
Over Fifty Starting Over
By Barry Edwards
Host Barry Edwards. Frequent co-host, Merle Garrison. Fast-paced, one-hour intellectual discussions in an entertaining format.

Over Fifty Starting OverSep 19, 2023

240: Conspiracies, Freedom, and Truth: Russell Brand, Tim Ballard & Lauren Boebert
- Superfood Edible Mushrooms may Protect your Brain
- The power of music - Marconi Union - Weightless. 3 min will reduce anxiety by 65%: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcAVejslrU
- Russell Brand - MSM conspiracy? Now Tim Ballard - Sound of Freedom
- Peter Berg - Painkiller. Sackler family that peddled OxyContin has more than 360,000 deaths on the hands.
- James Webb telescope may have found planet with life.
- Lauren Boebert: a Republican representative for Colorado... oboy.
- Teen driver intentionally hits, kills Nevada retired police chief in viral video.

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

238: Friendships, support groups and Vivek Ramaswamy
<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>
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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

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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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

227: The Twitter Files Revelations
#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #SelfHelp #SelfImprovement #TwitterFiles

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.

225 Classic - Taming the Pig
#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #retirement #SelfHelp #SelfImprovement #TimWinders, #Dr.HeatherBrowne, #Dr.GlennLivingston

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

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.

222: Elle Hart - Ditch being undervalued and feel empowered every day
You’ve taken care of others. Now is the time to take care of yourself. You no longer need to feel unappreciated and overwhelmed by expectations. It’s your turn to be prioritized.
Elle tells us how she uses the Gallop CliftonStrengths Personality test to assess the strengths and weaknesses of your personality to improve your career and relationships.
Website: FeelEmpoweredEveryday.com

Sherrie Dunlevy - Inspiration & Transformation from Grief
Through a series of events that we’ll discuss, after age 50 Sherrie completely re-invented her life. She's the author of, "How Can I Help" - Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved Ones through Life’s Difficulties”. Sherrie also has an online course “Graduating Grief” where she helps people not just heal from tragedy, but find joy in their lives again. The interview itself is an interesting journey. It’s an inspirational story of positive transformation from grief.
#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #inspiration #retirement #SelfHelp #SherrieDunlevy #Therapy #MentalHealth #grief
Where to find Dr. Sherrie DunlevyWebsite: GraduatingGrief.com

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.

O5O 219: Darshan Pindoria-east meets west in psychology
#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #retirement #SelfHelp #DarshanPindoria #psychologist #MentalHealth
Where to find Darshan Pindoria
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!

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.

O5O 216: Scott Edwards "Bill Mahr? I fired his @ss!"
...Entrepreneurial endeavors since 17 years old. Owning a submarine. Comedy legends Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey... and firing Bill Mahr.
Also discuss "woke" threats against free speech and the Midterm surprise.
http://www.standupyourhostandmc.com
https://www.scottscomedystuff.com
http://www.standupcomedypodcastnetwork.com
LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sactotalent
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/laughshistory

O5O 215: Sleep problems, Kanye/Elon/Trump problems
IMPORTANT resumé tips. Sleep problems, and Halloween movie reviews as well. And where's Jill Biden?

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.

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.

O5O 6.13: John Moyer – Screen writer, comedian, hypnotist, YouTube sensation
John Moyer is a professional hypnotist and YouTube Creator of hypnosis and meditation content for his 270K subscribers.
John started as a screenwriter of independent films and 25 years as a professional stand up comedian. Feeling like his life had hit a wall – divorced, a single dad, stuck in a loop of bad relationships and struggling financially – John realized something needed to change. That’s when John discovered the power of the mind through meditation and hypnosis.
#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #retirement #SeniorEntrepreneur #Self-help #recovery #JohnMoyer #Hypnosis #YouTubeCreator
All things John Moyer:Website : http://www.JohnMoyer.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmoyerentertainment
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnmoyer
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCplENmIrdL3QtCb7cO-Qp7w

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

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.

O5O 6.10: Small steps to greatness with Jim Paluch
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/

O5O 6.9: Emmy award-winning Eric Christiansen tackles trauma documentaries
Eric’s life passion of creating documentaries of trauma survivors’ that have lived through mass shootings, terror attacks, combat and sexual assaults. The films follow these survivors as they try to find peace, often challenged by PTSD, physical injury and emotional turmoil.
“Searching for Home: Coming Back from War” has aired more than 2,300 times nationally on PBS. Christiansen has also produced for major networks including Discovery, TLC, PBS, MTV and an IMAX film.
Where to find Eric Christiansen:http://www.unmaskinghopethemovie.com
http://www.ecproductions.com/
http://www.searchingforhomethemovie.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-christiansen-b8338a7
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unmaskinghope
Twitter: https://twitter.com/unmaskinghope
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpNvbex7REI&feature=youtu.be
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmaskinghope

O5O 6.8: Nutrition, metabolisms & hormones with expat, Elizabeth Sherman
Elizabeth Sherman and hubby have been living near the white sand beaches of Cancun for 5 years. With 5 certifications, she provides life and weight loss coaching and gives us with insight into easing ourselves into a more moderate and healthy lifestyle. We also talk about being an expat in Mexico.
Elizabeth is certified as a Life Coach, Health Coach, Level 1 & 2 Nutrition Coach and as a Personal Trainer.
#Podcast #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #retirement #SelfHelp #WeightLoss #diet #LifeCoach #Nutrition #Expat
Podcast: Done with Dieting
Website: ElizabethSherman.com
Twitter: /esherman
YouTube: youtube.com/user/esherman68
Instagram: /esherman68
Facebook: /totalhealthbyeliz

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.

O5O 6.6: Doug Noll – Overcoming anger
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

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

O5O 6.4: Dr. Stephen Trzeciak – Wonder Drug
…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

O5O 6.3: Depression, suicide attempts and recovery
Barry Edwards and special guest Jim Paluch discuss the depths of depression. How can a successful motivational speaker find himself in therapy after a suicide attempt? We discuss the radical changes Jim suggests in his new book, "The Depressed Motivational Speaker" that can get us out of the debilitating patterns.
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#PodcastShow #entrepreneurship #Cleveland #branding #SelfEmployment #inspiration #retirement #censorship #SeniorEntrepreneur #JimPaluch #Depression #suicide #Self-help #recovery #TheDepressedMotivationalSpeaker

O5O 6.2: Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes
<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>
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O5O 6.1-After show

O5O 6.1: Are you more Millennial or Boomer?
<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>
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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.

O5O 5.26: After show

O5O 5.26: Tik Toc goes the Freedom of speech
- Recapping the outcome of Barry's 3-Day Fast
- "The Depressed Motivational Speaker" is now available at Amazon!
- The "Libs of Tik Tok" phenom.
- All the sudden there's a Disinformation Governance Board

O5O S5: Special - My 3-day fast
- See OverFiftyStartingOver.com/o5o-5-25 for our initial conversations explaining Intermittent Fasting and 3-Day Fasts
- See Siimland.com/3-day-fast-benefits for comprehensive explanation of What and Hows of 3-Day Fasting

O5O 5.25: After show
The afterlife

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
