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Aging with Purpose and Passion

Aging with Purpose and Passion

By: Beverley Glazer MA ICF | Reinvention & Empowerment Coach for Women Over 50
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Aging with Purpose and Passion: The Strategic Blueprint for Women Over 50


Aging with Purpose and Passion is distinctive for its bold, structured, and emotionally grounded approach to midlife. The conversations are direct and empowering—never melodramatic, never frivolous. Instead of romanticizing life after 50, we operationalizes it, offering clarity, strategy, and real next steps.


Hosted by Beverley Glazer, M.A.,CCC, ICF Reinvention Strategist and Empowerment Coach, the tone is honest and grounded. We tackle everything from grief and identity shifts to ageism, sovereignty, and libido with confidence and depth.


By combining authentic stories with nervous system awareness, identity reframing, and unapologetic reinvention, this podcast is more than inspirational—it is catalytic. It fuels reflection, strategic thinking, and action, serving as the definitive blueprint for intentional midlife transformation.


This podcast is essential for women exploring reinvention over 50 and midlife empowerment. We dive deep into identity reframing after trauma, the importance of a strategic life audit, and how to achieve purposeful living while navigating the unique challenges of the second and third act.


Inside each episode, you will find:

  • Strategic Frameworks: Move from "feeling stuck" to a strategic life audit.
  • Mindset Tools: Practical methods to handle identity shifts and career transitions.
  • Honest Dialogue: Unfiltered stories on the challenges and triumphs of aging with intention.


You are never too old to live with passion. Join the global community of unstoppable women at ReinventImpossible.com.


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🔗 Resources
Website: reinventimpossible.com
Email: bev@reinventimpossible.com
Facebook: @Beverley Glazer
Instagram: @beverleyglazer_reinvention
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer

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Episodes
  • Coercive Control & Suicide Loss
    Feb 18 2026

    What happens when the person who should protect you becomes your greatest threat?

    How do you survive coercive control, domestic abuse, and suicide loss? Counselor Patricia Gordon Stevens reveals how to reclaim your life.

    On Aging with Purpose and Passion, host Beverley Glazer MA, CCC, sits down with counselor and author Patricia Gordon Stevens to trace a harrowing path from a high-control marriage to a life of service and resilience.

    Patricia opens up about the chilling reality of coercive control—from being marched out of a university class by a partner to the calculated bravery required to leave when control turns dangerous. Her story takes an even deeper turn as she discusses the back-to-back deaths of her sister and her son to suicide, exploring how the world responds to "stigmatized" grief.

    Inside the Episode:

    • Identifying Coercive Control: The red flags of domestic abuse that go beyond physical violence.
    • Safety Planning: Why the most dangerous moment is the decision to leave—and how to do it safely.
    • Grief Without Stigma: Navigating the specific isolation and "silence" of suicide loss.
    • The Power of Study: How returning to psychology in midlife restored Patricia’s identity and income.
    • Madness in Memphis: Using storytelling and fiction to expose the truth about domestic violence.

    For similar episodes on reinvention in later life check out #104 and 154 of Aging with Purpose and Passion

    Resources:

    If you’re over 50 and love to travel, The Ageless Traveler is your #1 resource for life long travel. Discover exciting places, luxury travel for less, grandparent and solo travel, culture and culinary experiences, and meet the people who make travel easy. https://agelesstraveler.com

    Patricia Gordon Stevens – Author & Owner, Maxwell House Counselling

    📧 stevensofmemphis@gmail.com
    🌐 https://www.maxhouse.com.au
    🌐 https://www.patriciagordonstevens.com
    📘 Facebook: Patricia Gordon Stevens Author | Maxwell House Counselling
    📸 Instagram: @patriciagordonstevensauthor | Maxwell House Counselling
    💼 LinkedIn: Patricia Gordon Stevens Author | Maxwell House Counselling

    Beverley Glazer, MA – Reinvention Strategist & Host

    📧 Bev@reinventImpossible.com
    🌐 https://reinventImpossible.com
    💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer
    📘 https://www.facebook.com/reinventImpossible
    👥 https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock
    📸 https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/

    Send a text

    🎁 BONUS: Tired of 3 AM Overthinking? Get the "Stuck to Unstoppable" Roadmap and receive my weekly strategic insights for women 50+ delivered to your inbox every weekend. GET THE FREE RESOURCE Here: https://reinvent-impossible.aweb.page/from-stuck-to-unstoppable

    Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

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    28 mins
  • Suicide, Loss & Clinical Journaling | Marie Crews
    Feb 11 2026

    Grief isn’t a mountain you climb; it’s a house you learn to live in.

    On this episode of Aging with Purpose and Passion, host Beverley Glazer sits down with life and grief coach Marie Crews to discuss the unpolished reality of resilience after the unthinkable. From a childhood of poverty to the devastating loss of her son to suicide, Marie’s life is a masterclass in post-traumatic growth.

    Marie skips the platitudes to deliver a clinical approach to grief recovery, trauma healing, and identity reinvention.

    Inside the Episode:

    • Clinical Journaling: Why writing is a neurological tool for emotional regulation and reframing trauma.
    • Suicide Loss Support: How to navigate the specific silence of losing a child and transform pain into a new relationship.
    • Breaking the Poverty Trap: The "next right steps" and hard boundaries required to escape cycles of addiction.
    • Identity Reinvention: Practical shifts to move from "victim" to a purpose-driven life.
    • Regulating the Nervous System: Using self-honesty to spot the mental patterns that cause burnout.

    Whether you are navigating bereavement, mental health struggles, or a life transition that feels impossible, Marie Crews provides a roadmap built in the trenches.

    Keywords: Suicide Loss, Grief Recovery, Marie Crews, Beverley Glazer, Aging with Purpose, Resilience Building, Trauma Healing, Clinical Journaling.

    For similar episodes on grief and healing check out #152 and 154 of Aging with Purpose and Passion

    Resources:

    If you’re over 50 and love to travel, The Ageless Traveler is your #1 resource for life long travel. Discover exciting places, luxury travel for less, grandparent and solo travel, culture and culinary experiences, and meet the people who make travel easy. https://agelesstraveler.com

    Marie Crews – Empowerment & Grief Guide 📧 empowerwomentorise@gmail.com
    🌐 https://www.mariecrews.com
    📘 Facebook: marieeurecrews
    📸 Instagram: @mariecrewsempowers
    🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@empowermentandgriefguide
    Beverley Glazer, MA – Reinvention Strategist & Host

    📧 Bev@reinventImpossible.com
    🌐 https://reinventImpossible.com
    💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer
    📘 https://www.facebook.com/reinventImpossible
    👥 https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock
    📸 https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/

    Send a text

    🎁 BONUS: Tired of 3 AM Overthinking? Get the "Stuck to Unstoppable" Roadmap and receive my weekly strategic insights for women 50+ delivered to your inbox every weekend. GET THE FREE RESOURCE Here: https://reinvent-impossible.aweb.page/from-stuck-to-unstoppable

    Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

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    30 mins
  • The Leisure Trap: Why High-Achievers Struggle with Retirement
    Feb 4 2026

    What if the biggest threat to your health isn’t stress, but the boredom and loss of identity that comes after you leave it behind?

    Host Beverley Glazer sits down with University of Toronto gerontologist Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver to discuss how high achievers—physicians, CEOs, and Olympians—navigate the "Identity Gap." If you’ve hit a wall after leaving a leadership role, this is your roadmap for a "second awakening."

    What you’ll learn in this episode:

    • The High-Achiever’s Wall: Why leaving a career of high-stakes decisions can feel like grief.
    • The Identity Gap: How to stop being "the former CEO" and start thriving on curiosity.
    • Avoiding the "Leisure Trap": Why hobbies aren't enough and how to design a meaningful daily structure.
    • Resilience as a Skill: Practical habits to move from professional burnout to personal purpose.

    Guest Credentials: Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver is the Chair of the Department of Health & Society at the University of Toronto and the author of Retirement and Its Discontents.

    In this episode, we cover: Retirement Identity Crisis | Finding Purpose After 50 | High-Achiever Career Transitions | CEO and Physician Retirement | Healthy Aging Research | Gerontology | Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver | Reinvention for Women Over 50 | Overcoming the Leisure Trap.

    For similar episodes on reinvention and retirement check out #153 of Aging with Purpose and Passion

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    Resources:

    If you’re over 50 and love to travel, The Ageless Traveler is your #1 resource for life long travel. Discover exciting places, luxury travel for less, grandparent and solo travel, culture and culinary experiences, and meet the people who make travel easy. https://agelesstraveler.com

    Dr. Michelle Pannor Silver – Author & Gerontologist

    📧 mpannor@gmail.com
    🌐 https://www.michellepannorsilver.com
    📸 Instagram: @michelle_in_to
    💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-pannor-silver-43712785
    📘 https://www.facebook.com/michelle.pannor/

    Beverley Glazer, MA – Reinvention Strategist, Empowerment Coach & Host

    🌐 https://reinventImpossible.com
    💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer
    📘 https://www.facebook.com/reinventImpossible
    👥 https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rock
    📸 https://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinvention/

    Send us a text

    🎁 BONUS: Tired of 3 AM Overthinking? Get the "Stuck to Unstoppable" Roadmap and receive my weekly strategic insights for women 50+ delivered to your inbox every weekend. GET THE FREE RESOURCE Here: https://reinvent-impossible.aweb.page/from-stuck-to-unstoppable

    Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at info@Reinventimpossible.com

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    31 mins
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