Relax, I Got This! Podcast -- Embracing Life After 60

Episode 78: Embracing Life After 60 - Planning Ahead to Avoid Caregiver Stress with Dr. DJ

What if the secret to less stress, better caregiving, and more peace of mind isn't working harder, but managing your time differently? In this episode of Relax, I Got This: Embracing Life After 60, Robin McCoy sits down with Dr. Deborah Johnson-Blake, widely known as the "Time Management Diva," to discuss how families can navigate caregiving, aging parents, downsizing decisions, and life's biggest transitions without living in constant crisis mode. Together they explore: ✨ Time management strategies for caregivers ✨ Helping aging parents make important decisions ✨ Planning ahead to avoid family stress ✨ Setting healthy boundaries and avoiding burnout ✨ Delegation, decision-making, and family communication ✨ Why slowing down often leads to better outcomes Whether you're caring for aging parents, planning your own future, or simply trying to reclaim control of your schedule, this conversation offers practical wisdom and actionable advice for creating more peace and purpose in Chapter Three of life. #Caregiving #TimeManagement #AgingParents #SeniorCare #LifeAfter60 #CaregiverSupport #RetirementPlanning #FamilyCaregiving #Downsizing #HealthyAging ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Deborah Johnson-Blake: The Time Management Diva [https://www.deborahjohnsonblake.com/] Instagram: @djohnsonblake [https://www.instagram.com/djohnsonblake] Facebook: Dr Deborah Johnson-Blake [https://www.facebook.com/thetimemanagementdiva] LinkedIn: Dr Deborah Johnson-Blake [https://www.linkedin.com/in/djohnsonblake/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy 📞 214.226.3770 📧 Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com 🌐 RelaxIGotThis.com 🎙️ RelaxIGotThis.buzzsprout.com Robin's Recs & Favorite Products [https://relaxigotthis.myflodesk.com/robinsrecs] can be found here. This includes any books written by authors interviewed on this show. Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Shoot an email to my assistant Kirsten at kirsten@relaxigotthis.com and she can help you set up the introduction! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy is a Texas Realtor with Keller Williams Realty. License #0582766 R [https://robinmccoy.kw.com/]elaxIGotThis.com | 214.226.3770 | Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com Just a quick heads-up: I use affiliate links in some of my episodes and resources. If you buy something through one of those links, I may receive a small commission. It doesn’t change your price, and it helps me keep bringing you real conversations, helpful tips, and solid information for living well after 60. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for being here and supporting the show.

Episode 77: Embracing Life After 60 - Preserving Family Stories with Bryan Frank

What if the most valuable family heirloom isn’t the house, the jewelry, or the china cabinet… but a conversation? 💛 In this emotional episode of Relax, I Got This: Embracing Life After 60, Robin McCoy sits down with Bryan Frank, founder of Legacy Garden, to talk about preserving family stories before they disappear forever. After recording a heartfelt Thanksgiving conversation with his father, Bryan unexpectedly lost him just 30 days later. That video became one of his family’s most treasured possessions and inspired a mission to help families capture the voices, memories, wisdom, and life stories of their loved ones before it’s too late. Together, Robin and Bryan discuss:  ✨ Preserving family history  ✨ Capturing parents’ and grandparents’ stories  ✨ Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and memory loss  ✨ Why storytelling matters across generations  ✨ The emotional impact of hearing a loved one’s voice again  ✨ Legacy planning beyond money and possessions If you’ve ever wished you had “just one more conversation” with someone you love, this episode will stay with you long after it ends. #EmbracingLifeAfter60 #LegacyGarden #FamilyLegacy #Storytelling #SeniorLiving #AgingParents #FamilyHistory #DementiaAwareness #AlzheimersAwareness #Caregiving #RetirementLife #BabyBoomers #SeniorCare #LifeStories #PodcastForSeniors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bryan Frank: Legacy Garden [https://www.legacygarden.life/] Instagram: @LegacyGarden111 [https://www.instagram.com/legacygarden111/] Facebook: Legacy Garden [https://www.facebook.com/BeFrankIllustration] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy 📞 214.226.3770 📧 Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com 🌐 RelaxIGotThis.com 🎙️ RelaxIGotThis.buzzsprout.com Robin's Recs & Favorite Products [https://relaxigotthis.myflodesk.com/robinsrecs] can be found here. This includes any books written by authors interviewed on this show. Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Shoot an email to my assistant Kirsten at kirsten@relaxigotthis.com and she can help you set up the introduction! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy is a Texas Realtor with Keller Williams Realty. License #0582766 R [https://robinmccoy.kw.com/]elaxIGotThis.com | 214.226.3770 | Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com Just a quick heads-up: I use affiliate links in some of my episodes and resources. If you buy something through one of those links, I may receive a small commission. It doesn’t change your price, and it helps me keep bringing you real conversations, helpful tips, and solid information for living well after 60. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for being here and supporting the show.

Episode 76: Embracing Life After 60 - How to Choose the Right Senior Community with Stephanie Valadez

Finding the right senior living community can feel like trying to solve a 1,000-piece puzzle during a family crisis. 🧩 In this episode of Relax, I Got This: Embracing Life After 60, Robin McCoy sits down with senior living advisor Stephanie Valadez of Assisted Living Locators to unpack the overwhelming world of independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and senior housing options.  From sticker shock and family dynamics to downsizing, caregiving burnout, and why planning ahead matters, this conversation is packed with practical guidance for adult children navigating aging parent decisions. In this episode, we discuss:  ✔️ The differences between senior living options  ✔️ Why waiting for a crisis makes decisions harder  ✔️ The hidden costs families don’t expect  ✔️ How to choose the RIGHT senior community  ✔️ What families should know before touring communities  ✔️ Why senior living advisors exist and how they help  ✔️ The emotional side of downsizing and caregiving If you’re caring for aging parents, planning for retirement living, or helping a loved one transition into senior care, this episode is a must-listen. #SeniorLiving #AgingParents #Caregiving #AssistedLiving #MemoryCare #Downsizing #SeniorCare #RetirementPlanning #EmbracingLifeAfter60 #RobinMcCoy #SeniorHousing #CaregiverSupport #DFWSeniors #AgingInPlace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephanie Valadez: Assisted Living Locators – Flower Mound [https://flower-mound.assistedlivinglocators.com/] Email: stephaniev@assistedlivinglocators.com LinkedIn: Stephanie Valadez [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanievaladez/] Facebook: Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound [https://www.facebook.com/ALLFlowerMound/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy 📞 214.226.3770 📧 Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com 🌐 RelaxIGotThis.com 🎙️ RelaxIGotThis.buzzsprout.com Robin's Recs & Favorite Products [https://relaxigotthis.myflodesk.com/robinsrecs] can be found here. This includes any books written by authors interviewed on this show. Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Shoot an email to my assistant Kirsten at kirsten@relaxigotthis.com and she can help you set up the introduction! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy is a Texas Realtor with Keller Williams Realty. License #0582766 R [https://robinmccoy.kw.com/]elaxIGotThis.com | 214.226.3770 | Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com Just a quick heads-up: I use affiliate links in some of my episodes and resources. If you buy something through one of those links, I may receive a small commission. It doesn’t change your price, and it helps me keep bringing you real conversations, helpful tips, and solid information for living well after 60. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for being here and supporting the show.

Episode 75: Embracing Life After 60 - Life After 60 Starts When You Say Yes with Norman Calvo

Retirement isn’t the end of the story… it might just be the beginning of the best chapter yet. 🎭🏃‍♂️✨ In this inspiring episode of Relax, I Got This: Embracing Life After 60, Robin McCoy sits down with Norman Calvo, former mortgage company CEO turned marathon runner, cabaret performer, podcaster, and life coach, to talk about redefining aging, retirement, and purpose after 60. From running his first half marathon at nearly 60 years old to performing sold-out cabaret shows in Times Square, Norman proves it’s never too late to reinvent yourself, learn something new, and stop letting fear or other people’s opinions hold you back. In this episode, we discuss:  ✔️ Why retirement is an outdated concept  ✔️ How trying ONE new thing can transform your life  ✔️ The importance of staying mentally and physically active after 60  ✔️ Overcoming fear, embarrassment, and self-doubt  ✔️ Why aging doesn’t mean slowing down  ✔️ Building purpose, adventure, and joy in your later years If you’ve ever wondered “What now?” after retirement, this conversation is the spark you didn’t know you needed. 💡 #RetirementLifestyle #LifeAfter60 #HealthyAging #ActiveAging #SeniorLiving #RetirementPlanning #PersonalGrowth #ReinventYourself #PodcastForSeniors #EmbracingLifeAfter60  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Norman Calvo Facebook: Norman Calvo [https://facebook.com/norman.calvo.5] LinkedIn: Norman Calvo [https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-calvo-9792844] Instagram: @calvo.norman [https://www.instagram.com/calvo.norman] Substack: @normancalvo [https://normancalvo.substack.com/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy 📞 214.226.3770 📧 Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com 🌐 RelaxIGotThis.com 🎙️ RelaxIGotThis.buzzsprout.com Robin's Recs & Favorite Products [https://relaxigotthis.myflodesk.com/robinsrecs] can be found here. This includes any books written by authors interviewed on this show. Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Shoot an email to my assistant Kirsten at kirsten@relaxigotthis.com and she can help you set up the introduction! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy is a Texas Realtor with Keller Williams Realty. License #0582766 R [https://robinmccoy.kw.com/]elaxIGotThis.com | 214.226.3770 | Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com Just a quick heads-up: I use affiliate links in some of my episodes and resources. If you buy something through one of those links, I may receive a small commission. It doesn’t change your price, and it helps me keep bringing you real conversations, helpful tips, and solid information for living well after 60. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for being here and supporting the show.

Episode 74: Embracing Life After 60 - The Conversations We Avoid… Until It’s Too Late with Lindsay Friedman

Failing to plan isn’t just a saying… it’s a reality many families face when it comes to aging, caregiving, and long-term care. In this powerful episode of Relax, I Got This: Embracing Life After 60, Robin McCoy sits down with Lindsay Friedman—four-time founder, caregiver, and expert in elder care planning—to unpack the hard truths about caregiving, aging in place, and why families must start planning BEFORE a crisis hits. From emotional conversations with aging parents to the financial realities of long-term care, this episode dives into:  ✔️ Why families avoid planning for aging and caregiving  ✔️ The true cost of long-term care and in-home support  ✔️ How to start difficult conversations with parents  ✔️ What happens when there’s no plan in place  ✔️ Tools to help families prepare for the future If you’re navigating senior care, supporting aging parents, or thinking about your own future, this is a must-listen. 🎧 Subscribe, share, and start the conversation today. #AgingInPlace #Caregiving #SeniorCare #LongTermCarePlanning #ElderCare #FamilyCaregiver #RetirementPlanning #EmbracingLifeAfter60 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lindsay Friedman: LTCareNav [https://ltcarenav.com/] Care Bloom [https://carebloom.com/] Facebook: LT Care Nav [https://www.facebook.com/LTCareNav/] LinkedIn: Lindsay Friedman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lfriedman1/] Instagram: @ltcarenav [https://www.instagram.com/ltcarenav/] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy 📞 214.226.3770 📧 Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com 🌐 RelaxIGotThis.com 🎙️ RelaxIGotThis.buzzsprout.com Robin's Recs & Favorite Products [https://relaxigotthis.myflodesk.com/robinsrecs] can be found here. This includes any books written by authors interviewed on this show. Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Shoot an email to my assistant Kirsten at kirsten@relaxigotthis.com and she can help you set up the introduction! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin McCoy is a Texas Realtor with Keller Williams Realty. License #0582766 R [https://robinmccoy.kw.com/]elaxIGotThis.com | 214.226.3770 | Robin.RelaxIGotThis@gmail.com Just a quick heads-up: I use affiliate links in some of my episodes and resources. If you buy something through one of those links, I may receive a small commission. It doesn’t change your price, and it helps me keep bringing you real conversations, helpful tips, and solid information for living well after 60. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for being here and supporting the show.