The Art 2 Aging

When I had my quadruple bypass last summer, it wasn’t because I’d had a heart attack, demonstrated a wonky ECG, or had angina. In fact, I had no symptoms at all. Several months earlier, I had my GP refer me to a cardiologist so I could proactively determine my heart health. Of course, I assumed my heart was perfect in all respects. Turns out that wasn’t the case. I had decided to take the high roa...

Wayne Lehrer is back with another of his popular “Fortune Cookies” - spoonfuls of wisdom that contribute to making each of our lives more meaningful and rich on a daily basis. Today, on Body and Sou l, Wayne talks about why giving can be such a powerful two-way street. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theart2aging...

Wayne Lehrer drops by this week to remind us all that life, rather than being programmed, is simply infinite possibility being expressed moment by moment as our lives. What this means to each of us is that an abundance beyond description awaits us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theart2aging.substack.com/subscri...

Pushing 70 doesn’t faze Ande Lyons . In fact, she can hardly wait. Ande is a passionate pro-age woman who applies an equal measure of passion to battling ageism. She would make most Gen Zers envious of her ability to work social media. Her podcast series, Don’t Be Caged By Your Age , is on just about every platform there is – including Pinterest. Yes, that’s right – her podcast. Ande, you see, doe...

James returns to remind all of us that joy is always close at hand. A beautiful message wrapped in his soothing voice. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theart2aging.substack.com/subscribe

Take 2 minutes - less, even - and follow along with James Adams in another of his popular Meditation Minutes , here on The Art 2 Aging . Become still. Become calm… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theart2aging.substack.com/subscribe

Happiness. We talk about it often on The Art 2 Aging for a number of pretty obvious reasons. First, life is a lot easier and more fun when we’re happy, especially as we grow older. Second, happiness doesn’t fall from the heavens. We have to create it within ourselves. Especially as we grow older. And third, creating our own happiness can be difficult. It doesn’t come easily in the 21st century. Th...

We all want to control our lives. We want to know in advance what’s going to happen if we go through Door #1, 2, or 3. We want to know ahead of time if we should take that job despite a longer commute and more pressure. We want to know before we dive in whether to marry that person or not - especially if it’s not our first marriage rodeo. Wayne Lehrer , our resident sage at Body and Soul , offers...

This episode first aired in 2024. We are recreating it as an Encore Experience. So, you’re 53 years old and you get fired without warning. What do you do? Well, if you’re Gail Mercer-Mackay, you don’t panic. You go to Arizona to play golf for two weeks and do some serious journaling as well. What Gail discovered (besides still having a slice) was that she wanted to be a writer. Long story short, s...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit theart2aging.substack.com The Art 2 Aging is thrilled that happiness expert, Kathie Donovan , is joining our Body and Soul content series. Kathie walks her talk. So when she talks about getting happy and staying happy, she’s talking from her soul. She’s living it. She’s being it. And her approach to becoming happy, is simple and clear....

Older adults continue to have a tough time getting their resumes in front of employers. There’s this thing called AI that has become yet another obstacle for those older folks who are trying to return to the workplace – either out of need or the simple desire to remain productive. Heap AI on top of ageism and you have a formidable barrier to overcome. Well, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, as the...

When we think about marketing or its close cousin, advertising, we often think Madison Avenue in New York and the famous TV series, Mad Men, about the men and women who populated the early days of mass marketing and advertising. That series had liberal doses of sexism in each episode along with heavy smoking and drinking, all of which was perfectly accepted and tolerated back then. What it didn’t...

In the Gospel of Matthew, we find this statement: “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” For many of us older adults, we have been carrying resentments big and small for a long time and the notion of loving those around us can be a tall order at times. Wayne Lehrer , author of The Art of Conscious Aging, recommends what he calls a reconciliation - a balancing of the scales through which we first forgive...

If you are an older adult over 55, there is a good chance you wake up on a Monday morning with aching knees after an active weekend. Not unusual at all. Fully 25% of adults over 55 have chronic knee pain and if you’re over 75, that percentage rises to 50%. More and more of us older adults want to remain fit so we might engage in strenuous sports with gusto. Only to pay the price the following morn...

This is the first of a new content stream on The Art 2 Aging , called Body and Soul. Why? Because it’s time we all paid far more attention to our physical and spiritual selves. James Adams , an instructor in meditation and breathing , will be offering you simple, short meditations on a regular basis. Janine Agoglia , a yoga instructor , will also be creating yoga content just for us so watch for h...

There is one thing that we humans everywhere have in common. We all dream. We daydream; we let our thoughts wander off without attempting to control them. We dream at night when we sleep. Often, we don’t remember our dreams. Sometimes we don’t even realize that we have even dreamt at all. But, one way or the other, we all dream. Our guest this week on The Art 2 Aging is Robert Waggoner , author of...

Let’s say you have retired – willingly or unwillingly – and you now find yourself with a lot of time on your hands that you never had when you were working and raising a family. After the initial feeling of “being on holiday” has passed, you feel like the days start dragging by, each day the same as the next, your life becoming unstructured and without direction. This is not unusual for those olde...

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that ageism shows up in gyms and fitness classes. Why wouldn’t it? Ageism is a prejudice carried in the minds of people. So, if a fitness instructor leans that way, then his or her classes will reflect that in the workout. “You shouldn’t pick up that big dumbbell. Try the little one, dear.” Our guest this week on The Art 2 Aging is Erin Eleu, a functional aging spec...

If you are a regular listener to The Art 2 Aging , then you likely grew up in the 60s, an astonishing time to be young and alive. First, there was the massive transition in music. Then came the drugs. Alongside the negative aspects of the drug culture, emerged something that we can call New Consciousness, for lack of a better term. New Consciousness meant exploring the inner depths of one’s self....

Our regular contributor on our Point of View segments, Dave McCaughan is back this week. Dave, as you might know, has a wealth of knowledge and experience in advertising and marketing, having worked for McCann, the global giant, in Asia for decades. He has always had a fascination with aging demographics because it impacted his work in a major way. Dave is now involved with the Global Wellness Ins...

As world populations age, there are numerous challenges around how to take care of older adults who need help. Most often, they surround healthcare systems. However, one aspect of aging populations may not get the same amount of attention: caregiving. More and more of us unwittingly become caregivers for a loved one, most often an aging parent. In December, The Art 2 Aging featured an interview wi...

The world is a frightening place right now. Frankly, there are few times in history when it hasn’t been. Fear of the future has been ratcheting higher and higher since You-Know-Who entered office for the second time. But fear lives in the minds of each of us regardless of geopolitics; it’s an emotion that we experience almost more than its opposite, love. How do we deal with it? Especially if we a...

We all know that physical activity goes directly to lifespan and, indeed, healthspan - how healthily we are living our lives. That message has been embraced by those of us who are older adults; we get the connection between being strong and flexible and living a fit life. That’s why many older adults will happily join a local gym, determined to regain strength or increase it. Unfortunately, what d...

Scott Fulton is an extremely talented individual. He’s a mechanical engineer by training who shifted into home design with older adults in mind, forming a company called Home Ideations. In fact, he custom built his own home in Virginia using the principles from Home Ideations. He dug deep – and still does – into how to live better as we age. Scott is well into his 60s, is very active and excels at...

There are nearly 60 MILLION Americans who are unpaid caregivers today. Now think about that; these are people who likely have full time jobs working 40 hours a week and who are working another 26 hours a week on average looking after an aging loved one. It’s a tough picture and it’s made worse by the lack of any kind of support available in the United States. Certainly this long term healthcare cr...