Constance and Lori check in with Bonnie Lee Black, writer and popular blogger, about her mission to amplify the voices and activism of older women. Join us as we explore themes of aging, death, sex, and civic engagement. Bonnie shares her journey from blogging about aging to advocating for activism in her hometown of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We discuss the imperative of making some noise, and knowing that we count. We also touch on themes of mortality, discussing Jane Goodall’s view that death might just be the “next great adventure.” Bonnie leaves us with some tips for getting involved in a way that feeds your soul.

And don’t forget to hang around for our “Afterthoughts” where Lori and Constance unpack the episode and chat about our thoughts on what we heard.

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Bonnie's blogs and books can be found here:

https://blog.bonnieleeblack.com

https://www.bonnieleeblack.com

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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

Is age only a number? Are the 60s the adolescence of aging? Does a lengthy life equal a live well-lived? All of these questions and more will be discussed, if not answered in this episode. Every decade of life holds its own, unique gifts and challenges. Constance and Lori will unpack the differences of being in your 60s and being in your 70s with Claudia Perez, a psychologist who specializes in working with clients navigating their 70s, 80s and even 90s. The conversation also dives into the concept of “joyspan,” a term coined by Kerry Burnight, a former professor of geriatric medicine and gerontology, to refer to an alternative way to embrace life beyond just looking at our life span as an indicator of a well-lived life.

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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

Sex! Sex! Sex! It never gets old, even as we get older, but there’s no denying that things change. In this episode, Constance and Lori hear from sex therapist Jen Rafacz, who specializes in working with “medicare-aged” clients. Jennifer busts some myths about sex no longer mattering to people as they age, and offers some hacks to getting and keeping the sexual motor running, regardless of the physical changes or limitations of the aging body or the libido. Normalizing, informative, and sex-positive, this episode opens the door to a vital conversation we should all be having about sex with our selves or with others during this third chapter of our lives.

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Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt