Relax, I Got This! Podcast -- Embracing Life After 60
Embracing Life After 60 is a podcast for seniors, adult children, and families navigating the realities of this next chapter. Each episode covers the things that matter most as we age—downsizing, decluttering, aging in place, staying safe, and making thoughtful life transitions with less stress.
You’ll also find conversations about living life to the fullest. We talk about travel, friendships, wellness, purpose, staying active, building new connections, and keeping joy at the center of everyday life. Because aging isn’t just about what’s changing; it’s about what’s still possible.
Guests include Senior Home Advisors, Realtors, longevity specialists, life coaches, and other trusted experts who understand both the emotional and practical sides of growing older. We discuss real decisions families face every day: preparing a home for the future, supporting aging parents, maintaining independence, avoiding scams, and creating a life that feels exciting and meaningful.
Whether you’re planning ahead for yourself or helping someone you love, you’ll find tips, real stories, and clear guidance designed to bring confidence, comfort, and a renewed sense of possibility. Tune in and learn how to move forward with clarity, humor, and the freedom to enjoy this chapter to its fullest.
Relax, I Got This! Podcast -- Embracing Life After 60
Episode 52: Embracing Life After 60 with Freda Ross: Life After Change: From Grey Divorce to Healing and Hope This Holiday Season
Older adults in DFW facing divorce, this one’s for you. 💔➡️💚
In this episode of Relax, I Got This! Embracing Life After 60, Robin McCoy sits down with Freda Ross, long-time DivorceCare facilitator, jewelry artist, and gray divorce survivor, to talk honestly about what it’s really like to navigate divorce in your 50s, 60s, and 70s.
They dive into:
- What “gray divorce” is and why it feels so different later in life
- Why divorce is a true grief process (just like a death) and why you’re not “crazy” if you can’t cook, clean, or stop crying
- The difference between being blindsided in a “happy” marriage vs leaving a toxic or abusive one
- The danger of jumping into a rebound relationship and creating “double trauma”
- How DivorceCare’s 13-week group support program helps you feel less alone and start healing
- Why having support from people who don’t love you (yet) can sometimes be more helpful than well-meaning friends & family
- Practical ways to re-discover who you were before you were a spouse or caregiver
- How Frida rebuilt a joyful life with handmade jewelry, theatre, travel, girlfriends, dinner parties, and fun
Freda shares powerful stories from her own journey after an 18-year marriage, including:
- Showing up to DivorceCare and only being able to say her name
- Realizing she was still “holding on” in subtle ways, like letting her ex keep picking up his mail
- Watching participants go from broken to strong enough to become facilitators themselves
- Ambush emotions, grief “beach balls,” and how you know you’re actually healing
You’ll hear real talk about:
- Loneliness after divorce & why it can hit so hard after 20–40 years together
- Why it’s OK if your house is a mess and you can’t keep up with laundry right now
- How to start getting out of the house again (parks, malls, museums, groups)
- Rebuilding identity: “Who am I now?” and “What actually brings me joy?”
- Choosing healing, instead of staying stuck in pain and shame
🎧 This episode is especially for you if:
- You’re over 50 and going through a gray divorce
- You feel ashamed, stuck, or like everyone else “moved on” faster than you
- Friends and family are tired of hearing the story, but you still hurt
- You’re tempted to numb out with a new relationship, alcohol, shopping, or busyness
- You want to believe there’s life, joy, laughter, travel, and connection on the other side
Freda Ross
📞 (214) 232-4494
📧 frossconsulting@gmail.com
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Robin McCoy
📞 214.226.3770
📧 Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com
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