SILVER TALKS®

Sharon Ryan
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SILVER TALKS® is an online conversation for women over 50, where we ask the big questions of ourselves and prominent thought leaders, authors, spiritual luminaries, and health & wellness experts.  Brought to you by, SILVER AWAKENING®, an empowering online platform and community for women over 50 to HEAL though mentorship, TRANSFORM through education, and THRIVE through holistic living — as they step into their SILVER SAGE®.  To learn more, go to www.silverawakening.com

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    SILVER DIVORCE: Reclaim Yourself After Divorce

    What happens when the life you spent decades building ends—and you’re left wondering who you are without it? In this episode of Silver Talks®, host Sharon Ryan sits down with SILVER AWAKENING mentor Kay Seelinger for an intimate conversation about reclaiming yourself after divorce—for women navigating this profound transition after 50. Together, they explore why later-life divorce can feel so disorienting, often unraveling not only a marriage but also the identity, expectations and vision of the future a woman may have carried for decades. Kay reframes the question “Who am I now?” not as a call to reinvent yourself entirely, but as an invitation to come home to the woman who has been there all along. The conversation also explores betrayal, narcissistic relationships and the difficult process of learning to trust yourself again. Kay explains how betrayal can deeply affect a woman’s sense of worth, while emphasizing that another person’s decision to betray is not a reflection of her value. Whether a divorce is high-conflict or relatively amicable, grief, disappointment and loss still deserve to be acknowledged. Rather than rushing toward the “next chapter,” Kay encourages women to give themselves the space and grace to feel what has ended, rediscover their own voice and begin making conscious choices about what they want to carry forward. Sharon and Kay also share practical ways women can support themselves through the transition, including creating guiding principles, seeking safe community, reconnecting with the body through gentle movement, and remembering that healing does not happen in isolation. Perhaps most powerfully, they remind listeners that grief and joy can exist at the same time—and that what feels like an ending can gradually become a return to self. The woman emerging after divorce is not starting from nothing; she is drawing on everything she has lived, learned and survived to discover just how much possibility is still ahead. Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.silverawakening.com to learn more.

  2. 2d ago

    SILVER DIVORCE: The Divorce I Didn't See Coming.

    What happens when the life you thought you knew suddenly changes overnight? Host Sharon Ryan welcomes Diane Manning, CEO of SILVER AWAKENING, for a deeply personal conversation about the divorce she never saw coming. After 38 years of marriage, Diane walked in on her husband in a sexual encounter with a younger woman—a discovery that shattered the life she knew and changed the course of her future. But this isn't just a story about betrayal or divorce. It's about what happens after the life you planned falls apart. Diane shares her journey from shock and heartbreak to rebuilding her identity, finding her voice, and discovering that life after 50 can hold possibilities she never imagined. Her experience ultimately became part of the inspiration behind SILVER AWAKENING and its message to women: sometimes the end of one chapter is the beginning of discovering who you are becoming. A candid, powerful conversation about unexpected change, starting over, and awakening to the woman you were always meant to become. Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.silverawakening.com to learn more.

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About

SILVER TALKS® is an online conversation for women over 50, where we ask the big questions of ourselves and prominent thought leaders, authors, spiritual luminaries, and health & wellness experts.  Brought to you by, SILVER AWAKENING®, an empowering online platform and community for women over 50 to HEAL though mentorship, TRANSFORM through education, and THRIVE through holistic living — as they step into their SILVER SAGE®.  To learn more, go to www.silverawakening.com

Information

  • Creator
    Sharon Ryan
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 SILVER TALKS®
  • Show Website
    SILVER TALKS®