CroneCast

This week, we're re-releasing another favourite episode. Diane Lloyd joined Lisa and Trudy a year ago for a conversation about women, ambition, aging and stepping into your power in middle age.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. --From This Episode-- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Dare to Lead...

Trudy reflects on a challenging month — and the importance of boundaries in the face of chaos. With the topic of boundaries in mind, we to return to some of the wisdom around boundaries and relationships Janelle Drisner shared with Lisa and Trudy back in February of last year.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about...

While Lisa is recovering, Trudy is joined by producer Caitlin Hart for a conversation about resilience, listening to your gut and borrowing the experience of older friends.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (02:30) - Producer in the chair (09:50) - The Trust Jar (11:45) - Collaboration, creat...

Trudy is joined by her friend Sandra Huculak for a conversation about the lessons she’s learned through health challenges, the importance of small conversations in her long career in communications and balancing an incredible career with raising a family. Sandra’s story, and the wisdom she gleans from it, make for a lively and inspiring conversation.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your quest...

This week, Trudy is joined by her friend Jane Bisbee to continue a conversation which began in 2024 with episode 12, Stuff of Life — Part 2. Jane returns to CroneCast to reflect on how her relationship to things has changed, the value of time and how a crone’s experience of both time and objects shifts throughout this third trimester of life.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and...

This week, while Lisa is healing and Trudy says goodbye to a beloved pet, we thought it was a good time to re-release this December 2024 episode with Dr. Denise Larsen about her research into hope. We’ll be back in two weeks with a new episode. If you asked 10 people to define what hope is, you’d probably get 10 different definitions. We think we know what hope is, but do we really? Is hoping for...

In this episode, Trudy is joined by writer, editor and director Helen Metella to continue the conversation about caring for a loved one with dementia, offering practical insights for caregivers. The conversation covers the nitty gritty details — like paperwork — and creating moments of laughter and delight. Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact . ...

Trudy is joined by writer, editor and director Helen Metella for a conversation about dementia, caretaking and the roles women play. Trudy and Helen speak candidly about their own experiences caring for mothers with dementia — the strange, the funny and the challenging.  Helen Metella’s book Marika and the Auction will be published in April 2026. (00:32) - Introducing Helen Metella (20:52) - The l...

It's been six weeks since Lisa's breast cancer diagnosis. In this episode, she and Trudy spend time talking about how the experience of living with cancer is an excellent teacher. Lisa explains how her perspective on life is being shaped and re-shaped every day. Trudy asks about the role her positive attitude plays as she moves toward surgery and treatment. It's an episode about gratitude, attitud...

We are joined once again by honorary crone Janelle Drisner for a challenging and illuminating conversation. We break down everything from divorce to the concept of personal death awareness to regret — and what valuable teachers these experiences can be.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (00:5...

Lisa shares her recent breast cancer diagnosis, her prognosis and the way cancer is shifting her perspective. Lisa and Trudy reflect how illness can change relationships, the way we view the world, and our ability to appreciate the beauty of everyday life.  Read our blog at CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (0...

For the first podcast of 2026, Lisa opens the conversation with honesty about how she’s feeling. Who do we turn to when the events of the world feel heavy? How do we face uncertainty — in our lives and in the broader world?  Lisa and Trudy discuss their responsibilities as crones and the wisdom of age — crones don’t avert their eyes. They act on their intuition and face the world as it is. Tied wi...

Trudy and Lisa look back on 2025 and talk about what they’ve learned from another year of CroneCast. As they look ahead to 2026, they reflect on the meaning of giving, their deep hopes, and what it takes to be fearless. Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (02:12) - Wrapping up the year (09:28) - R...

How does making friends change over a lifetime? Does your comfort zone work against you? Lisa is back in the studio and joins Trudy for a conversation about friendship — making friends later in life, social scripts about friendship and lessons learned in Italy.  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone....

Lisa joins Trudy for one final episode from Italy to chat about the fraught nature of generational differences, the generosity and courtesy of Italian culture, and the problem of social media — plus their best tips for cutting onions.  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (00:51) - Hello from Bolog...

The indescribable experience of seeing Michelangelo’s David in person draws Lisa and Trudy into a conversation about the value of rejoicing in life and celebrating ourselves exactly as we are.  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (01:01) - Seeing the David (11:01) - Change the narrative (17:40) -...

Ciao! Lisa joins Trudy virtually from Italy to continue their conversations about courage, being difficult women and the stories we all tell ourselves about our own capacity and limits.  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (01:19) - Ciao from Italia (09:11) - Courage (21:06) - What story are you t...

How does one cultivate courage? By being courageous. Lisa and Trudy discuss the resilience of women, taking risks and the need for silent time to listen to your inner voice.  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. (01:55) - Courage means doing it anyway (10:23) - Fortitude is courage over time (20:38...

Lisa and Trudy are joined by prolific author Merilyn Simonds to chat about the benefits of inter-generational friendship, the creative process and why women are so much more than the roles they play. Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. --From This Episode– Walking with Beth: Conversations with My...

Lisa and Trudy are joined by Trisha Estabrooks, a communicator, advocate and former school trustee and journalist, for a conversation about the moments on the precipice in life. When there’s a fork in the road, which way do you go? Trisha shares her wisdom from successes and failures, and the challenges of being a woman in politics.   Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments a...

To celebrate their 40th episode, Trudy and Lisa are joined by “apprentice crone” Cody Dub to discuss entering the “second trimester” of life. What does it mean to be middle aged? Why is camaraderie between women so important? And how do women manage the squeeze of living in the “sandwich generation”?  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want...

If I explore my growing edges, how will I have to change? Lisa and Trudy break down the self-limiting beliefs that can hold all of us back — and how important it is to get out of your own way and ask, “Who am I beyond the shape I’m in?” Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. --From This Episode-- The...

Psychologist Janelle Drisner brings her unique perspective and sage wisdom to the conversation around loneliness. The cure to loneliness lies within — Janelle takes us to the root of our loneliness and how we can find the connection we crave. Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. --From This Episode...

Trudy and Lisa are joined by executive coach Diane Lloyd to discuss the perils, pleasures and promises of aging as a woman, how menopause impacts women professionally, and how women can step into their power and be visible in midlife.  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We want to hear from you about all things crone. --From This Episode-- On O...

Trudy and Lisa discuss the lifelong process of becoming, and wisdom they’ve earned from their crone years. This wide-ranging conversation covers it all, from creating your path with intention, the courage to step outside your comfort zone and why you should try manifesting — even if you aren’t woowoo .  Read our blog: CroneCast.ca Share your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact .  We wan...