Aging ain't for Sissies
Aging isn't easy. My name is Marcy Backhus and I am your host! Make sure your complete well-being is handled with a community and information that can make it easier and FUN. Aging needs humor, which you can find in the "Aging ain't for Sissies" Podcast, along with informational guests that give us the information we need.
Episodes
128 episodes
Apps Passwords And Two Step Verification Overload
We vent about why modern life feels needlessly complicated and why constant apps, passwords, and verification steps drain our energy. We also share small ways we push back, simplify, and protect the little joys that make this stage of life wort...
Biological Age Reset
I break down biological age versus chronological age and explain why the way your body functions matters more than the number on your birthday cake. I also share the small, consistent habits I use to feel better now, plus a few practical tools ...
What If Getting Older Is Your Freedom?
We say the quiet parts out loud about the perks of getting older and why caring less can be one of the biggest gifts of midlife. We talk practical boundaries you can use right now so you protect your peace, feel good, and still stay kind. ...
Adult Kids, New Rules
We talk about the messy middle of parenting adult kids, when our good intentions start sounding like control and we have to change how we communicate. I share the mindset shifts and exact phrases that help us stay close to our grown kids withou...
Travel Should Not Exhaust You
Travel starts to feel better when we stop treating it like a performance and start building it around ease, comfort, and actual enjoyment. I break down the small choices that keep a trip from draining you, from packing and airports to hotels, s...
What If Living For Now Is The Real Declutter Hack
We talk about why spring cleaning after 60 stops being a chore and starts feeling like an emotional journey. We share a simple, realistic way to declutter without wrecking your body, plus the mindset shifts that make it easier to let go. <...
What If The Real You Is The Upgrade
We get honest about the gap between who we expected to be by now and who we actually are, from reheated coffee to forgotten passwords to the daily reality of getting older. We land on the best surprise of all: a quiet confidence that makes life...
Why The Quiet Moments Matter More As You Age
We slow down enough to see how the smallest moments can hold the most meaning as we age. We connect the dots between protecting our energy and building a life where quiet joy becomes the whole point. • retiring rushed mornings and choo...
Not My Circus, Not My Password
We catch up on my life, then zero in on the moment many of us reach with age: I’m too old for this nonsense, not from anger but from perspective. We talk about protecting energy, setting cleaner boundaries, and why life gets simpler when we sto...
You Don’t Have To Prove Anything Anymore
We share why aging with intention beats aging quietly and how releasing pressure restores joy, energy, and choice. From ditching the busy badge to redefining health, we offer practical shifts that free your time and mind.• naming the in...
Guard Your Energy Like It’s Your Retirement Fund
Energy used to feel endless, and saying yes was our default. These days, we treat it like money—budgeted, protected, and spent where it matters most. We open up about the mindset shift that comes with aging: valuing rest without guilt, setting ...
A Long Drive Proved That Aging Is About Choosing Better, Not Doing Less
We share what a 4,000-mile road trip at 65 taught us about aging with intention, from friendship and freedom to supportive shoes and strategic snacks. Fewer sprints, more wisdom; less ego, more joy; and gratitude that lands quiet and steady.
I Stopped Proving My Worth And Started Protecting My Peace
We close our road series with a simple truth: arrival can mean intact, not impressive. From cruise calm to medical detours handled with grace, we trade urgency for awareness and performance for peace, and we choose alignment over achievement.
Finding Steady Joy In The Season You’re In
Joy doesn’t always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes it slips in softly during a quiet morning coffee, a shared smile with a stranger, or the decision to leave your phone on airplane mode and watch the horizon breathe. That’s the energy we bring...
Strength Without Performance, Peace Without Permission
A swollen hand, a missed Disneyland day, and a suitcase full of TJ Maxx finds might not sound like a manifesto—but this week turns into a vivid map of becoming. Between a family dust-up, a rare infection biopsy, and a hopeful green light for an...
Why Rest Alone Won’t Cure Your Exhaustion
The kind of tired that lingers after a nap has nothing to do with willpower. We pull back the curtain on bone-deep exhaustion—the mental load, relentless micro-decisions, and invisible emotional labor that compound over years—and show how it st...
Slow Down To Live More
What if the fastest way to feel better isn’t faster at all? On a solo drive from Chicago to Flagstaff along Route 66, I kept catching myself trying to beat the ETA, race the clock, and turn every mile into a metric. Then the open road—and a few...
Choosing More Of What Matters
Ever feel the pressure to reinvent yourself by February? We’re choosing a better path. After a year marked by cancer and stacked medical emergencies, I’m done proving and ready to design a year that actually fits: slower travel, calmer mornings...
Aging, Editing, And The Joy Of Letting Go
Forget the pressure to reinvent yourself. We’re starting the year by choosing relief over resolutions and building a life that feels lighter, calmer, and more honest. I share a comfort-first plan for a six-week road trip—smart hotel picks, slow...
From Resolutions To Intentions: A Kinder Way To Grow
Resolutions feel like a trap when life is already full. This conversation offers a gentler, braver path: set intentions that match your energy, honor your season, and still move you forward. Fresh off a joyful, busy holiday and looking ahead to...
You Don’t Need It All Figured Out Anymore
What if getting older made life simpler, not smaller? That’s the thread we follow as we move from Chicago’s weather whiplash to the quiet freedoms that come with age: flexible plans, honest rest, and the courage to let the map change without ca...
We Get Older, Things Get Tricky, And We Find Smarter Ways To Cope
The small things got louder: the grunt when we stand, the menu we can’t read, the shoulder that protests a perfectly innocent night of sleep. I wanted to untangle those moments with honesty and humor, then offer tools that actually help. We sta...
Fifty‑Four Tiny Ways To Reset Your Year
The snow is piling up, the sun ducks between skyscrapers, and we’re choosing warmth the easy way: small sparks that actually stick. Instead of white‑knuckle resolutions, we map out 54 tiny, feel‑good changes that make 2026 brighter without drai...
Why Retirement Feels Weird At First And How To Make It Wonderful
Forget the glossy brochure version of retirement. We get honest about what happens when the calendar opens up, the title falls away, and the to-do list is yours to write. From late drops and real-life health worries to the small rituals that ke...
Owning Your Space: A Candid Guide To Solo Aging
A blizzard, a burst of seventy degrees, and a brush with the northern lights set the perfect backdrop for a truth we don’t hear enough: solo doesn’t have to mean sad. I’m unpacking what aging solo actually looks like—across divorce, widowhood, ...