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At 70, Gail Rice was terrified of disappearing. Shrinking into the background. Becoming one of those women society shoves aside
So, she gave herself a birthday gift intended to shock her awake. She hired a male escort.
The Canadian-born psychologist and writer has spent her career helping people reclaim their lives and step into their most authentic, thriving selves. In this candid talk about aging and socially constructed invisibility, she’ll share what it took to challenge expectations and reconnect with her own sense of aliveness, purpose, and visibility.
Together, we’ll unpack how to stop holding back and waiting for permission to take up space. Because the most powerful chapter of a woman’s life may be the one she never saw coming.
Join us as we rediscover the power of our voices.
Speaker Bio:
Gail Rice is a Canadian-born psychologist and writer based in Australia whose essays on aging, desire and refusing to disappear have sparked international conversation.
When a clip from a TV interview went viral with over 180,000 views, she realised she’d touched a nerve — women everywhere recognised something they’d felt but never said aloud. Faced with the terror of becoming invisible at 70, she decided to scare herself alive. Now, she is 72 and just beginning to find the power of her voice.
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