I Wasn’t Supposed to Last: Ageism...
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I Wasn’t Supposed to Last: Ageism, Survival, and Staying Loud
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Dangerously Honest with Lorraine Lewis by Lorraine Lewis

Episode notes

In this raw and deeply personal episode of Dangerously Honest, Lorraine Lewis confronts one of the music industry’s most uncomfortable realities: ageism.

From being celebrated in youth to questioned with experience, Lorraine opens up about what it means to outlast expectations in an industry that often writes women off long before they’re done speaking. She reflects on reinvention, resilience, and the quiet pressure to disappear with age, while making a powerful case for wisdom, confidence, and survival as strengths, not liabilities.

This episode is for anyone who’s been underestimated, dismissed, or told their time has passed — and chose to stay anyway.

No filters. No apologies. Just the truth.

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