Writing A New Script For Aging (Podcast)

Soul Sisters Conversations

Carole MacInnis is a psychologist, educator and founder of the Third Act Leadership Forum. She tells her story of being a University professor who eventually faced illness because she was not living her most authentic life. While she was writing her dissertation for her doctorate, another story was bubbling up.

You don’t need to wait to be sick to pay attention. If you are retired, you do not hav to fade off into the sunset. Tear up the script that society has written and reconnect to you so you can make a meaningful contribution and come alive to your life.

In this episode, we talk about:

the power in aging. What is the third act?

the need to change our attitudes toward aging.

what is conscious aging

how women can be healers and leaders in this time

CONNECT with Carole MacInnis at:

Website: http://igniteyourthird.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrCaroleMacInnis

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Thank you for listening.

Dana Lloyd

EPISODE GUIDE

2:00 Who is Carole MacInnis?

2:11 What is the third act?

5:45 We spend a lot of time and money to get to this point in our lives. It takes courage to change paths.

6:00 Carole shares her own doubts about the path she “fell” into as a University professor.

10:40 Carole shares the other story that kept bubbling up inside her.

12:35 Carole explains the illness that showed up for her that she knew was related to her being off her path.

16:39 We quickly move back to what our intellect tells us to do as opposed to taking the risk to really show up.

17:40 At the age of 70, Carole started another business that was what she really wanted to do....helping women in the their third act.

19:15 There were scripts already for women to retire even though they start their careers later.

20:20 Carole speaks to the fact that as a mother and a feminist, she had to live her life politically. She gives examples of what she means.

25:08 We need to change our attitudes around growing older and that starts with the person who is aging.

34:20 When you can help people find what they have to contribute combined with what they are passionate about, it is magical.

36:02 What needs to happen societally to change our attitudes toward aging.

42:40 What is conscious aging?

45:00 What Carole has witnessed when people tear up the script that has been written for them and live with meaning.

47:00 What happens physically and emotionally when you don’t connect with yourself.

47:40 What power does the third act give us that the previous two acts do not.

52:00 How do women become healers and leaders in our time?

54:49 Carole answers Dana rapid fire soul questions

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