Connie Goldman is the former weekend host for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and later became NPR's arts reporter. These days she is an independent public radio producer, writer, and sought after public speaker. She is also the co-editor of The Ageless Spirit, and co-wrote Tending The earth, Mending The Spirit, which has been named a finalist in the Home-Garden category of ForeWord Magazine's 2000 Book of the Year Awards. Her mission is to produce, write and talk about positive images of aging.