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"What's Next? Conversations with Boomers"

What’s Next? Conversations with Boomers is a candid, cross-generational dialogue exploring life after the milestones—career shifts, retirement, relationships, family, reinvention, and everything in between. Hosted by Barb Desmarais, a retired family & parenting coach and public speaker, each episode dives into honest stories and lived wisdom from Boomers navigating their “what’s next?” moments, offering insights that resonate across generations. Thoughtful, curious, and sometimes funny, the show bridges perspectives and sparks conversations about how we age, adapt, and continue to dream.

Motion Is Lotion: Feel Stronger, Move Better, and Age with Confidence

35 mins; April 01, 2026

Dating After 70: Independence, Dating Apps & Raising the Bar

48 mins; March 11, 2026

Your True North, Strong & Free: Discovering Your Core Values After 60

36 mins; March 04, 2026

Somatic Yin Yoga & the Vagus Nerve: Healing Trauma and Anxiety with Annie Au

44 mins; February 04, 2026

Self-Love Is a Practice: Kindness, Boundaries, and Healing

40 mins; January 28, 2026

The Good, the Bad, and the AI: Boomers and the New Digital Frontier

43 mins; January 14, 2026

A Year in Conversations: Friendships, Relationships, and Lessons Learned--2025 Recap!

31 mins; December 24, 2025

When It’s Not the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Navigating Holiday Depression & SAD

40 mins; December 17, 2025

Don’t Ghost Yourself: Boundaries 101

49 mins; December 10, 2025

The Space Between Us: Understanding Avoidant Attachment (Part 2)

53 mins; November 26, 2025

It's not you... it's my attachment style.

47 mins; November 12, 2025

“We’ll Always Have Paris (and Lyon… and Annecy)”

36 mins; November 05, 2025

Holding On and Letting Go: Sustaining Friendships in Your Golden Years

46 mins; October 15, 2025

The Senior Encore with Mike Dwyer of Emplana Career

50 mins; October 08, 2025

It’s Never Too Late to Follow the Music: John Michael Ferrari

47 mins; October 01, 2025

The Fine Line Between Self-Care and Selfishness with Denise Torgerson

35 mins; September 24, 2025

Follow the Goose Butt & the Universe's Little Nudges (with Comedy Influencer Colleen Landry)

47 mins; September 03, 2025

Love or Lies? Spotting Online Dating Scammers

37 mins; August 20, 2025

What's next....after betrayal? The Journey of Healing with Jackie Adams

43 mins; August 13, 2025

Buy yourself flowers! Finding Joy in 2025

48 mins; July 30, 2025

From Betrayal to Breakthrough: Trust, Trauma, and the Long Road Back with Jackie Adams

50 mins; July 16, 2025

Stronger with Age: Strength Training for Boomers with Caylee Alzner

44 mins; July 09, 2025

Longevity with Purpose: Dr. Gillian Lockitch’s Top Tips for Healthy Aging

38 mins; July 02, 2025

The Art of Letting Go... A Supreme Act of Love (Pt. 3)

49 mins; June 25, 2025

The Art of Letting Go… or Letting In? With Denise Torgerson (Pt. 2)

36 mins; June 18, 2025

The Art of Letting Go… or Letting In? With Denise Torgerson

36 mins; June 18, 2025

Pride Special: Coming Out, Coming Through – A Conversation with Candace Macpherson

44 mins; June 11, 2025

Social Media & Boomers: The Good, The Bad and the Misinformation

33 mins; May 28, 2025

A Tale of Two Barbs: The Changing Roles of Women – From Tradition to Transformation

40 mins; May 21, 2025

The Art of Letting Go: Downsizing Edition

45 mins; May 14, 2025

Second Chances & A Remarkable Reconnection with Barb & Tim Wade

42 mins; April 09, 2025

Solo, Not Sorry: Kelley Riley on the Liberating Art of Traveling Alone

29 mins; March 26, 2025

The Trouble With Online Dating: Rejections & the Online Culture of Incivility

55 mins; March 12, 2025

Retiring & Re-Designing Your Space: The Art of Light, Color, and Balance with Leo Santana

52 mins; February 26, 2025

Friendships in the Golden Era (Part 2): Online Friends, Siblings & Awkward Goodbyes (with Tim Wade)

45 mins; February 19, 2025

Love Rekindled: A Valentine's Day Episode

27 mins; February 12, 2025

Preserving Memories in the Digital Age: An Introduction to KinCapsule

37 mins; February 05, 2025

Friendships in the Golden Era (Season Finale)

57 mins; January 16, 2025

Memoirs of a Boomer: A Master Class in Storytelling with Cea Person

39 mins; January 01, 2025

[Not] Married...With [No] Children

39 mins; December 11, 2024

What's Next?! It's Our 100th Episode!

41 mins; December 04, 2024

Relationships Must-Haves & The 5x5s

41 mins; November 06, 2024

What's Draining You? Tolerations & What's Zapping Your Success Cup

41 mins; October 30, 2024

The Power of Gratitude: Insights from the SuperAgers with David Cravit & Larry Wolf

42 mins; October 23, 2024

Mr. Wade, We Have a Problem (Re-Release)

38 mins; October 09, 2024

Redefining Manhood: The Changing Roles of Men with Tim Wade

44 mins; October 02, 2024

To Gift Or Not To Gift? That Is The Question.

33 mins; September 25, 2024

Q&A With A Couple of Boomers (Pt.2)

32 mins; August 28, 2024

What's Next?! Q&A with a Boomer

38 mins; August 21, 2024

All That Glitters Is Not Bucket Lists

38 mins; August 14, 2024

On Platonicism and Beyond!

40 mins; August 07, 2024

The Modern Elder

35 mins; July 30, 2024

Yoga for Boomers: Namaste Active. Namaste in Shape.

31 mins; July 17, 2024

Green Flags vs. Limerence

40 mins; May 22, 2024

Resilience: The Muscle of Survival

32 mins; May 08, 2024

Navigating Relationships: A Boomer's Guide to Secure Attachment

47 mins; May 01, 2024

Nutrition and Super Aging

41 mins; April 10, 2024

Attachment Styles with Tim Wade

31 mins; March 13, 2024

Communication And Our Adult Kids

45 mins; March 06, 2024

Parental Estrangement (Part 2) with Tim Wade

40 mins; February 28, 2024

Healing Parental Estrangement with Crystal Allon

54 mins; February 21, 2024

The Many Faces of Retirement (Part 2): Kevin Never Moved Out

39 mins; February 14, 2024

The Many Faces of Retirement

39 mins; February 07, 2024

The Golden Bachelor

56 mins; January 17, 2024

Downsizing (Part 2)

32 mins; December 27, 2023

What's Next? Possibilities.

34 mins; December 20, 2023

Dating In Your 60s (Part 4)

39 mins; December 13, 2023

The Sweetest Taboo: More on Intimacy w/ Tim Wade

38 mins; November 08, 2023

Boomers & Intimacy

39 mins; October 18, 2023

What's Next? Downsizing.

35 mins; October 11, 2023

Success at Boomer's Door

36 mins; September 20, 2023

A Happiness Review

40 mins; September 13, 2023

Super Aging Part 3: Creating Connections

35 mins; August 30, 2023

Super Aging Part 2: Attachment

37 mins; August 16, 2023

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

34 mins; July 12, 2023

Come And Knock On Our Door...

32 mins; July 05, 2023

Grandmahood Update with Lorna

22 mins; June 28, 2023

Fatherhood with Tim Wade

39 mins; June 21, 2023

A Very Special Episode: Here's to you, Deb!

43 mins; May 17, 2023

What's Next? Super Aging

27 mins; May 10, 2023

Positively Toxic

30 mins; May 03, 2023

Wine with Dinner? Wine not?!

31 mins; April 05, 2023

Dating in your 60s (Part 3)

44 mins; March 29, 2023

Dating in your 60s (Part 2)

41 mins; March 15, 2023

Dating in your 60s

46 mins; February 28, 2023

For the Love of DOG

27 mins; February 15, 2023

From "We" to "Me"

46 mins; February 08, 2023

Vino, Vino, Vino! Wine 101 with Eden Buss

36 mins; February 01, 2023

New Year's Intention is the New 'Black'

32 mins; January 18, 2023

Red, Green, and the Blues for the Holidays

27 mins; December 21, 2022

The Big 50!

27 mins; December 07, 2022

Sleepless in Retirement

29 mins; November 23, 2022

Buddy Coaching: The Best Sunday Ritual

26 mins; November 16, 2022

A Negroni. Sbagliato...with Prosecco in it.

43 mins; November 09, 2022

Food Club aka Book Club

27 mins; October 26, 2022

What's Next...After Death?

33 mins; October 12, 2022

Soup Day with Deb Pedersen

42 mins; October 05, 2022

Guess Who's Back?!

26 mins; September 28, 2022

There's Something About Lorna

33 mins; August 31, 2022

A Canadian Boomer in Paris

33 mins; August 24, 2022

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