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Like it or not, we’re all getting older. This episode looks at how folks in their 50s and beyond are navigating their changing bodies, relationships and sex lives. Can talking more openly about menopause, divorce and the human need for desire at any age allow us all to experience more joy in the aging process?
Episode Seven: Sexual Desire And Dating After 50
Live your life like it s golden. Listen • 29:56
Why is menopause still a mystery?
While many people can name hot flashes as a symptom of menopause, there is not much open conversation about the many other physical and emotional side effects of this period of life for people with ovaries. Menopause and perimenopause happen at different times for everyone, and according to obstetrician Dr. Karen Clark it’s important that people recognize that if their symptoms are interfering with their quality of life, it’s okay to talk with your doctor. Nobody should need to suffer in silence.
Anita Rao Do nanopets count as video games? If your answer is no . then well, I m about as far from a gamer as can be. That s not really fair though, because i loved my nanopet dearly, like a true child of the 90s. And keeping it alive meant I had to devote focus and attention to cracking some codes so our adventure together could continue, as long as there was battery life.Yeah, I ve played videogames computer- based ones like Sims where you build worlds, care for creatures and hack the system for virtual currency and other rewards. World building in today s games has evolved into something so elegant, so engaging, I ve honestly considered taking it up again. I miss activating the part of my brain that was fully about play especially now that most of my real world life revolves around work. And when I do get online, I often find myself doom scrolling through isolated spaces.I m intrigued by what it means to be a gamer now the opportunity to not only create virtual worlds but
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Reston resident Laura Stassi returns with the second season of her podcast for the over-50 crowd, Dating While Gray. (Jenifer Morris Photography)
Reston resident Laura Stassi returns with the second season of her podcast for the over-50 crowd, Dating While Gray. (Jenifer Morris Photography)
RESTON, VA Building a relationship and dating during the coronavirus pandemic may be difficult, but it s not impossible. That s what Laura Stassi, host of the Dating While Gray podcast, thinks. It s all about meeting people, Stassi said. You can find activities and events online, where you could potentially meet partners that way. I have interviewed people who have met neighbors for the first time, because everybody s at home and everybody s out at times of the day that they normally haven t been.
Laura talks with Rev. Joani Peacock, who made a personal discovery around the time her marriage ended. She's confident in herself but that doesn't mean