A Certain Age

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Why Improv Can Help You Survive the Pandemic (and your Fifties) with Katie Goodman Dec 14, 2020

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We have had a year. A Certain Age is closing out 2020 with a guest who offers up the tools of improv comedy to help us handle absolutely anything and be more creative, courageous, and confident. The exact recipe we need for 2021. Katie Goodman is an award-winning improv comedian, actor, author, and social activist. Now, she shares how the tools of improv can make us more resilient, joyful, and bold as we tackle the New Year. 2021, we ready!
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The Magic of Switching Up Your Life Again, and Again with Career Pro Marci Alboher Dec 07, 2020

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Haven’t you always wanted a second act? Meet Marci Alboher—a woman who blew right past second acts, to create multiple encore careers—and who has ideas for helping you do the same. A lawyer turned New York Times columnist turned executive at a social impact nonprofit, Marci is one of the nation’s leading voices on careers and aging with purpose. Her book "The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life” is a blueprint for a meaningful next chapter. Bonus, we talk about the benefits of having friends of all ages and why going grey is a power move.
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We are Perennials—Why Agelessness is a Mindset Says Gina Pell Nov 30, 2020

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Serious question. Is age a number or a mindset? In 2016, Gina Pell, a creative director and tech entrepreneur, rejected the strictures of our dated age-label-boxes, coining the term Perennials to describe ever-blooming people of ALL ages who continue to push up against their growing edge, always relevant, and not defined by their generation. Gina is the Content Chief of The What, a social community, and addictive email newsletter, which surfaces five eclectic, curious things you need to know every week—from wellness to books to beauty, style, travel, and tech. We talk about why age is irrelevant, how to stay ever-curious, and why nurturing community is an antidote to the isolation of this never-ending pandemic. Plus, she shares her newest, keep-calm find.
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If Your Life Were a Movie, What's Your Ending? Asks Screenwriter Barbara Ward Thall Nov 16, 2020

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If your life were a movie, what ending would you write? Emerging screenwriter Barbara Ward Thall hit her late-fifties and decided she wanted a wildly different ending for her third act, after decades in senior ad and marketing roles at buzzy companies like Amazon's Audible. Now at 60, she writes highly personal, female-led stories that won her a coveted spot in a writer's program for women over 40, backed by heavy-hitters like Oprah. Barbara shares ideas for applying screenwriting's “three-act formula” to create your own cinematic third-act.
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Cultivating Happiness One Thank-You Note at a Time with Author Nancy Davis Kho Nov 09, 2020

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Want to inject more happiness into your life? Think about writing someone in your life a thank-you note. Writer and GenX podcaster Nancy Davis Kho, author of the feel-good read “The Thank-You Project,” walks us through the science-backed benefits of gratitude and how you can rewire your neural pathways and cultivate more happiness with a thank-you project of your own. Audiophile bonus, we talk music, her awarding-winning podcast Midlife Mixtape and all things GenX.
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How to Be a Financial Grownup with Personal Finance Pro Bobbi Rebell Nov 02, 2020

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Do you want the peace of mind that comes from being a financial grownup? Personal finance pro Bobbi Rebell, author of “How to Be a Financial Grownup,” walks us through why it’s never too late to get your financial house in order. Plus, she offers tips for helping us help our kids become financial grownups too. Bonus, Bobbi shares why she shook up her successful TV career in her mid-forties and how at 50, her career is booming.
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Own Your Age. For Women Who Refuse to Let Age Define Them with Grace Creative Oct 26, 2020

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Ready to own your age? Out loud? Listen in as two award-winning ad creatives talk launching an “Age Anthem” to tackle ageism head-on with a viral video campaign #AgeisNOTjustaNumber. If you believe that age doesn’t define you, that substance is the new sexy, and in kicking ass instead of sitting on it, you need to meet the co-founders of Grace Creative LA, an agency specializing in marketing to women over 50.
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Parenting (and Midlife) is a Crazy Salad. Writer Melissa Fenton Helps Us Make Sense of the Cray, Cray. Oct 19, 2020

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Why didn’t anyone tell us that parenting and midlife were going to be hard? Okay, maybe they told us. But we weren’t listening, because we were young and fun, and obviously never going to be 50. Hooray for hilarious truth-tellers like writer Melissa Fenton who mines both the magic and mundane of parenting and midlife for outlets like Grown & Flown, Scary Mommy, and The AARP’s The Girlfriend. In today’s show, we talk surviving teens and midlife and learn how Melissa built a successful freelance writing career.
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Party On. From Stay-at-Home Mom to CEO of Multi-Million Dollar Events Company, Merryl Brown Gets a Third Act Oct 12, 2020

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Ever think it’s too late to switch careers? Or that returning to work after a lengthy career break is impossible? This week's show features a woman who did both. Merryl Brown of Merryl Brown Events built a multi-million dollar event production company after years as a stay-at-home mom and a major pivot away from her early career as an international banker.

If you want proven advice on building a company from scratch, making a career switcheroo, or throwing a memorable, celebratory bash, you don’t want to miss this show.
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Career Pro Kerry Hannon On Remote Work + Great Pajama Jobs 50+ Oct 05, 2020

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Is working from home the new corner office? If you’re looking to land and love a remote work job, listen in as career and finance expert Kerry Hannon of "Great Pajama Jobs: Your Complete Guide to Working from Home" uncovers ideas for finding—and thriving—in the new world of remote work. Plus, strategies for side-stepping ageism in your job hunt. Bonus, we talk the money moves that every woman 50+ should take to thrive, especially now.
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