{"podcast":{"title":"Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined","slug":"women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091","podcast_index_feed_id":892091,"rss_url":"https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/womenaging.xml","website_url":"https://podcast.show/womenaging/","image_url":"https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/748208-867872.jpg","author":"Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau","episode_count":300,"summary":"Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined challenges outdated narratives about aging and celebrates what’s possible in later life. Through thoughtful conversations, personal reflections, and honest storytelling, the podcast explores creativity, purpose, resilience, and reinvention after 70. Each episode features real voices and lived experience, offering insight and inspiration for navigating this stage of life with curiosity and intention. This podcast is for women who refuse to be invisible, who are open to growth and change, and who believe aging can be a time of meaning, connection, and possibility.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:19:08.526571+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091"},"episode":{"title":"Mariann Aalda: Becoming ‘age-full’: Snapping out of internalized ageism","slug":"mariann-aalda-becoming-age-full-snapping-out-of-internalized-ageism","published_at":"2026-03-25T01:20:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091/mariann-aalda-becoming-age-full-snapping-out-of-internalized-ageism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091","url":"https://podcast.show/womenaging/episode/153759617/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/womenaging/content.blubrry.com/womenaging/Mariann_Aalda.mp3","summary":"Mariann Aalda—actor, hypnotherapist, and joyful “pro-aging evangelist”—invites us to rethink what it means to grow older. She interrogates ageism, asking“ Why should youth get all the good press?” And declares, “My vibrancy and vitality are due to my being Age-full, not Youth-full!” Drawing on a 30-year television career and her work in hypnotherapy and neurolinguistic programming (NLP), Mariann explores how language shapes our inner lives—“the words we use become internalized and we behave accordingly.” Today, through stand-up and solo performance, she shares her authentic self with candor and humor, encouraging women to pursue their dreams and “use our time wisely with curiosity, creativity, and joy.” “I’m not an older version of myself—I’m the Newest Model.” - Mariann Aalda Connect with Mariann Email: mariannaalda@aol.com Aging Shamelessly https://www.mariannaaldainherprime.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our Sponsor: Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, IL. has redefined senior living with options and opportunities to fit individual needs and preferences. From well-designed residences to fitness and wellness classes to social gatherings, arts experiences and care services – this is a place to thrive. As an entrance-fee based Life Plan community, Plymouth Place offers a full continuum of care including residential living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehab – all conveniently on one campus. www.Plymouthplace.org Age-Wise Collective: Women Over 70-Aging Reimagined connects with other women podcasters to shine the light on remarkable women in mid-life and beyond. We recognize Jane Leder, host of Older Women and Friends: Stories of Aging Well, whose guests take a deep dive into the joys and challenges of being an older woman. Older women know a thing or two about…","meta_description":"Mariann Aalda—actor, hypnotherapist, and joyful “pro-aging evangelist”—invites us to rethink what it means to grow older. She interrogates ageism, asking“…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1751,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091/episodes/mariann-aalda-becoming-age-full-snapping-out-of-internalized-ageism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091/mariann-aalda-becoming-age-full-snapping-out-of-internalized-ageism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}