Aging Well: Finding Beauty in the Gray
Aging Well: Finding Beauty in the Gray is a podcast for everyone in or approaching the retirement years. There’s a lot to unpack here apart from the financial planning component, and we’ll do just that. We’ll explore new interests, priorities and goals and finding purpose for ourselves and in our relationships. Join me each episode as I share stories and chat with guests learning to live their best next act, lives. Have a question or comment? Please reach out to me, Hugh Willard, at [email protected] or via any of the social media links at the top of this page.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 108
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Earth Day Every Day with Naturalist Kim Hainge
Join us as we celebrate Earth Day 2024 with naturalist, entomologist, and trail keeper Kim Hainge. Kim lives on a 36 acre United Plant Savers Sanctuary in the Great Smoky Mountains of N…
The Alphabet Woods: Debut author Jenny Poelman and her enthusiasm for life.
Jenny Poelman, 66, became a published author for the first time last year. Jenny spent most of her childhood in South Korea with her missionary family. Nowadays, she and her husband, Ke…
All the World's A Stage: Actor, director, and professor Jonathan Ray and his latest turn in the lights.
Jonathon Ray made his stage debut as a child at the historic Flat Rock Playhouse in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He has taught theater and communications course…
"Age is Just A Number, Not A Label.": Cheryl Beversdorf and the AGING MATTERS media
Cheryl Beversdorf brings several of her talents together, along with her passion, to produce and host the AGING MATTERS weekly radio program, podcasts, and television show. Cheryl is a …
Sugar Plum Fairies Emigrate to Western North Carolina: Chocolatier Steve Baxley and Legacy of Sweets
In picturesque downtown Sylva in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, there is a three generation chocolate-making legacy that is Baxley's Chocolates. The middle tier of this le…
Warming Heads and Hearts: Edgemere Knit Wits Mary Ann Stover and Donna Powers
Did you know that March is National Knitting and Crochet month? Across the United States, there are thousands of dedicated Knit Wits-groups of committed volunteers, many of whom are sen…
From Role to Soul: Dr. Connie Zweig and the path to greater meaning in the Elder years.
Dr. Connie Zweig is a retired therapist and author. Known as the Shadow Expert, she has written several books on the spiritual path to health and wholeness. In this show, we talk about …
The Next Chapter: Heart of the Pamlico Poet Laureate Michelle Garren-Flye shares her passion for the written and visual word.
Michelle Garren-Flye is the owner of the Next Chapter Books & Art in New Bern, NC. She is a multi-published author of romance, children's books, and poetry. Michelle was named the Heart…
Knitting Up Loose Ends with Love: Jennifer Simonic and Masey Kaplan and the Loose Ends Project
Jennifer Simonic and Masey Kaplan are the founders of the Loose Ends Project. Both avid knitters, they realized they had a shared experience: Friends would often ask them to finish bla…
Love Is In The Air: Dr.'s Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers and romance in the senior years.
Two years ago, Gloria and Frank, both retired psychologists, met on Silver Singles (https://www.silversingles.com/), an online dating website for folks 50+. Since their first date, they…
The Year in Review: Heather Lyons and Hugh Willard take a look back at the 2023 shows
Join us as we welcome Heather Lyons back to the interviewer's chair. Heather and Hugh will reminisce about memorable shows and guests over the past year and Hugh will read more from his…
Ho Ho Ho!: Santa Warren Keyes and his Christmas message of inclusion and love
For the past decade, Santa Warren Keyes, Stafford Braxton, and the rest of the folks with santasjustlikeme.com have travelled the Southeast United States, igniting and sharing in the ex…
The Many Branches of the The Lawyer-Turned-Author Family Great Oak Tree: Author and Podcaster Landis Wade and the Writer's Life
Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer turned award winning author turned founder and host of the popular Charlotte Readers Podcast. https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/ His third b…
There's No Place Like Home: Photographer and Farmsteader Joanna Eldredge Morrissey comes full circle
Joanna Eldredge Morrissey is a native of Peterborough, New Hampshire. She migrated west to get degrees in communications and philosophy from Cal State Fullerton. She stayed for a time w…
Living the Lumbee Way: Millard and Connie Locklear and their New Ground Farm
Millard and Connie Locklear, husband and wife, are the owners and operators of the New Ground Farm, a 26-acre abundance of heirloom and hybrid crops that follow the traditional farming …
Finding Beauty in the Gray: Hugh Willard's Long-Awaited Book Launch!!
For this week's show, we have a special guest host. Heather Lyons, Hugh Willard's partner in love and life takes over the interviewer's headset to talk with Hugh about his long awaited …
Getting By With A Little Help From Our Friends: Dr. Heather Altman talks about important community resources for healthy aging.
Dr. Heather Altman has spent the bulk of her career in the non-profit, healthcare, and aging services sectors. She is currently the Executive Director of the Health Sciences Health Inno…
Movement is Medicine: Health and Fitness professional and podcaster Erin Eleuterio and path to active and vibrant aging
Erin Eleuterio is a dedicated health and fitness professional with a commitment to improving the lives of individuals over the age of 50. She holds a B.S. in Kinesiology and is a certi…
Grit and Gratitude: Writer and storyteller Brad Campbell and his inspiring account of recovery and resilience following his bike accident
Brad Campbell retired from a career in advertising in 2018. These days he enjoys storytelling, writing feature articles for Our State magazine, exploring all things nature with his wife…
The Magical World At Our Feet: Naturalist Kim Hainge and her life in the Great Smoky Mountains
Naturalist, entomologist, and trail keeper Kim Hainge lives on a 36 acre United Plant Savers Sanctuary in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina with her botanist husband, Jim. Her…