"Moving On Up by Moving On Down" with Rita Wilkins the "Downsizing Designer," Part 1 of 2
Release Date: 04/03/2019
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For Christmas 2018, my brother, a pilot with American Airlines, gave me a gift that became the experience of a lifetime: 12 months of free travel anywhere American Airlines flies.
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“Discover Your Authentic Sexual Self” with kink positive therapist Galen Fous, Part Two of Two
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In my last show I introduced Galen Fous, a 70 year old kink-positive therapist, author, educator and sex researcher who self-identifies as a heterosexual, dominant erotic sadist. In this show I continue my conversation with Galen, where he explains a bit more about his sexual identity, plus we talk about how to have good, healthy sex in the second half of life. The show is best suited for adults interested in learning more about how to realize their sexually authentic selves.
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"Discover Your Authentic Sexual Self" with kink positive therapist Galen Fous, Part One of Two
Dance Past Sunset
In this show, part one of two, I speak with Galen Fous, a 70 year old kink-positive therapist, author, educator and sex researcher. We talk about his journey of reclaiming his own sexual power as a heterosexual, dominant erotic sadist, and in doing so finally feeling witnessed, seen, and loved. He developed a profound sense of trust and depth of intimacy he would have never experienced without some courageous personal honesty.
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"Sacred Sex in the Second Half" with Wendy Cobina Demos
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At 63 years old, I can feel my body changing, and that is affecting my sex life. Furthermore, my ideas about relationships are shifting. Is traditional marriage still the right model for men and women who want to have sex, or is there something else? What about living together 24 by seven by 365? Might there be another approach that is not quite so...suffocating?
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Cannabis for Seniors, with artist, stoner, and hemp advocate Daniel Roberto Ortega
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Cannabis for Seniors is an informational resource for all things hemp. Founder Daniel Ortego and I talk about hemp, its medical and euphoric effects, the variety of ways to use cannabis, how it is helping veterans and others with pain and trauma, plus some things to be careful of. The interview is chock full of useful information for anyone who has never tried cannabis, or for those who tried years ago but might want to try again.
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"A" is for Aging. "M" is for Menopause, with International Health & Wellness Consultant Sophie Benge, Part 2 of 2
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If you want to feel better about yourself, if you want to know what the best options are for easing the symptoms of menopause, if you want more and better sex, then you will want to listen to this show, because my guest Sophie Benge lays it all out in detail, with no holds barred. While our talk is highly respectful, we do touch on topics that would not be suitable for young children, so some parental guidance is recommended, plus I do drop the occasional cuss word. Listen for the 5% discount!
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“A” is for Aging. “M” is for Menopause, with International Health & Wellness Consultant Sophie Benge, Part 1 of 2
Dance Past Sunset
Sophie Benge is an international journalist and consultant on beauty and wellness, with a focus on women. In this show, we talk about menopause, the cause, symptoms, treatment options and how women and men can have more and better sex in the second half of life. Considering I knew almost nothing about this subject, she gave me a real schooling. Sophie is hosting a retreat in England from Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, 2019 on Aging Gracefully for Women Over 40.
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"Fall down seven times. Get up eight" with Attorney Ron Frappier
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This next show is deeply personal, because I have the treasured opportunity to interview one of my oldest and dearest friends, a man who was literally given up for dead by the medical establishment, and yet who lived to tell a harrowing story of devastation, faith, hard work, and eventually, restoration.
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"Death Rituals from Around the World" with Professional Photographer Klaus Bo, Part 2 of 2
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In part one of my interview with Danish photographer Klaus Bo, we learned how he got started with his dead and alive project, chronicling death rituals from Greenland, Haiti, Madagascar, Ghana, India, Indonesia and Nepal. You can see pictures on DeadandAliveProject.com. In this second and final part of my interview with Klaus, we talk about food. That’s right! When the living come together, even for a funeral, food is often and important part of that ritual, even if it’s just coffee and cake.
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"Death Rituals from Around the World" with Professional Photographer Klaus Bo, Part 1 of 2
Dance Past Sunset
My interview with talented photographer Klaus Bo Christenson from Copenhagen, Denmark. Klaus travels the world chronicling death rituals, and over the years has amassed the world’s largest collection of photographs, which you can see at his deadandliveproject.com website. Does Klaus have some stories to tell? You bet he does! In fact, I was so absorbed by tales of Haitian voodoo rituals, chicken caskets from Ghana, and Indonesian funeral feasts that I had to break this interview into two parts.
info_outlineSomewhere along the long road to the present moment, probably during the vain efforts to save my first marriage, I was told “the issue is never the issue.” Now, being both a male and a former engineer, that caused a bit of a mind cramp for me. I mean, how can the issue not be the issue? But it’s true. Often the truth of a matter is hidden behind clutter, both the physical and the metaphysical kind.
And so it is with the stuff you own. I mean all that crap you’ve got stuffed away in your house, garage, car trunk and rented storage space. Yeah. That stuff. This show is kind about that, but then...it’s not. What it’s really about is your your freedom, your money, and your life. What is the passion you have that is deep inside you, the “why that makes you cry?” What is the dream you have that no one knows but you? That’s what we’re really going to talk about.
My guest is Rita Wilkins, also known as the “Downsizing Designer”, a moniker she embraced after downsizing from her 5,000 sq. ft. home in the country to her 867 sq. ft. home in downtown Philly. Rita's downsizing journey was inspired by a trip to Africa, where people had little but were amazingly happy. Rita returned to the US with a new set of eyes, and a new lifestyle paradigm. She gave away 95% of her “stuff” to people who needed or wanted it, and is now living on 5% of what she once owned. And you know? She's never been happier.
I know. I did the same thing, box by box, book by precious book, so that today, I own almost nothing except my guitars. And I’ve never been happier.
But this kind of radical change comes at a cost, one I know about personally, and it's the cost of possibly losing a beloved partner, wife, or husband who is on a different path to bliss, one where stuff plays an important role.
So what to do? The issue is never the issue, as it’s been said, so listen in as Rita and I unravel the mysteries of love, marriage, stuff, and how to find your unique path to bliss, the one that is calling you from the depths of your soul. My time with Rita was so rich and fulfilling that I split it into two parts, and you are going to want to listen to both.
So please join me in part one of my two part interview with Rita S. Wilkins, the “downsizing designer" and author of the book “Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money, and Freedom.”