With career changes and second or even third acts becoming more common, My Better Half shines a light on midlife or late-life reinventions and how people are thriving in the second half of their lives. Listen to explore the creative potential of our later years.
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Ashland storyteller Ruth Halpern explains how examining the stories we tell about ourselves can provide perspective during retirement, divorce and career changes.
The 58-year-old singer just released a memoir on her experiences with Living Loving Led, a Led Zeppelin tribute band.
Roseburg artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how her "Biology Rising Series" helped her navigate grief after the loss of loved ones and why creating and experiencing art fosters human connection.
The 58-year-old singer just released a memoir on her experiences with Living Loving Led, a Led Zeppelin tribute band. The book release party for "Rise Up and Rock: A Front Woman's Journey" is set for May 23, 7-10pm at White Rabbit in Ashland.
Author Dave Young is the program director at Jefferson Public Radio. He shares with Vanessa Finney insights from his personal journey through the world of fitness.
Raymond Jetson and Kali Graves launched 'Aging While Black' in February 2023.
Artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how creating art has helped her through sad and anxious times.
Pam Haunschild rose to the top of her profession, teaching organizational theory at the business schools at Stanford and Texas-Austin. Now she's creating art on a regular basis, finding the joy in returning to an old love. Pam is the focus of the latest chapter of My Better Half.
Two performers from the show, Teri Adams and Mary-Louise Lee, join My Better Half host Vanessa Finney.
My Better Half host Vanessa Finney visits with Kate Grant.
After 25 years in the sky, pilot starts baking business for more time with her kids.
Vanessa visits with anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite.
Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons talks about her new book with Vanessa Finney.
JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with AARP's Chief Public Policy Officer and author of "The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond."
The long-time NPR host looks back on her career with JPR's Vanessa Finney.
Artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how creating art has helped her through sad and anxious times.
Host Vanessa Finney explores the intricacies of finding (and keeping) love after age 50 with the author of "Love After 50."
Vanessa Finney, host of My Better Half, interviews a life adventurer.
Sprinter, Roy Sutton is promoting the idea of a 150+ club, where people of all ages recognize fitness values in each other around town.
Medford doctor's vineyard.
Cathleen Calkins is a state record holder in competitive weightlifting.
For decades, Humboldt County humanitarian Betty Kwan Chinn has helped community members suffering from homelessness, and mental health and substance abuse issues.
Lyn Slater's blog and Instagram presence, and now to a book, How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon.
Billie Jo Vinson about health for people, health for animals, and how things came together in a store for pets and their people.
Ashton Applewhite on ageism.
