[B]OLD AGE with Debbie Weil
[B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil
Debbie & Sam on 50 Years of Marriage: Gratitude, Celebration... and Grief
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Debbie & Sam on 50 Years of Marriage: Gratitude, Celebration... and Grief

Debbie Weil
Feb 03, 2023
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Debbie brings her favorite recurring guest, husband Sam Harrington, back onto the show. This is a special episode - and it really is a fun one to listen to - because they are celebrating 50 years of marriage today, Feb. 3, 2023.

They were married a half century ago, in 1973. It was truly another age,  pre-Internet and so much more. They were both 21. That's an astonishing fact: they were obviously too young to get married. But they did and the marriage has lasted. 

50th Anniversary: Feb. 3, 2023

They acknowledge how lucky they are and how much they have to be grateful for. They have six grandchildren, they like hanging out together, and Sam is still teasing Debbie and making her laugh.

They talk about the trivial and the existential and how it's okay to feel grief when they look back at their youthful passion and how young and beautiful they were. And how now is a time to think about their mortality and to try and enjoy each present moment.

Things do change in a long marriage, as you’ll hear. 

One thing doesn’t, however.  As always, Debbie and Sam disagree about a lot of things. "But that's all good..." A phrase they've adopted after watching W1A, a very funny British TV series starring Hugh Bonneville.
 

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[B]OLD AGE with Debbie Weil
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A podcast about [b]oldly moving from midlife to old age in a society that devalues and/or misunderstands old people. Debbie interviews authors, experts, and exceptional individuals. Now in their early 70s, she and her husband, physician author Sam Harrington, have been exploring an un-retired life for the past decade on an island off the coast of Maine. LISTEN HERE OR ON APPLE PODCASTS.
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