The Sweet Spot

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the Aged Podcast · Feb 26, 2026 · 7m

Wit and Wisdom

by Beth Broderick

I worked for a summer as an employee in the Sequoia National Forest. I was reeling from the tough final year at the Academy of Dramatic Arts and needed a break. I am not sure how I knew about it, but I managed to secure a position as a waitress in the restaurant at the main lodge. Housing was provided in cute little cabins, and meals were free on workdays. It was a healing environment, the great trees offering canopies of protection and peace. I walked and walked among them, passing deer and giant brown bears, inhaling pine, and bathing in the green.

At least…