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With career changes and second or even third acts becoming more common, My Better Half shines a light on midlife or late-life reinventions and how people are thriving in the second half of their lives. Listen to explore the creative potential of our later years.
Epizódok
A legújabb 20 a(z) 37 epizódból
- When life changes suddenly, Ruth Halpern says tell your story · 15 percAshland storyteller Ruth Halpern explains how examining the stories we tell about ourselves can provide perspective during retirement, divorce and career changes.
- Living, loving, learning: Natasha Neece writes about her journey as a vocalist · 15 percThe 58-year-old singer just released a memoir on her experiences with Living Loving Led, a Led Zeppelin tribute band.
- How Julie Anderson Bailey's art reflects the cycle of life · 15 percRoseburg artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how her "Biology Rising Series" helped her navigate grief after the loss of loved ones and why creating and experiencing art fosters…
- Living, loving, learning: Natasha Neece writes about her journey as a vocalist · 15 percThe 58-year-old singer just released a memoir on her experiences with Living Loving Led, a Led Zeppelin tribute band. The book release party for "Rise Up and Rock: A Front…
- Why the fitness industry may be missing the point of health · 31 percAuthor Dave Young is the program director at Jefferson Public Radio. He shares with Vanessa Finney insights from his personal journey through the world of fitness.
- 'Aging While Black' amplifies experiences of elderly Black Americans · 15 percRaymond Jetson and Kali Graves launched 'Aging While Black' in February 2023.
- Managing loss with creativity · 15 percArtist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how creating art has helped her through sad and anxious times.
- Lifelong artist returns to first love · 15 percPam Haunschild rose to the top of her profession, teaching organizational theory at the business schools at Stanford and Texas-Austin. Now she's creating art on a regular basis…
- Menopause The Musical 2 sails into Medford Oct 11 · 15 percTwo performers from the show, Teri Adams and Mary-Louise Lee, join My Better Half host Vanessa Finney.
- From advertising executive to healthcare activist: A "reckoning of the soul" · 14 percMy Better Half host Vanessa Finney visits with Kate Grant.
- Woman of tenacity applies herself to flying planes, then perfecting sourdough · 37 percAfter 25 years in the sky, pilot starts baking business for more time with her kids.
- Vanessa Finney's essay on older residents thriving published by Oregon Humanities magazine · 14 percVanessa visits with anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite.
- 'Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement' · 15 percElizabeth Zelinka Parsons talks about her new book with Vanessa Finney.
- Debra Whitman on age-friendly cities in Oregon · 15 percJPR's Vanessa Finney talks with AARP's Chief Public Policy Officer and author of "The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond."
- Renee Montagne steps away from the mic and into the unknown · 14 percThe long-time NPR host looks back on her career with JPR's Vanessa Finney.
- Managing Loss With Creativity · 15 percArtist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how creating art has helped her through sad and anxious times.
- Love after 50 · 14 percHost Vanessa Finney explores the intricacies of finding (and keeping) love after age 50 with the author of "Love After 50."
- Step. Think. Repeat. An 80-year-old woman's 800-mile-long project · 15 percVanessa Finney, host of My Better Half, interviews a life adventurer.
- Ninety-three year-old sprinter from Ashland encourages everyone to get out and move · 14 percSprinter, Roy Sutton is promoting the idea of a 150+ club, where people of all ages recognize fitness values in each other around town.
