Lisa Lofty: Fitness guru, hiking guide and caregiver for her mother believes you have a lot of living yet to do
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
Release Date: 07/29/2024
Mary Eisenhauer: Author examines what it looks like to reimagine your life at any age
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
Mary Eisenhauer is the perfect guest for AGELESS because she recently wrote and published a book called “Reimagining Midlife” which contains stories of 35 women and their often surprising journeys to figuring out next chapters. Clearly, Mary’s mission is right in line with this podcast! Mary is a human resources’ professional, the married mother of daughters, and someone who is committed to showing that women have much to offer at any age. And, like most of my guests, Mary has experienced trauma. Her daughter was diagnosed with cancer in her teens. Resilient and inspirational, you will...
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Sharon Lawrence: North Carolina native stars in one-woman play about Katharine Graham from the Washington Post
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
Sharon Lawrence is a name most people know well. She is a star on the big screen, the little screen, and on the stage. She is probably best know for her longtime role as Sylvia Costas on NYPD Blue. She's also a huge supporter of women in her industry and a committed environmentalist. But here in North Carolina, we're proud to call her family. The Carolina native is now bringing her talent along with her star power to the Playmakers Repertory Theater at her alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill, for a weeklong stint in "The Shot." It's a one-woman play inspired by the story of the most powerful woman in...
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Full Circle: My very first guest, former WRAL TV personality Sloane Heffernan, interviews me!
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
With the new year approaching, I decided it was time to unpack the journey I've experienced in 2024 producing and hosting my podcast, AGELESS. My lovely friend and former colleague, who also happened to be my very first guest on the show in January 2024, Sloane Heffernan, agreed to put me in the hotseat to talk about the ups and downs of being a one-woman show and all that I've learned in the past year. I'm so thankful for all the women who trusted me with their powerful stories about everything from love, loss, illness, addiction, mental illness, and every other curveball that life throws at...
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The Kay Yow Cancer Fund honors the legacy of a coach who deeply inspired women on and off the court
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
North Carolina State University's Coach Kay Yow died in 2009 after a 22-year battle with breast cancer. She was one of the most successful women’s basketball coaches in history, amassing more than 700 wins during her 38-year career. Yet, she is more than just a sports icon, she was a helper, someone who left a lasting legacy of helping others on and off the court. Yow had the foresight to start the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in 2007 before she died in order to support women battling every type of cancer. The organization has raised $8.78 million dollars to help in the fight...
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Julie McKnight: From celebrity wife, to foster parent, to international performer, Julie leads with love and joy
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
Julie McKnight was born to be a performer. She grew up around famous musicians who encouraged her in Los Angeles. But a pregnancy in college, and an early marriage to Brian McKnight who would eventually become a successful R&B singer, threatened to derail Julie’s career. Like many women, her dreams took a backseat to family. But eventually, she found the strength to break out on her own as a single mother of two young boys. She’s traveled all over the world singing with her band, 9th Street Protocol. Being a singer is just one of the many layers to Julie—she has also worked in...
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Holly Richard: The loss of her son, an Army veteran, to a brain tumor, turns her into an author and an advocate
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
Holly Richard has gone through the worst thing that anyone can ever experience, the loss of a child. In 2019, her 28-year-old Army veteran son, Derek, died after being diagnosed with a tumor called glioblastoma, the Titanic of brain tumors. It nearly broke her. But instead of staying in a dark place, Holly chose to share her painful journey in a book and to work hard to help support other brain cancer patients and research for this underfunded disease. It’s not surprising that Holly rose to this challenge as her life has always been a challenge…she left high school at 17 to move away from...
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Maura Allard: From addiction, to business owner, to realtor, woman trades mainstream success for the metaphysical world and a life reset
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Maura Allard’s journey started down a rocky path. She was a college dropout who was kicked out of her home as a teenager and fell into addiction. Several relationships ended poorly, one in death, the other in divorce. But when Maura finally got sober, her career thrived. She started a business and became a realtor, but something was always missing. It wasn’t until she started learning about the metaphysical world after a spiritual awakening in 2021 that Maura knew something had to change. She was burned out and lacked a true purpose in life. She moved from Boston to North Carolina to marry...
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Florence Nash: A poet, musician, traveler, and lover of all things that spread joy and hold purpose
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
83-year-old Florence Nash is a poet and a storyteller with a melodic voice that I could listen to all day. She’s also an accomplished musician and a believer that the arts make all our lives more joyful. Raised near the banks of the Tar River in tiny Tarboro, North Carolina, Florence eventually spread her wings. They took her all over the world to live in many places including California and Europe. Out west, she found herself in the middle of the counterculture revolution. Like most women of her generation, she was told her main purpose in life was to get married, have children, and be a...
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B.J. Council: Former Deputy Police Chief now helps builds bridges between the Black community and law enforcement
AGELESS: Opening Doors With Amanda Lamb
B.J. Council came by her career the old-fashioned way, hard work. She came from a farming family, an educator mother, and a foundation of community service. B.J. tried college, and it wasn’t for her. So, after working multiple jobs to pay the bills and sleeping on friends’ floors, she decided to go to the Durham Public Safety Academy. She graduated as a firefighter and a police officer. She spent her career developing programs to support the community and to help them foster stronger relationships with police. B.J. retired amid a scandal regarding overtime payments to officers in 2009, and...
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Tina Tart: Embracing life with gusto despite a mental health diagnosis and a battle with breast cancer
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Her name sounds a lot like the name of a character in a movie. And in a way, Tina Tart’s life is like a movie. She’s a country girl from a small town in North Carolina who came to the big city of Raleigh to attend college and begin her professional life. But something was always getting in the way…that something was bipolar II disorder. After many years of struggling, Tina was finally diagnosed and properly treated in her forties. A few years later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and suffered for years with complications after six surgeries. Frankly, it all sounds pretty...
info_outlineLisa Lofty once walked the runways as a model along the East coast. But later in life, she would find her real jam in an unlikely place. She started leading a fitness ministry at her church. Eventually, there was so much interest in what Lisa was doing that she started her own fitness business in the Washington, D.C. area. She had always loved hiking, but when the pandemic hit, Lisa found herself leading large groups of women out West to hike America’s most beautiful mountains. She believes experiencing the natural beauty of the outdoors is truly like nothing else in life. Lisa is also a caregiver to her 91-year-old mother, a role she embraces and feels is a privilege. You will connect with Lisa’s humility and genuine zest for life in this week’s episode of AGELESS.
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