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Welcome to a fortnightly podcast for those who want to remain positive and optimistic in the face of the challenges ageing brings. Let’s explore the ideas and experiences related to living in the second half of life. During the last 30 years, I followed the science of living a healthier life, mentally and physically, and put it into practice. As I continue to learn I share this knowledge in posts, podcasts and sometimes, videos. Subscribe to my newsletter for access to them.
5 Substack Reads I Recommend
My first recommended read is by Lisa Barrett of My Midlife Chapter. Lisa became my 250th subscriber recently. This post is about the truisms she found in midlife and it resonated with me, even though she is the same age as my daughter! Those truisms still hold twenty years later.
What I Know For Sure Now I'm a Midlifer
Janice Walton of Aging Well Newsletter wrote a heartfelt post on grief from personal experience, with a recommendation of a book to read further on the subject:
Pamela Leavey, who gives us daily positive affirmations on Notes, wrote about the wildflowers in her backyard and added a short guided meditation on gratitude by Deepak Chopra in this enjoyable post:
Photo Essay: Wildflowers in My Yard
William H Bestermann Jr MD’s post is a timely reminder to start looking after our heart health as early as we can.
The Link Between Cardiovascular Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease
Annie Ridout has written a list of her thoughts inspired by forgetting the rules when you start a Substack newsletter. So many good points to remember:
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