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Pat Browne
Dec 9, 20245 min read
WHAT DOES AGEISM MEAN TO SOCIETY?
Sitting in this space I feel like I should have been aware of Ashton Applewhite and her work a long time ago. Yet my first encounter was...
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Pat Browne
Nov 24, 20244 min read
GIVING BACK FEEDS THE SOUL
NEXT CHPTR CHATS was born of the need a community where women come together to explore ideas for their next best chapter. Every other...
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Pat Browne
Nov 5, 20246 min read
ENTHUSIASM IS CONTAGIOUS
“I’m building an international brand, but that’s not what I’d planned,” says Angel Cornelius. “That doesn’t sound right. I am...
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Pat Browne
Oct 3, 20246 min read
“I GOT RUN OVER BY MENOPAUSE, WHICH UNTIL RECENTLY NO ONE, I MEAN NO ONE, WAS TALKING ABOUT IT.”
This was the opening line of my chat with Jacqueline (Jack) Perez. In a wide-ranging conversation, we touched on topics as diverse as...
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Pat Browne
Sep 25, 20246 min read
DO YOU WANT TO BE A MODEL?
“Not particularly,” says Stephanie O’Dell. “What I do want, and what I know we need so much more of, is to see more models that...
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Pat Browne
Sep 4, 20244 min read
EVERYONE HAS A STORY WORTH TELLING
Starting a new career dedicated to youth at 50 is only the beginning. Marilyn is a freelance writer, poet, published author, passionate...
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Pat Browne
Apr 5, 20245 min read
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CORRECT GOOGLE!
If you search for Canadian world cup goals, you’ll find Alphonso Davies listed as scoring the first goal in the Canada v Croatia match in...
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Pat Browne
Mar 19, 20244 min read
IS YOGA THE ANSWER TO AGING WELL?
A recent study published in Internal Medicine shows that practicing yoga protects against frailty as we age. In a review of 33 published...
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Pat Browne
Jan 21, 20243 min read
I AM WORTHY
It’s a statement we find all over social media. I am worthy. But sometimes it’s not as easy as it s ounds. We carry our experiences and...
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Pat Browne
Dec 27, 20232 min read
THE BEST LAID PLANS….
If I’ve learned anything in life, it’s that you must be flexible. Plans are laid and then life happens. This was never truer than with...
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Pat Browne
Dec 13, 20235 min read
WE NEED TO NORMALIZE SEEING WOMEN AGE.
Helen Tansey, photographer, mom, podcast host, extraordinary person. Helen is a photographer of the rich and famous. She’s known for her...
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Pat Browne
Nov 30, 20234 min read
WHAT DOES FEAR OF AGING MEAN?
When we fear aging, what are we really afraid of? The fear can stem from a lot of different anxieties. WHAT IS AGEISM? Ageism is not just...
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Pat Browne
Nov 28, 20236 min read
I'M A WRITER. IT'S WHAT I DO.
As she stares into the camera, Joy looks right at you. That’s who she is. “I’m a writer. It’s what I do.” “I’ve been writing my whole...
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Pat Browne
Nov 1, 20237 min read
WELCOME TO THE MAGIC HOUR
The Twinagers – identical twins; Cynthia Heyd and Leslie White, coined the term “Magic Hour” to describe the undeniable time when we are...
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Pat Browne
Nov 1, 20235 min read
SUSIE LANG, BECOMING AN INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR AFTER THE AGE OF 60.
“I was feeling unheard. I was feeling invisible. I was feeling insignificant,” says Susie Lang. “And I thought, if I’m feeling like...
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Pat Browne
Oct 10, 20232 min read
3 THINGS FOR A SUCCESSFUL NEXT CHAPTER.
Every one of us will have our own unique journey. We’ll approach everything from our own lived experience. But overriding all of this are...
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Pat Browne
Oct 9, 20235 min read
JACQUIE COURT "LET'S TALK MENOPAUSE."
"Why are we hiding this? I want to normalize the conversation about Menopause,” says Jacquie Court. "Why are the physical and emotional...
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Pat Browne
Aug 22, 20236 min read
DIANE AMELIA READ AND HER SECRET T LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE.
I WANT TO CHANGE THE STEREOTYPE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE 50, 60, 70 AND BEYOND. “To help people achieve their goals and enjoy a healthy,...
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Pat Browne
Aug 9, 20233 min read
MARJONNEKE GRECH, RETIREMENT HAS GIVEN ME A BIGGER WORLD.
A MODEL FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING AND THE TRANSITION TO THE BEST NEXT CHPTR. “We need to talk about menopause,” says Marjonneke Grech during...
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Pat Browne
Jul 25, 20234 min read
JANI YATES, TODAY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
RETIREMENT DOESN'T CHANGE WHO YOU ARE, IT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME MORE. “I’m the same person now as I was before I retired. I know we often...
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