Age Thoughtfully with Marissa Kennerson

Whoa! What a dynamic, knowledgable and KIND guest we have this  week in Dr. Perry Nickelston! Perry Nickelston, DC, NKT, FMS, SFMA, is a Chiropractic Physician with primary focus on Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition and trained fromThe American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders. He is an expert in myofascial, orthopedic, medical and trigger point soft tissue therapy. A member of the Board of Directors and Medical Staff Advisor for AIMLA (American Institute of Medical Laser Application). Dr. Perry teaches healthcare professionals all over the world how to successfully use Class IV Deep Tissue Laser Therapy in alleviating pain. Director of clinical protocols and training for LiteCure Medical Lasers specializing in Myofascial Laser treatments. Marissa and Dr. Perry cover so much good stuff in this episode! You can find Dr. Perry here. Or @stopchasingpain on Instagram They cover: Lymphatic system 101 - what it is and why you need to know about it. Including how to clear it.  How we concentrate so much on what we put in our  body but not enough on what goes out! (Think sweat, pee, poo, lymphatic system, etc.) Inflammation we need vs chronic Subconscious (80-90%) vs conscious (10-20%)  body knowledge Not being ashamed when we have pain - it does NOT mean we are broken Tai chi for circular and rotational movement a more flow state and parasympathetic relaxing effect - helical vs straight edge movements (most of ur movements) and sympathetic response Why dancing like no one is watching is so healing Why smiling connects us and increases connection and societal peace Eyes as part of the nervous system and why they are SO important. We need to make sure they are strong. Tongue strength and exercises! (Biggest muscle in body beside the uterus but many tongues get fat and weak.) Why baby steps are everything. (This is so encouraging!) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Welcome to Season 2 of Age Thoughtfully! Wow! It has been a year since Marissa had Stacy Jackson on the premiere episode! It's summer and let's talk about joy and rest! Here to help us is yoga teacher Terry Littlefield! As a yoga and movement teacher based out of Los Angeles, Terry fancies purposeful movement, not fancy poses. With Terry, you will develop a sustainable, life-long relationship with yoga and movement, play and rest. Get strong. Gain mobility and stability. Increase flexibility. Get to know joy on the regular. She is a passionate educator with a big sense of humor and an even bigger heart. She loves to learn. She loves to share what she learns. She believes laughter is the best medicine, and an essential part of any movement practice. Terry's classes blend science and spirit, breath work and belly laughs, movement and meditation. You are welcome in her class because you are YOU. Find Terry here! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Marissa is jumping for joy to have artist Susan Maddux on the pod this week! "Life is not to just be endured." - Susan Maddux They go deep people: Curiosity, art, flow, mindset, art's place in culture and more! Susan Maddux is a Los Angeles based artist whose work combines painting and sculpture into unique forms evocative of the colors and warmth of her native Hawaii and influenced by the arts of Asia and the Pacific. She was born on the island of Oahu in Hawaii to a hapa Japanese-American family where she absorbed the influence of Japanese folk art traditions and Buddhist temples as well as the arts of Polynesia. With a Bachelors of Fine Arts in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, she has had numerous group and solo shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Honolulu. After years in New York painting in her studio in Brooklyn and designing textiles for major fashion houses, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2013. Susan brings her early experiences in the lush valleys of Hawaii and thirty years of education and experience as an artist and designer to these painted sculptural works. Each piece is made of individual acrylic paintings on canvas folded to conceal, reveal and transform the materials. Find Susan on Instagram here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Marissa welcomes Dr. Leah Gordon of Tribe Medicine to the pod! Dr. Leah teaches us the four stages of our menstrual cycle and goes over how to eat, move and rest for optimum hormone health and balance. She also talks about toxicity in feminine products like tampons and pads, and how to stay healthy using non-toxic products and why it really does matter. Dr. Leah is a licensed naturopathic doctor. She received her medical training from Bastyr University, the leading accredited institution for science-based natural medicine. The naturopathic doctoral program is a four year full-time integrated medical program, similar to a MD or DO degree program, but they have a few philosophical differences as well as more training in a wide array of treatment approaches. What makes naturopathic doctors unique is that they speak many, many medical languages, and they understand conventional, functional, traditional, and natural modalities making them experts in integrative medicine. Take Dr. Leah's Moon Medicine class here to dive deeper! Age Thoughtfully listeners get $50 off! Moon Medicine: https://www.womanhoodwellness.com/moonmedicine $50 off using code MOON50 Lady Part Repair Protocol: https://www.womanhoodwellness.com/ladypart IG: @drleahgordon Websites: www.womanhoodwellness.com www.tribemedicine.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

What a delight as Marissa welcomes Wanjira Njenga to the pod! Wanjira tells what PERIMENOPAUSE is, and how we can navigate it as women to feel our best! Marissa and Wanjira discuss hormones, nutrition, how to exercise to prevent injury during a women's cycle, cravings and what blood work to get from your doctor to solve pescky side effects of a changing cycle! Wanjira also tells us how to enter Menopause with grace and a positive outlook! Wanjira has completed a wealth of trainings and upgrades in the fields of yoga, yoga therapy, movement and fitness. This also includes massage therapy, reflexology and more recently become a Holistic Core Restore Coach (Pelvic and Core Health), and a 3rd Age Women's health coach. She is also trained as a Functional Range Conditioning movement specialist. Winjara is passionate about helping women reclaim their best physical, mental and emotional selves and enjoy good, functional health for life. She has combined all her training in movement/yoga with her 3rd Age and peri–post menopause health training to offer services that keep women 45 years and over, strong, fit, and injury-free as they journey through all stages of their lives. Currently she is offering yoga, meditation, fitness, pelvic floor health and women's health classes online. She also offers daily yoga & movement ideas, tips, and educational content on her Instagram and Facebook feeds. Click here for Wanjira's website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Marissa welcomes recruiter extraordinaire, Mindy Worel to the pod! She makes job searching fun. Her You Tube videos and LinkedIn posts will cheer up any job searcher! "Let's take the mystery out of what the search process actually is and work together to set you apart from other applicants. Empower your resume and profile to speak to the team you want to become a part of." - Mindy Worel Mindy owner of the Inside Job Agency, has spent 20 years taking the mystery out of job searching and helping people find a career path that fits. She gives people the tools to find their job home. With deep understanding of the career landscape specific to Media, Marketing, Design, Product and, Advertising, Mindy knows what employers want and how you can position yourself to get the job you want within this space. It can be tricky without insider info and that is where she comes in--your inside source for finding your match. What Mindy teaches: Search Skills for life - hopefully, you have a long happy career ahead of you and most of us will change jobs several times before we head off to retirement land so let's learn how to make the best possible moves! Find where you fit in the creative, marketing, and advertising ecosystem. Develop a target list of those best possible places and learn how to proactively reach out and create connections that lead to jobs. Then navigate through the interview process and ask to respond to interview questions in a way that tells you if this role is right for you - rather than just winning an interview. Finally, Mindy will help you with negotiation and closing! Link to: MINDY'S BEAT THE BOTS FREEBIE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Marissa welcomes Dr. Sarah Court, DPT, ERYT to the podcast! This episode will leave you feeling good! It's a great mix of the philosophical and the down and dirty practical.  Dr. Sarah Court is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a movement mentor, and a yoga teacher trainer. She's the creator of Quantum Leap, a continuing education program and mentorship community that makes sophisticated concepts easy for movement teachers to understand and use in their work. She teaches public workshops and teacher trainings internationally, bringing together the worlds of yoga, strength, and neuromuscular exercise. Most recently, she created yoga and movement content for the Headspace meditation app. She currently lives in Los Angeles, and splits her time between teaching and clinical work. Marissa and Dr. Court discuss everything from treating bunion pain and plantar fasciitis to how to take care of our feet (and hands) on a daily basis. They have a very interesting discussion on the complicated, subjective nature of pain, recognizing and working with our bodies' habits and how yoga instruction has changed and evolved over the years. You find Dr. Court on Instagram @sarahcourtdpt . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Younger Makeup Artist Eldo Ray Estes in on the pod! Such fun timing! Season 7 of Younger premieres today! We are so lucky to have four-time Emmy Winning makeup artist Eldo Ray Estes has created beautiful faces on television and film for over a decade. His work has been seen in Cosmopolitan, Elle, Seventeen and Vanity Fair; he's given expert advice to magazines from Good Housekeeping to More. Eldo's clients include Sharon Stone, Debi Mazar, Anna Kendrick, Sutton Foster, Lorraine Toussaint, Elizabeth Olsen and Annette Bening. Eldo has great story about how he got where he is today! He's also just a great human. Tune in to hear great stories about his friend, client and mentor Sharon Stone, how Eldo's cameo in Ghostbuster's is now a cult classic appearance and so much more! Eldo can be found on Instagram @eldorayestes . He has a very fresh take on Marissa's last question: 3 tips for aging thoughtfully - aging with intention and vibrancy - no matter our budget! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Tamar Burris is a certified relationship and co-parenting coach. She is fascinated by the way we connect and interact with one another. She is convinced that even small shifts in perspective and behavior can really make all of our relationships stronger, deeper, and happier. Her motto in working with two-home families and divorced parents is: Co-parent without blame, shame, or games. She strongly believe that our children's needs should be front and center when it comes to co-parenting. To that end, she recently published her first children's book for kids of divorced called A New Special Friend. It follows Little Fox as he gets to know his dad's new partner, and is meant to help kids of all ages understand that they do not have to pick sides in a two-home family, and that ALL the adults in their lives are there as one big team to support them. You can find Tamar on Instagram @tamarburris --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Ever leaked? Are you doing your Kegels correctly? Melissa Nassaney, Physical Therapist & Women's Health Educator is here to give us an introduction to pelvic health. Melissa's website is www.fullcirclepelvichealth.com Did you know that pelvic floor health is vital for our urinary health, all over balance and so much more? As a women's health advocate for over 30 years and a board certified women's health clinical specialist, Melissa has been helping women of all ages from menses to menopause and beyond manage their pelvic health, recover from childbirth or surgery and regain bladder/bowel control while they get back to their optimal level of fitness/function. Her obsession with women's health began when she taught her first exercise class for women at 18 years old. Years later, during her 1st pregnancy, she experienced her own pelvic health issues. Back then, it felt like she was navigating a stormy ocean with a sailboat, completely alone with no one really knowing how to help. It took over 2 years to recover fully. With her second baby, childbirth was not so good to her pelvic floor. She realized that she was in the same boat with an even more difficult recovery ahead. Gratefully, she learned about women's physical therapy and became whole again. Immediately, she vowed to advocate for pelvic health. Find Melissa on Instagram @themenopausemaven Diagrams of the pelvic floor and more info: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/structure-clitoris-medical-poster-female-anatomy-1197679213 https://www.anatomynote.com/human-anatomy/pelvis-anatomy/female-pelvis-anatomy-superficial-view-and-deep-view/ https://www.yamunausa.com/blogs/womens-wisdom/your-pelvic-floor-muscles --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Gina PIccalo is back on the pod to share what spring has in store for us. (It's good!) Astrologer Gina Piccalo uses cosmic cycles + common sense to heal clients of imposter syndrome, inspire self-love and guide them to their true purpose. She can be found on Instagram and YouTube and at her website ginapiccaloastrology.com "You don't have to believe in astrology for it to work," Gina reminds us. It is a fantastic planning tool. Marissa is a devotee of Gina's weekly free forecasts on Instagram. Gina is also launching two new programs: Astroschool and Align and Thrive. Gina Piccalo: "It sounds counterintuitive, but my years as a journalist (see ginapiccalo.com) led me directly to astrology. I pitched a story about fortune-tellers and got a dozen different readings. The astrologers blew my mind. I was hooked. After 20 years studying on my own, I finally got certified in natal astrology in 2014 by the masters at Kepler College — Georgia Stathis, Carol Tebbs and Karen McCauley, among them. Now, I host astrology events in Los Angeles and Nashville, Tennessee and consult one-on-one with clients around the world. As a journalist, I gathered an enviable breadth of experience. As an astrologer, I'm finally able to use it to help people. Astrology, as I use it, instills empowerment, self-awareness and meaning into our lives. Many times, that's all we really need." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

In this episode Dahlia Hanin interviews host Marissa Kennerson about why she started Age Thoughtfully. Marissa shares why she was inspired to start the pod after watching her father fight a long battle with illness after having two brain tumors removed. The show is really a love letter of sorts to him. Learn more about Marissa's training as a therapist, her career as a novelist and more. To learn more about Age Thoughtfully and Marissa's groundbreaking work around aging, visit the Age Thoughtfully website. Find out. more about Marissa's novels, The Family and TAROT here. You can find on Instagram @marissa.kennerson . Dahlia Hanin's primary focus is helping professionals find their paths as leaders. To help them develop skills evoking positive change within themselves + their work environment. From the age of 5, she knew that she wanted to become a psychologist. After pursuing a BA in Communications Theory and Research Psychology degree, she  pursued a Masters in Counseling Psychology. At the time it wasn't her calling…but something didn't feel quite right. Dahlia spent 25 years in the Advertising/Marketing field, but always felt there was something missing. After some soul seeking, research and coaching, she returned to her roots and trained to become an International Coaching Federation trained COR.e Energy Coach and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner. She currently holds a dual role as a Managing Director for KUZMA& Creative Agency and a Leadership and Development Coach. Dahlia loves helping individuals who seek more fulfillment and success within their current role… and beyond. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Dr. Shanté Cofield is the creator of The Movement Maestro LLC, a social-media based company that provides both online and in-person education for movement professionals. Since starting The Movement Maestro LLC, Shanté has amassed a social media following of over 58,000 awesome individuals, which has lead to international speaking opportunities including Dubai, New Zealand, and Australia. In April of 2018 she launched what became an equally successful podcast, Maestro on the Mic, which has been downloaded over half a million times to date. Shanté now focuses her business on providing both one-one-one and group coaching for movement professionals, with a focus on brand strategy and development and the ever-growing digital marketplace. Other Hobbies and Activities: Hanging with cat, Rupert, CrossFit, driving around in my Jeep, Peggy, ex-marathoner, indoor rock-climbing, professional meme viewer, guitar playing, sneakerhead, SoCal lover. Find Shanté on Instagram @themovementmaestro --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Claire Hartley is the owner of Rising Lotus in Sherman Oaks, California. She is full of wisdom, and she talks to Marissa about breath work (Buteyko Method, Wim Hof), Neural Kinetic Therapy, how to start a mental detox from 2020 and so much more. This episode is packed with goodies and wisdom. Claire mentions: Humankind by Rutger Bregman  Pema Chodron The Buteyko Method Wim Hof Breath Find Claire on Instagram @ClaireHartleyYoga British born Yoga teacher, Claire Hartley, is known for bringing the deeper layers and meaning of Yoga and Yoga philosophy through all of her classes and workshop experiences, leaving the practitioners with an experience of the authentic joyful Self. She always does this with a healthy dose of her Brit wit and sensibility! She teaches weekly at her LA studio Rising Lotus Yoga, as well as trainings and conferences. Her journey begin when she was fortunate enough to stumble into the beginning of the western Yoga revolution in New York city in the early 90s. The east village was still known as Alphabet City and it was here she found her healing and passion for Yoga at the Jivamukti Yoga Center. A deeply spiritual center led by Sharon Gannon and David Life who were intimidating, wild and incredibly uncompromising in their conviction that Yoga was a path to Self-Realization. She moved to Los Angeles in 2001 where she continued her practice and trained with some of the best teachers in the world including an apprenticeship with Senior Iyengar teacher Lisa Walford. This training along with other studies informed her vinyasa flow style with a deep love of alignment and functional movement, that if yoga is about relationships then building a more healthy and sustainable and joyful one with the body and movement can lead to a deeper inquiry into the self. In April 2006 she opened and co-founded Rising Lotus Yoga, a busy and thriving studio in Los Angeles, attracting practitioners seeking alignment based Vinyasa Yoga classes with healthy doses of dharma talks, chanting and joyful community. In 2008 she created the popular Rising Lotus Teacher Training Program, along with Daniel Stewart,  which teaches trainees how to bring intelligent alignment and sequencing to students as well as bringing real meaning back to the yoga practice with dharma talks, self-reflection and a commitment to stay constantly curious to the path of becoming a teacher of yoga, which ultimately is a teacher of the heart. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Meet Sleep Expert, Elina Winnel! This is your masterclass on sleep! For several years, Elina explored countless routes to find a solution to her sleeping issues but nothing worked. In her experience, conventional treatment methods for insomnia only focused on the physical element of wellbeing, such as sleep habits and patterns, neglecting the whole person. It was at this point she realized that she had to dedicate her life to curing her sleep – and ultimately, her life! Elina set out on a fascinating journey that led her to explore a variety of natural treatments and to participate in numerous personal and professional courses. During this time she studied and received certification in a number of modalities including Meta Coaching, Neuro Linguistic Programing (NLP), Hypnotherapy, Sound Healing, Brainwave Entrainment, Brain Mapping, and various Human Development Frameworks. She also studied a range of alternative healing treatments. From the conventional to the unconventional, the scientific to the spiritual, the progressive to the ancient; she scoured the globe to educate herself on the science and art of sleep. Along this journey, she developed her own unique methods to target the key elements critical to restoring the body, mind and soul back to natural sleep. An approach that not only worked, but led to fundamental and positive change. Find Elina here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Join Marissa as she interviews filmmaker Jacob Morrison and learns about where our water actually comes from.  River's End - California's Latest Water Wars can be viewed here from January 14-24, 2021. To celebrate the premiere, the festival is hosting a panel discussion moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning LA Times journalist Bettina Boxall. The panelists include Congressman Jared Huffman, Chief Caleen Sisk, Dr. Jon Rosenfield, and the film's director, Jacob Morrison. River's End reveals California's complex struggle over who gets fresh water, and shows how moneyed interests game the system. Constant battling over uncertain water supplies heralds an impending crisis—not just in California, but around the world. Jacob Morrison is a filmmaker releasing his feature directorial debut, River's End. Morrison has produced series for VICELAND and Fullscreen, written and starred in an explainer series for Vice, and directed a half-hour television pilot. He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a native of Southern California. For more info on the film go here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

A mini-Age Thoughtfully episode. The Marissa Rx. Marissa asks us questions about how we use social media, and how it can negatively affect our nervous system and eat up time better spent on other endeavors (like true relaxation). Marissa has a love hate with social - so don't worry - this is not preaching. These are questions aimed at personal investigation so that you can decide what is best for you. Marissa mentions her new website https://www.agethoughtfully.com/. Please sign up for her newsletter! She also mentions Insight Timer - a free guided meditation app and site with music, talks and stories! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Astrologer Gina Piccalo uses cosmic cycles + common sense to heal clients of imposter syndrome, inspire self-love and guide them to their true purpose. She can be found on Instagram and YouTube and at her website ginapiccaloastrology.com Gina Piccalo: "It sounds counterintuitive, but my years as a journalist (see ginapiccalo.com) led me directly to astrology. I pitched a story about fortune-tellers and got a dozen different readings. The astrologers blew my mind. I was hooked. After 20 years studying on my own, I finally got certified in natal astrology in 2014 by the masters at Kepler College — Georgia Stathis, Carol Tebbs and Karen McCauley, among them. Now, I host astrology events in Los Angeles and Nashville, Tennessee and consult one-on-one with clients around the world. As a journalist, I gathered an enviable breadth of experience. As an astrologer, I'm finally able to use it to help people. Astrology, as I use it, instills empowerment, self-awareness and meaning into our lives. Many times, that's all we really need." Find Gina's weekly readings here. Her Instagram here. Marissa mentioned some lovely free meditations by Jessica Snow to help us find closure as we begin this long ending of 2020. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

This episode blows my mind! Tune in to open YOUR EYES, HEART and MIND about the possibility of improving your eyesight naturally. Nathan Oxenfeld founded Integral Eyesight Improvement LLC in 2013 after successfully improving his own vision using all natural methods. After depending on glasses and contacts every day for over a decade, he was introduced to the Bates Method of natural vision improvement. With time and practice, both his myopia and astigmatism decreased to the point of no longer needing glasses to see clearly. Once he saw the results in himself, he felt called to train to become a Certified Bates Method Teacher under his mentor Dr. Jerriann Taber, who has been teaching the Bates Method for over 45 years. Once certified, he opened his practice in Asheville, North Carolina, USA and began assisting others along the natural vision improvement journey. Nathan is the author of Give Up Your Glasses For Good: Holistic Eye Care for the 21st Century, the host of The Naked Eye Podcast, the co-host of The Better Eyesight Podcast, the producer of the documentary Vision 2020: From Eyesight To Insight, and the creator of multiple online programs that teach natural vision improvement. Over the years he has presented and taught nationally and internationally, has hosted multiple immersion-style vision retreats, and has become a member of the board of the Association of Vision Educators. Nathan has a deep passion for opening people's eyes to new possibilities with their vision. You can also find Nathan on IG @integraleyesight --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

This week on Age Thoughtfully we have the amazing Rachel Goodman! She's here to introduce us to a vision of being at peace with food and our bodies!  Rachel Goodman is a holistic Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and mom of 2. Rachel understands the challenges of juggling a busy life and taking care of yourself, which is why she believes health begins with a healthy relationship with food, fostering a positive body image, and making time for self-care – all of which are imperative for mental, physical, and emotional health. Rachel holds a degree in Health & Nutrition Sciences and completed her dietetic internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital. With experience in hospital, long-term care, and one-on-one nutrition coaching, Rachel uses her knowledge and skills, together with her whole-person approach, to help clients heal their  relationship with food and their body, and live a healthy life from a place of peace, joy, and trust. Find Rachel on Instagram: @dietitian.rachelgoodman --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Mary Laura Philpott is the author of I Miss You When I Blink, the nationally bestselling memoir-in-essays. Her writing has been featured frequently by The New York Times and also appears in such outlets as The Washington Post, The Paris Review Daily, O The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, and others. Across her work, Philpott examines the overlap of the absurd and the profound in life, literature, and culture. Additionally, Philpott is an Emmy-winning co-host of A Word on Words, the lively literary mini-program on Nashville Public Television. A “book enthusiast at large” who often interviews and profiles fellow writers, she worked as a bookseller for several years and was the founding editor of the digital magazine MUSING for Parnassus Books. She also wrote and illustrated the book Penguins with People Problems. Philpott enjoys traveling around the country to speak with people about creativity, work, the ups and downs of perfectionism, reinvention, reading, and writing. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. (Oh, and she goes by both names: “Mary Laura”) I Miss You When I Blink was named one of NPR's Favorite Books of 2019, a Best Book of the Year by Esquire and Real Simple, and #1 on the Indie Next List by booksellers nationwide. A finalist for the Southern Book Prize, it was also highlighted on must-read or most-anticipated lists from Newsweek, BuzzFeed, Town & Country, theSkimm, ELLE Australia, Lit Hub, Southern Living, Bustle, The Millions, BookRiot, Garden & Gun, and the Chicago Review of Books, among others. Read more about it here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Marissa calls some of her nearest and dearests and tells them how grateful she is for them. She asks them about their own relationship to gratitude and if they have a gratitude practice.  This was an exercise in love, and we hope you enjoy it and feel inspired to tell some of your people how much you appreciate them. It feels great for both parties. Happy Thanksgiving! Marissa is truly grateful for her Age Thoughtfully listeners! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Dr. Frank Lipman received his initial medical training in South Africa and emigrated to the United States in 1984. He became board certified in internal medicine after serving as Chief Medical Resident at Lincoln Hospital in New York City. Becoming more and more aware of both the strengths and weaknesses of his training, he began to study acupuncture, Chinese medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, herbal medicine, meditation and yoga. Now recognized as a vocal pioneer of integrative and functional medicine (or what he calls “good medicine”), Dr. Frank Lipman is the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center and the Chief Medical Officer at The Well. He is a sought-after international speaker and the best-selling author of six books—How to Be Well, The New Health Rules, Young & Slim for Life, Revive and Total Renewal - and his newest book, The New Rules of Aging Well: A Simple Program for Immune Resilience, Strength, and Vitality. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Dana B. Myers, is  the founder of Booty Parlor, author of The Mojo Makeover, and the creator of The Mommy Mojo Makeover. She's a speaker, a love and relationships coach and has led over 400 sexual empowerment workshops for women and mothers. For the past 10 years, as the founder of Booty Parlor, Dana has dedicated Her life to helping women feel sexy, confident, and have more satisfying experiences with themselves and their partners. She's talked with thousands of women, specifically and explicitly about their sensuality, self-esteem, love lives, relationships, and the hang ups that have prevented them from having the fabulous sex life and satisfaction they want and deserve. She's held hundreds of private sexy lifestyle workshops with housewives, working women, A-List celebrity moms, and everyone in between.  www.danabmyers.com www.bootyparlor.com IG: @danamyersxoxo Here's a resource list for my toy, erotic and porn recommendations (all super female-focused!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I9FeHmg9QfHfOaGwCKVVnONFqk1PfncF6FPOAscQAKQ/edit --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Marissa has renowned meditation teacher, Jessica Snow, back on the pod to offer her wisdom and light as we head into election week. The two talk about how they're feeling, finding comfort and discuss perspective shifts in this bite-size episode of Age Thoughtfully. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Follow me and get your Deluxe Virtue Hair Sample at: @marissa.kennerson on Insta! Cynthia Vanis - Celebrity Stylist- The Hair Episode of Age Thoughtfully.  After giving herself her first haircut at the age of five with a pair of kid scissors, she went on to cosmetology school in her home-state of California. Upon graduation, she began working at a salon where she mastered the art of cutting, coloring, and styling. In 2007, she moved to New York City and began assisting some of the top hair and make-up artist for editorial shoots, fashion shows, commercials, and films — including the New York City Ballet and Prada. Since then, Cynthia has built a solid reputation as an enthusiastic and creative artist now working on hit tv shows such as Law and Order:SVU, Younger, Search Party and Katy Keene. Stay tuned for her new podcast: Combing Through Motherhood.  You can find Cynthia on Instagram (@cynthiavanis) - A wonderful feed that follows her adventures in motherhood, work and all the things! Her content is thoughtful and full of inspiration and REAL. In the episode, Cynthia mentions: Face rollers from happy.natural products Kristiness.com at Target May 11 Purifying Scalp Oil May 11 Hair Oil Cooluli Mini Fridge Electric Cooler (Amazon) Marissa mentions Virtue Scalp Exfoliator Podcast that inspired the next show Cynthia will work on: Dr. Death Cynthia's three tips for aging thoughtfully no matter our budgets: 1) Eye Cream  and Sunscreen (NOW!) Easier to prevent than to fix later. 2) Laughter! Genuinely in your belly laughing. You have to find those moments and those joys - that helps you stay young in your heart! 3) Finding time for yourself. (Podcasts!) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Robinne Lee is a Los Angeles-based actor, writer, and producer. A graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School, Robinne was born and raised in Westchester County, New York. As the daughter of Jamaican parents of African, Chinese, and British descent, Robinne has long had an affinity for travel and the arts. Her past endeavors include working as an Editorial Assistant for ELLE Magazine, both in New York and Paris, writing celebrity profiles for the now defunct youth culture magazine, TELL, and running a music management company. Robinne has numerous acting credits in both television and film, most notably opposite Will Smith in both Hitch and Seven Pounds, Don Cheadle in Hotel for Dogs, and Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30. Robinne played Christian Grey's trusted COO, Ros Bailey, in the Fifty Shades franchise. She currently can be seen in the award-winning psychological thriller, Rattlesnakes, now streaming on Hulu. Robinne's debut novel, The Idea of You, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2017, and has garnered somewhat of a cult following. The book was optioned by Welle Entertainment's Cathy Schulman (Crash) and is currently in development. Robinne, along with her husband, Eric Hayes, and Gabrielle Union are attached as producers. Robinne also served as narrator for the audiobook. An inactive member of the New York Bar, Robinne has served as a producer on various independent films and regularly speaks on panels regarding the roles of women and actors of color in the industry. She is an avid runner, a mediocre ballet dancer, and a huge fan of cheese. Robinne mentions: Call My Agent - Netflix Robinne's Three Tips for Aging Thoughtfully (no matter our budget): Art is the best escape, and the best way of aging thoughtfully. That comes in many forms: visiting museums (inspiration!).  You start seeing the world differently, and it makes your brain work in different ways. It sends off different things in your brain that you might not necessarily encounter in the everyday. Art through literature: Reading and being transported to different places, learning about different cultures - anything that is going to expand your brain and your knowledge of the world keeps you from getting rusty and complacent. You continue to grow. Exposure to different people and culture and the ways people think and live. Language! Robinne is pretty fluent in French, but she is enjoying a conversation class on Zoom! Marissa is going to do this! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Chris Thomas is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice with offices in El Segundo/South Bay and the Fairfax/Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. Chris has more than ten years of experience working with a diverse population of people covering a wide range of problems. In particular, Chris has a special interest in, and an affinity for, anyone struggling with anger, couples negotiating conflict and mistrust, and anyone captured by the idea that they are failures in life.   Chris' three tips for aging thoughtfully no matter our budget:  1. Be in community! Don't isolate yourself. Have a family of friends or a book club or something you are doing with other people. I think it's essential. 2.  Walk.  3. Don't forget sunblock - specifically this sunscreen: Josie Maran SPF 47 if you have sensitive skin like Chris and Marissa. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Andrea Hannah is an award-winning author, essayist, and workshop leader. She teaches on living a healthy creative life at her Wild Heart Retreats and writes about making art on Twitter and Instagram (@andeehannah). You can also find her at www.andreahannah.com Andrea is also a young adult author and creative writing teacher who has spent the past twelve years helping kids, teens, and adults transform their ideas into art. As Andrea worked through the education system, she noticed that even her most creative and willing students sometimes sabotaged their own work with their emotions and behavior. She went back to school and finished her Master's degree in Autism Spectrum Disorders with an emphasis on Applied Behavior Therapy. Using boatloads of research again (because that's how she rolls) on cognition and changing human behavior, she began to teach a wide variety of people not only the structure of writing, but how to deal with the emotional arc of making art. She has since branched out to teaching creativity workshops and retreats. To date, Andrea has taught about creativity to adults and teens all over the world. She believes so strongly in teaching about creativity in a structured—but fun and relatable—way because she's witnessed it work, not only with students of all ability levels and backgrounds, but with her own brother, Zack. When her mom died and she took custody of him, he was a depressed thirteen-year-old with a talent for playing music by ear. As he grew older, she slowly helped him through the process of learning to create again. She's happy to report that Zack is now a sound engineer who records musicians of all genres in New York City. And he still plays his own music by ear. The most effective mentors are the ones who use their own methods. Andrea is no exception. She used her own methodology to swing back into her creativity and write her critically-acclaimed YA novel, Of Scars and Stardust (Flux, 2014). She still uses these tools and techniques daily, whether she's working on her novels, nonfiction, or freelance work. And she used them, of course, to write her new creativity guidebook, A Map for Wild Hearts. Andrea's three tips for Aging Thoughtfully no matter our budgets or where we are in our lives: 1.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Kim Newlin! Kim Newlin is currently practicing as a Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist and Adult Nurse Practitioner at Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, California. She first earned a BS in Exercise Physiology at University of California at Davis, then completed the RN and CNS program at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Gerontology/Adult Nurse Practitioner post-master's program through the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Kim is the Director of Cardiovascular Services, which includes oversight of the Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab and the Heart Health Clinic. She continues to see patients in the Heart Health clinic which she established in 2011. Kim developed the first Care Transitions Program in the Sutter Sacramento region, both of which have significantly improved the patient experience during the transition home and reduced readmissions back to the hospital by focusing on improving medication reconciliation, creating a realistic transitional care plan and helping patients and families obtain the appropriate post acute care. She also mentors new and seasoned nurses and works on a variety of process improvement programs within the hospital and the region. Kim's Three Tips for Aging Thoughtfully: 1. Move every day. It doesn't need to be fancy.  You don't need expensive clothes – you don't need to go to the gym. Just make it a priority. Fit it into your day however you have to. It doesn't need to be more than 30 minutes, and it's really never too late to start. So, if you don't do anything now – anything more than you're doing now is better. 2.  Choose to be a mindful eater. From everything to when you're buying the food, to when you're making your meals and when you are putting it in your mouth. Realizing that food becomes a part of you and can make all the difference in your daily energy, your mood, your weight and really your health. 3. Find a daily stress relief that does not cost money or require you to travel.  Kim mentions the book: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Element of Good Cooking Heart Healthy Links from Kim! There is not a lack of literature out there, so I recommend talking to a health care professional and doing some reading on trustworthy sites with good, easy to read information: (CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/index.html  and PCNA: https://pcna.net/clinical-resources/patient-handouts/heart-healthy-toolbox/ Two good articles with a lot of research are: https://www.onlinejacc.org/content/69/9/1172: Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/ten-points-to-remember/2018/07/25/13/51/a-clinicians-guide-for-trending-cardiovascular-nutrition: Cardiovascular Nutrition: Current Controversies Physical Activity Guidelines: https://www.hhs.gov/fitness/be-active/physical-activity-guidelines-for-americans/index.html --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Corrin Pierce Corrin's work as a strength and mobility trainer is heavily informed by her background as a dancer, massage therapist, Pilates instructor, and all-around anatomy nerd. She believes that you have tremendous power to affect the way your body moves and feels through mindful movement work that focuses both on mobility and strength, and that this power does not diminish with age. This played out in her own body after serious issues with back pain. Building strength helped her back and joints in a way nothing else ever had. She loves seeing how building physical strength also helps people recognize their other strengths. Corrin's Instagram is full of information! Join her mailing list to find out about her online classes. Or participate through her You Tube Channel! Corrin mentions Role Model Massage Therapy Balls, yoga blocks and a foam roller as some her favorite things. Corrin's Three Tips for Aging Thoughtfully 1.  You have to be realistic about the changes that come with aging. If you fight against it, it's just going to be more stress. That said, don't feel limited! I really do believe you have the power to change the way that you move and the way that you feel. You will always have that power, that is not going to go away. You always have that power up until the very end of your life. Even as you age, you will still be able to be able to choose to move in ways that support your body -- even if those ways shrink as we get older. I think the key for that is accountability on some level. Find somebody on Instagram, check out my stuff or find somebody who really resonates for you, follow them and do the stuff they say. You have to do the stuff. Make it social: have an accountability buddy, take a class, hire a coach if it's within your means. Those are all things that will help you to age well and continue moving. 2. Emphasize recovery! Figure out what kind of self-care things make you feel good, and it won't be the same for you as it will for your best friend.  Keep your recovery, at least some of your recovery active - so you are getting out socially, moving your body with other people (kids and grandkids!). 3. You've got to maintain your strength and mobility: you've just got to! All the things that will keep you independent as you age have to do with strength.  When you have more muscle mass - you are helping so many things: your blood sugar to stay regulated, improves your mental health (people who have more muscle mass have a lower risk of cognitive decline as they age). Muscles make you smarter! People who have stronger grip strength (an indicator of overall strength) tend to live longer.  They have a lower risk of falling.  (Metabolism, bone strength - all the things!) Weights or lunges, squats, push ups, band work! As long as you are working against resistance, you are going to be building strength! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

A behavior coach, podcast host, and author, Eric Zimmer is endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live. At the age of 24, Eric was homeless, addicted to heroin and facing long jail sentences. In the years since he has found a way to recover from addiction and build a life worth living for himself. Eric works as a behavior coach and has done so for the past 20 years. He has coached hundreds of people from around the world on how to make significant life changes and create habits that serve them well in achieving the goals they've set for themselves. In addition to his work as a behavior coach, he currently hosts the award-winning podcast, The One You Feed, based on an old parable about two wolves at battle within us. With over 300 episodes and over 13 million downloads, the show features conversations with experts across many fields of study about how to create a life that has less suffering and more fulfillment and meaning. Guests on the show include scientists, authors, researchers, teachers, thought leaders, spiritual gurus, and public figures and all offer practical, actionable wisdom that listeners can readily apply to their daily lives in order to act their way into a better experience of living. His story and his work have been featured in the media including TedX, Mind Body Green, Elephant Journal, the BBC and Brain Pickings. Eric's Three Tips for Aging Thoughtfully 1. One of my most basic tips is that I have to be moving my body. Exercise for me is so fundamental to my mental, emotional and (as I age) physical well-being. I would be lost without that one. As I get older, I feel like I can let that one slide less and less. 2. Foster connection: I am intentionally leaving that very broad. We can connect to so many different things, but I do think connection is at the heart of a good life. Typically that connection will not only be to one thing but a variety of things. Some of things might be people, that's a pretty common one. Our own spiritual ideas – that's an important connection. Connection to things that we enjoy doing. Fostering connection in different aspects of our lives is really important. After doing 300 episodes of the One You Feed you could almost boil it down to exercise and connect. An over- simplification that holds truth. 3. Find things that you enjoy doing! Have things that you like to do that are also restorative in some way. Leisure activities that are mindless and unsatisfying (scrolling through Facebook or binging Netflix) are not bad, but they are not very nourishing or regenerating.  Conversely, we try to stock our leisure time with things that are very edifying like meditation and yoga – which are all important.  I recently have been thinking how important it is to have things that sit in between those two. Things we really enjoy doing but also provide us with edification, relaxation and regeneration. I think the typical word for this would have been a hobby. Otherwise you might be spending a lot of time in leisure – but doing things that wear you out. You feel tired and empty after. The other side – shoving in things that are rigorous practices – might not let us rewind. For me, this is playing the guitar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Jessica Snow is a meditative storyteller and energetic alchemist. Jessica is consistently at the fore of the mystical zeitgeist.  People have pressed play on her meditations and podcasts over 82,000 times. Since 2011, Jessica's bright imagination, inclusive nature, and magical voice have made her a sought-out and beloved meditation guide in her hometown of Los Angeles. Today, Jessica is a leader in the guided meditation movement and an authentic voice of the new new age.  She creates and leads inventive mystical experiences that are as profound as they are pleasurable. Beneficial for both the first timer and the experienced meditator, her narratives are powerful original myths and fairy tales filled with symbolism.  By placing the participant at the center of each journey with her signature “spoonful of sugar” approach, she creates the gateway to mystical experiences. Since starting crystal meditations with Spellbound Sky in 2012, she has guided hundreds of events with many thousands of people, written three books, created an expansive hypersigil of digital content and witnessed an extraordinary amount of magic. Jessica's main aim is always the same - to reconnect you with your own magic. Free meditations on Jessica's site. Jessica's Three Tips to Age Thoughtfully: 1)RELEASE:  Create some time, space or mechanism for releasing the past. I don't mean this in a cognitive, psychological way. Maybe it's when you take a shower – at the end of the shower, you let the water run on the top on your head and you watch the water go down the drain – washing things away. You can do this with guided meditation or drumming – drum it out. Maybe it is your workout where you, “leave it all on the floor,” as they say. 2) ROMANCING OUR IMAGINATIONS - Turning our imaginations gently so they experience: a) freedom – go ahead and picture whatever you want and b) let's stretch ourselves in a good direction. So instead of worrying – and imagining things we don't want -romancing our imagination is a way to start picturing and generating a new vision for the future. Jessica reminds us of how much negative imagery is going through our brains all the time. Let's play with our daydreams. 3) TIME FOR CONTEMPLATION: Creating micro-pockets of time for some type of contemplation, and how I would define contemplation is checking in with the inner-being. Whether you want to call this your soul, your higher self, your inner-knowing – whatever word you want to put on it. External life is really in our faces all the time and there's so much joy and power and new ideas inside us.  But that inner knowing, that inner voice is never going to scream to get your attention the way the external world is screaming to get your attention for various reasons and motivations. You might pull a card or light a candle – just creating those little tiny pockets of checking in so that the inner-being has its say as often ideally as the external world has its say. Because as the end of the day, we really do know what's best for us and it's quite often the polar opposite of what the external world might try to tell us will make us happy. We actually do know. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Tracy Verdugo If Tracy Verdugo was given the opportunity to coin a term for a new art movement based around what she teaches she might call it “Curiosity and Wonderism” or maybe “Loosen-upism” or “Endless possibilitism”. When she is not hanging out with her family in their artsy adobe home in a small village on the shores of Jervis Bay, Australia, or throwing paint around in her little purple studio in their backyard, you may find her painting beside thermal pools on an Italian island with an eager group of students, Aperol Spritz in one hand, paintbrush in the other, or sitting in a circle on St Pete Beach, Florida, listening intently as women share their stories of creative longing. Tracy is an inspiration instigator, prolific painter, bestselling author and lover of the written word, smitten traveler and soaker up of all that is beauty-full. She teaches her Paint Mojo and other creative workshops all over this amazing planet and reminds her students of the wonder that already resides within them. Her works are vibrant and filled with joy, inspired both by global travels and the simple beauty of the focused moment. Since 2000 Tracy has held 18 successful solo exhibitions and her works are held in collections both in Australia and internationally. Mostly though, she is mama bear to two gorgeous, zest-filled daughters, Santana and Cece, and co-adventurer in life with her amor of 34 years, the talented and brilliant Marco. Tracy's book: Paint Mojo - A Mixed Media Workshop - Creative Layering Techniques for Personal Expression Tracy mentions Dory Kanter's book, Art Escapes: Daily Exercises & Inspirations For Discovering Greater Creativity and Artistic Confidence Body Groove with Misty Tripoli Tracy's 3 tips for Aging Thoughtfully: 1.  The first one is to do with the physical and it's really simple: Drink enough water, get enough sleep and move your body. Tracy loves to dance and walk daily and gets to bed early. 2. Getting out in nature. Getting out in nature for Tracy is so restorative for soul and mind and body. 3. As Tracy has gotten older, she has learned to give herself a lot more grace. She has learned not be so hard on herself. We have repetitive things we deal with – “I have everything together, but there is this one thingI wish I could do better at.” She used to beat herself up a lot and now realizes she is doing pretty down good! Find Tracy! Website: Tracyverdugo.com Instagram: @TracyVerdugo Facebook group: Abundant Creative --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

This is a must listen for everyone. Dr. Fotuhi not only tells us how to keep our brains active and healthy as we age, but he explains why things like sleep apnea, high blood pressure, lack of sleep and stress cause our brain to deteriorate. The idea is to create a very healthy reserve of brain power, and he tells us how to do it. Dr. Majid Fotuhi is a Harvard- and Johns Hopkins-trained neurologist and neuroscientist, Dr. Fotuhi is one of the foremost authorities in the field of memory, concussion, ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, and brain vitality in older adults. Through his 25 years of teaching, clinical work, and neuroscience research experience, Dr. Fotuhi developed a multidisciplinary approach to treating brain function disorders. In addition to treating patients in his current role as medical director of NeuroGrow Brain Fitness Center, Dr. Fotuhi conducts clinical research, writes books, and gives public lectures about brain health, prevention of Alzheimer's disease, and expanding brain capacity. In addition to his published research, Dr. Fotuhi is the author of three books, including the recently released Boost Your Brain, the New Art and Science Behind Enhanced Brain Performance. He serves as an affiliate staff member at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fotuhi's Three Tips to Boost Our Brains and Remain Vital and Thriving: 1. Memorize 5 new names every day. Memorizing names is not as hard as people think it is. By trying hard enough you will get good at it. Make a book, a little index card, something on your phone – memorize five names. It could be the name of the bank teller you have seen or someone in your building – football players or actors. Five names a day. Start in the morning, and at the end of the day you should be able to look at the pictures and say who is who. *Note: Dr. Fotuhi also has a great technique in his book, Boost Your Brain, to memorize 20 random words! 2. Do 5 minutes of nothing once a day. Close the door, turn off all the phones and just sit there and enjoy the life that you have. Just sit there and marvel that as much as there are problems in your life; you are a lucky person. 3. Every day do something to make another person happy for no good reason. Do good deeds for other people when they least expect it. The beneficiary of that is you, more than the recipient of whatever you did. When you do something nice for someone else, you feel good about yourself. Feeling good about yourself reduces levels of cortisol, makes you calmer and makes you happier. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

Stacy Jackson became a yoga teacher at the age of 50. She's not just any yoga teacher. She is a highly gifted teacher that will knock your socks off in her classes. In our debut episode of Age Thoughtfully, Stacy tells her journey active young mom/makeup artist to becoming a yoga teacher at 50. She talks about overcoming perfectionism, how to keep moving (both physically and otherwise) throughout our lives and flourish at any age. Stacy is a Los Angeles based 500 hour RYT yoga teacher, Yoga Tune Up teacher, as well as a Roll Model Method Practioner and RMM Trainer. Stacy has pursued yoga and movement practice since the 1990s. Stacy's full spectrum of training allows her to offer an interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing anatomy and biomechanics. Her classes blend Yoga Tune Up, with its therapeutic style of conscious corrective exercise, with the worlds of yoga, fitness, pain management, and myofascial self-care. She is passionate about guiding students toward finding intrinsic delight in living, moving and breathing, no matter their condition, age, or stage of life. Stacy's 4 (she gave us a bonus tip!) for Aging Thoughtfully: 1. Women or men who want to connect with themselves in a more embodied way through learning to move their whole body and not necessarily feel they have to exercise. You learn to move the whole body - you can do things in your life that are just around your house. That helps you to always have some of that movement happening in your body. We need to keep moving because if we don't, we're going to lose it. 2. Empowering, especially women, to embrace the idea that aging invites us to grow into a deeper beauty. It's no longer just the smile on your face, as much as it is the expression in your heart. With age comes this knowing. 3. Women and men can reclaim their significance and flourish, that's my word, when they create a conscious vision for their 50's, 60's, 70's and beyond. Imagine what your future self 10 years ahead - would be saying to you right now. I let that future self be a guide. 4. In order to flourish, take hold of the inner dialogue and rewrite the script. *Mentioned on the show: Tara Brach's second book is called, "Radical Compassion." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/agethoughtfully/support

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