Connie's interviews with many famous public figures and "extraordinary older persons" have been captured in a series of audiotapes and CDs. Each one offers unique reflections on living life to the fullest in mid-life and beyond-in sickness and in health.

The Ageless Spirit
Reflections on living life to the fullest
in the later years.
(Available on Tape or CD)

Hume Cronyn and the late Jessica Tandy aren't the only well known personalities that are heard on this collection of wit and wisdom. Offering candid perception of the joys and challenges of the later years are the TV personalities: Hugh Downs and Art Linkletter, authors: Eda LeShan, William Manchester, and Mary Catherine Bateson, performers: Jason Robards, Phyllis Diller, Ossie Davis and several others. Their feelings and concerns are nothing less than a mirror of our own experience of all that growing older can offer. Also available in print from Connie Goldman Productions.

Conversations on Mid-life and Beyond
A consideration of what we gain with age,
not what we lose.

We live in a society that continues to be obsessed with youth, yet some statistics claim that every 7.5 seconds in America someone turns 50! The conversations on this tape explore the 50+ years, not as a stage of life that anticipates only deterioration and decline, but as a time of life that opens possibilities of a deepening perspective and an opportunity for profound spiritual growth. Now that we're no longer who we were, we are challenged to live differently in mid-life and beyond and to consider who we are at this transition time in our lives.

The Wisdom of Gardening
Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit
An inspirational, healing and spiritual journey
through exploring the garden's
connection to all life.

Gardening is the number one leisure activity in America. It's long been something that older people have enjoyed. Now it has become the fast-growing, favorite pursuit of the "baby boomers." This collection of conversation with gardeners of all ages demonstrates that "in the garden, more grows than the gardener sows." The compelling and articulate voices of those who garden speak passionately of the deeper meaning of gardening; the personal, spiritual, inner growth so often stimulated by nature's outer growth. Also available in print, as Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit, at your favorite bookstore.

The Grandparent Connection
Honoring the unique role and profound
influence of grandparents.

When a child is born a grandparent is born as well. This tape offers a collection of personal stories that underscores the valuable contributions we can make to our grandchildren's lives. Whether we live across the country or down the block from our grandchildren we have an opportunity to share something special and important. Today's grandparents are different from "the good old days." Kids are different too. Yet one thing hasn't changed and hopefully won't - that eternal possibility for grandparents and grandchildren to share, to bond, to make memories, to love and to be loved through this unique connection.

Art with Heart
Quilts and the People Who Make Them
Stories of comfort and commitment, celebrations
and memories, hopes, joys and sorrows.

Quilts are far more than a thing of beauty; they're about values, reminiscence and family life. Quilts have stories to tell. A quilt, passed down from a grandmother or great-grandmother often has clues to a family's history reflected through this artful craft. You can wrap yourself in the comfort and history of a quilt, knowing that what is passed on to you will be passed on again.

The Ageless Spirit of the Holidays
Storytelling remains a cherished Christmas,
Chanukah and New Years tradition.

In all cultures the "elders" pass on the customs and rituals to the younger generations. It's our way of passing on life-lessons, moral values, wisdom and humor. This tape is a collection of wit, wisdom, and inspiration in keeping with this holiday package that features such well-known personalities as Steve Allen and wife Jayne Meadows, Art Linkletter, Phyllis Dilller, Ex-Mayor of New York Ed Koch, Theodore Bikel and others. Holiday inspiration that offers an uplifting experience all year round.

It's a Wonderful Life
Our Lives Re-viewed
The themes of Frank Capra's 1946 film
continue to charm and inspire us.

Can themes from films teach us something about our own lives? As IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, the movie with a Christmas theme unfolds, Jimmy Stewart, in the role of George Bailey, reviews his life and explores what really counts. Clarence, the gray-haired, wide-eyed, clumsy "angel" guides him on the path of discovering what is valuable and meaningful in his life. We too often have "angels" in the form of other humans that come into our lives and grace us with self-knowledge, wisdom, friendship and love. We all wish to find contentment in a stress-filled world. The personal stories on this tape offer insight, inspiration, comfort and hope, not only at holiday time but at any time.

Late Bloomer Stories
Personal narratives of folks over 50 exploring
new activities and changing lifestyles.

This audiotape is about seeing the aging process as a quest, not a crisis; of savoring today while planning and preparing for tomorrow. Their personal tales are examples of living with change and embracing necessary transitions in our 60's, 70's and beyond. Inspiring stories told by those living them, of enthusiasm for life, newly-explored creativity, the rewards of giving of oneself to another, and of many personal paths that provide the opportunity to live fully in the later years. Available in print, as Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer, at your favorite bookstore.

A Sound Portrait
Richard Avedon
A rare visit with one of the leading
photographers of the twentieth century,
recorded in his mid-seventies.

What does my life have to do with this well-known and revered photographer? As Richard Avedon told me: if you love your work, your profession, the daily activities you've devoted your time, energy and creativity to for many years, why give it up? If no other activity captures your desire and ambition, you may choose to keep doing what has, for a lifetime nourished and stimulated you. Doing what we love, what gives us satisfaction and pleasure is important for everyone.