An Exhilarating Full-Day Event -- Celebrating Who We Are as We Age

We are celebrating each of you in the Women Over 70 Community: 5 years; 300 podcast episodes, 400,000+ downloads, listeners across the U.S. and 120 countries.

• Hear Ashton Applewhite (author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism) speak to us about Aging While Female--Re-imagining Later Life for Women.
  
• Engage with experts from our Women Over 70 community on subjects that matter to women as they age.
  
• Visit our Exhibitor space and meet the authors in our Book Nook. 

Activities and content are designed to engage, educate, and empower women of any age. We need your voice as we work to change the narrative about women aging and stand up to ageism.
Coming from out of town? Ask us about lodging accommodations.
Refreshments– free continental breakfast, sit down lunch, and cocktail reception provided by Platinum Sponsor, Plymouth Place
Learn more about Women Over 70: www.womenover70.com 

In the Press

https://www.oakpark.com/2024/09/23/pair-honor-aging-reimagined-podcast-with-a-symposium/

Symposium Schedule 

8:00-8:55:  Welcome Breakfast 

9:00-10:30:  Opening Session and Ashton Applewhite Virtual Keynote: Aging While Female – Re-imagining Later Life for Women 

10:45-11:45:  Interactive Small Group Sessions Part 1 

• Exploring Healthy Aging: What Can You and Your Health Providers Do to Extend Your Healthspan? – Sally Duplantier, MS
• Sacred Journey of Women Aging-Tapestry Images – Susan Gangsei Fiber Artist 
• 10 Reasons Why Creativity is the Fountain-of-Aging Well-being – Janis Clark Johnston, EdD 
• We Are Every Age We Have Ever Been - Sally Strosahl, MA, LCPC 

11:50-12:30:   Visit Exhibitors and Authors’ Showcase for Women Authors 

12:35-1:30:  Sit-Down Lunch 

1:35-1:55:   Visit Exhibitors and Authors’ Showcase for Women Authors Tour Plymouth Place 

2:00-3:00: Large Group Session Extraordinary Women & Your 5 Energies – Kathy Brown 

3:15-4:15:  Interactive Small Group Sessions Part 2 

• Taking the Pulse on Your Resiliency Mindset & Skills – Lydia Manning, PhD 
• A Photographer's Perspective on Elevating Your Brand – Jennifer Schuman, Horizon Photography, BFA 
• Women & Investing: Building on Wealth – Abby Stancik, Stanford Slovin, Wells Fargo
• Creating Your Web of Wellness for Healthy Aging: An Integrative Approach – Carolyn Torkelson, MD 

4:20-4:40:   Visit Exhibitors and our Authors’ Showcase for Women Authors, Tour Plymouth Place 

4:45-5:30:   Closing Session with: Podcast Hosts Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau Performance by Susan Cartland-Bode and Paddy Homan

5:30-6:00:   Cocktail Reception 

September 9, 2024 Subject to changes and updates.