Captivate Podcast Archives

“The pause can be uncomfortable, and we fill our lives with busy in order to avoid the stillness. Sometimes we get ourselves caught up in doing things because we don’t know how to just be. Try being a human being, instead of a human doing” – Wendy Green Wendy Green is a Retirement Transition Coach,Continue reading “Wendy Green: Unlock the Power of Slowing Down”

“We have to do everything we can to avoid exceeding the 1.5 degrees temperature increase right now. According to the IPCC report, that is projected to happen in less than ten years, if we keep at the current pace. We have to do everything possible to reduce emissions and change the energy supply – it’sContinue reading “Saving the Planet: Intergenerational Climate Action w/ Samuel Rubin & Frances Stewart”

Kathi Kulesza is an inspiring leader and speaker with over three decades of experience in the hospitality industry. She has shared her life changing lessons with over 20,000 up and coming leaders at 600 plus events. In this episode we shared our experiences as Boomer Women in male-dominated workplaces and how we tried to blendContinue reading “Kathi Kulesza – From Boomers to Zoomers: Intergenerational Leadership”

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio is an award-winning leader and keynote speaker in the field of workplace mental health. He is also the author of The Pet Loss Companion, a book about the lessons learned from facilitating pet loss support groups. Ken co-hosts the podcast, The Pet Loss Companion podcast, where they answer listeners questions about theContinue reading “Grieving the Loss of a Beloved Pet: with Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio”

Sky Bergman is an accomplished award-winning photographer and filmmaker. She is a professor emeritus of photography and video at Cal Poly State University. Her inaugural documentary, Lives Well Lived, explores the inspiring stories of 40 people with 3000 years of collective life experience and how to live life to its fullest. “My grandmother had aContinue reading “Sky Bergman: Celebrating Intergenerational Bonds and Lives Well Lived”

“We don’t have to hold ourselves to these amazing standards. And I think with our club, we just mostly want a community where we can be like, hey, I’m not alone. I’m not having these feelings alone, I’m not feeling judged alone. We can all help support each other and have these shared feelings andContinue reading “Empowering Each Other: High School Girls Creating a Community of Support”

Despite being expected to feel nothing but gratitude for having been “selected” and “rescued” by her adoptive parents, Doris Blumenthal embarks on a journey to reconnect with her biological family and unravel the heartbreaking irony of her commodified existence. Doris Blumenthal had always been aware she was adopted and felt the pressure of being aContinue reading “Reckoning With the Primal Wound: Doris Blumenthal’s Search for Identity”

Description: In this episode, Wendy Battles shares her personal journey of getting out of her comfort zone and finding her true purpose. From her experiences as a voice actor, becoming a coach, and now a podcast host, she reflects on self-discovery and the process of figuring out what she likes and dislikes. Wendy also sharesContinue reading “Reinventing Yourself: A Journey to Finding Purpose with Wendy Battles”

Description: Today I speak with Elly Katz, founder of a unique program that connects older adults, “sages,” with younger generations, “seekers.” The program aims to provide a platform for intergenerational learning and share hard-earned life lessons. During the discussion, Elly shares the impact the program has had on both sages and seekers, including increased happiness andContinue reading “Empowering a Better World: A Conversation with Sages and Seekers”

Today I suggest an alternative to New Year’s resolutions: a word of the year. Join me as I outline my process for choosing a word for the year and how it has helped me set and achieve goals. Discover how setting a word for the year can help you avoid the pitfalls of New Year’s resolutionsContinue reading “Creating a Word for the Year: Finding Your North Star”

This episode was live on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and I started it by reading a portion of the “I have a Dream” speech. Which led to my first question. “Is hope and positivity the same thing, and how important are they to our mental health as we age?” Dr. Joe Casciani spent 40Continue reading “Finding Resilience and Positivity as we age”

From football player to Certified Financial Planner to podcaster, Joe Allaria is passionate about educating his clients and his listeners. He spoke to us about the 3 levels of financial retirement. Level one: Survival – Can I pay my bills when I retire? Typically, people that have this fear have not worked with a financialContinue reading “Financial fulfillment in retirement”

Dr. Sara Hart, who at the age of 74 cycled 540 miles in the AIDS ride from San Francisco to LA is a woman on a mission. She is helping older women find the spark in their lives to light their way in the world. Sara had an idea that she wanted to do somethingContinue reading “PrimeSpark: An Older Women’s Revolution”

This episode begins the conversation on Hey, Boomer to start to find the opportunities for the generations to build bridges of understanding. There are so many reasons the generations are separated, which has caused misperceptions, blaming and shaming, going both ways. We are at time when solutions to things like climate change, mental health, theContinue reading “Boomers-Millennials-GenZ: Bridging Generational Gaps”

Have you had the experience where a healthcare professional seems to speak in a condescending manner to you or to your older parent? Have you been called “sweetie” or “dear” one time too often? How about when the healthcare worker asks a question like “What would we like for dinner?” Jeanette Leardi is a socialContinue reading “Advocating for care as an older adult”