What is the difference between the number of years we live and the number of years we have a quality life? Join Jeffrey Gladden and Ryan Fredrick in this episode of Gladden Longevity. Ryan Fredrick Ryan is the founder and CEO of SmartLiving360 and a nationally recognized thought leader, author, speaker, real estate developer, and strategy consultant specializing in place and healthy longevity with nearly 20 years in the field. His recent bestselling book Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life (Johns Hopkins University Press), provides a blueprint for how to integrat e where to live into successful life planning for empty nesters and retirees. Here is now extending this approach to people across the age spectrum. This episode discusses how to choose a home for the second half of life and the intersection of place and h ealthy longevity. Are you thriving where you live? Why is place one of the key pillars to healthy longevity? Do you know 80% of longevity is due to lifestyle and environment?

Listen to this episode to learn about making a hundred the new thirty, living beyond 120, and Living Young for a Lifetime!

The podcast is about optimizing your living space and how the environment affects longevity. (0:34)

Dr. Gladden is excited about today's podcast (2:20)

Ryan talks about longevity, place, and thriving in a new book. ( 05:00)

Ryan shares that lifestyle and environment impact overall well - being. (07:46)

Ryan goes over five areas: Place, purpose, social, physical, and financial. (11:45)

Dr. Gladden speaks about the importance of an assessment. (13:45)

The book title talks about the second half of your life. (15:44)

Ryan suggests that the principles of the book apply to all ages. (18:28)

Dr. Gladden explains that asking abstract questions helps you get to a better understanding of the situation. (21:45)

Planning your life is age - independent and fluid. (24:15)

Ryan suggests that there are a lot of things you can do to create optionality in house design and use of living space. (29:07)

How do you help clients architect an environment that supports their mission? (35:25) Ryan de lves into how a place can be a life hack for habits. (36:54)

Ryan speaks about how the principles and methodology described in the book are what they really use. (40:35)

Ryan remodeled his house with attractive features and accessibility. (43:15)

Dr. Gladd en expands on how Ryan's book promotes efficiency and ease of use in design. (45:26) House is not necessarily a home. (50:01)

Dr. Gladden advises that if you are unhappy where you are, you can architect your future differently. (52:19)

Steve speaks about h ow a remodeled house creates the desired lifestyle after tragedy. (55:05)

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Go to www.here.life/assesment to take the Right Place, Right Time Assesment, to discover whether where you currently live is the best fit for you today and into the future

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