Don't Be Caged By Your Age

A pro-aging podcast to help you thrive after 65!

Through weekly conversations with folks who shattered age-related expectations, you’ll find the resources, ideas and inspiration you need to thrive after 65!

Recent Episodes

Oct. 2, 2025

EP 72 Life After Law Enforcement

In this episode, I talk with John Jay Wiley, a retired Baltimore police sergeant turned nationally syndicated broadcaster. John Jay shares his journey of reinvention, from overcoming personal challenges to finding his voice as the creator and host of Law Enforcement Talk Radio, carried on more than…
Sept. 25, 2025

EP 71 Overcoming Adversity and Ageism After 65

What does it take to rebuild your life after homelessness, depression, and loss, while also dissolving the weight of ageism? At 67, Lori Kirstein is living proof that adversity can fuel transformation. Through her Goodbye Good Girl Project, she empowers women to ditch the “shoulds,” find their t…
Sept. 18, 2025

EP 70 Smart Money Moves for Widows Over 65

When widowhood and financial uncertainty collide, where do you even begin? In this episode, I sit down with Debra L. Morrison - financial coach, grief coach, TEDx speaker, and author of My Husband Died Now What? - to explore smart money moves for widows over 65. Debra shares practical strategies to…
Sept. 11, 2025

EP 69 Busting the Boomer Tech Myth

Boomers aren’t “bad at tech”—we built it. 🚀 In this solo episode of Don’t Be Caged By Your Age, I’m celebrating my 69th birthday (and Episode 69!) by busting one of the most persistent myths about my generation: that we struggle with technology. From manual typewriters to PCs, rotary phones to smar…
Aug. 28, 2025

EP 68 Unmasking ADHD as We Age

What happens when ADHD goes undiagnosed until midlife or later? And how does it affect women as we age? Thriving after 65 means embracing every part of who we are … including the parts that may have been overlooked or misunde...
Aug. 14, 2025

EP 67 From Catwalk to Construction to Workwear Fashion Brand

If you think reinvention is impossible later in life - or that fashion and construction can’t possibly mix - Brenda “Maxx” Cumbie McGee is here to prove you wrong. In this uplifting and eye-opening conversation, Maxx shares h...