Feisty Side Of Fifty

As boomers, we grew up with a long list of “don’t” behaviors that nice girls were supposed to avoid. Little did we know, however, that these admonitions would follow us into our professional lives and hinder our careers. Join us as author and career expert, Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., discusses the newly revised edition of her bestseller, Nice Girl’s Don’t Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers. If you want to change self-defeating beliefs and behaviors, be certain to tune in for this one!

Want to avoid cancer, combat heart disease and keep your brain healthy? Those of us on the Feisty Side of Fifty know all too well that we need to take extra good care of our bodies and minds. Now Dr. Jordan Metzl is helping us do just that with his groundbreaking work, The Exercise Cure. Join us as Dr. Metzl shares tips that will keep you happy, healthy and feisty for years to come!

Would you like to claim the confidence and sense of competence to go after what you want? Do you want to take charge of transforming your life for the better? Would you like the tools to unleash your unique power? If so, be sure to tune in for this show! Dr. Patricia O’Gorman, author, psychologist, and internationally known speaker on women’s issues, is joining us to share powerful and practical advice from her book, The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power. Being over 50 is the perfect time to build your feisty factor, so don’t miss it!

Do you believe that everything is possible at any age? Barbara Rose Brooker does and she's on a mission to spread the word that women of maturity can truly have it all. Barbara is an artist, author and activist who’s a real role model for living fully and feistily after fifty! Join Barbara as she shares from her latest book, Should I Sleep in His Dead Wife’s Bed? You can tell from the title that this is one fun and fabulous read! And believe me… you won’t want to miss this spirited and spicy conversation!

Corporate survival, public speaking and the funny side of death…what a combo! Author, speaker, and coach, Suzen Fromstein, shares her thoughts on this trio of life’s most threatening topics with humor and panache. Tune in to find out how to keep your job (from her book, Suits and Ladders), avoid the seven deadly sins of public speaking (from Suzen’s Want to Inform, Influence and Entertain Like Pro?) and how to find humor in life’s greatest transition (from her upcoming book, Killers, Coffins & Cadavers). You won’t want to miss it—this show promises to be a real experience!!! 

Best selling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat and former chief executive of Veuve Clicquot, Mireille Guiliano, joins Feisty Side of Fifty to share tips from her latest book, French Women Don’t Get Facelifts. American women of a certain age already know that we can learn a lot from our French counterparts about growing older with style. So if you’re on the Feisty Side of Fifty and want to learn the secrets of aging with attitude, joy, and… no surgery, you won’t want to miss this one!

What woman over 50 hasn’t hoped to start the New Year off noticeably slimmer and trimmer and full on energy? Well—believe it or not—this dream can come true for YOU! Our guest, Krista Varady, Ph.D., is the world’s leading researcher in modified alternate day fasting. She’s joining us to share scientifically proven diet tips from her groundbreaking book, THE EVERY-OTHER-DAY DIET. If you’re a menopausal woman who’s been struggling with her weight, you’ll want to catch this show for sure!

Suzanne Braun Levine, longtime editor of Ms. magazine and author of numerous books for women over 50, is joining us to share her seven reasons why she’d never want to be young again.   At year’s end, we’re naturally drawn to reviewing our lives and making plans for the future. So you won’t want to miss this liberating and festive look at the many joys of life on the Feisty Side of Fifty!

Those of us on the Feisty Side of Fifty are well aware of one powerful question, “What’s Next?” Wouldn’t it be great to have a roadmap to help us transition from one major life phase to another? Well, AARP and authors Richard Leider and Alan Webber have given us just that! Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities is packed with powerful, life-affirming insights and examples of ways to make the most of the second half of life.  http://lifereimagined.aarp.org/ Be sure to join us as Richard Leider walks us through the six key guideposts that will help you discover your own new life of possibilities! 

Who among us doesn’t love a good mystery? And Joyce Mason’s debut novel is certainly that. The Crystal Ball combines eccentric characters, costumes and crime to make for one memorable San Francisco soiree. Joyce is joining us to share some tantalizing clues as to whodunit. So, for all of you mystery lovers out there, you won’t want to miss this one!

Baby boomers love to travel! In the sixties and seventies many of our generation bought a Eurail Pass, donned a backpack and headed out for parts unknown. But age and discretionary time and income have only strengthened our wanderlust; we're hitting the road like never before! Terri Elders, editor of Not Your Mother’s Book on Travel is joining us to share stories that will take you from the jungles of Central America to the highlands of Africa. Whether you’re an armchair traveler or a real road warrior you’ll want to be sure to fasten your seatbelt, tune in and get ready for one heckuva great trip!

We baby boomers are surely headed for our wisdom years… but did you know that one of the best ways to wise-up is through play? Gwen Gordon is the go-to gal for transformative play. She’s applied her insights to programs for popular films including What the Bleep Do We Know?!, The Story of Stuff, THRIVE, and SPLIT, and is currently working on her latest film, Seriously! A Movie About Play. Gwen is joining us to share why the playful arts are key to our health, happiness and wisdom…so put your happy face on and be sure to join us!

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III shares his memories of the man and his policies. The Senator’s father, Adlai II, came very close to having JFK as his presidential running mate in the 1956 election. Their relationship continued when President Kennedy chose Adlai Stevenson as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. You’ll want to be sure to join us for the very special broadcast that commemorates JFK, his life and times, from a man who knew him, Senator Adlai Stevenson III. 

Those of us on the Feisty Side of Fifty know we need to take extra good care of our bodies. In addition to maintaining our health, many of us battle the dreaded muffin-top and other not-so-fun signs of age. But Gregory Anne Cox has the answer! In her book, Your Genes Do Not Determine the Size of Your Jeans, she blasts away myths, half-truths and misconceptions that have been making us feel fat, frustrated and fatigued. Believe me, if you’re a woman over 50, you’re going to want to be sure to catch this show!

Have you ever wanted to act? If not, you probably know someone who does. Whether you’re bound for the Broadway stage or your local community theater, you’ll want to hear from these two veteran actresses. Molly Cheek (American Pie) and Debbie Zipp (Murder She Wrote) have joined forces to write The Aspiring Actor’s Handbook—a primer on all things acting. This go-to guide combines inspiration with a little perspiration and a whole lotta knowhow about the business of show business. So—if you’ve ever dreamt of stardom (and it’s never too late to turn your dreams into reality)—be sure to join us for this lively and informative conversation!

Most boomers remember where we were when we heard the shocking news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. With the 50th anniversary of that horrendous event only a few weeks away, AARP is providing a forum (JFK Memories) in which we can share our memories and our thoughts. Join us as editor of the project, Steve Mencher, explains how you can become involved in this very special experience. Learn how you can create your own tribute and share your memories of a day that touched each of our lives.

Can you imagine what it would be like to have your family vacation come to a horrific end by literally falling from the sky? Well, Laura Sharpe knows the feeling. She survived a helicopter crash, which left her with 43 broken bones and burns over 40% of her body. But this amazing lady is turning her experience into healing and recovery for others by launching “Artists for Trauma,” a nonprofit that pairs artists with recovering trauma victims. So if you love to be inspired, be sure to tune in and catch Laura and her remarkable story of courage with a heart.

You know Melissa Francis as the beautiful and talented anchor of “Money with Melissa Francis” on the Fox Business Network. And some of you may also remember her as the adorable adopted daughter of the Ingalls’ family on “Little House on the Prairie.” But, in her book, Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter, Melissa is opening up about the little known facts of her difficult childhood. Her engrossing memoir is a page-turner indeed and has been dubbed The Glass Castle meets Tiger Mother. So tune in and catch this riveting story of children, stage mothers and the dubious rewards of early fame. 

As boomers, many of us are fortunate to have both the time and the resources to travel far more extensively then in our younger years. And there is no better (or more beautifully illustrated) guide out there than the newly published National Geographic’s Four Seasons of Travel. So plan to join us and meet spokesperson Andrew Evens as he shares some of his top travel tips to make your next adventure even more exciting!

Are you longing for entertainment that features women like you and me? Do you want films that cover the female experience and deal with real life situations? Do you hope to see the stories and faces of mature women reflected back to you? If so, you’re going to love my discussion with Dana White, writer and producer of the movie, The Red Suitcase. This remarkable film is the story of a mother and daughter: the layers of their relationship and how their cross-country journey together brings about a number of surprising revelations. You’ll want be sure hear what Dana has to say as she shares more about this fascinating story. The Red Suitcase is a film about us, our lives, our challenges and the love we have for those we hold dear.