Gen X TrustFall

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis. This week’s episode is the second in a two-part interview with Beth Carbone.  If you haven’t listened to part one of this interview, you may want to do so for context and backstory.  When the interview left off in part one, Beth described her chaot...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   This week’s episode is the first in a two-part interview with Hollister local Beth Carbone.  I reached out to Beth when I saw one of her posts about caring for her aging mother.  I thought we would be chatting about doctor’s appointments, life alert systems, and fin...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.   On this week’s  episode, I had the honor of talking with millennials about their Gen X mothers and the important lessons they learned from them.  These three young women are the daughters of some of my favorite people and their influence is obvio...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.   On this week’s mini episode, Chico girl Amy and I chat about the news stories that affected our childhoods.  Do you remember the Patty Hearst kidnapping?  The Chowchilla bus hijacking?  Jonestown?  Was Nadia Comenici your hero, too?  As usual, Am...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  This week we address a subject that hits close to home for almost all of us: addiction, and specifically alcohol addiction.  My friend, Joe Girillo, is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in addiction counseling.  We speak abo...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  This week we revisit some of our favorite segments from Hollister natives and residents.  First, a fun conversation about the hobbies Pattie Saso and I started and spent  money on, only to give them up almost immediately.  Next, Donna Silva and I...

This week’s episode is for the ladies and my question to you is Have you done a boudoir photo shoot?  Would you do one?  Why or why not?  I posed that question to three friends and all of them had different responses.  As for myself, I decided that after 59 years of criticizing my body, it was time to celebrate it.    First, join me and my girls, Amy, Rhonda, and Anne as we discuss the conditions...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis. This week’s episode is, once again, brought to you with the help of Kirk Ward.   Thanks to his introduction, I was honored to talk with actor, producer, writer and fellow avid reader Sean San Jose.  His unbreakable ties to the San Francisco Bay Are...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.   On this week’s mini episode, Chico girl Amy and I chat about investing and retirement plans.  Well, in all honesty we intended to talk about those topics but actually veered off into unplanned territory that included virginity, fax machines, and...

Searching through Facebook for an old college friend got me thinking about how different it was trying to track our love interests during the 70's and 80's.    No internet, no cell phones, just "coincidental" meetings and spying friends. We start with my young friend Sophia, whose “research” skills take current stalking methods to a whole new level for me.  Next, my bestie Anne and her memories of...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis. I begin this episode with yet another shout out to my friend, Kirk Ward.  He has introduced me to some of the most incredible people in show business and this week’s interview is no exception.  Albert Hughes is a movie director who found fame early...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  Today’s episode is all about Artificial Intelligence.  Whether you love it, hate it, or have been ignoring its existence, AI is here to stay and is already affecting most areas of our lives. In our first segment, Chico girl Amy and I share our AI...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  Today’s episode answers some 21st century problems that didn’t exist when Gen Xers were young.  First, what is in your Amazon cart and which child/family member/friend put it there?  Which address will it be shipped to and whose credit card is who...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  In today's episode,  we begin with a funny but possibly offensive conversation about finding a new sibling.  Amy and I describe our dream sisters and brothers (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michelle Obama, Jon Stewart, David & Amy Sedaris) that might b...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  In today's episode,  Chico girl Amy and I discuss the pieces of clothing we don’t want to wear anymore and the activities we are no longer interested in as Gen Xers, aka mature women.        Next, a fun conversation with  Tyler Measom, Hollywood d...

This week’s episode features Mario Guerra;  activist, healing circle leader, college student,  recovering addict, and formerly incarcerated gang member.    Mario grew up only 40 miles away from where I did, but the reality of our situations was worlds away.  His honesty, sense of humor, and most importantly,  his ability to adapt to changing  situations makes him one of my most memorable interview...

Gen Xer’s are facing issues of retirement, menopause,  boomerang children, and grandparenting.  Additionally, while juggling these things, many of us are helping to navigate end of life issues for our boomer parents.  Sometimes it all feels like too much.  My 3 guests this week have all dealt with caretaking of their parents at different stages.  Vanessa Graziano talked with me about moving her pa...

 For this week’s episode, we have a mix of new and previously released segments.   My chat with Ivy Villegas about empty nesting and the spoiling of her dog made me think that a re-release of our very first interview would be a good pairing.  Our Gen X TrustFall debut episode featured Vanessa Graciano and her midlife career change from technology to animal communication.   A whole episode dedicate...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   In today's episode,  my young friend Gio is back for the game Gen X versus Gen Alpha.  Can the old lady beat the 10 year old in a pop culture throwdown?  Next, a fun conversation with Ann Roman, realtor, medium, and founder of Groovy Mystics.   Thanks so much for li...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.     In today's episode,  Donna Silva and I chat about our Gen X Hollywood crushes that include Shaun Cassidy, Ralph Macchio, and again, Matt Dillon.  Next, in part two of my  interview with Hollister’s own Kirk Ward we talk about the major changes that have hit Hollyw...

In today's episode,  Chico girl Amy and I chat about our Gen X Hollywood crushes that include Shaun Cassidy, Jimmy McNichol, and of course, Matt Dillon.  Next, in the first  of a two part interview, I talk with Hollister’s own Kirk Ward.  Known early on as Hot Soles, Kirk describes his journey from Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista to Hollywood actor, screenwriter, and producer.   

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  Well, I made it through 21 interviews before screwing up so badly that I had to ask for a do-over.  My guest, Joe Girillo, was kind enough to do a second full interview with me after absolving me of horrendous technical skills.  Our conversation a...

With summer approaching,  I thought it was time to drag out the old suitcase and take a trip back to the 70’s and 80’s.  Summer vacations for Gen Xers meant a wood paneled station wagon, some wild cousins, and plenty of unsupervised fun.   On this week’s episode, I chat with Crazy D, my brother Nick Mariottini, and TrustFall favorite Joe Felice about their childhood vacations.    Forget about the...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown.   I’m Carla Loomis.  In today's episode,  my young friend Gio and I chat about his vision and goals for his future.    Next, I speak with Mark Clifford, a retired Marine and police officer whose health issues in retirement inspired him to confront his past and create...

Welcome to Gen X TrustFall; the podcast dedicated to planned and unplanned midlife changes and the ability to trust in the unknown. In today's episode, Chico girl Amy and I go back to our childhoods and pay tribute to the fictional women who made us who we are today. Next, I speak with Sharon Beagle, a childhood friend and Hollister native. Sharon tells her story of raising a special needs child,...