Over 50 and Blazing Trails for Accessibility in the Great Outdoors

Over 50 and Blazing Trails for Accessibility in the Great Outdoors

Author: Sherrilynne Starkie February 21, 2023 Duration: 27:49
Author Marjorie Turner Hollman celebrated turning 50 by getting married to a younger man! She has written four best-selling Easy Walks books and has recently released her fifth book, a personal memoir entitled, My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Reclaiming Hope in a World Turned Upside Down.

Hosted by Sherrilynne Starkie, 50 Women Over 50 is a conversation series dedicated to the nuanced and often overlooked stories of women navigating the second half of life. This podcast moves beyond simplistic notions of crisis or reinvention, instead offering grounded, real-world perspectives from a diverse range of guests who have accumulated decades of experience in society, business, culture, and family life. Each episode delves into the specific challenges and unexpected freedoms that arise at this crossroads, exploring topics from career pivots and entrepreneurial ventures to shifting family dynamics and personal creative pursuits. The dialogue is less about providing easy answers and more about sharing the textured reality of making significant life decisions after fifty. Listeners will find a sense of community and recognition in these honest discussions, which collectively argue that this period is not an ending but a distinct and potent chapter. By focusing squarely on these lived experiences, the podcast provides a unique archive of wisdom and a much-needed counter-narrative. Tune in for thoughtful reflections that are both personally resonant and broadly relevant, all centered on the rich complexity of life after fifty.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 66

50 Women Over 50
Podcast Episodes
Over 50 and Living in Sobriety [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:07
Recovery community leader Kerri-Jane Diffin is celebrating 13 years of sobriety and her struggles with addiction are now behind her. In this episode she talks about what she’s learned from this and how she turned her lif…
Success Over 50 Living on the Spectrum [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:01
Author and activist Larissa Russell is a textbook example of how, for many women, life begins at 50. Since her autism diagnosis, she's become an entrepreneur, an international best-selling author, a feminist activist and…
Over 50 and Starting A New Literary Career [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:08
Award-winning Author Dr. Dunning talks about how becoming a grandmother changed her world view. She says that she never really had that desire to publish until she had grandchildren. For her it was important that her gra…
Over 50 and Navigating the Messy Middle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:04
In this interview bestselling author Ann Douglas discusses how women aged 50+ have spent decades of their lives accumulating wisdom and life experience and, she says that “it’s not ok that some people would love to shove…
Over 50 and taking life’s reins [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:12
Author Sharon Jones discusses the importance of developing emotional intelligence and how, by gaining the self awareness she needed, she was able to take life's reins and chart her own journey to finally find happiness w…
An Over 50 Boomer in a Classic Red Chevrolet Corvair [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:55
When the police showed up at her 50th birthday party, podcaster Agnes Knowles just took it in stride, much like she did everything about that milestone birthday.
Life Over 50 with Big Gorgeous Goals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:29
Serial entrepreneur and author Julie Ellis is someone who reached the top of her career and achieved her dream of flipping her business and yet, she was surprised when she felt sad and a sense of loss when it was gone. I…
Over 50 and Finding Meaning in Rape Trauma [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:40
Greta McClain is a former police officer who, in her late 40s, suffered a brutal sexual assault that left her suicidal. The ‘Me Too’ movement of 2017 gave her the inspiration to move forward with her life and her fifties…
Over 50 and Getting a Divorce [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:47
Radio and TV personality Candace Sampson explains how her four-year divorce ordeal actually turned out to be a bit of a blessing as a journey of self discovery and personal growth.
Navigating Life As An Over 50 Widow [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:17
Award winning newscaster Rita Rich describes her grief of suddenly becoming a widow. She tells us why she went back to broadcasting and shares her hopes for the future for her nation.