82 Year-Old Wisdom for Deep Sleep
This episode is intended to enjoy as you are winding down and ready to sleep. It's based on an interview with an 82 year old Chaplain from the Federal Penitentiary. He shared the simplest wisdom, a ch...
1 Dec 20188min
Beauty (In Case of Emergency)
After the tragic shooting in Pittsburgh, what is the path forward? How do we raise children when things seem so dark and dangerous? 7 of the 11 people killed in Pittsburgh were alive during the Holoca...
1 Nov 201818min
"The Strangest Phenomenon"
For the last 7 years, I’ve been talking to the oldest and wisest people in our communities. when you are 89 or 102, or 96, death looms large. When you are very old, any breath could be your last. And...
19 Okt 201818min
The Elder Cure for Comparison-itis
There are so many ways we get in our own way One of those ways, maybe the most obvious, is comparing ourselves to what everyone else is doing. You can’t escape the advertising and social media and con...
9 Okt 201818min
A Dying Wish. Filled with LIFE
It’s my favorite part of talking to old people. After so many decades of life, when they look back on the single most important moment or memory, what stands out? This past week I spoke to Nel, 86, w...
10 Sep 201817min
Parenting is Way Harder Than I Thought It Would Be!
Many of the happiest elders I have interviewed were freed at a young age by a parent who gave them the gift of love or confidence or music. It is the very best gift to give and receive...freedom from...
19 Apr 201818min
Ancient Secret to Healing Anxiety
The inspiration for today's episode is my absolute favorite book that I read with my son before he goes to sleep. Granted, he's 3 years old but I PROMISE you this message will be the most healing an s...
17 Apr 201810min
"You Don't Use Email?!"
This is one of my all-time favorite conversations with an elder. 93 year old Addie wanted to send me a photo in the mail (i.e. snail mail via the mailbox). But that would take way too long! Why wait a...
16 Apr 201818min
