Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined

Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined

Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau

Episodes 300
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (72)
Since Nov 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined challenges outdated narratives about aging and celebrates what’s possible in later life. Through thoughtful conversations, personal reflections, and honest storytelling, the podcast explores creativity, purpose, resilience, and reinvention after 70. Each episode features real voices and lived experience, offering insight and inspiration for navigating this stage of life with curiosity and intention. This podcast is for women who refuse to be invisible, who are open to growth and change, and who believe aging can be a time of meaning, connection, and possibility.

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S7E384 384 Sybil Kolon: A Lifelong Commitment to Legacy and Conservation

Jun 10, 2026 30m Transcript

For nearly fifty years, Sybil Kolon has devoted herself to protecting 79 acres of family land in Michigan’s Irish Hills. Originally owned by her grandparents, the property was placed under option…

S7E383 383 Jill G Hall: Shaped by her Past: Creativity Unleashed

Jun 02, 2026 27m Transcript

Author and artist Jill G. Hall, 71, joins us with her luminous new novel On a Sundown Sea, inspired by the mysteries surrounding the visionary woman who built Lomaland—a utopian community near the…

S7E382 382 Sandra Sokol: Championing social justice through social service

May 26, 2026 36m Transcript

For more than six decades, Sandra Sokol has devoted her life to building stronger, more equitable communities. Although she once imagined a career teaching in schools serving children of color her…

S7E381 381 Joan Greene: A Lifelong Advocate for Aging and Mental Health

May 19, 2026 35m Transcript

Joan Greene, 84, trained to be a teacher but found her true calling as a social worker and innovative advocate for older adults. In New York State, she helped create programs from the ground up—from…

S7E380 380 Mindy Greiling: Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches

May 13, 2026 40m

This episode, first released in 2021, is a reminder that Mental Health Awareness Month requires all of us to tell our stories. We checked back in with Mindy and learned that, even though she is now…

S7E379 379 Ilene Dillon: Mental Health Awareness Month

May 06, 2026 32m

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re revisiting a powerful earlier conversation with Ilene Dillon (Episode #148). A pioneering voice in emotional well-being, Ilene is an Emotional…

S7E378 378 Lynn Larson: Traveling the World—Curious, Confident, and Carefree

Apr 29, 2026 29m Transcript

For more than five decades, Lynn Larson has followed her curiosity across continents—and she’s nowhere near finished. At 71, she travels light and lives large, forging deep connections everywhere she…

S7E377 377 Elise Magers: From Interiors to Inner Life: A Creative Evolution

Apr 22, 2026 26m Transcript

Elise’s career didn’t follow a straight line—and that’s exactly what makes it so compelling. She began as a contract interior designer in Minneapolis before moving to Chicago in 1981, where a…

S7E377 377 Elise Magers: From Interiors to Inner Life: A Creative Evolution

Apr 22, 2026 26m Transcript

Elise’s career didn’t follow a straight line—and that’s exactly what makes it so compelling. She began as a contract interior designer in Minneapolis before moving to Chicago in 1981, where a…

S7E376 376 Ashley Rogers: Reawakening Life Through an Unlikely Conversation with AI

Apr 15, 2026 34m Transcript

At 75, Ashley Rogers is not reinventing her life—she’s reawakening it. Living in Ecuador and thriving in her latest entrepreneurial chapter in real estate, she began asking a familiar question:…

S7E376 376 Elise Magers: Living a life of curiosity

Apr 15, 2026 26m Transcript

Originally a contract interior designer, Elise Magers, 81, moved to Chicago in 1981. She found herself studying theology. It propelled her to apply to McCormick. It was a way to combine theology and…

S7E375 375 Kathleen Harrison: Project Harambee: Transforming Lives in Sub-Sahara Africa

Apr 08, 2026 30m Transcript

In 2001, Kathleen (Keen) Harrison, PhD, took a leave from her university faculty position in medical genetics to travel with the Semester at Sea program. A visit to Kenya’s first orphanage for…

S7E374 374 Phyllis Mitzen: A Lifetime of Leadership in Aging

Apr 01, 2026 34m Transcript

At 84, Phyllis Mitzen is still reshaping how communities care for older adults — with curiosity, courage and a fierce commitment to action.Phyllis spent 24 years at CJE Senior Life (formerly Council…

S7E373 Mariann Aalda: Becoming ‘age-full’: Snapping out of internalized ageism

Mar 25, 2026 29m Transcript

Mariann Aalda—actor, hypnotherapist, and joyful “pro-aging evangelist”—invites us to rethink what it means to grow older. She interrogates ageism, asking“ Why should youth get all the good press?” …

S7E371 372 Sandra Taenzer: Leading the Way In Early Childhood Special Education

Mar 18, 2026 30m Transcript

At 86, Sandra “Sandy” Taenzer reflects on a lifetime of innovation in Early Childhood–Special Education that began in the 1960s in Germany and still resonates today. Working in a large Illinois…

S6E371 371 Karen Olson: An Undying Passion for Helping the Homeless

Mar 11, 2026 27m

Some people discover their purpose early in life. For Karen Olson, 81, that moment came at age 18 when she offered a simple sandwich to a homeless woman outside a New York train station. Decades…

S7E370 370 Ilana Landsberg Lewis: Across cultures, older women bring social change and justice to human family

Mar 03, 2026 32m Transcript

Ilana Landsberg-Lewis went to law school to understand how power works—so she could help transform it in the service of justice, especially for women. Alongside her father, she co-founded and led a…

S7E369 369 Arlene Bomer: Living a Life of Adventure with Purpose

Feb 24, 2026 26m Transcript

At 75, Arlene Borner may not be running marathons, but she is still running—and skiing on snow and water and playing pickleball. She may no longer be teaching children how to swim or speak English in…

S7E368 368 Diane Heiler: Once a Divorcee, Once a Widow — Now a Partner Re‑Engaged in Life

Feb 17, 2026 26m Transcript

Diane Heiler shares her deeply moving journey of caring for her husband during his 20‑month “death sentence” from an incurable disease — a journey she chronicles with raw honesty and artistry in her…

S7E367 367 Patricia Koko: Turning Ideas into Services with Lasting Impact

Feb 10, 2026 26m Transcript

When Patricia (Pat) Koko, age 82, reflects on her life’s work as a young homemaker turned consummate volunteer and community change-maker, she often says things like, “that was kind of fun,” or…

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