Growing Bolder

Our later years are a time to return to some of the things that really matter in life. Find out how tapping into your creativity, something you may have been ignoring since you left childhood, can help make you healthier and happier. Someone who's been working tirelessly for years to spread that good news is the Director of National Center for Creative Aging, Dr. Gay Hanna.

Ben Beach holds one of the most amazing records in sports and it's a record he breaks every year. Now in his mid-60s, the man who has run 48 straight Boston Marathons explains why and how he keeps going.

Dr. Deborah German is Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. Her employees and students are changing the future of healthcare.

If you have a voice and you have a passion, it's never been easier to find an audience. The gatekeepers are gone. If you've got something to say, you've got a home on the Internet. That's exactly what Pamela Quigley has done.

An important part of creating the life you want is taking charge of your everyday life. A best-selling author says she’s tapped into the secrets of achieving that. Gretchen Rubin rose to fame with her wildly successful book, The Happiness Project, but even before she became a household name, she was a huge success. A graduate of Yale Law School, she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor before becoming a writer. Gretchen talks to Growing Bolder about the habits that sabotage our lives and how we can break bad habits and create good ones.

Meet the 72-year-old yoga and Pilates guru who has everyone talking. The graceful and inspirational Janice Lennard explains why she embraces aging.

You want no-nonsense, common sense nutrition advice? Abel James is the host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world and he says he can change your entire way of eating with just one sentence.

Nelson Dellis is the four-time USA memory champion, a mountaineer and Alzheimer's disease activist. He shares the emotional story behind it all.

In the late '60s, some of the greatest music ever made was recorded in small Muscle Shoals, Alabama. What drew artists like Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, the Rolling Stones and many others to a small studio in Alabama? One man -- Rick Hall. He died in 2018 at the age of 85, but before that, Growing Bolder talked to him about his unique place in rock history. In this encore presentation of our conversation, find out how a man with no formal music training became one of the biggest hit-makers in history.

When she was 48, Katherine Beiers went for her first run because she didn't know how to do any other sport. Now in her 80s, she's still running and inspiring people, including at the famed Boston Marathon where she was the oldest person to compete the 2015 race.

Nutritionist Kimberly Snyder says it's time we all stop obsessing over numbers when it comes to weight loss and start focusing on our minds and souls. She explains how traveling the world for three years changed her approach to health forever.

Beloved "Happy Days" star Anson Williams reveals his heartbreaking but inspirational past and pays tribute to his "unlikely mentor" -- his former school janitor.

For someone who was introduced to us as a dumb blonde, Suzanne Somers has evolved into one of the most thoughtful celebrities. She shares what she’s learned about taking charge of your own health.

Sonia Warshawski survived three death camps during the Holocaust yet seldom spoke about it in the decades that followed. As she approaches 90, she’s talking about it for the first time. Find out why.

Anne Archer has starred in some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood history, but that doesn’t mean she’s immune to the industry’s ageism and sexism. Find out how she’s fighting back and feeling bolder than ever!

Plus, learn how ingenious artist Greg Kloehn is turning what's typically thought of as trash into functional, livable, portable shelters for the homeless.