The Professor and Heather Anne
Although we don't have all the answers, we hope we can encourage and excite you.
We're here sharing our lives to inspire you to make the most of the second half of your life.
Join us each week, my friends, where you're sure to get a smile -- from lessons learned to mishaps, the adventures go on for miles...here on The Professor and Heather Anne.
Episodes
11 episodes
The Hard Truths About Menopause: How to Advocate, Test And Treat With Confidence
The conversation gets real fast: Night sweats that derail sleep, weight that won’t budge despite the macros and the miles, labs that say “normal” while life screams otherwise. We trace two different menopause paths, one medically induced after ...
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Episode 10
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52:36
Light Therapy, Real Food and the Second Half of Life
Feeling your balance slip on a plane aisle or your energy dip before dinner? We’ve been there. In this candid, practical conversation, we share what actually moved the needle in our 50s and 60s: A sustainable gym routine, yoga for mobility and ...
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Episode 9
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44:42
From Overwhelmed To Organized: Practical Steps To Declutter, Downsize, And Move With Less Stress
Feeling owned by your stuff? We explore a simple, humane way to take control: Make just one decision per item. Do I want it, or do I not want it? That single question cuts through analysis paralysis, whether you’re clearing a junk drawer, combi...
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Episode 8
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42:59
Community Is Medicine For An Aging World
Loneliness is more than a feeling; it’s a health risk that can be compared to smoking a pack of cigarettes daily. We open up about why social connection is essential as we age and how to rebuild a circle of friends after big life changes like r...
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Episode 7
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38:43
How We Found Identity, Community, And A Shared Faith In The Second Half Of Life
Faith rarely follows a straight line. Our story weaves two very different routes—a child searching for God without guidance and a scholar stepping away from belief—into one shared table where Shabbat blessings, community, and gratitude anchor t...
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Episode 6
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49:17
The New American Compound: Multigenerational Living Without Losing Space Or Self
What if your next move wasn’t about more space or less, but about a home that actually fits your life? We share our pivot from a suburban favorite to rural land in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where a custom design and a small apartment will let u...
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Episode 5
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47:31
Catfish, Red Flags, And A Motorcycle Ride That Never Happened
Middle‑age dating isn’t a sequel; it’s a rewrite—with sharper priorities, stronger boundaries, and a deeper hunger for peace. We open up about meeting online, the non‑negotiables that guided us, and the practical ways we kept safety front and c...
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Episode 4
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50:12
From UCLA To Black Tie: Reinventing Work, Home, And Homebuilding In Midlife
We trace the real work of reinvention: why retiring at 62 made sense, how business and academia collide, and what it takes to merge two lives, two careers, and two homes while planning a custom build. The theme is fit over status, and compromis...
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Episode 3
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38:30
What If Telling The Hard Truths Is The Real Start Of Love?
A coffee shop meet-up, a late arrival, and a pair of good shoes set the scene—but the real story began when we chose honesty over comfort. After Yom Kippur, we split a slice of pie and opened a chapter most people hide: years of abuse that ende...
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Episode 2
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31:15
From Trauma To Triumph: Midlife Love, Reinvention, And Hope
We share how a six-hour first date led to a late-in-life partnership rooted in honesty, faith, and humor. Along the way, we map career pivots, health upgrades, and the courage to talk about trauma, hormones, and hope.• who we are and wh...
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Episode 1
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27:55
Join us in November for The Professor and Heather Anne
What if the second half of life isn't a slow fade... but a fierce beginning?What if love gets wiser, faith gets steadier, and purpose gets sharper—with age?This series is a real-time story of reinvention—two lives that collided in m...
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