12/28/2025

When Roles Reverse: Caring for Parents in Our 60s

Constance and Lori speak to Ramsay Ringo, a career coach and expert on caring for elderly parents. We discuss the unique challenges of supporting aging parents when you are in your 60s yourself. Ramsay emphasizes the importance of a simplified approach to avoid overwhelming caregivers, and provides many practical tips. We explore the tension between ensuring the safety of elderly parents and respecting their desire for independence and autonomy. We also cover the complexities of coordinating care across different family members and locations, and ways to talk to our adult children about caring for elderly parents. Finally, Ramsay coaches us on practical ways to prepare for our own aging. Please join us for this very constructive discussion. And don’t forget to hang around for our “After Thoughts” where Lori and Constance unpack the episode and chat about our thoughts on what we heard. SHOW NOTES If you are interested in learning more about Ramsay’s work, check out her website: https://www.ramsayringo.com/ Ramsay collaborates with clients who are looking to make an impact and: o Take meaningful steps toward a new or first job o Change their professional focus or industry o Pursue a professional position after time focusing on family o Tackle a big mid-life shift using decades of experience to do something with extra meaning o Or to pursue the ultimate career shift, retirement and living into the third and fourth quarters of a values driven life. We were also lucky enough to persuade Ramsay to share one of her original poems with us: Scared Scared, Sad, Impatient Scared, Mad, A Patient Scared, Bad, and Chasing The Whole, Kind Mom Now a Hole, Kind Child Taught us how to Parent Now we aught to Parent Scared, Sad Scared We would love to hear from you! Do you have ideas for future podcasts? Want to be a guest on our podcast? Please send your comments/suggestions/criticisms/encouragement to: Email: WeAintDeadYetPod@gmail.com Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-aint-dead-yet/id1828702362 Follow the show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578375460053 Visit our website: https://wady.buzzsprout.com Listen Here! (Our linktree will direct you to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GoodPods, and Pocket Casts) You can text Fan Mail to the link below, but heads-up, we are unable to respond to these Fan Mail Texts. If you'd like a reply, please reach out on our FB/Substack/or email/or include your email address in your Fan Mail Text. TY Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

49 min

12/17/2025

Post-Pie Reflections on Aging Out of F***s

Constance and Lori catch up after the Thanksgiving holiday break. We cover everything from no longer giving a fuck, to spiritual connections with our deceased parents, to Mel Robbins’ "Let Them" Theory, to aging pubic hair 🤣 And we preview a few of our upcoming shows. Please join us for this quick, warm check-in. SHOW NOTES Aging Out of F***s: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore, Ellen Scherr What We Gain When We Stop Caring, Anna Holmes Melani Sanders’s “We Do Not Care” Club (Instagram and Facebook) We would love to hear from you! Do you have ideas for future podcasts? Want to be a guest on our podcast? Please send your comments/suggestions/criticisms/encouragement to: Email: WeAintDeadYetPod@gmail.com Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-aint-dead-yet/id1828702362 Follow the show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578375460053 Visit our website: https://wady.buzzsprout.com Listen Here! (Our linktree will direct you to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GoodPods, and Pocket Casts) We would love to hear from you! Please text us your comments/suggestions/criticisms/encouragement below :) Heads-up: we are unable to respond to these Fan Mail Texts. If you'd like a reply, please reach out on our FB/Substack/or email/or include your email address in your Fan Mail Text. TY Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

20 min

11/21/2025

Shocking Herself Awake: Gail Rice on Reinvention, Risk and Radical Acceptance at 70

Constance and Lori speak to Gail Rice, psychologist and writer, based in Sydney Australia, about her recent life-imitating-art birthday celebration. For her 70th birthday, inspired by Emma Thompson in the film "Good Luck to You Leo Grande," Gail hired not one, but two male escorts. She clearly touched a nerve, as her story went viral. She's been interviewed all over the world and recently had her television debut. Gail explains that these encounters were less about the sex and more about "shocking herself awake," and finding her voice. We also explore themes of reinvention, risk-taking, late-bloomers, body acceptance and the boundaries of a therapeutic relationship. Gail also reveals her next adventure. Please join us for this incredible empowerment story. And don’t forget to hang around for our “Afterthoughts” where Lori and Constance unpack the episode and chat about our thoughts on what we heard. SHOW NOTES Here is a link tree listing all of Gail's essays, interviews and other published works https://linktr.ee/gailricewrites Two of Gail's Essays published by Sari Botton in Oldster Magazine https://oldster.substack.com/p/for-my-70th-birthday-i-hired-an-escort https://oldster.substack.com/p/happy-endings We would love to hear from you! Do you have ideas for future podcasts? Want to be a guest on our podcast? Please send your comments/suggestions/criticisms/encouragement to: Email: WeAintDeadYetPod@gmail.com Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-aint-dead-yet/id1828702362 Follow the show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578375460053 Visit our website: https://wady.buzzsprout.com Listen Here! (Our linktree will direct you to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GoodPods, and Pocket Casts) Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

45 min

11/17/2025

HARVESTING WISDOM: TWO OLD WOMEN'S MUSINGS ON THE HOLIDAYS

ALERT WADY Listeners: Due to a technology glitch, or to my senior brain 🤣, we accidentally published an environmental rap song instead of this Holiday episode, and over 70 of you downloaded it before we caught the error. Sorry, but it's all fixed now! Although we did receive some lovely compliments about the song 😊 Thanks in advance for trying again 🙏 Join Lori and Constance for a discussion about their evolving holiday traditions as they and their families age. They reflect on the changing nature of family gatherings, and the reduced pressure to maintain the traditional "Norman Rockwell" holiday experience. As always, expect some laughter (about spiked holiday punches to maintain the peace), and some tears (about the inevitability of change and loss). Please join us in this intimate discussion as you prepare for your own holiday traditions. And, please reach out to us with stories about how your holidays have evolved and changed as you have aged. We'd love to hear the good, the bad and they ugly. Let us know if you'd like us to shout out your story during the next episode. And wishing all of you meaningful and peaceful holidays. Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

28 min

10/24/2025

I Am Only One, But I Am One!

Constance and Lori check in with Bonnie Lee Black, writer and popular blogger, about her mission to amplify the voices and activism of older women. Join us as we explore themes of aging, death, sex, and civic engagement. Bonnie shares her journey from blogging about aging to advocating for activism in her hometown of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We discuss the imperative of making some noise, and knowing that we count. We also touch on themes of mortality, discussing Jane Goodall’s view that death might just be the “next great adventure.” Bonnie leaves us with some tips for getting involved in a way that feeds your soul. And don’t forget to hang around for our “Afterthoughts” where Lori and Constance unpack the episode and chat about our thoughts on what we heard. SHOW NOTES Bonnie's blogs and books can be found here: https://blog.bonnieleeblack.com https://www.bonnieleeblack.com We would love to hear from you! Do you have ideas for future podcasts? Want to be a guest on our podcast? Please send your comments/suggestions/criticisms/encouragement to: Email: WeAintDeadYetPod@gmail.com Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-aint-dead-yet/id1828702362 Follow the show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578375460053 Visit our website: https://wady.buzzsprout.com Listen Here! (Our linktree will direct you to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GoodPods, and Pocket Casts) Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

41 min

09/19/2025

Is Age Only a Number?

Is age only a number? Are the 60s the adolescence of aging? Does a lengthy life equal a live well-lived? All of these questions and more will be discussed, if not answered in this episode. Every decade of life holds its own, unique gifts and challenges. Constance and Lori will unpack the differences of being in your 60s and being in your 70s with Claudia Perez, a psychologist who specializes in working with clients navigating their 70s, 80s and even 90s. The conversation also dives into the concept of “joyspan,” a term coined by Kerry Burnight, a former professor of geriatric medicine and gerontology, to refer to an alternative way to embrace life beyond just looking at our life span as an indicator of a well-lived life. Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

30 min

09/17/2025

Sex in the Sahara

Sex! Sex! Sex! It never gets old, even as we get older, but there’s no denying that things change. In this episode, Constance and Lori hear from sex therapist Jen Rafacz, who specializes in working with “medicare-aged” clients. Jennifer busts some myths about sex no longer mattering to people as they age, and offers some hacks to getting and keeping the sexual motor running, regardless of the physical changes or limitations of the aging body or the libido. Normalizing, informative, and sex-positive, this episode opens the door to a vital conversation we should all be having about sex with our selves or with others during this third chapter of our lives. Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

41 min

09/16/2025

I DON’T WANT TO DIE HATING MY BODY

"Dynamic and delicious" are two words that have been used to describe Nina Manolson, and we wholeheartedly agree! In this episode, you will be treated to a private reading of 2 of Nina's favorite poems. Together, we explore themes of aging, body image, and self-compassion. Nina shares her personal journey from being an "expert dieter" at age 10 to becoming an anti-diet therapist. Listen in, and you'll learn how to use one of Nina's favorite body peace exercises, hear her opinion on the use of Ozempic, and much much more. You will also have a chance to weigh in on our new experiment -- a 10-minute "walk" after the episode where Lori and I dissect the episode and discuss our thoughts about what we heard, including a bit of frustrated profanity by moi when I can't find the "Stop" button on my computer to end the recording 🤣 SHOW NOTES: Learn more about Nina: https://ninamanolson.com/ The Body-Peace® APP: https://thebodypeaceapp.com FREE Practicing Body-Peace® Journal: https://ninamanolson.com/practicingbodypeace/ Free Body-Peace Masterclass https://ninamanolson.com/free-body-peace-masterclass/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/NinaManolsonBodyPeace INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/ninamanolson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ninamanolson Free Nourished Woman Nation group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishedwomannation Body-Peace® Poems https://ninamanolson.com/body-poems/ Free Resources https://ninamanolson.com/freebies/ Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

52 min

09/02/2025

The Origin Story

In this episode of We Ain’t Dead Yet (WADY), get to know the origin friendship story of Constance and Lori, and hear about the qualities and conditions that allowed their remote friendship to blossom over 25 years. This is also an open-hearted and authentic conversation about the role of friendship in the lives of women over 60, and tips on how to keep old friendships alive, how to make new friends at any age, and how to let go of the friendships that weigh us down. Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

28 min

09/02/2025

Priscilla Dann-Courtney Is Taking Up Space!

Whoever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, had not met Priscilla Dann-Courtney! Priscilla embodies the empowered woman learning and trying new things in her third chapter of life. In this episode, you will hear the hilarious story of how Priscilla ventured out of her comfort zone, to journey from her psychologist chair to the improv stage. This episode has many surprises, laughs, and a whole lot of inspiration for anyone looking for a larger life. Listen in and learn how Priscilla has leaned into taking up more space! Show Notes: Find out more about Priscilla's new passion. Click on one of the articles below, or watch a clip of her on stage! Opinion: Priscilla Dann-Courtney: The beauty of ‘beginner’s mind’ https://www.dailycamera.com/2024/06/13/opinion-priscilla-dann-courtney-laugh-so-hard-it-doesnt-hurt/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fmqgBHQ_7hOeOApCmrfJQhHdV9NV26M_/view Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

36 min

SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

We Ain't Dead Yet Pilot/Trailer

Meet your new hosts Lori Dube and Constance Bauer, long time friends, as they embark on this intimate journey chronicling their deep conversations about life, love, and aging. Constance is more "furious" with the aging process and the way women in their third act are ghosted by society., and Lori is more "curious" about how she can lean into and learn from this aging process. In this podcast we will unpack these questions, and others issues that are impacting the hearts and souls of women over 60 as we walk together into the unknown of what lies ahead for us all. Send us a text Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

18 min

We Ain't Dead Yet

Episodes

When Roles Reverse: Caring for Parents in Our 60s

Post-Pie Reflections on Aging Out of F***s

Shocking Herself Awake: Gail Rice on Reinvention, Risk and Radical Acceptance at 70

HARVESTING WISDOM: TWO OLD WOMEN'S MUSINGS ON THE HOLIDAYS

I Am Only One, But I Am One!

Is Age Only a Number?

Sex in the Sahara

I DON’T WANT TO DIE HATING MY BODY

The Origin Story

Priscilla Dann-Courtney Is Taking Up Space!

We Ain't Dead Yet Pilot/Trailer

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We Ain't Dead Yet Pilot/Trailer

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