The Power of Setting Limits, Episode 90
Why, when you just want to chill but your partner is demanding, do you just cave into them, shelving your needs, and ending up resentful? In this podcast, discover a way to satisfy your partner’s needs without sacrificing your own. Wouldn’t that be nice! Listen to all Up! Podcasts here.
Pearl Taylor
Pearl Taylor, at 102, shares her longevity “secrets” on TikTok, accompanied by her great-great-granddaughter, Taylor. Pearl is wonderfully fit and present, and her life lessons are both valuable and practical. Pearl believes in the power of one’s mind, and that the thoughts we think directly impact our lives. Pearl also believes in the value of […]
Put An End to Self-Blame! Episode 89
Ever notice how when you’ve made a mistake or failed at something, your immediate reaction is to see yourself as dumb, stupid or a complete loser? In this podcast, find out how you can quit hurting yourself with self-blame and deal constructively with the mistakes and failures we all fall into! Listen to all Up! […]
Danny Devito
Danny Devito, at 79, voiced the character of Uncle Dan in the animated film “Migration,” a role he took on, as he has many others, because of his love for his three children. Family-friendly films are important to Danny. Children’s reactions as they watch are a source of constant delight. Add this to his many […]
You Need a Timeline!
Timelines are essential to just about any case. I’ve been teased by various attorneys I’ve worked with that I always recommend a timeline, and indeed it’s true. But there is a method to my repeated “You need a timeline!” The movement of events across time is how jurors anchor testimony in their minds. It’s how […]
Quit Inflicting “BUT” on Yourself!
While I was waiting for my dance class to start, I watched an instructor patiently coach a couple through what was obviously one of their first lessons. The instructor was having them do a “box step,” which is what it sounds like. A “box” made with your feet. It consists of two parts, a forward […]
Peggy Coppom
Peggy Coppom, at 99, enjoyed a year like no other. She was Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsperson of the Year,” she’s featured in a documentary series (Amazon Prime) about coach Deion Sanders and has developed a friendship with Deion himself! All this after some 80 years of attending Colorado University football games in full CU regalia, pompoms […]
Dewey Muirhead
Dewey Muirhead, at 101, had the immense pleasure of being presented with his first great-great-grandchild, Millie. The WWII vet, who served in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Germany, France and Belgium, married his wife Inez right before his wartime service. The couple didn’t know if he’d return alive, yet Dewey did, and […]
Redefining Failure, Episode 88
What do you do when your life is OK, but you’d really love to have some piece of it be “WOW”? Like climbing a mountain or recording a song or contributing to world peace. But you figure there’s no way you could do any of that, you’d fail at such lofty dreams, so you go […]
Laverne Biser
Laverne Biser, at 105, is probably the oldest living eclipse chaser in the world. Laverne’s passion for eclipses all over the globe made him an international traveler, along with his wife of80 years, who shared his enthusiasm until she passed in 2023. Laverne was first entranced by the Milky Way, when he was a toddler, […]