The Spry Podcast - Trailer: Show Notes
Welcome to the very first episode of The Spry Podcast!
We’re SO excited to be here and thrilled to have you join us. We’re here to acknowledge and embrace the most difficult parts of life - caregiving, aging, death, and dying. So if you’re taking care of yourself or someone you love, if you’re aging, or if you’re going to die someday…this podcast is for you! Ha!
Kidding aside, as much as we don’t like to think about or talk about them, these things DO exist. Cancer! Menopause! Funerals! Getting a medical divorce for your mother so that her husband’s family can afford the memory care he needs! (Yes, that really happened.)
We need tools, and we need each other’s help and that’s what we’re here to do!
Why "Spry"? Well, we always refer to someone who is older, but is living a vibrant and fulfilling life as being ‘Spry’. And we feel like that really embodies our approach. We can be agile, energetic, and engaged with the world, even as the years go by. We can face caregiving, death, and dying with courage, grace, and dignity.
Our focus will be on helping you (and us!) cultivate a mindset that encourages personal growth, confidence, and resilience. We will create a space for thought provoking discussions, expert insights, lived experiences and our personal stories.
We'll be exploring a wide range of topics, like the importance of functional fitness as you age, preparing psychologically for retirement, supporting friends and loved ones during cancer treatment, addressing end-of-life decisions, how to show up for people that need your support, keeping a learner’s mindset no matter your age, having good relationships at all stages of life, and lots more.
I’m Pam. I’m 66 and I’ll hold your hand while we boldly let our hair go gray, because it’s more complicated than I anticipated. I’m also helping with care of my 85-year old mom.
I’m Natalie. I’m 47 and I’m really into health and nutrition related to longevity. You’re going to be invited on my journey through perimenopause! First stop, figuring out what the hell it is! Also, I can’t wait to talk about lube WITH MY MOM at some point. Hahahahaa.
I'm Janaan - and I’m only 40! I’ll be your young and hip moderator! Kidding! I have a lot to say about marriage late in life and estate planning, and, unfortunately, I’ve had quite a few friends who have gone through cancer treatment and we have a lot of tips and tricks to share.
In 2021 our sister, Pam's daughter, died. She was 43. She had cancer. And it was awful. But the love that we felt all along the way, the way people cared for her and for us, the way people showed up when she died, was incredible. Above all - we are so grateful and want to share that love with all of you. We hope that this project gives back to our community in some small way.
So, welcome to Spry! Please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! And we’d love to hear from you! If you would like to share something that you think is ‘Spry’ - contact us!
