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Over Fifty Starting Over

Over Fifty Starting Over

By Barry Edwards

Inspiration and Information for people championing their third act. Authors, podcasters and people with inspirational comeback stories. Lots of metaphysical discussions. Current events and their immediate implications. Tips for improving ourselves, relationships and careers. For people who want to get just a little bit better every day.

Host Barry Edwards. Frequent co-host, Merle Garrison. Fast-paced, one-hour intellectual discussions in an entertaining format.
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240: Conspiracies, Freedom, and Truth: Russell Brand, Tim Ballard & Lauren Boebert

Over Fifty Starting OverSep 19, 2023

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240: Conspiracies, Freedom, and Truth: Russell Brand, Tim Ballard & Lauren Boebert

240: Conspiracies, Freedom, and Truth: Russell Brand, Tim Ballard & Lauren Boebert

Sep 19, 202301:43:55
239: Men vs Women

239: Men vs Women

• How bad do women have it today?

• Design contest - vote on your favorite logo: https://overfiftystartingover.com/239/

• Awesome Kamala imitation !

• America the Divided - Solving the 2024 election problems

Sep 08, 202301:37:55
238: Friendships, support groups and Vivek Ramaswamy

238: Friendships, support groups and Vivek Ramaswamy

<ul>
<li><strong>Friendships</strong>: Best benefits: Challenge each other w/o offending<br /><strong>The Great Divide</strong> cost many friendships</li>
<li><strong>Support groups</strong> - free online forums. Validation. Unique ideas for dealing with unique problems. Inspiration</li>
<li><strong>Vivek Ramaswamy</strong> - millennial wants to bring patriotism and traditional values to his generation. Says United States is in the middle of a national identity crisis. Caused by "new secular religions like COVID-ism, climate-ism, and gender ideology". Graduated from Harvard University with biology degree. A few years later, went to Yale Law School, earned degree in 3 years</li>
<li><strong>No longer a democracy</strong>: All the above is for naught as we're getting Biden and Trump forced upon us again in spite of public desire for change.</li>
<li>The <strong>zombies</strong> are here!!</li>
</ul>
Aug 25, 202301:31:36
237: Britney Spears, 'The Blind Side' and Vitamin C's Stress Relief

237: Britney Spears, 'The Blind Side' and Vitamin C's Stress Relief

Britney Spears divorce - Used up child star, now looking to double down on sexuality.

The Blind Side - Michael Ohr. Great movie, but set in a different time. “White savior” cringe.

Randy Meisner died. He wrote, sang "Take it to the Limit" with the Eagles.

Biden shamed into visiting Maui. Native Hawaiians continue to get forced out by super rich.

Vitamin C may Help Relieve Stress

#entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #SelfImprovement #BritneySpears #TheBlindSide

Aug 20, 202301:45:52
236: The Power of a Growth Mindset: Enhancing Performance & Learning

236: The Power of a Growth Mindset: Enhancing Performance & Learning

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Growth Mindset: How we are labeled can hinder productivity | Using stress to your advantage.

Enhancing sales performance by identifying 4 key personality traits.

The Great Awakening documentary review - highly recommend!!

#entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #SelfImprovement #HubermanLab #AndrewHuberman #stress #motivation TheGreatAwakening

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Aug 01, 202301:45:31
235: Child slavery

235: Child slavery

Dissecting the child slavery epidemic. A review of the Sound of Freedom and a look at the men behind it. And... Britney Spears needs serious help.

Jul 08, 202301:15:02
234: Aliens Among Us: Debunking or Embracing the Unknown

234: Aliens Among Us: Debunking or Embracing the Unknown

In our Classic format: mindfulness to relieve cravings. The advantages of maintaining a positive attitude with customers even in the most challenging times. Unraveling the Election Puzzle: Fixing the Future.

#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #SelfImprovement #UFOs #Aliens #ElectionFraud

Jun 23, 202301:36:24
233: Top 5 Tips for Singles and Couples with Riana Milne

233: Top 5 Tips for Singles and Couples with Riana Milne

#1 Bestselling Author and life coach, Riana Milne was selected as “One of the Top Coaches to Follow in 2022” by Wealth Insider Magazine and is also featured in FORBES Magazine and Business Success Magazine in 2023.

She’s a certified, global life, love trauma recovery & mindset coach, and Advanced Certified Clinical Trauma & Addictions Professional (CCTP-II), and the host of her podcast called Lessons in Life & Love™. Riana is also a licensed mental health counselor for over 23 years in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Riana also won the 2022 GIVA International Award for Top Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Top Global Wellness Coach; and was selected in 2021 as “One of The 100 Most Successful Women Around the World” by The Global Trade Chamber.

Riana’s 5-star rated books; the #1 Bestseller, "LOVE Beyond Your Dreams – Break Free of Toxic Relationships to Have the Love You Deserve". And, "LIVE Beyond Your Dreams – from Fear and Doubt to Personal Power, Purpose, and Success" addresses life difficult transitions, personal transformation, the mindset for success, and having loving, conscious relationships with yourself and others.

Riana’s flow page: https://flow.page/rianamilne  Website: https://RianaMilne.com
Podcast https://www.LessonsinLifeandLove.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/CoachRianaMilne

On RianaMilne.com you can download sample chapters of her two books, and arrange to meet with her for a private, Life & Love Transformation Discovery Session & Assessment.

#Trauma #Relationships #LifeCoach #RelationshipCounseling

Where to find Riana

Jun 12, 202353:51
233: Top 5 Tips for Singles and Couples with Riana Milne

233: Top 5 Tips for Singles and Couples with Riana Milne

#1 Bestselling Author and life coach, Riana Milne was selected as “One of the Top Coaches to Follow in 2022” by Wealth Insider Magazine and is also featured in FORBES Magazine and Business Success Magazine in 2023.

She’s a certified, global life, love trauma recovery & mindset coach, and Advanced Certified Clinical Trauma & Addictions Professional (CCTP-II), and the host of her podcast called Lessons in Life & Love™. Riana is also a licensed mental health counselor for over 23 years in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Riana also won the 2022 GIVA International Award for Top Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Top Global Wellness Coach; and was selected in 2021 as “One of The 100 Most Successful Women Around the World” by The Global Trade Chamber.

Riana’s 5-star rated books; the #1 Bestseller, "LOVE Beyond Your Dreams – Break Free of Toxic Relationships to Have the Love You Deserve". And, "LIVE Beyond Your Dreams – from Fear and Doubt to Personal Power, Purpose, and Success" addresses life difficult transitions, personal transformation, the mindset for success, and having loving, conscious relationships with yourself and others.

Where to find Riana

Riana’s flow page: https://flow.page/rianamilne  Website: https://RianaMilne.com
Podcast https://www.LessonsinLifeandLove.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/CoachRianaMilne

On RianaMilne.com you can download sample chapters of her two books, and arrange to meet with her for a private, Life & Love Transformation Discovery Session & Assessment.

#Trauma #Relationships #LifeCoach #RelationshipCounseling


Jun 12, 202353:51
232: The Mindful Entrepreneur: Harnessing Relationships for Growth

232: The Mindful Entrepreneur: Harnessing Relationships for Growth

Taking two minutes to reset your mental state and visualize successful outcomes. Also discuss the power of relationships personally and professionally. RFK Jr., Dianne Feinstein. Other current events.


May 19, 202301:36:24
231: How ChatGPT will change your life - personally & professionally

231: How ChatGPT will change your life - personally & professionally

I think this is possibly the most important podcast we've done in 231 episodes! This can change your life.

• First 20 minutes - my ignorance on full display. 20:30 - my mind exploding

#ChatGPT #Careers #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Apr 28, 202351:09
230: Top 10 Ways to Save The USA

230: Top 10 Ways to Save The USA

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format compare their lists of "Top 10 Ways to Save The USA".


Also, sustaining massive weight loss. Free business coaching via Score.org.  Live networking making a comeback. Online networking on Alignable.com. The REAL reason Anheuser-Busch shot themselves in the foot.


#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #SelfImprovement #BusinessCoach

Apr 21, 202301:50:15
229: ChatGPT, AI, Censorship & Propaganda

229: ChatGPT, AI, Censorship & Propaganda

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discuss ChatGPT's role in our future. Also - the divulging of CIA, IRS, FBI and CSA censoring our media and using tax payer money to affect elections.


We also learn that Merle and Annemarie should probably give up mountain biking.

Apr 01, 202301:38:07
228: Steven Kunes - Fallen Hollywood writer starting over

228: Steven Kunes - Fallen Hollywood writer starting over

At age 26 Steven Kunes was recruited by TV legend Norman Lear to write comedies for his company, Embassy Television. This eventually took him to motion pictures, where Kunes became one of Hollywood's most successful script doctors.

Notable movies Steven’s worked on: Rain Man, Ghost,  Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Notable TV shows Steven’s worked on :  Kate & Allie,  Cheers,  The Love Boat, South Park, Johnny Carson

In spite of his success. Life took a series of bad turns. Steve found himself, broke, homeless and eventually doing jail time. But, at 60, he picked up the pieces and turned his life back around.

In 2015, he created the hit comedy series "Over My Dead Body," which streams on Amazon Prime. On November 14, 2021, Kunes delivered a TEDx talk "Square One at 60" in Philadelphia.

#ComeBack #Inspiration #Over60 #MovieIndustry #TVWriter

Mar 16, 202301:45:34
227: The Twitter Files Revelations

227: The Twitter Files Revelations

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discuss "10 Best Jobs for Over 50". Twitter Files exposing coverup of extreme censorship. The fleecing of the middle class.

#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #SelfHelp #SelfImprovement #TwitterFiles

Feb 24, 202301:11:05
226: Debbie Weiss: A Crash Course in Dating Over 50

226: Debbie Weiss: A Crash Course in Dating Over 50

Debbie Weiss is the author of "Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love". It's her true story of losing her beloved husband at 50 to cancer and her struggle to find love again. It's a very inspiring tale of finding oneself while plodding through a number of unfulfilling relationships with men that are struggling with their own demons.

Feb 20, 202301:19:11
225 Classic - Taming the Pig

225 Classic - Taming the Pig

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discuss overcoming negative self-talk. New jobs. Sustaining major weight loss. Best of recent episodes! Biden parody! Dog videos! Special shout outs to Tim Winders, Dr. Heather Browne and Dr. Glenn Livingston!

#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #retirement #SelfHelp #SelfImprovement #TimWinders, #Dr.HeatherBrowne, #Dr.GlennLivingston

Feb 10, 202301:37:22
224: Dr. Glenn Livingston | End Binge Eating for Good

224: Dr. Glenn Livingston | End Binge Eating for Good

Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and was the CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. He’s also an entrepreneur, and author of several books, notably: The nationally-renowned: Never Binge Again: A 3-step system to stop binge eating, overeating, and stick to your diet even if you've been bingeing for years. And it doesn’t rely on will power.

His work and research as been featured in major periodicals like The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Indiana Star Ledger, The NY Daily News, American Demographics, amongst others. You may also have heard him on ABC, WGN, CBS radio, or UPN TV.

We discussed the problems that the food industry has created for us well-intentioned individuals and Dr. Glenn tells us how to rethink our approach our triggering behavior.

#food addictions #Glenn Livingston PhD #Never Binge Again #Psychotherapy #Mental health #Life Coaching #Food #Addictions #Obesity

Feb 03, 202356:33
223: Marty Strong - How to write that first book - it’s easier than ever

223: Marty Strong - How to write that first book - it’s easier than ever

Resources: https://overfiftystartingover.com/223/  Marty Strong is a retired Navy SEAL officer and combat veteran. He is a novelist, a practicing CEO and Chief Strategy Officer. He’s a Business Coach and author of 2 popular business books  He’s also the author of THE TIME WARRIOR SAGAS  a 4-book series of fiction set in a dystopian future and SEAL STRIKE - a 5-book series of high action fiction set in post 9-11.  Marty shares his writing techniques with us and recommended resources for editing and publishing. We also discuss Stolen Valor - the common grift of impersonating retired Navy Seals.

Jan 30, 202301:11:26
222: Elle Hart - Ditch being undervalued and feel empowered every day
Jan 10, 202301:07:13
Sherrie Dunlevy - Inspiration & Transformation from Grief
Jan 03, 202301:15:37
220: Dr. Heather Browne - Personal and professional grief experience

220: Dr. Heather Browne - Personal and professional grief experience

Barry and Merle planned to do a Holiday Special podcast. But Merle is too overcome with grief to so due to the loss of his beloved cousin. Not our first brush with sudden grief, it's time for us to bring in a professional: Meet the esteemed Dr. Heather Browne. Her pro experience is matched by her personal experience.

Dec 28, 202233:24
O5O 219: Darshan Pindoria-east meets west in psychology
Dec 21, 202201:17:36
O5O 218: Tim Winders - Success Redefined

O5O 218: Tim Winders - Success Redefined

Merle Garrison in an excellent interview with author of COACH - a story of Success Redefined.  Tim Winders shares inspiring insight into his journey of massive ups, downs and up again - finding peace, happiness and massive adventure along the way!

Dec 09, 202201:12:46
O5O 217: Health boosters. Sam Bankman-Fried. WalMart shooting

O5O 217: Health boosters. Sam Bankman-Fried. WalMart shooting

Classic Thanksgiving episode with Merle – Healthy activities. Curing neck pain.  What happened to bitcoin guru Sam Bankman-Fried? WalMart is the latest in recent string of mass shootings. Trump announces his run.

Nov 23, 202201:52:51
O5O 216: Scott Edwards "Bill Mahr? I fired his @ss!"
Nov 10, 202201:22:35
O5O 215: Sleep problems, Kanye/Elon/Trump problems

O5O 215: Sleep problems, Kanye/Elon/Trump problems

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison Halloween special.

IMPORTANT resumé tips. Sleep problems, and Halloween movie reviews as well. And where's Jill Biden?

Oct 29, 202201:46:48
O5O 6.15: Eric Christiansen: "This may be a little controversial, but..."

O5O 6.15: Eric Christiansen: "This may be a little controversial, but..."

Barry Edwards speaking with documentarian Eric Christiansen about parenting, self development classes, immigration, reincarnation and his upcoming movie release.

Oct 10, 202250:24
O5O 6.14 Classic: Tech deals and scams

O5O 6.14 Classic: Tech deals and scams

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discussing Boosting your Brain Health. The BEST Smart Phone/Laptop deals. EASILY recognize email scams. The controversy of not teaching parents how to parent.

Sep 30, 202201:33:35
O5O 6.13: John Moyer – Screen writer, comedian, hypnotist, YouTube sensation
Sep 20, 202201:02:28
O5O 6.12: Fleet Maull - Zen master - moving beyond blame

O5O 6.12: Fleet Maull - Zen master - moving beyond blame

Barry Edwards with Fleet Maull, PhD – author, Zen master

Fleet is an executive coach, inspirational speaker, and social entrepreneur that founded the Prison Mindfulness Institute and National Prison Hospice Association, while serving a 14-year federal drug sentence from 1985 to 1999.

Fleet is also the author of Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live our Higher Purpose and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good in the World.
He is a meditation teacher who delivers his training around the world in-person and online through the Heart Mind Institute.

Aug 31, 202201:24:10
O5O 6.11 Classic: 70 years into the future

O5O 6.11 Classic: 70 years into the future

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discussing psychic's 70 year prophecy, Merle's new super-diet, Biden's redistribution of income. A couple TV show reviews.

Aug 27, 202202:04:06
O5O 6.10: Small steps to greatness with Jim Paluch

O5O 6.10: Small steps to greatness with Jim Paluch

Barry Edwards and motivational speaker/author, Jim Paluch discuss...

Jim's Personal Consistency program. We also discuss the proposed solutions to depression as revealed in his book "The Depressed Motivational Speaker".

Full vid/show notes: https://overfiftystartingover.com/o5o-6-10/

Aug 22, 202236:03
O5O 6.9: Emmy award-winning Eric Christiansen tackles trauma documentaries
Aug 16, 202201:07:29
O5O 6.8: Nutrition, metabolisms & hormones with expat, Elizabeth Sherman
Aug 04, 202258:57
O5O 6.7: Robert Ginsberg -Afterlife, mediums and reincarnation

O5O 6.7: Robert Ginsberg -Afterlife, mediums and reincarnation

Full vid/show notes: https://overfiftystartingover.com/o5o-6-7/ 

Barry Edwards and special guest author Robert Ginsberg discuss...  Bob and his Forever Family Foundation are featured in the Netflix Docuseries "Surviving Death". Bob is also author of The Medium Explosion. 

We discuss grieving the loss of loved ones and how we may still feel a connection with them in the afterlife.  Bob has been investigating mediumship and other evidence of life after death since 2003. Bob also conducts a Certification process to evaluate Mediums, to see if they can do what they claim. He is also the host of the Signs of Life radio show and past editor of Signs of Life Magazine.

Aug 02, 202201:04:44
O5O 6.6: Doug Noll – Overcoming anger

O5O 6.6: Doug Noll – Overcoming anger

Barry Edwards and special guest author Doug Noll discuss…

Doug’s journey as a very successful commercial trial lawyer for 22 years before transitioning to leadership development, problem-solving, and peacemaking. Doug Noll is now a mediator, speaker, and award-winning author of De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less.

Mr. Noll is also the co-founder of the award-winning Prison of Peace Project, in which he teaches murderers in maximum security prisons to be peacemakers and mediators.

Contact Doug Noll:  https://dougnoll.com
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougnoll/
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/DouglasNoll
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/dougnoll
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtAHXdBT1Y0Pl7SGrM_HcFw

Jul 25, 202201:02:49
O5O 6.5: Ray Vance – A Road Through Hell: a true story of alcoholism and drug addiction

O5O 6.5: Ray Vance – A Road Through Hell: a true story of alcoholism and drug addiction

Barry Edwards and special guest author Ray Vance discuss…

Ray’s life journey of addiction, incarcerations and brushes with death. Three generations of his family have suffered consequences as he struggled to recover… and he has.


full vid/show notes:  https://overfiftystartingover.com/o5o-6-5/

Jul 18, 202201:00:56
O5O 6.4: Dr. Stephen Trzeciak – Wonder Drug

O5O 6.4: Dr. Stephen Trzeciak – Wonder Drug

Barry Edwards and special guest Physician Scientist , Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH discuss…

Wonder Drug: 7 Scientifically Proven Ways That Serving Others Is the Best Medicine for Yourself — Dr. Trzeciak and co-author Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli’s new release and follow up to 2019’s Compassionomics. Every point in this book is backed by studies. It will irrefutably convince you of how making some subtle (or big, if needed) changes to your daily behavior will have massive impact on your relationships, happiness and career.

ORDER ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3Rlwh3D

Jul 11, 202201:05:44
O5O 6.3: Depression, suicide attempts and recovery
Jun 03, 202251:59
O5O 6.2: Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

O5O 6.2: Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

<ul>
<li>Slight changes to our podcast as we move forward</li>
<li>Intro to grand parenting horrors</li>
<li>Merle shares household product recommendations</li>
</ul>
May 13, 202247:59
O5O 6.1-After show
May 08, 202231:23
O5O 6.1: Are you more Millennial or Boomer?

O5O 6.1: Are you more Millennial or Boomer?

<ul>
<li>We go through an extensive list of <strong>Millennial</strong> traits and find that one of us is more <strong>Millennial</strong>, and one more <strong>Boomer</strong>. Guess who is who.</li>
<li>Test yourself. The results may surprise you!</li>
</ul>
May 06, 202201:10:53
O5O S6 – Special guest, Thomas :”AI Nerd” Helfrich

O5O S6 – Special guest, Thomas :”AI Nerd” Helfrich

Barry Edwards talks with Thomas “Ai Nerd” Helfrich about how small businesses and entrepreneurs can execute an effective content marketing plan on a budget.

May 04, 202231:36
O5O 5.26: After show
May 02, 202244:18
O5O 5.26:  Tik Toc goes the Freedom of speech
Apr 29, 202201:07:20
O5O S5: Special - My 3-day fast

O5O S5: Special - My 3-day fast

A Documented experience of 2 week Intermittent Fasting, followed by a 3-day fast.
Apr 26, 202226:24
O5O 5.25: After show

O5O 5.25: After show

The afterlife

Apr 25, 202249:36
O5O 5.25: Extreme dieting

O5O 5.25: Extreme dieting

  • Preparation for Barry's 3-day fast - https://siimland.com/3-day-fast-benefits/
  • Pros & cons of Intermittent Fasting - https://nyti.ms/3rJqsBE
  • Netflix, CNN+, Disney take the plunge
Apr 22, 202201:11:19
O5O 5.24 After Show
Apr 18, 202256:20