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From the Vault: Ep.31 – Services for Older Adults and How to Access

From the Vault: This episode is back by popular demand! Our listeners loved the tips and stories shared by this guest about aging well, so tune in and share with…

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Ep.67 – Depression, Dementia and Delirium in Older Adults – How to Tell the Difference

“Exercise has been shown to be just as good as medicine at treating depression.” Delve into the often-misunderstood world of dementia, delirium, and depression in older adults with psychiatrist Dr.…

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From the Vault: Ep.29 – Solo Agers: The Keys to Planning Your Life in Retirement

From the Vault: This episode is back by popular demand! Our listeners loved the tips and stories shared by this guest about aging well, so tune in and share with…

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Ep.66 – Living a Tapas Life

“Don’t do stuff that you think you should. Do stuff that you want to, and that will give you a more complete life at this stage of your life.” Discover…

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Ep.65 – How Stretching Can Help Strengthen – At Any Age

“Start to train yourself to listen to what your muscles say.” Embrace the benefits of yoga and mindful movement as you age with expert Will Thomas. Learn how stretching and…

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Ep.64 – A Supreme Fitness Strategy: RBG’s Personal Trainer Shares Tips

“It doesn’t matter where you are. Just show up and start something.” Uncover the secrets behind Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's fitness routine with her personal trainer, Bryant Johnson.…

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Ep.63 – The Power of Savoring Life’s Moments

"The most immediate benefit of savoring is an increase in positive emotions." Discover the power of savoring positive experiences with Dr. Jennifer Smith, Director of Research at Mather Institute. Learn…

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Ep.62 – Your Guide to Improving Brain Health

"Being physically, socially, and mentally active are three of those big pillars of brain health." Discover the secrets to lifelong brain health with Dr. Vonetta Dotson, a gerontologist and neuropsychologist.…

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Ep.61- How to Design a Joyful Life

“There’s a lot of value in just having something in your life that is going to challenge you a little bit and push a little bit.” Unlock the secrets to…

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Ep.60 Fraud: What You Need to Know Now

"Data shows that if you know about the scam, you're far less likely to engage with it." Explore the world of online scams, imposter schemes, and fraud targeting seniors. Kathy…

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Bonus Ep.7- How to recognize and fight ageism

“Ageism truly is invisible because we’ve just accepted it.” Combating ageism and social stigma are all in a day’s work for Dr. Tracy Gendron. Show Notes Ageism is something that…

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Ep.59- Gratitude is a Game Changer

"Gratitude gives you control. Gratitude gives you the power to say whatever the circumstances, whatever the situation is, “I’m going to make myself happier. I’m going to find the good…

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Ep.58- The keys to living longer & dying shorter

“Life is a series of moments; you miss those moments you miss your life.” Want to live a long, happy, and healthy life? Do you want to know what it…

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Ep.57-Cultivating faith when you need it most

“As long as you can breathe you are growing older; aging faithfully requires very intentional focus.” Growing older is a natural part of life, but it can also bring with…

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Ep.56- Stupid things I won’t do when I’m old

“I won’t dye my hair, even if it worked for Diane Sawyer.” Discover how to stay in the present moment, how to plan ahead for care, and how to find…

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Ep. 55-A Gerontologist’s Longevity Master Plan

“Older adults with negative attitudes towards aging live 7.5 years less than everyone else.” Breaking age stereotypes and living an unexpected life is all in a day’s work for Zora…

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Ep.54-Patient Advocates: who are they and how can they help?

“I help my clients secure reliable information so that they can make an informed decision that reflects their values and needs.” Hear from patient advocate Ailene Gerhardt about navigating the…

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Ep.53-Health Guidelines you should know

  "At least 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise is good for you. And that is a prescription you have to fill yourself." Are you looking for ways to…

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Ep.52-A breakthrough hearing aid solution

"Treating hearing loss is one way to reduce the risk of dementia" Find out how Shelley Stein of Access HEARS is helping people with hearing loss access better care. Show…

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Ep. 51- Reinvigorate your life

"I don't like Mid-life crisis; I like Mid-life reawakening." Summary: Discover how to live life to the fullest and challenge social norms with Michael Clinton, former Hearst Magazine publisher and…

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Bonus Ep. 6-Transforming Community: A new road map for inclusion

"Often small, inexpensive adjustments can make a world of difference to become welcoming to a wider range of potential customers." Despite his success, Todd Hansen's life was changed drastically when…

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Ep. 50-Kick off the new year with gratitude

"To acknowledge that we all need help is a beautiful thing." Nancy Davis Kho shares the science behind positive recall bias, and how writing gratitude letters can lead to forgiveness…

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Ep. 49-Solve Your Bill Paying Stress

"There is no shame in needing help, and there is no shame in growing older." Money is something all of us think about as we age. Jeff Wildstein knows how…

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Ep.48-How To Embrace Change

“Remember: that you are the captain, you will never stop being the captain.”   Show Notes Dr. Michelle Rozen knows a thing or two about change—but she’s also figured out…

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Bonus Ep.5-Changing How You Think About Aging

"What matters is that you have a practice, and you have a way every day to move yourself." Award-winning photographer David Stewart ditches the camera, picks up a megaphone, and…

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Ep 47-Staying Fit at Any Age

"Stress is the main precursor to illness."   Can you stay fit at any age? Rico Caveglia shares his top ten secrets on how to stay fit at any age,…

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Episode 45: How Your Attitude Can Change Your Experience of Aging Patricia D’Antonio

"For those with a strong biomarker or gene for Alzheimer's- when you have positive outlook on aging, you are 50% less likely to develop Alzheimer's than those with a negative…

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Episode 44-Navigating Grief and Bereavement: A Guide with Dr. Toni Miles

"Talking about your own passing isn't morbid." Summary Is it just me, or do you find it hard to know what to say or do when someone dies? It’s the…

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Now an Award-Winning Podcast!

The RiverWoods Group has been selected by Mather Institute as a recipient of a 2022 Promising Practices Award. Now in its twelfth year, this awards program recognizes organizations working with…

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Ep. 43: How Singing Can Help with COPD and Parkinson’s

" It's a very vulnerable thing to sing. The instrument is you."  Summary: If you're like most adults, the only time you can be caught singing is alone in the…

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Ep. 42: A Filmmaker’s View: Achieving Your Lifelong Dream After 65

“Older women shouldn’t feel invisible.” Summary: On today’s episode, we talk about what inspired Melissa’s debut documentary “Beyond Sixty”, her day with M. Night Shyamalan, and some sneak peeks about…

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Ep. 41: Life by Choice, Not Chance; How to Live in Alignment with Your Values

"What outcomes are you really after, and what do you believe about obtaining those outcomes." Summary: What happens after you have achieved your life goals, and don’t know how to…

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Ep. 40: From Paycheck to Purpose: The Path to a Meaningful Next Chapter

"Having a purpose in your life and figuring out what it is you want to accomplish is so important." Summary: Planning for retirement is a conversation that could include anything…

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Ep. 39: Change Your Home to Change Your Life

"You have to potentially acknowledge that where you live currently actually isn't the best place for you." Summary: Research shows that 70% of our longevity is dictated by our lifestyle…

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Ep. 38: Medicaid: A How-To Guide

"Start the planning process early. And, get help. Get advice from someone who does elder law work, as well as your investment advisor and your accountant." Summary: What happens if…

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Laconia Daily Sun: Seniority Authority

The Laconia Daily Sun: Seniority Authority "Nobody wants to think about growing older, but Cathleen Toomey wants Granite Stater's to get smarter about aging. The vice president of marketing for…

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Ep. 37: It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents with Michelle Boyaner

"I didn't want to just tell our story, I wanted to ask other's to share theirs." Summary: As we have talked about before, caring for our elderly parents has some…

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Ep. 36: Wisdom on Aging from New York Times Columnist, Paula Span

"Young is not a compliment, old is not an insult, it's just where you happen to be in the life cycle." Summary: The world is changing quickly around aging—how can…

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Ep. 35: Aging With Intention: Purposeful Longevity

  "Purposeful longevity is framed around empowerment, engagement, experience, and education. It's not driven by deficits, it's about thriving."  Summary: Around the topics of aging and senior care, “the future”…

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Ep. 34: What Women Need Now – to Live a Long, Healthy Life

"What do you not want to have happen in the next five years, then have that conversation, because that's the time to do it." Summary: Do you wish for someone,…

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Ep. 33: Family Dynamics: A Mediator’s Guide to Better Conversations

"Sometimes we don't have a lot of time and we're forced to make decisions, but I think the more that we can have these decisions before we reach a crisis,…

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Ep. 32: Aging Well, Letting Go & Unexpected Happiness: An 80 Year Old’s View

"People need to understand how aging has changed and that it is quite different from what we expected and what we were taught... we have to do a lot of…

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Ep. 31: Services for Older Adults and How to Access

"I want us to think about healthy aging, and what changes we could realistically undertake to make our communities more accessible to all." Summary: What happens if you're an older…

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Ep. 30: Surprising Scientific Data on Longevity and Health

"Long-term relationships, social networks, and helping others are more likely to enhance your life." Summary: What if we had an insight into real data - that revealed successful paths to…

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Ep. 29: Solo Agers: The Keys to Planning Your Life in Retirement

"The social, the legal, and the financial are the most important aspects of being a healthy solo ager." Summary: Want to learn valuable information and suggestions for how to age…

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Cathleen Toomey on Exeter TV

Exeter TV sits down with Cathleen Toomey on a recent episode of People of Exeter. They ask her why she does what she does in Exeter, New Hampshire. https://youtu.be/N46CKwgwsds

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arthur brooks

Arthur Brooks’ new book, “From Strength to Strength”, is now a New York Times Best-Seller

Arthur Brooks is an incredibly accomplished writer for The Atlantic, a Harvard Professor, social scientist, as well as a guest on the Seniority Authority podcast. Brooks' is also a prolific…

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Ep. 28: Community During COVID: What We Learned

"The deeper meaning of a community goes beyond the beautiful buildings, gorgeous spaces, and beautiful rooms and dining rooms. It is more of moving into a smaller home to live…

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Ep. 27: A Conversation with Arthur Brooks on Reimagining the Second Half of Life

"The second curve is all about sharing. It's all about putting wisdom together in people's lives, that can create value in their lives." Summary: For many, finding meaning in the…

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Helping aging parents

Seacoast Online: Caring for aging parents: Exeter woman’s Seniority Authority podcast is here to help

Seniority Authority: Caring for aging parents: Exeter woman's Seniority Authority podcast is here to help By Laura Bricker news@seacoastonline.com EXETER - Cathleen Toomey launched the Seniority Authority podcast last year…

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Seniority Authority Now on New Hampshire PBS

If you're a fan of public television, you may have spotted Cathleen Toomey on New Hampshire PBS. Seniority Authority and NH PBS have partnered to help a larger audience get…

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Ep. 26: Finding Community, Purpose, and Peace of Mind

"You're not putting the burden of decision-making on your children or your spouse - you're not waiting for a crisis." Summary: What do most older adults want? Community, purpose, and…

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Ep. 25: Stories that Shape Us

"We need to see each other's humanity. If you see someone else as being your equal, that helps us to ease some of the hardships and the pain we're seeing…

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Ep. 24: Solo and Smart: Tips for Aging Alone

"Be patient with yourself, find ways to give yourself the best self-care possible, and treat yourself exceptionally." Summary: As people age, the dynamics of a family invariably change. In the…

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Ep. 23: The 411 on Long Term Care Insurance

"The emotional challenge of a health care crisis is much easier to handle when the financial challenge has been addressed." Summary: As we age, there can be significant expenses associated…

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Bonus Ep. 4: What’s New About Growing Old – the Future of Aging

"We are carrying on the good work in communities all across the country, making sure older people have a good place and the opportunity to grow old well." Summary: What’s…

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Ep. 22: How Giving Back Can Change Your Life

"When you get to that point, you start imagining and say, 'This is really exciting, I can't wait to retire, I can't wait to do all of the things I've…

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Ep. 21: The Best-Kept Secret in Aging Services

"Our whole goal as care managers is to keep people out of the hospital and out of crisis situations." Summary: Are you feeling overwhelmed by the difficult challenges associated with…

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Bonus Ep. 3: When Your Parent Needs Help, A Physician’s Guide

"This is an opportunity for you to learn more about your parent...ultimately this is the most beautiful thing any of us do in life, is to connect with other people…

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Ep. 20: The Brain Game: How to Make Positive Brain Changes Now

"When people are more socially active, they tend to manage stress better, their immune system works better, they tend to have fewer medical problems, and also their brains tend to…

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Ep. 19: Flipping the Script About Ageism

"Aging is not just something annoying old people do. It's something we embark on the day we're born." Summary: AGEISM sucks and it has us brainwashed to believe all sorts…

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Bonus Ep. 2: Seth Rogen Wants to Change Your Brain

"If we can get people talking about brain health and prevention the same way we are talking about heart health, and it becomes mainstream, then we can really move the…

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Ep. 18: Predicting the Future: Changes Ahead for Retirees Today

"When you look at just some of these statistics and trends for the aging population, there are some realities that reinforce even more the need to really think about planning…

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Ep. 17: Skydiving and Sassy Women: Empowering Women 50+

"I always say, don't put me in a box. Because if you do, it better have a door on it, because I'm not staying in there. I'll break it down."…

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Ep. 16: Change: Why We Fear It and How to Embrace It

"We don't really fear change. We fear loss...it's the loss of rote in a number of different areas, the loss of our status or our identity, our independence.” Summary: If…

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Ep. 15: Planning for Retirement with Intention and Purpose

"The reason we start with setting your top 10 values is because your values will lead to what you want your life to look like, what you want to spend…

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Ep. 14: Not Your Parents’ Retirement: What’s Different About Aging Today?

"The biggest liability people have for their health, safety, and finances is their house." Redefining Successful Aging: From the creation of the Social Security Act of the 1930s to the…

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Ep. 13: Jeremy Dabor: The 20-Something Who’s Revolutionizing Retirement

"Most people spend longer planning a two-week vacation than they do for their entire retirement." Revolutionizing Retirement: How many college sophomores drop out of school to live in a nursing…

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Bonus Episode 1: Can Science Slow Aging? Fighting on a New Biological Frontier

"It's this accumulation of problematic cells that drive the aging process. And by getting rid of them, we can stave off a whole range of the problems of old age."…

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Finding Meand and Purpose in Retirement

Ep. 12: Finding Meaning and Purpose in Retirement with Kathy Anderson

"What we do and the titles we are given and the roles we are given, they are not our own skin... I think there is this really discomforting, unsettling, energizing,…

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Ep. 11: The Most Important Legal Documents You Need as You Age – and Why They Matter

“And I think by the time you're between 40 and 50, it's really critical that you get these affairs in order and you make sure you have a will and…

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Ep. 10: How Boomers are Changing Retirement with Matt Thornhill, author of Boomer Consumer

"A hundred years ago the average lifespan was 45 years. Now it's 75 years. Boomers have reached this stage of life, let's say age 60 or 65, and they have…

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Ep. 9: How to Talk with Your Parents (or Kids) about Aging – Tips from a Mayo Clinic Expert

“It all begins with the realization that our parents are aging. They are not invincible. They’re not immortal, they’re aging. And we have issues to face.” How to Talk About…

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Ep. 8: What You Can do TODAY to Strengthen Your Memory for the Future

“Dementia does not discriminate, so it does not matter how bright a person you are or how much life experience you have or what your occupation may have been. Everybody…

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Seacoast Online: RiverWoods starts a podcast for boomers — joys, challenges, solutions

Seniority Authority: RiverWoods starts a podcast for boomers — joys, challenges, solutions By Kathleen D. Bailey news@seacoastonline.com EXETER —  Cathleen Toomey credits the idea for her new senior-themed podcast to…

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Press Release: Podcast Launches to Answer Questions on Aging

Getting Smarter About Growing Older - Podcast Launches to Answer Questions on Aging PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release Further Information: Adelle Gabrielson, Marketing Manager, 603-658-3048 Exeter, NH—May 18, 2021,…

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NH Business Review Spotlight: How to get smarter about getting older

People should embrace aging I fell in love with New Hampshire in the late 1980s. I was a reluctant transplant, driving up Interstate 95 from my North End apartment in…

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Ep. 7: Defining Assisted Living and Other Levels of Long-Term Care

"I think it's important to have these conversations early and often with your parents, your partner…What is important to them, not necessarily what is important to you, but what is…

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Ep. 6: No One Wants Your Hummels – Take Charge of Your Life by Tossing Your Stuff

"We see it all the time...people are owned by their things. They don't own their things." Erasing the Fear of Downsizing: Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume…

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Ep. 5: Being Happy: It’s a Choice. John Leland, NYT Reporter and Author

"Happiness is what's happening right now. It's not next week. It's not tomorrow...if you're not happy right now, you're not happy." Summary: Why is it some people are just so…

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Ep. 4: My Dad’s Journey with Alzheimer’s, a Conversation with Glen Campbell’s Daughter, Ashley

"Try to enjoy who they are each day with the disease...Love them for what they still are, as opposed to, you know, what you wish they still were." Navigating Alzheimer's:…

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Ep. 3: Problem Blindness: Dan Heath About His New Book and Upstream Thinking

"We have to have that spark, that instinct or initiative, like I am not just going to suffer through this, I am not going to be at the victim of…

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Ep. 2: The Fountain of Youth That’s Outside Our Door, with Martin Pazzani

 “You can take charge of the way you age and you can actually change the curve of your aging through fitness.” Improving Your Fitness: Martin Pazzani, former gym executive, world-class…

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Ep. 1: Keys to a Long and Happy Life: Lessons from Harvard’s 80-Year Study with Dr. Robert Waldinger

“People who live the longest and were the happiest as they grew older were the people who were more connected to others socially and who had warmer relationships with other…

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