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Last Updated on April 3, 2025
Have you heard the story of Stamatis Moraitis? He was a Greek immigrant who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at the age of 65. Doctors told him he had one year to live. Stamatis did die…36 years later at the age of 102. Marc Middleton shares what we can learn from his story.
Last Updated on May 13, 2025 Wendy Chioji’s motto for life was “Say Yes!” She encouraged others to embrace opportunity…
At 50, Linda Hollerbach was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent chemotherapy, radiation, a mastectomy, and two reconstructive surgeries. Ten years later, melanoma reared its ugly head. It was during her second battle with cancer that she discovered the healing power of creativity to help her keep on living.
Now is the time to become the person you want to be. This time around, it’s all about you. While some will try to stop you from changing, find support in those who make you feel like you can live the life you imagine.
Society has us all believing that being younger is better than being older. Marc Middleton shares why he decided he will never deny or hide his age, and suggests why you should do the same.
Our post-retirement years can now last longer than the years we spent working and building our careers. We now have a new life stage that offers a limitless opportunity to reinvent ourselves, pursue our passions, give back to our community and so much more.
Many people have extremely limiting beliefs when it comes to Growing Older. Our challenge is made even more difficult because we are also battling social norms, which can be even more powerful than personal beliefs at shaping our behavior. Growing Bolder is about breaking all of the social norms related to aging, because there is no such thing as “age-appropriate behavior.”
Age doesn’t define us like it did in the past, but many marketers, advertisers, and businesses don’t fully understand the new older adult. The ads and messaging we receive should be more about lifestyle and less about life stage. More is possible at every age.
If we want to change the culture of aging, we have to recognize that more is possible at every age.
Finding a cause or a way to help others not only makes a difference in your community, but it can improve your own life.
A life of isolation is not the pathway to a healthy 100. Do you want to live to be a centenarian? Marc Middleton shares the keys to develop a positive attitude, an active lifestyle, and embrace intergenerational relationships.
There’s a Zen proverb that says knowledge is learning something every day, but wisdom is letting go of something every day. Successful aging is a process of editing: doing less of what doesn’t give you joy, and more of what does. Here’s Marc with more.
Caregiving expert Amy O’Rourke offers advice for those interested in hiring a care manager for their parent or loved one, and how bringing in extra help will benefit your relationship with those you care for.
