A top retirement podcast and longevity planning podcast. Dr. Dorian Mintzer, M.S.W., Ph.D., Board Certified Coach, and Certified Professional Retirement Coach, guides you on how to revolutionize all aspects of your retirement transition. This podcast will teach you how to retire with joy and confidence, ready to live the fullest in the second half of your life. In this podcast, Dr. Mintzer interviews a wide variety of experts in various areas of retirement and longevity planning, spanning th ...
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Money CHIC: Financial Wisdom and Advice for Single Women
Shari Rash, Money Expert and Personal Finance Advice for Women
Think money talk is just for dudes in suits? Not on Money CHIC! Hosted by Shari Rash—a money expert and the person all her friends call for advice—this podcast delivers real, no-nonsense money conversations that feel like hanging out with your best girlfriend. Except this time, we’re talking finances. Whether it’s saving, investing, or turning financial dreams into reality, Money CHIC is here to help you ditch the jargon, take control of your future, and build unapologetic wealth… all while ...
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Telling Our Stories: The Gifts of Life Review with Dorian Mintzer and Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle
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1:00:07Send us a text Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle will reflect on the valuable process of life review for Elders focusing on her recently published memoir titled, Ley Lines of Love: Adventures Along the Spiritual Path. In this program, you will: Explore the process of life review as a valuable undertaking for Elders Discover new meanings in the arc of one's l…
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From Babies to Rocket Scientists to Retirees: We Are All Creatives with Dorian Mintzer and Hugh Willard
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57:35Send us a text Creativity is an innate, generative, evolving process of self-expression. One application of creativity requires an individual to be open to new ideas and approaches to seek an original solution to a problem or challenge. Adjusting to retirement presents significant challenges to an individual's emotional, mental, social, and, theref…
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A New Chapter – Come Join Me on Everyone’s Talkin’ Money
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1:16I’m jumping in with a quick update—and some exciting news. I’m the new co-host of the Everyone’s Talkin’ Money podcast! If you’ve enjoyed the conversations we’ve had here, I’d love for you to come with me. On Everyone’s Talkin’ Money, we’re continuing the mission of making money talk more honest, relatable, and useful. Each week, I’ll bring you new…
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Increase Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan with Ageless Aging with Dorian Mintzer and Maddy Dychtwald
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1:01:02Send us a text Women now live six years longer than men, yet for most, the last decade of life can be plagued with cascading poor health and a lack of purpose. In other words, women's healthspans and lifespans are out of sync. What if there was a way for women to extend not only their longevity but also their quality of life? In this interview, Mad…
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Build Your Resilience to Bounce Forward with Dorian Mintzer and Eileen Caroscio
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1:03:20Send us a text Change happens! Are you ready for what may appear on your horizon in midlife and beyond? Eileen Caroscio will present 3 key strategic ways to navigate those changes and bounce forward from the book, Midlife New Life: Living Consciously in Midlife and Beyond. Eileen's father died suddenly when she was a teenager. This made her realize…
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Let's Tell Our Stories: How Older Women Can Redefine Aging with Dorian Mintzer and Andrea Carlisle
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53:39Send us a text In her book, There Was an Old Woman: Reflections on These Strange, Surprising, Shining Years, Andrea Carlisle describes what it means to her to live a long life. She examines why her experience as an older woman is so different from what she expected it to be and realizes that her expectations came not from older women themselves but…
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Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age with Dorian Mintzer and Chip Conley
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51:46Send us a text It is time to reframe how we think about midlife, the transition period of life between young adulthood and old age, as not a "crisis" but a chrysalis - where a profound transformation happens. In his book, Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age, Chip Conley offers an alternative narrative to the way we co…
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From Retirement to Preferment: How to Create the Next Best Stage of Your Life with Dorian Mintzer and Barbara Waxman
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57:39Send us a text We live in a culture that believes anyone beyond midlife is on a slippery slope towards their demise. The truth is, you can harness the authorship of your next chapter to become your best self for the longest time possible and for what matters most. If you both look forward to and live in fear of retirement or know someone approachin…
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What You Don't Know About Post-Truth and Why It Matters with Dorian Mintzer and Donald Officer
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1:05:57Send us a text Why are so many people so easily misled by mistruths, partial truths, blatant disinformation, false portrayals, slick glosses, obvious reframing, misleading whataboutisms, frauds, scams, and outright lies? Where did this Post-Truth "infodemic" come from, and why now? Drawing on his studies and experience with strategic thinking, psyc…
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Why Entrepreneurship Is a Smart Retirement Option with Dorian Mintzer and Mary Cronin
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59:33Send us a text Why are older entrepreneurs four times more likely to start a successful new company than founders in their 20s? How do new businesses with a social purpose consistently outperform venture-backed startups? Dr. Mary Cronin will discuss her studies of entrepreneurship success and business growth at over 2 million US companies and surve…
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Creating a Breadcrumb Legacy in Your Life with Dorian Mintzer and Jann Freed
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54:46Send us a text Legacy can seem far off and out of reach, but it doesn't happen at the journey's end, and it's not only for the rich and famous. Legacy is now, and Dr. Jann Freed shows how you can find and leave meaning daily. Jann will introduce her Breadcrumb Legacy™ framework, a radical but pragmatic approach made up of small actions you consciou…
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Radical Curiosity: My Life on the Age Wave with Dorian Mintzer and Ken Dychtwald
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1:08:48Send us a text From his working-class roots in New Jersey to the "tune in, turn on, drop out" cliffs of Big Sur and the pinnacles of the human potential movement; from launching his company Age Wave and coming to terms with his own aging process, Ken Dychtwald's Radical Curiosity makes sense of his first 70 years of life, offering invaluable life l…
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Applying Japanese Philosophy for Personal Growth to Make Your Later Life More Healthier, Happier and Successful with Dorian Mintzer and Renée Rosenberg
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1:01:58Send us a text The key considerations for staying healthy, happy, and enjoying the second half of life can be related to various age-old Japanese philosophical concepts of well-being. For example, Ikigai, a popular concept talked about and used widely today, is not new. It has existed in Japanese culture, along with the other concepts, as far back …
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What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life? with Dorian Minzter and Bruce Frankel
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55:10Send us a text Wondering what you should do with the rest of your life? Wishing you could rediscover a sense of purpose and passion? Want some hi-test inspiration for reclaiming your dreams, launching novel enterprises, or engaging in work others might find unthinkable in the second half? Join us for a conversation with Bruce Frankel, author of Wha…
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Strategies for 50+ Job Hunters with Dorian Mintzer and Kerry Hannon
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53:36Send us a text If you're over 50 and pounding the pavement for a job these days, you can face certain challenges. On average, it takes someone aged 55 or older three months longer to find a job than a younger person. Your struggle to find employment results in disappointment at a gut level. Others are furious, discouraged, and dumbfounded by their …
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The Conscious Eldering Approach with Dorian Mintzer, John Sorensen, and Ron Pevny
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59:12Send us a text Conscious Eldering is an approach to aging, grounded in both indigenous wisdom and contemporary understanding, that sees aging as an opportunity for continual inner growth, passion, purpose, and service in whatever circumstances life presents. Conscious Eldering seeks to help modern culture reclaim the honored role of elders and show…
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Digital Globetrotting with the Pass It On Network with Dorian Mintzer, Jan Hively, and Moira Allan
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54:03Send us a text Jan Hively and Moira Allan and several of their country liaisons, Hans Kristjan Gudmundsson from Iceland, Dieter Zwicky from Switzerland, and Cullen T. Hayashida from Hawaii, will discuss the history and evolution of the Pass It On Network. The vision of the Pass It On Network is to promote positive, productive aging worldwide and en…
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Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path with Dorian Mintzer and Connie Zweig
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1:03:17Send us a text Have you experienced religious/spiritual abuse or betrayal? Do you feel spiritually disillusioned? Do you want to complete spiritual unfinished business before you die? In every tradition, saints and poets speak of the soul's search for the beloved, the seeker's yearning for the divine, for the Self beyond ego. This holy longing is a…
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Creating a Grassroots Force to Change Policy and Build Community with Dorian Minzter, Bruce Frankel, and Paul Nagle
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53:52Send us a text Bruce Frankel and Paul E. Nagle will discuss the creation of Stonewall Village NYC, which aims to build a movement for LGBTQ-friendly housing and an intergenerational community to protect and care for NYC's LGBTQ elders, who are among the city's most lonely, impoverished, excluded and threatened citizens. About Bruce Frankel and Paul…
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The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World with Dorian Mintzer and Bruce Feiler
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55:01Send us a text Are you at the threshold of a new phase in your life, ready to rediscover (and redefine) how you will continue to work and find purpose in your next chapter? New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler joins us to chat about how to find meaning, balance, and joy at a time when many of us feel stuck, confused, and unsure about our …
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Investing Basics, Diversification, and DIY Financial Planning
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18:37Ready to take control of your financial future but feeling overwhelmed by where to start? Tune into this episode of Money Chic, Financial Education with Shari Rash, where we break down investing basics for beginners in a way that's easy to understand and, more importantly, actionable. From setting clear financial goals like saving for retirement, b…
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Danielle Roberts on Avoiding Medicare Pitfalls, Enrollment, & Navigating Medicare Advantage Options
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49:18Ever wondered how to avoid the costly pitfalls of Medicare? Join us for this enlightening episode of Money Chic Financial Education with Shari Rash as we sit down with Danielle Roberts, founding partner at Boomer Benefits and author of the bestselling book "10 Costly Medicare Mistakes you Can't Afford to Make." Danielle shares her incredible journe…
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Write! Transform Your Experience into Content That Matters with Dorian Mintzer and Kathryn Britton
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1:05:17Send us a text What will happen to the wisdom you've gained from experience and the stories of the life you alone have lived? Do you keep promising yourself to write them down but never quite get around to it? Do you delete almost as many words as you write? Do you write things that never get shared? Nobody is born knowing how to write. Like any sk…
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Redefining Retirement: What's Your Encore? with Dorian Mintzer and Larry Jacobson
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1:01:14Send us a text Why is it important to have a non-financial plan for your retirement? Almost everyone has some sort of financial plan because that's what we see on TV and billboards. Do you have enough money to retire? For those who do, that's not the only important question. What you do with your time and how you find a new social network, purpose,…
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Judy Heft on Transformative Financial Management, Outsourcing, & Mastering Money Mindfulness
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32:10Ready to revolutionize your relationship with money? Tune in to this episode of Money Chic Financial Education with Shari Rash, where we feature Judy Heft, the inspiring founder and president of Judith Heft Associates. Judy shares her remarkable 28-year journey from providing bookkeeping and bill pay services for seniors to offering comprehensive f…
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Preparing for a Green Retirement with Dorian Mintzer and Rick Moody
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50:53Send us a text Rick Moody, an advocate for climate change action, will discuss the importance of acknowledging and addressing the threat of climate change, particularly in the context of aging. Individuals should acknowledge their fears in this arena but use humor to confront anxieties and take action to prepare for both mitigation and adaptation t…
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Heidi Schalk on Reclaiming Financial Independence, Entrepreneurial Growth, and Mastering Money Post-Divorce
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32:43When Heidi Schalk stepped down from her high-flying career to become a full-time mom, little did she know that reclaiming financial independence would become her crowning achievement. Our latest episode features this trailblazing business strategy coach and podcast host, who walks us through her transformative journey with a candidness that's as re…
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Dawn Smith on Achieving Financial Harmony in Relationships
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30:01Discover how to navigate the choppy seas of finance and affection with the invaluable insights of Dawn Smith, a coach and counselor who specializes in guiding couples to financial harmony. Our enlightening discussion peels back the layers on the emotional and practical facets of money within relationships. Fusing the emotional support of therapy wi…
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Jeanne Burlowski on Outsmarting College Debt, Dual Enrollment Advantages & Strategic Career Planning
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35:10Unlock the secrets to sending your kids to college without the burden of debt, as Jeanne Burlowski, author of the book: LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward, joins me on a journey through the financial labyrinth of higher education. Together, we dissect ingenious strategies that go beyond traditio…
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What's Next? Meaningful Midlife Job Transition with Dorian Mintzer and Kerry Hannon
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1:02:20Send us a text Whether you're seeking something traditional or more flexible, Kerry will offer tips and resources for finding work that will support you intellectually, financially, and spiritually and create a second act that matters. Join career expert Kerry Hannon, a recognized authority on career and workplace issues, for an interactive session…
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Navigating Long-Term Care Insurance: Myths, Strategies, and Protecting Your Financial Future with Matt McCann
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48:14Discover the truths behind long-term care insurance with the guidance of Matt McCann, a leading authority in the industry. Together, we'll unravel the myths and confront the denials that can leave families unprepared for the future. This episode promises to enlighten you on how to navigate the complexities of long-term care, from costs and policy t…
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The Real Costs of Car Ownership and Smart Buying Strategies
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15:41Ever wrestled with the decision of buying a car and felt overwhelmed by the options and costs? That's where we step in with a treasure trove of essential insights. Today's episode peels back the layers of car purchase costs and ownership, a topic that's reverberated through the walls of my own home as we've debated the merits of new versus used, th…
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Think We Know How We Think? Think Again! with Dorian Mintzer and Jan Cullinane
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1:01:26Send us a text What are the unknown forces that shape how we think? Join Jan in this "edutaining" discussion about why our thinking is often "predictably irrational." We'll explore the cutting-edge area of behavioral economics, discover the secrets of our decision-making, and learn how to apply them to our everyday lives, including retirement. Jan …
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Dorian Mintzer on the Emotional Journey of Retirement: Finding Purpose and Financial Harmony Beyond the Career
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36:07Embark on a transformational journey with me, Shari Rash, as we unlock the deeper emotional layers of retirement with Dorian Mincer's expert guidance. Our heartfelt conversation peels back the finance-focused facade to reveal the vibrant tapestry of life's later chapters. Dorian's expertise in adult development and retirement coaching illuminates t…
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Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track with Dorian Mintzer and Mark Miller
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1:05:50Send us a text For millions of Americans, the COVID shock has brought retirement saving to an abrupt halt, and now it's time to get back on track. Even before the pandemic, a large share of households by Americans over age 50 faced the threat that their living standards would decline sharply in retirement. In the wake of COVID-19, these numbers wil…
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Navigating Net Worth Goals and Achieving Financial Prosperity at Any Age
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17:23Wondering how to gauge your financial health beyond the figures on your paycheck? Let me, Shari Rash, be your guide on Money Chic, as we explore the significance of net worth and how to set and crush your financial goals at any age. Discover the ins and outs of calculating your net worth and learn why this metric is the heartbeat of your financial …
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Seizing Midlife's Power for Financial and Personal Reinvention with Jennifer Arthurton
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29:51Have you ever felt bound by the roles society expects you to play? On today's show, we're joined by the visionary Jennifer Arthurton, founder of "Old Chicks Know Shit", who will inspire us with her tale of redefining life during what many consider the 'forbidden' age for reinvention - the 50s. Together, we'll uncover how midlife can be your most po…
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Passing the Torch: Critical Conversations with Your Adult Children with Dorian Mintzer and Bob Mauterstock
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1:08:25Send us a text Talking to your adult children about all the issues you will face as you get older is often very difficult. This episode will give you a practical and empathetic approach to working with your children to discuss and plan all the decisions you will have to make. Bob will lay out the steps to prepare and hold a family meeting to open t…
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Creating Millennial Wealth: 7 Strategies to Increase Your Net Worth
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23:27Are your finances feeling the squeeze of student loans and the ever-elusive housing market? This episode of Money Chic is your ticket to understanding and conquering the unique financial challenges that us millennials face daily. We're peeling back the layers on the importance of diversifying your wealth beyond the usual suspects of home equity and…
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Your Retirement Quest with Dorian Mintzer and Keith Lawrence and Alan Spector
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54:37Send us a text Baby Boomers look forward to retirement with a healthy dose of excitement and anxiety. They tend to be unprepared for the realities of retirement--neither do they anticipate the challenges nor have they planned sufficiently to take full advantage of the opportunities. In addition, many Boomers have perceptions of retirement that are,…
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Music for an Ageless Mind with Dorian Mintzer and Lynne and Joshua Berrett
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57:12Send us a text Music is a whole-brain food. It can nourish an ageless mind, one that is flexible and growing. People who enjoy listening to music have direct access to all the major ingredients for keeping their brains fit. By its very nature, music has a powerful effect on the brain, body, and spirit. Music that you choose to listen to can play a …
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Travel as a Mirror and Map: How Travel Changes and Orients Us with Dorian Mintzer and Kendall Dudley
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46:01Send us a text Travel awakens our senses and makes life vivid! In contrast to our daily lives, where habits and familiarity blunt our awareness, travel heightens our senses and makes us pay attention to new surroundings. If we are willing to look closely, we may see what has been hiding in plain sight: our emerging self! Our culture softens our edg…
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Navigating the Financial Advisory Maze: Fiduciary Relationships and Choosing a Compatible Advisor
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24:26Embarking on the journey to financial security can often feel like navigating a maze, but fear not, as Shari Rash from Greenway Wealth Advisory is here to illuminate the path. With a focus on the intimate and evolving relationship between you and your financial advisor, this episode promises to arm you with the wisdom needed to select an advisor wh…
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Working in Wonderland with Dorian Mintzer and Carleen MacKay
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58:30Send us a text The 21st-century world of work is as unlike the 20th-century world of jobs as the modern drone is to the horse and buggy of great-grandfather's day. Suppose you coach clients in career or life planning. In that case, if you are a psychologist or sociologist helping people navigate this very different world of work, or if you are wond…
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Honoring the Art of Our Lives with Dorian Mintzer and Alan O’Hare
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53:57Send us a text What are you doing with your life's stories? We reach a time in our lives during the third stage when we still envision what we seek to accomplish or discover, but more of our lives are devoted to reflections on the journey that has brought us to this point. In this interview, Alan C. O'Hare discusses his journey as a community psych…
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Achieving Financial Freedom: Shari Rash's Guide to Mastering Checking Accounts
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16:12Are you juggling multiple checking accounts and feeling overwhelmed? Then this episode of Money Chic financial education is for you! Financial expert Shari Rash is here to demystify banking, providing insights into managing your accounts and achieving financial well being. Lessen your stress with Shari's mindset of zero and discover how to keep an …
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Exploring Spiritual Opportunities in the Second Half of Life with Dorian Mintzer and Bob Weber
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58:54Send us a text In 1976, when he was forty-four years old, Henri Nouwen co-authored a book entitled Aging: The Fulfillment of Life. One of Nouwen's colleagues who worked in the field of gerontology extolled the book as the best he had read on aging. Nouwen responded, "I know nothing about aging." Because he was only forty-four at the time his answer…
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Demystifying Emergency Funds: Your Path to Financial Stability
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13:10Ready to lead a financially secure life, but unsure of where to start? On Money Chic: Financial Education with Shari Rash, we'll crack the code of emergency funds and understand why they are instrumental in managing your finances. We'll delve into how best to structure this fund, focusing on the necessity of having an equivalent of three to six mon…
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Getting Caregivers to Accept Help with Dorian Mintzer and Viki Kind
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1:07:48Send us a text So often, family caregivers are overwhelmed, but they won't ask for or accept help. Discover tools and communication strategies to help caregivers get past their barriers and begin to ask for and accept help. The goal is to ensure that caregivers are supported so that the person they care for is also safe and secure. The other outcom…
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The Caring Collaborative with Dorian Mintzer and Betsy Werley
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1:03:57Send us a text In an era where we're living longer, families are far away, and we want to stay independent, self-help programs like the Caring Collaborative fill a gaping hole, whether you live in the suburbs or a city. The Transition Network's Caring Collaborative program channels the goodwill of our community into practical help with health issue…
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