{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/607e976768050b57439f9420/642ed662be84080011a7c0c2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The confidence to age gracefully","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/607e976768050b57439f9420/1680790742364-b4b3625130097c3f07f527a7b7043f4e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This year I turn fifty. The BIG 50. Half a century! So I felt it was a good time to talk about seeing it as a blessing rather than a curse of getting older. It takes confidence to age naturally and gracefully these days, when most of the world expect you to use whatever means available to stay young. I share how I feel about the pressures and trolls on social media but mostly about how I maintain feeling young at heart. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Discussed in this episode:</u></strong></p><ul><li>How I feel about turning Fifty in a world that expects you to never age (1:50)</li><li>Gaining the clarity to know what I want and then continue trying new things that interest me (3:45)</li><li>How women can't win whether they allow themselves to age or whether they do whatever it takes to look young (6.40)</li><li>Actress and model Andie MacDowell's healthy attitude about aging (7:05)</li><li>My beauty care routine to stay youthful, naturally (10:15)</li><li>Trolls and negative comments on social media (12:20)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><u>References:</u></p><p>Four Weddings and a Funeral (movie)</p><p>Green Card (movie)</p><p>Maid (Netflix series)</p><p><br></p><p>Let’s connect!</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RaniaKurdiOfficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kurdirania/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/rania_kurdi?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/raniakurdi/?originalSubdomain=uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href=\"https://raniakurdi.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rania Kurdi"}