Bill Monty's Guide For Getting Older Podcast
1) Love After 50: How Romance Grows as We Get Older
Send me a message LOVE! It’s the one word that can calm anger, inspire poets, turn sadness into sonnets, and give hope to the hopeless. When we’re young, love feels like a fiery rush—adrenaline, passi...Show More
2) Reinventing Yourself When the System Says No
Send me a message When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. But how? In this episode, we journey back to the early 20th century and examine the true story of a German immigrant named Carl Laemmle...Show More
3) Purpose After Passion Fades: John Mellencamp and Van France
Send me a message Have you ever felt like you're just going through the motions of life without purpose? That gutting lyric from John Mellencamp—"life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone"—...Show More
4) Taking Back Your Birthday: Top 5 Senior Celebration Ideas
Send me a message Birthdays can shift in meaning as we age, but they remain powerful opportunities for reflection, celebration, and reimagining what matters in our later years. • Aging is not a curse...Show More
5) I'm Old-Fashioned That Way
Send me a message A chance encounter at the grocery store—where a teenage couple mocked my handwritten shopping list as "old-fashioned"—sparked a deeper reflection on values that seem to be fading fro...Show More
6) Real Talk: My Conversation with Harold
Send me a message Join me and meet Harold from New Jersey. A long-time listener, Harold opted in on my offer to be a guest on the podcast and discuss his experience of getting older. And boy, I'm gla...Show More
7) Social Security's Hidden Penalties
Send me a message Are you aware of Social Security's hidden penalties, aggressive overpayment recoupment, and looming insolvency that threatens the financial security of current and future retirees....Show More
8) The Self-Pity Pool and Turning the Page
Send me a message It's been a tough week. I know I can share these things with you but coming back up to the surface for air was hard. BUT, I found a poem that perfectly captures the journey of aging ...Show More
9) How to Live Like Canadians: Kindness in Action
Send me a message Ever wonder what genuine kindness feels like when it permeates an entire city? After celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in Montreal, I returned with more than just fond memorie...Show More
10) Top 5 Secrets to a Long Marriage
Send me a message Forty years of marriage has taught me more about life, love, and commitment than I could have ever imagined as a young groom back in 1985. What seems remarkable to many—staying marri...Show More