We Can Do Hard Things

81. Pro-Aging: Why the Best is Yet to Come with Ashton Applewhite.


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1. Why we’ve been sold a lie–and the truth that we actually get happier the older we get!

2. The two most important–and shocking–predictors of aging well.

3. Busting the most prevalent misconceptions and about getting older.

4. How believing the myths about aging literally harms our health and makes us more vulnerable to the fears we hold about aging.

5. Glennon paints a mental picture of her older self–and encourages the Pod Squad to do the same.


About Ashton: 

The author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, Ashton Applewhite is a leading spokesperson for the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. Ashton has written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times, blogs at This Chair Rocks, and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist? She speaks widely at venues that have ranged from colleges and symposia to the TED mainstage and the United Nations. In 2022 she appeared on HelpAgeUSA’s inaugural 60 Over 60 List and on Fe:maleOneZero’s first international edition of 40 over 40 – The World’s Most Inspiring Women.


Twitter: @thischairrocks

Instagram: @thischairrocks

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