The Dareful Project

We're talking about reimagining our careers with John Tarnoff, an executive and career transition coach and author of Boomer Reinvention: How to Create Your Dream Career Over 50. Before he was a career transition coach, John was a film producer, studio exec and tech entrepreneur. He reinvented his own career at 50, earning a master's degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges. We talk about layoffs (own it and move on), resumes (ditch them except for background) and our super power of problem solving.

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And here's his terrific TEDx talk.

We're talking sex, menopause and wellness with Rachel Braun Scherl, an entrepreneur and business builder who works with companies in the space from menstruation through menopause. She explains why we see ED advertising but not women's sexual health ads, why menopause is having a moment and how women-led start ups are leading the way in the femtech space. Along with OB/GYN Dr. Alyssa Dweck, Scherl also hosts Business of the V podcast, which focuses on the intersection of patients' needs and the businesses being created to meet those needs.

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Cultural explorer and CULTIQUE CEO/Founder Linda Ong teaches us how to sift through the noise to tease out what we really need to pay attention to. We cover a lot of ground: her ethos "be like water," how to travel like a local, why vampires and the power behind the fairy godmother club. How does this fit into cultural insights? Listen in!

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Alex Rotas is a UK-based photographer who challenges us to look new at our bodies and what we assume we're capable of. Pole vaulting in your 80s? Long jump champ at 90? Rotas is obsessed with chronicling these elite athletes who train meticulously to compete at the top of their sport. Says Rotas, you can't be what you don't see.

Let's get smart on The Talk--the one we all need to have with our adult kids--and maybe our parents--about how we want things to roll if/when we can't make decisions. Getting us smart on how to hack the discussion is Aletha Vassilakis, an attorney who specializes in contract law. Vassilakis has also spent a lot of time serving as a mediator for couples and families. We talk about how to start the conversation, the difference between a will and a trust and why she should keep my favorite spoon.

We're talking ageism with Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse. Applewhite says, "the sooner growing older is stripped of reflexive dread, the better equipped we are to benefit from the countless ways in which it can enrich us." Watch Applewhite's TED talk and check out her Q&A blog, Yo, Is This Ageist?

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I'm addicted to overthinking. Which is why we're talking about how to roll with it--a skill we need now more than ever.

Teaching us how to roll with it is Frank Santorelli, assistant clinical professor for Northern Arizona University's School of Nursing. Santorelli's job is to transform nursing students into medical professionals able to make life or death decisions in the face of stress and evolving information. Who better to teach us tools for rolling with it: empathy, curiosity and being totally present in an uncertain world.

Frank's assignment for us: enjoy the Grateful Dead's Franklin's Tower.

We're talking women, leadership and power with Pattie Sellers, an award-winning writer, producer and multimedia journalist. In 2016 after writing for Fortune Magazine for 32 years, Sellers and fellow senior Fortune editor Nina Easton launched SellersEaston Media to tell stories of impact. We talk about what she's learned from other women leaders and her own professional journey moving from journalism to co-launching a new business. Her definition of power: "Can you define yourself in an interesting way outside of what you're supposed to be doing?"

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How do we move from beginner to mastery? Dierdre Wolownick started climbing in her 50s to understand her son Alex Honnold's world. Now she's scaled El Capitan in Yosemite with a second trip planned this fall for her 70th birthday. In this episode, we talk about gaining mastery, what it meant to climb El Cap and how our relationships with children evolve.

Wolownick grew up in New York City and has lived and worked in many parts of the world. She began long-distance running at 55, and at 58, took up rock climbing with Alex. At 66, she became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan, the iconic 3,200-foot wall in Yosemite National Park. Check out her memoir, The Sharp End of Life: A Mother's Story

How do we choose growth and risk over the comfort of perceived safety? Author Bernadette Murphy has thought a lot about this question. She's the author of four books, most recently, Harley and Me: Embracing Risk on the Road to a More Authentic Life. She's also author of Zen and the Art of Knitting, and The Tao Gals' Guide to Real Estate. She has served as weekly book critic for the Los Angeles Times and now reviews for Kirkus. For the past 10 years, Murphy headed up the creative nonfiction genre as an associate professor of creative writing for the MFA program at Antioch University, Los Angeles. She recently joined the faculty of the Newport MFA at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island.

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