My Better Half
With career changes and second or even third acts becoming more common, My Better Half shines a light on midlife or late-life reinventions and how people are thriving in the second half of their lives. Listen to explore the creative potential of our later years.
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Deborah Costella, dancer turned chef turned Cosmic Muffin School of Cookery business owner.
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Antonio Melendez on his life in film and music.
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Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life by Dr. Rosanne Leipzig
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The organization Third Act helps mobilize people over 60 to focus on some key issues. Deborah Moore, a retired environmental scientist in California.
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My Better Half, JPR's Vanessa Finney talks to Levine about taking up nutrition therapy later in life, and how he's still doing it at age 70.
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Mary Bemis is active as a lecturer on spa culture and the Editorial Director of Insider's Guide to Spas.
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JPR's Vanessa Finney exchanges some words with the writer Adam Gopnik about his latest book, "The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery," and learning new skills.
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Interview with photographer Matt Witt on My Better Half
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You've probably heard about birth doulas, people who assist women in delivering babies. Turns out, there are doulas for the other end of life... Sarah Doré is a tea shop owner training to be a death doula.