I’m Not That Old, Lady

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Organic discussions about the specific joys and pitfalls of women of a certain age. We explore specific age related issues that impact many generations. There are no scripts! Anything could happen and usually does. Join me!

Theresa Sayers


    • May 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 45 EPISODES


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    Projection. Learn to duck.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 47:35


    People will project their grief, fear, insecurities and pain upon anyone. This week Oz and I discuss why this happens and what is really going on. There is a way to protect yourself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Episode 45 Change. It’s inevitable.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 55:23


    This week Oz and I explore change. The changes that happen whether we want them to or not. We learn how to recognize what’s happening and what to do about it; if anything. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Episode 44. Emotional fatigue can be explained.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 55:13


    This past year has been bad in many ways for many of us. The emotional fatigue has me completely spent and I wondered why I can’t catch up. Oz and I explore one of the reasons why. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Episode 43 Protective Delusions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 49:49


    The lies we tell ourselves are protective. I got this idea from an episode of the podcast Hidden Brain. I highly recommend this podcast as well as mine. Give me a review and tell you friends you g and old. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Episode #42 Predictive Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 53:13


    Oz and I discuss the grief we carry around without knowing what it is. Predictive grief is the past, present and future thoughts of grief that influence our daily lives. We discuss what it is and how to manage it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Let’s Hear It for the Men!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 52:26


    In this episode I give credit to the men in our lives. Let’s face it, sometimes we all need credit for what we do for each other. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Episode #40 Emotional Outbursts are like balloons.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 50:00


    Oz and I explore the underlying emotions that lead to emotional outbursts. Discovering the underlying reason and using safe expulsion practices of negative thoughts could help to safely navigate these outbursts. Give us your thoughts by email imnotthatoldlady@yahoo.com or check in on Instagram. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Cognitive decisions can be tricky.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 55:25


    Cognitive decisions are based upon our upbringing, culture, experiences and emotional age. Are we accepted by others? Do we have the confidence to stand up for ourselves? Oz and I explore the concept of A, C & P. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Micro Aggression. The gradual wearing of the soul.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 56:57


    Oz and I discuss a common behavior that is toxic and we all do it. Being aware of micro aggressions and how they effect our relationships will give us a new understanding of how others perceive us and themselves. Email me at imnotthatoldlady@yahoo.com to part of the conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    The Evolution of Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 52:41


    Oz and I discuss listener mail about a hurtful time in a woman’s life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Forgiveness is the gift you give yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 65:37


    Final episode of 2020. Forgiveness is not for the person who wronged you; it is for your own mental health. Oz and I explore why it’s healthy to forgive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Special guest and Emmy nominated Roger Nygard.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 64:14


    What influences our personal genre? How do movies and television contribute to our personal narrative? My special guest Roger Nygard and I discuss the subject. Roger is a renown and Emmy nominated director, producer, documentarian and writer of movies and television. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Self Love and Self Sabotage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 69:46


    How do we learn to love ourselves and accept love from others? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 64:28


    Connections with others gives us support in healing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Healing the Great Divide

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 54:40


    From the election to the pandemic we have to heal ourselves from the grief of what was and is no more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Judgement. We all do it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 62:16


    We all have judgements. My question is why? What is happening in your head that makes you act on that judgement? Let’s find out why. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    How the brain protects you in trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 103:47


    Oz and I discuss a traumatic event and how the body, and brain, protect you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    PTSD. What is it? Everyone is talking about it.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 64:53


    Oz and I discuss empathy and PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Emotions are not rational. Your brain kicks into fight or flight mode.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 67:06


    Oz explains why we react to stresses and pressure. There is an area in our brains that dictates our very survival. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Please contact your own mental health professional for emergencies. If you have a question or idea for the the podcast, reach out. Email me at imnotthatoldlady@yahoo.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Revenge is an emotional response to grief and nobody wins.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 58:48


    Oz and I discuss revenge and how it’s a secondary emotional response to anger stemming from grief. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Please consult your own mental health professional for specific circumstances effecting your life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Grudges and setting new boundaries.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 63:25


    Listener mail gives us an interesting insight into setting boundaries. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Please seek professional advice for your own personal circumstances. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Test results of my Love Language test.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 65:30


    Oz gives me my results of the Love Language test and I am surprised with the results. Gary Chapman authored the book The 5 Love Languages that Oz uses to explain my results. I get no benefit from book sales and endorse the book only as reference material. Please seek professional counseling for your specific needs. This podcast is for informational purposes only. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Listener mail and exploring Love Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 57:43


    We have mail. A listener writes in with a specific question to explore. Oz explains his thoughts and introduces the concept of Love Language. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    The four styles of attachment with Oz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 64:41


    There are four styles of attachment that are formed during childhood. Each will impact adulthood in different ways. Three of them can be changed if you admit to the problem. Oswald Vargas explains. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    My own emotional age.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 55:27


    Oz and I discuss why our emotional age influences behavior as an adult. This subject continues to hit me to the core. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    What’s your EQ? Your physical age may be different than your emotional age.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 68:03


    Oz and I discuss emotional age, among other topics. I was really hit by this information. My childhood is still impacting my adult life actions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Marva and I talk about the information so far.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 57:58


    Nine things women couldn’t do prior to 1971 and Marva talks about how the podcast has effected her so far. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Oz explains the Drama Triangle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 62:31


    To break the cycle of victim, rescuer and codependency what do you have to do? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Continuing the subject of anger by adding emotion.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 65:00


    Oz continues his explanation of the sources of anger by including emotion. Oswald Vargas is a licensed marriage and family counselor with ten years of experience. I value his insights; I believe you will too. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Getting into the business of anger. Grief.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 52:53


    Grief is a telling symptom of fear and frustration. Oswald Vargas gives us an expert evaluation of one of the sources of anger. Grief. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Why are old people so mad with Annette and Tina.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 56:17


    Two generations give their insight on the subject. Annette is my daughter and Tina a life long friend. Both have lived with me at my best and worst. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Suzie helps to explain why old people are so mad!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 51:52


    Suzie is my best friend, we’ve known each other for the longest amount of time, and she has a better perspective about elderly people. I need that insight because I didn’t have that experience. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Help has arrived. There are reasons for why we feel as we do.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 51:32


    Oswald Vargas is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with ten years experience in individual and family counseling. Oz, as he’s know to his friends, has generously agreed to give us insight into why we feel as we do. I think you will easily understand why I’m so thrilled to add his expertise to the podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Why are old people so mad!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 20:40


    We start to plan out what this podcast will explore. Why are old people so mad? What is happening to them and to is? Are we next? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Anita lived a different track in life.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 69:42


    Anita lived her younger life with very different goals and aspirations than the rest of us. Her determination and drive seems to have given her few regrets. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Georgia. Tina’s daughter and a chip off the ol’ block.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 42:42


    Georgia will eloquently explain her view on life, current events and why her story has merit. She is one of the young women who give me hope for the future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Two fabulous young women who are my children as much as they are their mother’s daughters.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 45:28


    Mary is Suzie’s daughter. We call her Little Mary. Her story is difficult but uplifting. I think you will agree she is strong. Hollie is Marva’s daughter and I’m her Godmother. She calls me Auntie. Both of these women have firm backgrounds built by their mothers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    The first daughter, the eldest. My pride and joy, Annette.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 73:11


    We get an introspective into the life of a baby boomer’s child. Raised in the ‘80s and ‘90s, she has a unique perspective of boomer parents. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Meet Tina, my loquacious and very very dear best friend of 50 years.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 50:56


    Meet Tina and get to know our third cohost. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

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    Marva from Kingman, AZ the little sister I always wanted.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 43:47


    Meeting my second cohost Marva who I have know since the fifth grade and I can’t imagine living in this world without her. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Meeting our first cohost Suzie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 79:40


    We get a different perspective from someone who has known me all my life. It’s different, difficult and funny. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Bonus episode with an email to contact the podcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 9:48


    Email me at imnotthatoldlady@yahoo.com to contact me and be apart of the conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    Mother’s Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 13:16


    A brief history of modern motherhood with the trials we are all still handing everyday. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

    I’m Not That Old, Lady (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 0:44


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    I’m Not That Old, Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 14:44


    Let me introduce myself. My name is Theresa. I believe women have to and do give so much of their lives to others and at some point realize that they’re running out of time. We’re going to talk about that. Come with me on an adventure of why we are and how we came to be what we are now. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-sayers/message

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