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We are all different and each of us can learn a lot about ourselves by listening to others talk about who they are and how they created the person that we talk with. We do some special series to dig deeper into topics that intrigue us. We tend to keep an open mind so expect some of our content or guests to be different than what you are used to.
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Send us a text Episode 51: Ani Colt and Preston "Ty" Tyree look to the future of our dreams and this podcast. We cover a lot of ground in this episode and ask for your response. Email at ani.colt@waaoinc.org, or Email at ty.tyree@gmail.com. Here is the link for the video about ONEderment Central Support the show...
Send us a text Episode 50: The team of Colt and Stransky take on the fourth key in the book Self Love as Spiritual Practice. Accept Yourself and Your Feeling. Listen to the Author talk with a trained psychoanalyst about this important topic. Support the show
Send us a text Episode 49: We met Joe and his family at a local restaurant sitting outside looking at the expanse of grass and trees at our local public golf course. We took an immediate liking to Joe. We learned that his father lives in one of the two 55+ apartment buildings in our neighborhood, and that his father is suffering with dementia. If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to help support our efforts you can become...
Send us a text Episode 48: Financial Planner Murs Tariq talks about his work and how he can help you at any age. Here is a link to his website Murs Tariq . If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to help support our efforts you can become a subscriber: https://anchor.fm/growing-older/subscribe Born in Pakistan, Murs came to the United States as an infant and grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents still live t...
Send us a text Episode 47: Ani Colt and Truda Stransky dig deep into the Second and Third Keys to Self Love: Intend to Love Yourself and Love Your Whole Self. A great discussion around intention and how we all live in the world. If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to help support our efforts you can become a subscriber: https://anchor.fm/growing-older/subscribe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way t...
Send us a text Episode 46: Because we had done a little research, Ani and I sat down to talk with Brittany prepared to meet an interesting person. What we encountered in this interview was a woman who describes herself as Small But Mighty and that is an understatement. If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to help support our efforts you can become a subscriber: https://anchor.fm/growing-older/subscribe Brittany has had an...
Send us a text Episode 45: Colt and Stransky dive into the First Key for Loving Yourself: Know the All-Loving Good. In this the third episode in the series, the team of Colt and Stransky take on the first key, in the book Self Love as Spiritual Practice, which was authored by Ani. It is a joy to listen to them work together as they dig deep into the vision of God or the source or the creator, whichever term works for you. There have lots of different ways we think and believe but the message her...
Send us a text Episode 44: Ty interviews Gary Stroup who has worked on many things and continues to work and stay busy as he ages in Coos Bay, OR. He grew up working in a blacksmith shop and doing whatever needed doing. He's done lots of things and now works in a salmon hatchery making things work better. Listen to Gary talk about the details that keep American business running. Someone has to do the work. If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our po...
Send us a text Episode 41: Jim Sayer just finished the last leg of his dream to ride around the perimeter of the US. If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to help support our efforts you can become a subscriber: https://anchor.fm/growing-older/subscribe Ty talked with him about his trip and his history running the largest bicyclist advocacy organization in the US, Adventure Cycling Association. Him is easy to talk to and m...
Send us a text Episode 39: Colt and Stransky talk about some of the reasons we have trouble loving ourselves. If you have comments please let us have them at ty.tyree@waaoinc.org . If you enjoy our podcasts and would like to help support our efforts you can become a subscriber: https://anchor.fm/growing-older/subscribe They jump into the things that happen when we are children. These two make a good team. This is the second in the Loving Me! series on Self Love. The next episode in this series w...
Send us a text Episode 41: A wonderful conversation with a Scots Woman transplanted to Austin, TX. Hazel has been working for the environment for many years and even after some pretty terrible health issues is still going strong. Ani and Ty interviewed Hazel who lives and works to combat deforestation in the rain forests of South America. Her organization, Rain Forest Partnership, is a non-profit that works with indigenous peoples to find ways to make them self sufficient so they can push back a...
Send us a text Episode 40: Koreena Malone is an exciting person and is making a difference in our community. In this episode we talk about Radical Self Care, that it is a gift to get older and menopause. We also talked about a book: How to Be Less Stupid About Race, on racism, white supremacy, and the racial divide by CRYSTAL MARIE FLEMING. I've read it, will read it again and recommend it for all of us.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor....
Send us a text Episode 38: Ani talks with Joan Quenan, a mid 70s independent woman who spends much of her life helping others. Joan and Ani met when they were both residents in the same apartment complex. Ani married Ty and moved out and Joan moved out into a van and took off to travel the national parks of the American West for 5 months. The apartment complex is designed for Active Adults who are 55 and older. 85% of the units are in the City of Austin affordable program and both Joan and Ani q...
Send us a text Episode 37: On October 18th we finished an intensive virtual retreat that ran from 10 am to 5:30 pm every day for 40 days...we were alternatively exhausted and enthused at what we learned. We took some time out to record our reaction to the message and the practice of this ancient form of self actualizing practice. Hope you learn some things and enjoy the conversation.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the sh...
Send us a text Episode 36: Ani Colt and Truda Stransky get deep into the concept of self love and why it is important to all of us. They really enjoy each other and it shows as they go back and forth about their work and lives. They also discuss Ani's book Self Love as Spiritual Practice: Nine Keys to Loving Yourself. The book is available on Amazon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support the show...
Send us a text Episode 35: A man of strong faith, Neil has spent most of his life helping the BIPOC community by teaching and organizing programs. His work in Atlanta and Pittsburg have changed thousands of lives. Neil and I met at a National Bike Summit in Washington DC. We later worked together to qualify and certify Neil as a League Coach so he could certify League Cycling Instructors. Now he is training and certifying LCIs around the nation in a special BIPOC seminar sponsored by Quality Bik...
Send us a text 34: Good Grief 2 - Nancy Jackson and our own Preston "Ty" Tyree talk about the death of their Father, Mother and Brother Their Father died in an automobile crash on his way to move a refrigerator at her property in the woods. Their mother died after a long illness and Nancy was with her at the end. Their brother Ned died estranged and it was difficult for both of them. This discussion has some moments of laughter and joy. We welcome your feed back on our series on grief. --- This ...
Send us a text Episode 33: Andy Robin had an eclectic career path and now is working hard to keep his retired life just as varied. His experience prompted him to write "Tapas Life." A quick read it is almost like having a conversation with Andy. If you get to 65, with some care you’re likely to live another 20 - 25 years or more. Andy’s book ‘Tapas Life’ is not your typical “retirement” book. It’s a step-by-step process to leading an interesting, rich, and fulfilling life after a long career. --...
Send us a text Episode 32: Good Grief 1: Introduction to our series on Loss and Grief: Truda Spansky has been a psychoanalyst for 36 years. She is still working with clients via the internet but she sat down with us in the studio to talk about her Jungian view of grief. Loss is real and everyone experiences it. What we heard from Truda is that everyone deals with it in their own way. Truda also was gracious enough to talk about her own grief. This is the beginning of a special series on Grief wh...
Send us a text Episode 31: 09/19/2021: Rich is Managing Editor at Next Avenue, a non-profit that is a part of the PBS system and whose mission statement says “Our mission is to meet the needs and unleash the potential of older Americans through the power of media. He is an author of two books about personal finance and they are both on Amazon. How to Avoid a Mid-Life Financial Crisis ( Avoid Book ) and The Money Book of Personal Finance ( Money Book ). Rich can be reached via email at reisenbert...
Send us a text Episode 30: August 12, 2021: Melissa is currently working as a fashion model and she spoke with Ani and Preston about that work. Melissa and I met over lunch at a National Bike Summit and I was instantly a little bit in love. Her energy permeates any room she is in. She is an ardent advocate and activist for social justice, women and cyclists. This is a second career, her first included a stint as a Clinical Neuropsychologist in Rhode Island including adjunct work at Brown Univers...
Send us a text Episode 29: 09/05/21: John talks about his new book, his time in France and Africa and our times together in Prep School as well as his life that he is thankful for. John has recently published a book “The Star Gazer” that is basically an autobiography with the names changed to protect the guilty. It is available on Amazon (use the whole name “The Star Gazer: An Amazing Search for Family” to avoid confusion. Or you can go to John’s website (created by his son Nat) and get the back...
Send us a text Episode 28: 08/29/21 Linda Anderson dives into the world of books and book conservancy as well as her background as an art teacher. She makes her own sketch books and recently returned from a camping trip that covered 2,500 miles in the Southwest. She talks about NaNoWiMo or National November Writing Month when you are supposed to do a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days. We have gone to a subscription model for help in funding our work. If you like what we are doing and want to get ...
Send us a text Episode 27: 08/22/2021 Jessica Lemann talks with Ani and Preston about her life and her work as Associate Director of Outreach & Advocacy at AARP in Texas. She gives us insights into the philosophy of AARP as well as the focus of some of the programs like Livable Communities. We have crossed paths frequently in the past as Jessica has worked on bicyclist safety and livable communities. Besides Jessica is a very smart, interesting person in her own right. We had a good time wit...
Send us a text Episode 26: 08/15/2021: Preston talks with Elizabeth Sluder about the work she is involved in helping people live a life after addiction. In a relatively rural area of historic Virginia she helps create space for people to help themselves. She is also working towards her own aging years through activity and diet. Elizabeth is also Preston's cousin... Listening to all she is doing is exhausting... We have gone to a subscription model for help in funding our work. If you like what w...
Send us a text Elsa is a first generation American who has a Master's degree in Physical Therapy and is working to make the lives of our elder population better. A year ago she started a business "Elderwheels" to provide "Premium assisted mobility for Seniors." This interview got pretty intense as we touched on many issues that Elsa feels strongly about. One of Elsa's biggest concerns is that many people don't recognize that other people may operate differently and have different ways of dealing...
Send us a text DeVon is a Marine, a Financial Planner, and is working to make his community better. He expects to live until he is 95 which gives him a lot of time to make a difference. If you are interested in his professional help you can reach him at DeVonDarden@FinancialGuide.com. We have gone to a subscription model for help in funding our work. If you like what we are doing and want to get special podcasts just for subscribers then follow this link and subscribe! https://anchor.fm/growing-...
Send us a text Tye Sheets Pierpont and Chip talking about traveling all over the world and the people they have met, about physical fitness and their decision to leave the United States for their retirement home in Thailand! Their travel stories are amazing as this couple have immersed themselves in the cultures they have found themselves in. They talk about holding Syrian refugee babies in Greece! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/ap...
Send us a text I think Howie Richey’s Twitter account says it all: Howie Richey (@howzow). Party host, ace Texpert tour guide, social designer, woodworker, word arranger, radio personality, funny sort. He has also written a book about Austin called Party Weird and that is the link to buy it. We met Howie through his wife Linda Anderson who showed up at our Tai Chi group and then both of them showed up at a campout event near Castroville, TX that was hosted by a mutual friend. They are the kind o...
Send us a text First, we are glad to be back from the long break we took during the pandemic. What with selling and buying a house, moving our furniture in to storage, traveling around to AirBNBs and then moving all that stuff in storage back into a new house and then to both have to go in for surgery… it has been an eventful time. But today, we are back and excited about our two guests. Our primary focus is on Growing Old(er)! and we are all doing that, but our guests today helped create a webs...
