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Dorian Mintzer, Retirement Coach

Dorian Mintzer, Founder of Revolutionize Retirement, is a retirement coach, consultant, and popular speaker.

who combines her personal and professional experiences to help people navigate the second half of life.

17/03/2026

In my latest podcast episode with Kerry Hannon, fear about outliving your money and fear about your health came up over and over.

Kerry shared insights from her new book Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future. We talked about why so many Gen Xers feel “woefully unprepared” for retirement, how 401(k)s and job changes left people to figure things out on their own, and why credit card and student loan debt can feel like a “dream killer” when you’re trying to imagine your future.

The good news? Kerry and I also explored very practical steps – like doing a real budget, using retirement calculators instead of guessing a “magic number,” and getting help from a holistic financial planner – to move from anxiety to a clearer plan.

🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1881506/episodes/18748265

And start replacing financial fear with a roadmap you can actually act on.

13/03/2026

Well… I did it. I turned 80.

As this birthday approached, I found myself looking back—at the moves across the country, growing up in the shadow of war, the early awareness of antisemitism and racism, the protests in the 60s, the feminist awakenings in the 70’s, the love, the losses, and the reinventions. So many life lessons!

Reflection isn’t always easy. Some memories bring pride and tenderness. Some still bring ache. But honoring all of it, the light and the shadow, has helped me feel whole.

What I know at 80 is this:
Gratitude matters. Forgiveness matters. Self-compassion matters. And staying engaged with life matters. Also, history echoes. The calls for justice and dignity we heard decades ago keep rising again. That humbles me. It also strengthens my resolve.

I’m grateful to every person who has walked beside me—my family, friends, colleagues, and clients. If you’ve been part of my journey in any way, thank you.
If you’re willing, I invite you to reflect on your own life. What has shaped you? What are you still becoming?

I share more of my reflections here https://revolutionizeretirement.com/resources-2/

10/03/2026

Yikes. I’m 80.

As I approached this milestone, I found myself doing what I often invite others to do, pausing to reflect. I looked back at the good, the pain, the joy, and everything in between. Reflection isn’t always comfortable. But when we allow ourselves to honor the full arc of our lives—the triumphs, the missteps, and the unexpected turns—we can feel more whole.

Eighty years have taught me this:
Life brings joy and sorrow, growth and grace. We don’t get to rewrite the past. But we do get to choose how we learn from it, how we integrate it, and how we continue becoming.

I feel deep gratitude for the people who have walked beside me—personally and professionally. If you’re reading this and you’ve been part of my journey in any way, please know how much your presence, encouragement, and partnership have meant to me.

With each passing year, gratitude matters more. So does forgiveness. So does self-compassion.

If you’re willing, I invite you to pause and reflect on your own life arc. What has been shaped in you over the years? Who are you still becoming?
I share more in my full birthday reflection here https://revolutionizeretirement.com/resources-2/

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06/03/2026

We’ve added 30 years to human life expectancy in just over a century—not a crisis, a victory. Our children and grandchildren are likely to live much longer lives.
However, our systems and stories haven’t caught up; older age is still seen as decline instead of a stage of personal and societal meaning where people who want to contribute actually have pathways to do so. It’s time to change the general narrative on aging so that longer lives come with real roles, structures, and communities that let older adults matter, belong, and add value.

In my most recent Interview with Dr. Linda P. Fried, we discussed this topic and so much more about how science is proving the changes we are making in our older age.

👉 Listen to the full episode here https://revolutionizeretirement.com/podcast-archive/
or explore other Revolutionize Retirement conversations to rethink what an aging society can be, and the roles you can play in it.

04/03/2026

In my latest podcast episode with Dr. Linda P. Fried, she talks about her medical background and digs into the science of aging. She explains the benefits aging can bring and ways older generations are important and useful.

One key takeaway was a longer life doesn’t mean “less to offer”, it often means more. Over time we accrue knowledge, problem solving skills, emotional balance, and hard‑earned wisdom that younger generations simply haven’t had time to build yet. Older adults are uniquely positioned to mentor, mediate conflict, and help tackle complex challenges like education, community cohesion, and even climate. Imagine what happens when we actually design roles that use that expertise.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here https://revolutionizeretirement.com/podcast-archive/ (and explore other interviews) to hear how later‑life experience can become one of society’s greatest untapped resources.

03/03/2026

Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it really means to romance life in our later years. Not in a sentimental way, but in the way Bruce talks about falling in love with the world again after cancer, heart events, and even “dying” on a gym treadmill and being brought back to life. His story is such a powerful reminder that we can choose to say “yes” to renewal, creativity, and curiosity—whether that’s going back to school for an MFA, obsessing over fairy shrimp in a backyard vernal pool, or returning to poetry with a deeper reverence for simply being alive.

Hosting this conversation moved me personally, because it speaks to the possibility of reinventing ourselves at any age, and to the quiet, daily practices—like paying attention, creating, noticing beauty—that help us romance life even as we face illness, loss, and a very broken world. If you need a hopeful, thoughtful companion for your own “second (or third, or fourth) act,” I’d love for you to spend time with this episode.

🎧 Watch or listen to the full conversation with Bruce here: https://youtu.be/5iEWvoG6MkE

🔁 Or find more episodes on your favorite podcasting platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1881506/follow

28/02/2026

When Bruce told the story behind his poem “My Hips Are Not Her Hips,” inspired in part by Lucille Clifton’s famous celebration of her own hips—and his very real, very painful orthopedic diagnosis—I couldn’t help but laugh and nod along. Aging bodies tell the truth: about wear and tear, about limits, about pain, but also about how fiercely we still want to move, create, love, and show up for our lives.

In this episode, we talk about “hips” as more than anatomy: they become a metaphor for living honestly in later life—owning what hurts, what’s changing, and what’s still possible, from cortisone shots to new chapters in progress that make us feel vividly alive. If you or your clients are navigating the realities of an aging body while still feeling so much life inside, this conversation will resonate. Our hips don’t lie—and neither does the desire to keep going.

🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/5iEWvoG6MkE

🔁 Or catch this and more episodes on any podcast platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1881506/follow

20/02/2026

What if the quality of your relationships at 50 was a better predictor of how you’ll age than your cholesterol level?

In my latest podcast episode, with Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, we explore 85 years of research on what really makes life satisfying: taking care of your body and your relationships, building “social fitness,” and why it’s never too late to find new friends or even a new partner in your 70s, 80s, or 90s.

You’ll hear stories about both Harvard students and boys from Boston’s poorest neighborhoods, and how some with the hardest beginnings created deeply meaningful, connected lives.

Listen to the full episode here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1881506/episodes/18580429-the-good-life-85-years-of-lessons-from-dr-waldinger.mp3?download=true

or on any podcast platform.

11/02/2026

Climate change and aging — two topics people often avoid, and yet, as Rick Moody tells us in this new Revolutionize Your Retirement podcast episode, they’re deeply connected.

From wildfires and floods to questions about where to retire or how to insure a home, the effects of climate are shaping the second half of life in powerful ways. But Rick believes we’re not powerless.

Hope, he says, is “a verb with its sleeves rolled up.”

Tune in to learn how older adults can take action as citizens, consumers, and investors to shape a sustainable legacy for the generations to come.

🎙️ Listen to the full conversation on any podcast app.

04/02/2026

Are you rethinking your next chapter — financially and professionally? 💼💡

You won’t want to miss my next Interview in my Interviews With Expert series featuring Kerry Hannon, the go-to authority on money, work, and retirement. Kerry, a Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist and On-Air Expert, is known for her relatable and actionable insights on thriving at every stage of life.

In this lively discussion, Kerry will share insights from her latest book, Retirement Bites: A Gen X Guide to Securing Your Financial Future — a must-read for anyone looking to redefine success, security, and purpose in midlife.

✨ Reserve your spot today at: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/
And
🎙️ Catch up on past powerful conversations here: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/podcast-archive/

28/01/2026

Living longer is the new normal when you stop treating retirement like “the end” and start treating it like a whole new adulthood.

In my latest episode of Revolutionize your Retirement Radio podcast, Helen Hirsh Spence talks about the idea of “longevity literacy” and a “longevity mindset,” noting that we now live 20–30 years longer than previous generations and need a new life map beyond the old “learn–earn–retire” model.

In this episode you’ll also hear stories of:
-Trekking the Inca Trail and climbing Kilimanjaro in her late 50s
-Volunteering around the world in her 60s
-Creating programs that help older adults reset their thinking and reclaim purpose

👉 Feel energized about your future at any age, you can find this episode and more here: https://revolutionizeyourretirementradio.com/ or listen in on any podcast platform

24/01/2026

Could Older People Be the Cavalry Coming Over the Hill?

January 27, 2026 | 12:00 noon EDT (11:00 CT | 10:00 MT | 9:00 PT) Free Zoom Interview.

There's still time to join us for a timely and thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Linda P. Fried, MD, PhD, a global leader in epidemiology, geriatrics, and the science of healthy aging. Dr. Fried has devoted her distinguished career to reimagining aging as a powerful asset for individuals and for society. She is Director of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Dean Emerita of the Mailman School of Public Health, and Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Columbia University.

In this conversation, Dr. Fried will explore critical questions shaping the future of healthy longevity, including:

-How older adults acquire values and wisdom that matter deeply—to themselves and to society

-The growing mismatch between older people’s capabilities, aspirations, and the structures meant to engage them

-Why changes in civic and social infrastructure are essential if older adults are to become a transformative force for good

-How collective action can help unlock the full potential of longer lives

At a time when populations are aging rapidly, Dr. Fried challenges us to rethink what’s possible, and how older adults can be seen not as a burden, but as the “cavalry coming over the hill.”

👉 Register for this free Zoom interview: https://revolutionizeretirement.com/events/january-2026-iwe-dr-linda-p-fried-md-ph-d/

All participants will receive a recording link following the event.

Questions?
Contact Dorian at dorianmintzer@gmail.com.

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