#625 - Navigating Love at Any Age Can Be EASY If You Know This Secret! With Gloria Horsley, PhD and Frank Powers, PhD
EVEN MORE about this episode!Ready to fall in love again—at any age? Join the Golden Dating Doctors, Drs. Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers, as they share heartwarming stories and powerful insights from their book Open to Love: The Secrets of Senior Dating. From Gloria’s journey of healing after losing her husband of 60 years to finding love with Frank online, this episode dives deep into the emotional, spiritual, and practical sides of dating later in life.Discover how to navigate love after loss or divorce, overcome societal stigma, and integrate new relationships into existing family dynamics. Gloria and Frank’s candid reflections and personal experiences illuminate the beauty of second chances, the magic of signs from loved ones on the other side (hello, dimes!), and the incredible resilience of the heart.Whether you're newly single, dating again, or simply curious about love’s evolution over time, this episode offers inspiration, humor, and real-world tips—including how a “dating buddy” can boost your confidence and how online dating can lead to unexpected joy.Guest Biography:Gloria Horsley, PhD is a licensed marriage and family therapist, clinical nurse specialist, and cofounder of the Open to Hope Foundation. She co-hosts the award-winning Open to Hope podcast and has authored or co-authored 10 books on grief and healing. A former faculty member at the University of Rochester and the Academy of Intuition Medicine, Gloria also serves on advisory boards for TAPS and the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation. Widowed after 60 years of marriage, she is the mother of four (including a deceased son) and grandmother to ten. She lives between Palo Alto, CA, and Scottsdale, AZ with her partner, Dr. Frank Powers.Frank Powers, PhD is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ. A former professor and chairman of Arizona’s Psychiatric Security Review Board, he trained in couples’ therapy with Harville Hendrix’s Imago Institute and studied under pioneering sex researchers Masters and Johnson. Frank holds degrees from George Williams College, Arizona State, Columbia, and Union Institute. An award-winning sculptor, he enjoys golf, pickleball, and tennis, and is stepfather to two daughters and a step-grandson.Episode Chapters:(0:00:01) - Golden Dating Doctors Share Their Journey(0:13:28) - Navigating Divorce, Grief, and New Love(0:26:36) - Signs and Miracles(0:29:47) - Finding Love After Loss(0:43:43) - Navigating Dating (0:50:49) - Love and Relationships After Loss(0:56:35) - Intimacy in New RelationshipsSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan YouTubeSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Español YouTubeSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Português YouTubeSubscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Deutsch YouTube✏️Ask Julie a Question!🌟Follow on Instagram!Please join Julie next week with your question.Thursdays at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 5pm PT.https://askjulieryanshow.comAnd, please leave a five-star review and subscribe so you can hear all the new episodes.Sponsors & RecommendationsDisclaimer: This show is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be medical, psychological, financial or legal advice. Please contact a licensed professional. The Ask Julie Ryan show, Julie Ryan, and all parties involved in producing, recording and distributing it assume no responsibility for listener’s actions based on any information heard on this or any Ask Julie Ryan shows or podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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