Twisting the Plot

Hannah Starobin and Cecilia Dintino•www.twistingtheplot.com

Plot twists don’t just happen in novels or the movies, they show up in our everyday lives, whether we want them or not. Each week Dr. Cecilia Dintino and Psychotherapist Hannah Murray Starobin will speak with people who have twisted their plots and discovered that life can be filled with imagination, inspiration, laughter, and endless possibilities.

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Episodes

Old School, twisting with Mary Ellen Macri

Mary Ellen (ME) Macri may be a sixty-year old math teacher, but she’s not old school. ME talks about how the twist of Covid 19 may have changed everything, yet didn’t change enough. Perhaps the opportunity to rethink and explore new ways of learning is hindered by adherence to tradition in education. It’s possible we may have missed an opportunity to better prepare children for our ever-changing world. ME admits that all change brings the possibility of failure. And most of us are unwilling to f...

Sep 29, 2020•46 min

Magnificent Midlife, with Rachel Lankester

London’s Rachel Lankester calls herself the Magnificent Midlife Mentor. She is the founder of The Magnificent Midlife Movement, an online hub and global community celebrating and inspiring women over 40 to live the lives that they really want. This week we bring Rachel back to the Twisting the Plot Podcast to talk about her program, Who Am I Now? Rachel shares her thoughts about what women in midlife need and who we can become as we age. Do you know what you want? Do you know how to figure that ...

Sep 22, 2020•44 min

Elastic Women

In 2018, Britain’s Wunderman Thompson Innovation Group put forth the notion of The Elastic Generation. Elastic Generation women are living according to how they feel rather than how they ought, whether that means divorcing or dating, travelling or starting a business. As decision-makers, entrepreneurs, caregivers and creators, Elastic Generation women continue to push the boundaries and upend the status quo. Ever the generation of rebels, they are reinventing life past fifty, as they forge the p...

Sep 15, 2020•18 min

Summer Replay - What Can Only You Do? Finding purpose with Indrani Goradia

This week we sat down with a true powerhouse, Indrani Goradia. Indrani is a philanthropist and advocate for women’s health and empowerment. As a victim of severe childhood abuse, she createdIndrani’s Light Foundation, an organization committed to caring for survivors of domestic violence. Her mission is to stop generational abuse and empower women to change their lives. With her warmth, humor and honesty, Indrani shares with us how she felt lost and unsure of her purpose in midlife when she was ...

Sep 08, 2020•50 min

Summer Replay - Consciousness Raising, a conversation with Ashton Applewhite

This week, we had the distinct pleasure to speak with Ashton Applewhite, activist and author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. In this podcast, we engage in aconsciousness raising conversation about aging and the other implicit biases in our culture. Applewhite asserts: “When we work against any form of oppression, we chip away at the fear and ignorance that underlie them all.” Please join us. Listen to this inspirational activist on the front lines of changing how we look at agin...

Sep 01, 2020•37 min

Summer Replay - The New Face of Menopause, with Jeanne Chung, Founder and CEO of Mighty Menopause

Today we take a break from coronavirus and talk instead about: Menopause. Jeanne Chung’s career experience has ranged from engineer to investment banker to yoga instructor and wellness entrepreneur. But when she encountered a painful side effect of menopause, she discovered that the medical community had no answers for her, and so she found her next purpose. Jeanne took her love of science, knowledge of business and passion for helping others and transformed it all into an exciting new venture, ...

Aug 25, 2020•53 min

Summer Replay - How Big Can You Dream? A conversation with the actress and singer Mary Testa

Twisting the plot is about dreaming big, having faith, and knowing your truth. This week, we had the great pleasure to sit down with the multi-talented Mary Testa; actress, singer, and three-time Tony Award nominee. Turning 65 this year, Mary asks, what’s next? She wonders, how big can a woman in her 60’s dream? Is it possible to create a narrative that is bigger than what you are? We look forward to the future Mary, a woman who always pushes boundaries and delivers creativity and performances w...

Aug 18, 2020•42 min

Summer Replay - Understanding Intersectionality. A lesson with Britton Williams

What is Intersectionality? And why is it important? We learn from Britton Williams about social-cultural identity, biases and how our multiple identities influence the way we age. Britton is an educator, a creative arts therapist and a writer. She is willing to enter these conversations with openness and curiosity. She is also a wonderful storyteller. So much fun, and so much wisdom. Enjoy. http://www.thehealingstage.com

Aug 11, 2020•52 min

Stoop Stories with Marj Kleinman

Amid the lockdown, hanging out on her stoop, Marj Kleinman had a realization. Stoops are where people sit, talk, and share stories and they are a perfect six feet from top to bottom. So Marj created Stoop Stories , a community portrait project documenting how Brooklynites are coping with the Coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice. Marj, photographer, award winning children’s content producer, and visual storyteller, with her team have curated over seventy features of families, essential worke...

Aug 04, 2020•41 min

What Happens Next?

Did you know that you have a story? Do you realize that your story is fluid, complex, and even inspirational? Bella tells the story of her trauma. She tells it over and over again. It was a story of abuse, pain, and helplessness. And the story always ended with Bella on the floor. Until Hannah asked her this question: “What happens next?” Psychologists, anthropologists, and scientists all agree; we are a storytelling animal. But what many of us don’t realize is that we are both the protagonist a...

Jul 28, 2020•23 min

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