She’s 84, she’s skydived, she’s sipped martinis midair—and she’s just getting started.
Release Date: 11/19/2025
She’s 84, she’s skydived, she’s sipped martinis midair—and she’s just getting started.
Aging With Power
Today on Aging With Power, we’re turning the dial all the way up with a guest who redefines what it means to grow older boldly. Jean Ketchum is 84, fierce, and absolutely fabulous. She’s the founder of Aging But Dangerous—a movement, a mindset, and a martini-fueled mission to help women ditch the stereotypes and dive headfirst into adventure. (Sometimes literally. Jean used to celebrate her birthdays by skydiving.) She’s a blogger, influencer, calendar model, memoirist, and provocateur with over 200,000 followers cheering her on. Her latest project? Inspiring women to strip away...
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Cutting Edge Psychotherapist Elene Johas-Teener discusses psychedelics and mental health, particularly among Boomers.
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Meet Elene Johas-Teener, a Santa Cruz-based psychotherapist whose work pulses at the intersection of neuroscience, compassion, and cultural transformation. Elene is a fierce advocate for what she calls “the science of love”—a belief that love is not just an emotion but the most compelling survival mechanism of the human species. Her approach blends clinical rigor with radical empathy, inviting clients to explore healing not as a fix, but as a return to wholeness. Elene also holds multiple certifications in the therapeutic use of psychedelics, with a special focus on treating depression...
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ELDEREVOLUTION - Psychedelics and the New Counter Culture of Aging
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"I took mushrooms in my 20s and talked to a tree. In my 60s I took them again - and the conversation was entirely different," says author and culture chronicler Abbie Rosner, whose upcoming book, ELDEREVOLUTION and the New Counterculture of Aging is already sparking conversations about how older adults are reclaiming psychedelic experiences - not as escapism but as a path to deeper self-understanding Growing up in the 70s Abbie's psychedelic trips were wild, raw, formative. But like many of her generation, she stepped away from mind-altering substances as she entered marriage...
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Think Your Time Has Passed To Perform On Stage? Don't Tell Next Stage Productions.
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Do you love theater? Even if you have never set foot on stage, Santa Cruz, CA based Next Stage Productions has a place for you. NSP's goal is to Engage, Educate and Enrich the lives of active adults 50+ through creative arts experiences. But what does that really mean? In this podcast, Founding Member Kathryn Adkins, and Past President and Health and Wellness Chairperson Risa Lower spell it out. If you want to bring your singing and speaking voice back to youthful clarity, you can join Vocal Technique Bootcamp, where Adkins calls on 30 years experience of operatic...
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Author Susan Lieberman argues "It's not a bad thing to be old. It means I haven't managed to be dead."
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In her most recent book (her 12th), In The Country of Old, Lieberman reflects about awakening one morning to find herself an immigrant in this new country. "I now knew I was old," she says. "My friends were eager to explain that I am NOT old. It is, they tell me, a state of mind, only a number. I am unpersuaded by motivational mush." With wit, humor and no small dose of attitude, she argues that the work of old is to conmpensate for whar we lose with age, and to have fun in the process.
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Fantasy Novelist Evette Davis Talks About Vampires, Demons and Planning to Write Into Her 80s
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Vampires, demons and otherworldly characters populate the pages of Evette Davis's trilogy, The Council. Here she shares her midlife perspective on the challenges of running a successful public affairs firm while writing dark, edgy novels about the state of the human condition. Evette is the author of 48 States, a semi-finalist in the 2023 Publisher's Weekly Booklife Prize, and which Kirkus named one of the Best Indie Books of 2022. Her most recent novel, The Others, the first installment of The Council trilogy, centers on a secret society of supernatural beings working...
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Wisdom and Inspiration from Renown Coach of Coaches Jerry Lynch
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Sports Psychologist, author and coach to many of the top professional and college coaches and teams, Jerry Lynch talks about not letting age slow him down. Approaching 80, Jerry continues to up his game taking on new challenge while focusing on what brings him joy in his life.
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Author and Psychotherapist Melissa Fritchle Talks Frankly About Sex and Aging
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Melissa Fritchle is a California-based psychotherapist with a focus on Holistic Health and Sex and Body Positivity. Her first book, The Conscious Sexual Self Workbook, grew out of her popular blog. In recent years Melissa has been drawn to EcoPsychology and EcoSpirituality, offering spiritual direction and soul coaching. She recently launched a Substack called "Soul Entwined With Earth" to inspire us all to connect more deeply with the natural world. We discuss, among other things, how the fears and anxieties surrounding sex and body image in early adulthood often...
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Exploring Psychedelics with Author David Eyes
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In his memoir, "Growing Up Psychedelic. Becoming Human in a World of Spirit" David Eyes connects the dots between his youthful experiences with psychedelics and a life view based on the teachings of philosopher Rudolf Steiner. We discuss the motivations and life changes that led him to retire from a successful tech career in Silicon Valley to become an author.
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Author David Holdridge
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Living Life on The Edge, Even Now
info_outlineToday on Aging With Power, we’re turning the dial all the way up with a guest who redefines what it means to grow older boldly. Jean Ketchum is 84, fierce, and absolutely fabulous. She’s the founder of Aging But Dangerous—a movement, a mindset, and a martini-fueled mission to help women ditch the stereotypes and dive headfirst into adventure. (Sometimes literally. Jean used to celebrate her birthdays by skydiving.)
She’s a blogger, influencer, calendar model, memoirist, and provocateur with over 200,000 followers cheering her on. Her latest project? Inspiring women to strip away shame and strut their stuff in “Fierce and Fabulous 2026 a Tastefully Nude Calendar – Women Over 50 Changing The Stereotypes of Aging.” Her memoir, “Aging But Dangerous - A guide to Aging With Strength and Passion at 84,” is a rallying cry for joy, purpose, and unapologetic fun.
Jean doesn’t just talk about living boldly—she lives it. So buckle up, pour yourself a dry martini, and get ready to meet the woman who’s aging with power, passion, and just the right amount of danger.
You can find Jean on Substack on "Aging But Dangerous with Jean Ketchum" where she goes deep and dangerous on subjects ranging from Beauty and Wellness, Health and Aging, to "How I'm Letting Go of Old Beliefs - and Picking Up Kettlebells Instead."