Dr. Kerry Burnight is a renowned gerontologist, featured in in the New York Times, CBS, on Oprah, CNN, Forbes Health, and is the author of a book called “Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half.”
In our recent conversation, Dr. Burnight explained the difference between happiness and joy, and her desire to help all of us realize that no matter what challenges get thrown our way, we can all extract joy out of life.
Listen to our full conversation on the Growing Bolder Podcast below:
Increase Your Joyspan with Dr. Kerry Burnight
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