The Freedom of Consciously Aging with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.
Free Listening, Interviews
Orsborn shares the concept of embracing old age as a transformative process. She emphasizes the importance of accepting reality, embracing mortality, and recognizing one’s belovedness. Orsborn differentiates between hope and expectation, advocating for hope as a vision without attachment to outcomes. She highlights the spiritual journey as a practice of…
Reimagine Aging with Purpose and Engagement with Richard Leider and David Shapiro
Free Listening, Interviews
The truth about aging is that everyone, everywhere, is aging, whether we like it or not. We need new models and a new story of what it means to be old because the anti-aging mindset is pervasive in Western culture. Lieder and Shapiro point out that with each passing moment,…
Crazy Wisdom For A Crazy World With Wes “Scoop” Nisker
Free Listening, Interviews
A conversation with Scoop Nisker is a funny, smart, enlightening foray into physics, spirituality, and the oddities of life as we know it. In this wildly entertaining yet informative interview, you’ll hear a new spin on atomic theory, meditation, politics, evolution, and more. You’ll even hear a song about the…
Becoming a True Wisdom Elder with Connie Zweig, Ph.D.
Aging is a collective frontier. As humanity is living longer and longer, aging can feel rudderless without an anchor and often beset with fears of the future and of losing our capacities and our youth. Aging is a physical, emotional, moral, cognitive, and spiritual frontier. As we age the main…
Aging: A Tender And Ferocious Time with Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ph.D.
What does the territory of aging look like in a society that worships youth? When a realization flashes into our consciousness that we are aging, we tend to tighten up with fear. Negative images of our parents, grandparents, and friends loom before us. Anderson counsels us to move from that…
Learning To Love Well – Thoughts On A Long-Lasting Relationship with Linda Carroll
Linda Carroll shares her professional and personal insights into the reality of maintaining a lasting, loving relationship. She describes the stages of relationships, each with distinct characteristics and accompanying lessons. There’s an evolution happening within each relationship that forces us to make important decisions about ourselves and the trajectory of…
Unleash Your Brain Power as You Age with Michael J. Gelb, Ph.D.
Researchers have shown that, like fine wine, our brains can improve with age. Michael Gelb has spoken with the world’s foremost brain researchers about how the brain actually works and they have revealed exciting news. He says, “Unlike the knee or the hip, the brain is designed to improve with use…
Adulthood II: A Whole New Stage In The Life Cycle with Mary Catherine Bateson, Ph.D.
People are living longer but this new longevity is not equivalent to an extension of old age or years added on at the end of life. Children have left home and many are facing retirement, but are not ready to spend this time on the golf course, or playing endless…
Adulthood II: A Whole New Stage In The Life Cycle with Mary Catherine Bateson, Ph.D.
People are living longer but this new longevity is not equivalent to an extension of old age or years added on at the end of life. Children have left home and many are facing retirement, but are not ready to spend this time on the golf course, or playing endless…
Aging With Grace And Humor with Susan Moon
Travel with Susan Moon to get an inside view on the perils and joys of aging. With humor and deep insight, she encourages us to move forward in our aging with courage and hope. There are many lessons along the way. She says much of it is “learning how to ask…