is! The science of bordeom...wait, there's a science to that?! Of course, there is!Boredom is something that affects all of us at one time or another - whether you're stuck at work, in line at the store, or waiting at the doctors office, you've been bored before. But most of the time we're told to brush it off, find something to do, and move on. Dr. John Eastwood is a Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at York University in Toronto, and he joins Dr. Pam to talk boredom: why he studies it, how being bored is a form of stress, where trauma plays into boredom, and how to deal with it during COVID-19.

Is anxiety getting to you more than usual these days? Between the pandemic, politics, and our finances - there's no shortage of things to worry about lately. Is anxiety getting to you more than usual these days? Between the pandemic, politics, and our finances - there's no shortage of things to worry about lately.\

Seeking out help for mental health issues is easier than ever, thanks to telehealth and the many apps now available that let you connect with a professional from the comfort of your own home.Dr. Amy Cirbus is the Director of Clinical Content at Talkspace, the leading online therapy platform, and she joins Dr. Pam to talk about how people are reaching out for help now more than ever before, the "new normal," and how online therapy works.

Have you been remembering more dreams? Are they weirdly COVID specific? You're not the only one.Have you been remembering more dreams? Are they weirdly COVID specific? You're not the only one.

Sleep schedules across the globe have been upended due to coronavirus. Maybe you're sleeping more because you lost your job or you don't need an alarm anymore. Or maybe you're anxiety is keeping you awake all night. Here to talk about weird dreams and late nights is Deirdre Barrett, a Past President of both the International Association for the Study of Dreams and the American Psychological Association’s Div. 30, The Society for Psychological Hypnosis.

It may feel like there is not much to be grateful for in the era of COVID 19, but finding those things may be key to getting through the pandemic, emotionally. It may feel like there is not much to be grateful for in the era of COVID 19, but finding those things may be key to getting through the pandemic, emotionally.  In her Wall Street Journal column, Bonds, Elizabeth Bernstein focuses on how we can best relate to others and to ourselves. And this week, Elizabeth is back talking about her recent piece, "A Surprising Way to Reduce Stress" and how the hell to get through COVID 19 using gratitude - starting with how to practice it.

The era of COVID-19 is going to be here for a while, and the longer it goes on, the more we have to navigate and learn this new way of life.  The era of COVID-19 is going to be here for a while, and the longer it goes on, the more we have to navigate and learn this new way of life.   Reading through the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Pam came across an article on touch, and how people simply aren't using the art of touch as a means to destress anymore. But how can you use touch to your advantage while social distancing anyway?!? Dr. Tiffany Field is the Director of the Touch Research Institute (and a friend of Dr. Pam) and tells us about the benefits of massage and touch in the age of COVID distance.

As a physician and a PEW scholar, Dr. Pam says we should be focusing on the insidious causes of disparities in healthcare access. So when she came across Dr. Sabrina Strings' latest piece in the New York Times, she had to have her on. As a physician and a PEW scholar, Dr. Pam says we should be focusing on the insidious causes of disparities in healthcare access. So when she came across Dr. Sabrina Strings' piece in the New York Times, she had to have her on. And now COVID is really showing us what our healthcare system lacks, especially when it comes to racial inequities.  Dr. Sabrina Strings joins Dr. Pam to talk about her recent New York Times Article It’s Not Obesity, Its Slavery: We Know Why COVID-19 Is Killing So Many Black People.