Life's Funny ... Until It's Not - A R2RB Network Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the version of yourself you've been living no longer fits? Not the job. Not the house. You. In this episode of Life's Funny…Until It's Not™, host Deb LaMotta explores what it means to shed the identity you've been wearing for decades, the one that took care of everyone else, kept things running, and showed up for everybody but yourself. It&apo...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you finally run out of excuses? In Episode 5 of Life's Funny…Until It's Not™, Deb gets honest about the dreams she's started — and stopped — over the years. The antique shop, she collected pieces for and then gave away. The network she almost shut down for good. And the moment she stopped hiding behind circumstances and asked herself the harder que...

Send us Fan Mail Life's Funny…Until It's Not™ There's a parking lot I need to tell you about. Last Friday, I drove to my local senior center — membership in hand, good intentions loaded — pulled in, saw the lot was full, and drove right back out. Didn't park. Didn't go in. Didn't even turn off the engine. And I'm the one who hosts this podcast. In this episode of...

Send us Fan Mail We’re going to talk about something that a lot of us are navigating — or at least thinking about — which is dating later in life. Because let me tell you, swiping right is not the same as passing notes in homeroom. Not even close. Then we’re heading into Food for Thought, where I’m going to share something that made me stop when I saw it. Something that has everything to do with w...

Send us Fan Mail Adjusting the Cooking Time What starts as a disagreement about salmon becomes something much bigger. In this episode of Life’s Funny…Until It’s Not™ , I share a simple kitchen moment with my 87-year-old mother — one that didn’t seem significant at the time. Sometimes life isn’t about getting the recipe right. It’s about adjusting the cooking time. This episode reflects on aging, d...

Send us Fan Mail  This is the space where we talk honestly about life as it really is — the good, the hard, the unexpected — and how we keep moving forward anyway. Today’s episode is broken into three parts. Each one stands on its own, but together they tell a bigger story. So whether you’re listening straight through or catching just one segment, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. Let’s...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1: The Things We Carry Into a New Year Welcome to the premiere episode of Life's Funny...Until It's Not™ - a podcast for anyone 55 or better navigating what comes next. Forget "New Year, New Me." This episode is about what we actually carry into a new year - the grief, the lessons, the people we miss, and the strength we didn't know we had. Host De...

Send us Fan Mail The holidays are often wrapped in bright lights, cheerful music, and expectations of happiness—but for many, this season carries a quiet heaviness. In this deeply personal episode, Deb LaMotta shares reflections on how the holidays can stir grief, loneliness, gratitude, and longing all at once, especially as we age and life doesn’t look quite the way we once imagined. Some memorie...