Blooming Boomers, Late Bloomers of Autumn and Winter Podcast

In this episode, we decided to ask some young people to share their thoughts on retirement: how they define retirement, when do they plan to retire, if retirement should be mandatory, if there should be a specific age for people to retire by. We look forward to your input. Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com www.thebloomingboomers.com And if you'd like to share your...

In this episode, Anna and Mirella share and respond to some of the comments they received on the podcast so far - how difficult the transition to retirement can be, and the adjustment period, ..... We look forward to your input. Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com www.thebloomingboomers.com And if you'd like to share your story, hobbies, insights, experiences, ... le...

In the final part of Episode 7 - how does one's culture influence one's view on ageing -  Anna and Mirella talk to Brian Nguyen. Brian's day job is accountant, skills he also lends to various events like the recent Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week. As a hobby he also does improv and makes films. Here Brian talks to us about his heritage - his parents arrived in Canada as part of th...

In the second part of Episode 7, Selima Mumani is Anna's and Mirella's guest. Selima is co-partner with her sister Shairoz in their Arbonne business. She was born in Uganda, spent her childhood in Sweden and then with her family moved to Canada. Selima recounts her decision, as a single woman in her late 40's, to adopt a child, and her family's and community's reaction. Sh...

This episode examines the impact of one's culture and environment on one's view on ageing. Guest, Shiraz Ramji, shares his views based on his experience. Born in Tanzania, Shiraz did his post-graduate studies in medical statistics and epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gerontology studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Shiraz has taught in many...

In this episode, Anna and Mirella discuss Ageism, including some of their journey and perspectives. Joining them are Charlene Luedke and Trilby Jeeves who share their own experiences in ageism and how it has affected them in their fields of working as actors and crew members in the film industry. We look forward to your input. Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com www.thebl...

In this episode, as she wanders about at her local mall, Anna asks random passers-by their take on ageism. What do they think it means? Does it affect them at their workplace? Any impact on their daily lifestyle? We look forward to your input. Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com www.thebloomingboomers.com And if you'd like to share your story, hobbies, insights, expe...

In this episode, Anna and Mirella continue their discussion on ageism. What's the definition of ageism? They also share some interesting statistics related to ageism. And how do some of these celebrities manage not to let getting older get in their way?! We look forward to your input. Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com www.thebloomingboomers.com And if you'd li...

Anna and Mirella get a little more personal as they talk about one of the unavoidable and inevitable biggies in life, especially when we get more mature in years: dealing with loss - whether that would be loss of a partner, parents,of youth, looks, work, even possessions ... role models. The impact, pain, grief, and the resilience. Observation: "Sometimes acquaintances, even strangers, reach...

Anna and Mirella discuss when do we know we're ready to retire. Discussion includes a look at some yearly increasing stats of seniors still working, reasons for retiring including ageism and finances,transition to retirement, expectations, greater awareness of finite time, and lack of role models. We look forward to your input. Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.com www...

Hosts Anna and Mirella provide a brief introduction, origin and motivation for their Blooming Boomers podcast. They discuss the format of the podcast episodes (sharing their personal views, invited guests, "On the Street" ), the wide range of topics they will cover during the 1-2 on average episodes per month.  In each episode they draw from their own authenticity and truth as they conti...