Being In Awareness

In a world that often asks us to choose sides, elderhood invites us to see more deeply. In this episode of The Elder Within, Corinna explores the nature of polarity — how it shapes perception, fuels judgment, and simplifies a world that is far more nuanced than “right” and “wrong.” While polarity can help us recognize contrast and meaning, it can also blind us to the shades in between. Drawing fro...

"Whispers From the Elder Within" is a free, downloadable card deck that invites you into stillness, insight, and the gentle unfolding of your own knowing. https://mailchi.mp/beinginawareness/whispers-from-the-elder-within Healing is often framed as something we do — a problem to solve, a body to fix, a symptom to overcome. Elderhood invites a different orientation. In this episode, I explore heali...

"Whispers From the Elder Within" is a free, downloadable card deck that invites you into stillness, insight, and the gentle unfolding of your own knowing: https://go.beinginawareness.com/whisperscards Beyond age, roles, and identity, there is an elder presence within each of us — a quiet, steady awareness shaped by lived experience, loss, insight, and remembering. Yet in a world of constant moveme...

Elders know that change is a constant in life. The free e-book on having ease with change can help: https://go.beinginawareness.com/7steps What happens when work is no longer driven by strategy, predictability, or optimization—yet arises from presence instead? In this episode, I explore and reflect on what it means to work from the space of elderhood: a way of being that listens for aliveness rath...

Elders know that change is a constant in life. The free e-book on having ease with change can help: https://go.beinginawareness.com/7steps Elderhood is not defined by age or role, but by presence. This episode explores what it means to be present with oneself, with others, and with life as it is—and how that presence quietly reshapes the way we live and relate. Corinna’s website: https://beinginaw...

We are living in a time of global transition, and the world is longing for elders again. 'The Elder Within' podcast is a space to remember what elderhood truly is — not age, not authority, and not a single way of being. Elderhood arises uniquely through each person, shaped by the life that has lived them. Hosted by Corinna Stoeffl, the podcast explores how we navigate change, heal old stories, lis...

What is the difference between shaping and progrmming? Where does it ocur and what are the effects of it? Theses are some questions I am exploring in this episode. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my new Facebook business page Re-Imagining Elderhood (https://www.facebook.com/ReimaginingElderhood). If these episodes resonate wi...

2 years ago, in E13, I offered a different perspective on Climate Change. With all that is currently going on, I want to revisit this subject. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my new Facebook business page Re-Imagining Elderhood (https://www.facebook.com/ReimaginingElderhood). If these episodes resonate with you, please follow...

Stress is usually associated with work life, not with retirement. Yet we get stressed at any age. In this episode, I take a look at how this may show up. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my new Facebook business page Re-Imagining Elderhood (https://www.facebook.com/ReimaginingElderhood). If these episodes resonate with you, pl...

Returning to podcasting after a long pause, I want to share what I have been learning about AI during that time: asking questions of AI,conemplating about AI and listening to voices both pro and con, as well as my own experience with it. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my new Facebook business page Re-Imagining Elderhood (htt...

We have a standard way of dealing with grief - move through the stages. What if that way does not work for everyone? Are we willing to look for other possible ways and explore what works? Stephen Berkley has come across one and did exactly that. Stephen Z. Berkley,  Writer/Director/Producer While Stephen has worked in multiple capacities inside the media industry for over thirty years, Life With G...

Fashion comes and goes, yet style stays. Corinna has a conversation with Kimberly Parry who is “Your Real Life Fairy Godmother™”. She helps everyday women overcome burnout–and have fun doing it. Now who would not like to know more about that. Bio: After a 16-year career in academia, Kimberly Parry got her E.h. D. (experience of hard knocks degree) as she navigated health challenges, a divorce, and...

A conversation with Meghan Bonde, a leader in the neurodiversity movement, on what neurodiversity is, how it affects people and the tichness they bring to a community. Bio: Meghan Bonde is a leader in the neurodiversity movement and supports professionals to increase their impact and create time freedom by working the way they're wired. As a TEDx speaker, Speech Language Pathologist, and transform...

Being contemplative for the past few weeks, I am choosing to read from my book "A Different World - perceiving possibilities" Sit back, close your eyes if you can and enjoy. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social Medi...

The involvement with younger people can take the form of mentorship. In this episode, I look at different ways an elder might be a mentor. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. You can connect with Corinna on Social Media: on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnastoefflon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CStoefflon Substack: https://corinn...

What are Rites of Passage ? What are the benefits of having them and what role do elders play in that context? This episode with explore some of this and look at signs in our society that shows they are missing. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You c...

During a day, we say and think a lot of words, 60 - 80K. In this episode, I'll explore the impact of the words and how we use them. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social Media: on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/i...

We think we know that an emotion arises because of an outide stimulus. Is that correct, though? Or can we create an emotion based on a choice e make about how we would like to feel? Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Soc...

We talk about desiring equality, yet inequality is surrounding us. This episode takes a look at this area of life. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social Media: on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnastoeffl...

What would happen if we moved from mono-culture to appreciating diversity. In this episode, I will look at all the areas where we have mono-culture, the issues it brings, and the benefits of diversity. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect...

Can we move from the current standard of competition to cooperation? I will explore at the benefits of it. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social Media: on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnastoeffl on Faceb...

What is wisdom? We have a definition for it and, in preparing for this episode, I began to wonder if we ned to either expand on it or change it. Find out. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social Media: on LinkedIn: htt...

What is courage in the context of elderhood and why is it important? In this episode, I am exploring exactly that and what I have been learning about courage in my elder years. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social M...

When looking at life through our lense, we can get stuck in seeing only problems. That is not helpful. When we are wiling to ask for a vision, we will also become aware; aware of what is going on around us, aware of what the impact of a choice may be; aware of possibilities. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group c...

After connecting with Spirit and learning about Deep Love, an elder learns about receiving vision, dreaming of what could be different for the benefit of all. Please leave a comment if something in this episode touched you, or evoked a reaction. Here is a link to my Facebook Group called 'Circle of Wise Hearts' where I talk about elderhood You can connect with Corinna on Social Media: on LinkedIn:...