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The Growing Bolder Club, presented by the Florida Assisted Living Association launched with the mission of changing lives by changing mindsets about aging. No matter our age, abilities or limitations, we can all find our own way to love life.
The track is senior runner Willie Spruill’s passion and purpose. It’s where he found himself and the community that inspires him to keep going, and saved him from taking his own life. These days, Willie can always be found supporting his friends at the track, and always with a toothpick in his mouth.
When life gets tough, you’ve got to get tougher. It’s a lesson the legendary Connie Francis learned the hard way. She endured years of rejection as a singer before earning her big break. She survived rape, her brother’s murder and a misdiagnosis of manic depressive disorder that resulted in her being institutionalized 17 times. Connie says we’re all survivors of something, and explains how she’s learned to let go of the dramas of the past and forge a new, exciting path forward.
Jerry Domask is an 84-year-old ocean swimmer, triathlete, artist, and veteran who is more courageous and creative than ever. Take an open-water swim with his intergenerational training team, and view this renowned artist's works that send a message of hope and inspiration to others.
Stephen Jepson believes the key to never losing your balance — or your mind — is in the games and activities of our youth. He believes it can help you build brain cells, develop neural pathways and prevent or delay Alzheimer’s and dementia. What is his prescription? Play!
Father Greg Boyle is founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. He believes working in the community isn’t about making a difference, but rather, kinship, connection and delighting the people around us.
NBA Legend and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about the life lessons Coach John Wooden gave him, and what he wants people to know about overcoming obstacles.
Madonna Hanna had every reason to quit running: a ruptured Achilles tendon, the death of her husband/coach. But she didn’t. Honoring her late husband’s request, Hanna, now 70, kept going.
Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson shares the stories behind Pet Sounds, his mental health battles, and the music that still inspires him after decades on stage.
Remember the song Dem Bones? You know, “The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone…the thigh bone’s connected to the hip bone…” The lyrics of that song should be more than just a distant memory to you. As renowned functional podiatrist and founder of Naboso Dr. Emily Splichal explains, your body is interconnected. Learn about the concept of transfer stress in this video above, and more importantly, the ways that we can improve our foot health with Naboso to benefit our entire health and wellbeing.
Have you ever dreamed of quitting your job, hopping in a van and traveling the country? Christiane Palpant turned that dream into reality, after a health-scare made her realize the fragility of life. Witness her travels across all 50 states, then make an adventure of your own!
Dr. Vonda Wright is a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and international authority on active aging and sports medicine. She has spent decades studying the science of healthy aging and active longevity. As part of Growing Bolder’s “Launchpad to What’s Next Live”, Dr. Wright shared her keys to active longevity – how we can all live longer, healthier and happier lives with simple lifestyle modifications like exercise, diet, and changing our attitude.
Lyn Slater is a cultural influencer. She's a model, a writer, a content creator, and a former professor with a PhD. She's written a riveting personal memoir called "How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon," which is a blog she started back in 2014 at the age of 61. That led to a sphere of influence that includes over 1 million online followers, where she now is now inspiring others to fashion a modern, culturally relevant life, and to continue reinventing themselves.
Collette Haw is a culinary entrepreneur with a purpose – to convince you that taking care of yourself can be a tasty task, through her aptly-named restaurant Nourish Coffee Bar and Kitchen.
When you become a big-time, worldwide rock star at the age of seventeen, what are you supposed to do when you’re 70? Rick Derringer had a #1 hit at age 17, opened for the Stones and Zeppelin and helped launch Cyndi Lauper and Weird Al. If there is something about music that keeps you “alive and well,” then this legendary guitarist seems to have discovered exactly what it is.
Have you ever dreamed of quitting your job, hopping in a van and traveling the country? Christiane Palpant turned that dream into reality, after a health-scare made her realize the fragility of life. Witness her travels across all 50 states, then make an adventure of your own!
What makes the happiest happy? And what can the oldest old teach us about happiness? New York Times best-selling author…
For over 20 years Diane Gilman was a host on Home Shopping Network. TV's "Jean Queen," talks with Growing Bolder about the sexist and ageist challenges facing women as they age, and how to overcome these unjust obstacles. Diane hopes to break apart the culture stereotypes of growing older and to inspire other women to seize the opportunity of aging.
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Every time Diann Uustal gets into the pool, she proves doctors wrong. Two devastating accidents several years apart left her with crippling injuries. Both times, she was sent to the pool for rehab. And stroke after stroke, she says she didn’t just get physical therapy in the water, she found spiritual therapy. After a 17-year absence away from competitive swimming, she found herself getting faster and faster, and soon she began smashing dozens of American and world records.
Jean Banas is a 92-year-old abstract expressionist and a major surprise to many critics and collectors who make the ageist and sexist assumption that her dynamic and energetic paintings were created by a much younger man.
Naome Bradshaw describes herself as a mom, wife, singer and friend. But mostly she’s a survivor. The trauma she survived in her past colors everything about her present.
After a near-fatal car crash, National Senior Games athlete Paula Franetti helps others on their road to recovery.