Patti Theil is an author and speaker who wrote the deeply personal and candid memoir Losing My Widow Virginity, chronicling her experience of losing her husband of nearly 40 years to pancreatic cancer and navigating grief, reinvention, and dating later in life. ...
Valentine’s Day is often wrapped in images of flowers, dinner reservations, and romantic gestures. But there is another side of the day that deserves just as much attention, and that is the relationship you have with yourself. For many women, especially in midlife, it...
Nancy Gulbrandsen is an author and entrepreneur who helps women navigate modern dating with confidence, humor, and clarity. She is the author of Swipe Left: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Decoding Men’s Dating Profiles, where she breaks down common red flags and...
Grief doesn’t just affect the heart—it impacts the entire body. According to Dr. Lynn Banis, “Grief hurts your bones. You can feel it physically.” In this powerful episode of Living Ageless and Bold, host Christina Daves speaks with Dr. Banis about widowhood,...
An Interview That Stops You Cold There are interviews that inspire you, interviews that energize you, and then there are interviews that stop you cold — the kind that sit with you long after the recording ends. My conversation with Naomi Reynolds falls squarely into...
Dr. Lynn Banis is a grief coach, speaker, and the founder of Widows Rising Together. With a PhD in human behavior and decades of experience in corporate consulting and coaching, Lynn helps widows and others navigating major life loss rediscover purpose, rebuild their...
If you’re a new parent—or about to be one—listen up. I’m taking notes right alongside you. I recently shared a segment on TV about the latest baby tech, and even I couldn’t believe how far things have come since I had my kids more than 25 years ago. Back then, we were...
Naomi Reynolds is a U.S. Army veteran, author, and advocate dedicated to empowering women veterans through resilience, healing, and purpose-driven leadership. A Vietnam-era service member, Naomi has spent years fighting for justice for women who were forced out of the...
For far too long, women have been told that midlife is about shrinking—scaling back dreams, lowering expectations, and quietly stepping aside. Somewhere along the way, society decided that ambition has an expiration date, creativity belongs to the young, and...
Lori Altermann is a pop culture commentator, comedian, and host of the podcast Fan or Fanatic, who has built a massive following on TikTok by sharing sharp, funny, and unapologetically honest takes on reality TV, Hollywood, beauty, and life after 50. In this...