When Beckie Durfee moved back to her hometown of Alpena, Michigan, she wasn't looking for a new calling. She was looking for a job.

What started as a substitute teaching position led her into special education, a field she never expected to enter and now can't imagine leaving. In this episode, Beckie shares how an unexpected opportunity became a career with purpose, what it's been like to return to school in her 40s, and why it's never too late to start something new.

The conversation also explores the complicated pull of hometowns, the loss of parents, and the friendships that help us navigate life's biggest transitions.

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For most of her life, Dr. Jenny Cresswell was focused on one question: How do I make this work? As a single mom, first-generation college student, opera performer, teacher, and relentless problem-solver, she always found a way forward. Then, at 45, everything changed. Jenny fell in love for the first time, discovered she was a lesbian, and began learning a lesson she'd never had time for before: how to slow down and experience joy. This episode is about audacity, authenticity, and the unexpected ways life can still surprise us—no matter our age.

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Greg Fine spent years chasing success, leadership, and the next milestone. Then a personal crisis forced him to reconsider everything he thought achievement was supposed to bring.

In this episode, Greg shares the story of rebuilding his life on his own terms, finding purpose beyond titles, embracing adventure, and learning that there's a difference between being relevant and knowing you matter. It's an honest conversation about reinvention, resilience, and having the courage to jump.

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In this episode of Later in Life, Bob talks with Eden Lane, a longtime broadcast journalist who discovered a passion for playwriting and hasn't looked back. In just over a year, Eden has written a half dozen plays, including one recently named a semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Playwrights Conference.

The conversation explores creativity, reinvention, and why some of our most meaningful chapters begin long after we think they've passed us by. Along the way, Bob and Eden discover surprising similarities in their own creative journeys and discuss what it means to keep evolving, learning, and taking risks later in life.

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At 58 years old, Steve Roberts decided to try something he had always wanted to do: community theatre. What began as a leap outside his comfort zone became a joyful new chapter that has resonated with thousands online and inspired people to reconsider what’s possible later in life.

In this conversation, Steve shares what finally pushed him to audition, the fears and self-doubt he had to overcome, the community he discovered along the way, and why it’s never too late to pursue something that calls to you.

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