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Maximizing joyspan, one person at a time - starting with Betty, age 97 💛

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Dr. Kerry Burnight explains why treating aging parents like children is an unhealthy mindset. Then Dan shows what dignity looks like at bedtime.

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#mindset #caregiving #caregiver #father

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The Legacy Project, Inc. is thrilled to host a conversation with Dr. Kerry Burnight for our Fall Workshop Series on Wednesday 10/28 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM ET! The workshop is open to all.

Dr. Kerry Burnight is widely known as “America’s Gerontologist” and author of the New York Times bestseller “Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half.” Dr. Kerry taught geriatric medicine and gerontology for 18 years at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where she co-founded the nation’s first Elder Abuse Forensic Center. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, CBS Mornings, Oprah Daily, TIME, BBC, and CNN. She is the longevity health advisor at Forbes Health and 2026 in the TIME Health Top 100. In conversation with TLP’s Co-Founder, Arielle Galinsky, Dr. Burnight will share her insights on the pillars of aging well and why the quality of a long life matters just as much as its length. Get ready for an uplifting conversation on how we can live fully at every age.

Please register in advance for the webinar at the link in our bio.

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Learn more at LiveWellConference.org.

Longevity is about more than adding years to life. In Joyspan, New York Times bestselling author and gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight offers a practical, optimistic framework for growing, connecting, adapting and giving, so life’s second half can hold more meaning, resilience and joy. Hear her keynote at LiveWell Conference.

#livewell #conference #joyspan #author #wellness #health #longevity #healthyliving #joy #LiveWellConference2026 #SunHealth #lifestyle

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"She decided her giving is her listening."

A patient who's confined to bed and has lost so much, but people still line up to sit with her.

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#aging #healthyaging #caregiving #purpose

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“Most people plan for retirement, but few plan for aging well.”

Longevity is one of the most underplanned risks in financial planning. Most retirement plans miss a critical piece: whether you’re positioned to enjoy the years you’re planning for.

At this year’s Investor Symposium, gerontologist and Joyspan author Dr. Kerry Burnight shares a research-backed look at what living longer really means, physically, financially, and emotionally.

You’ll walk away understanding:

• The realistic longevity scenarios that should shape your planning today
• The science of joy and the daily practices that add both years and meaning
• Why purpose is one of the most underrated health metrics and how it should reshape retirement planning

How Long Am I Going to Live? Is My Money, My Health, and My Life Ready for It?

Thursday, October 29 | @WestlakeVillageInn

This year’s event is officially sold out, but we’ve opened a waitlist. Click the link in our bio to add your name to the waitlist in case a spot opens up.

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Meet our very first Joy Ambassador! 🎉🤍 We are so excited to welcome Dr. Kerry Burnight, author of Joyspan, to the TimeSlips community as our very first Joy Ambassador. Thank you, Kerry, for believing that joy is possible until the very end.

💛Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming Joy Is Possible gathering that Dr. Burnight will be hosting — you won’t want to miss it!

Inspired to join her? Become a Joy Ambassador and help us reach 10 Million Moments of Joy & Connection. 🔗 Sign up at the link in bio. #TimeSlipsCreativeCare #JoyAmbassador #10MillionMomentsOfJoy #Joyspan

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Are you ageist against yourself?

Think about the last time you noticed a new wrinkle, forgot where you parked your car, or caught yourself saying, "I'm getting so old."

What if the way we talk to ourselves about aging is part of the problem?

My guest this week, Dr. Kerry Burnight, known as "America's Gerontologist," calls this "internalized ageism". And once you recognize it, you realize how often we do it!

In her New York Times bestselling book "Joyspan", she challenges us to stop treating aging like something we need to fight.

I LOVED this conversation because it's exactly what I believe. Getting older isn't something to apologize for. We're still growing, learning, reinventing and living!

🎧 Our NEW episode of Living Ageless & Bold is out today!

Have you ever caught yourself saying something negative about your age?

Follow for more inspiring women every Wednesday 🎙️🩷

#WomenOver50 #Ageism #HealthyAging #LifeAfter50 #AgingBoldly

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Staying young isn't really possible, but you can be the most authentic, funny and joyful version of yourself as you get older.

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#agingwell #ageism #grandpa #funnystories

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What if living longer isn't enough?

We're all talking about longevity, lifespan and healthspan. But what about our JOYSPAN?

I just had the most incredible conversation with Dr. Kerry Burnight, known as "America's Gerontologist" and author of the New York Times bestseller Joyspan.

She spent 18 years teaching geriatric medicine and gerontology at UC Irvine, and now she's challenging how we think about aging.

We talked about something I think so many women over 50 need to hear: You can experience grief and still have joy. You can make wonderful new friendships later in life. And you can actually become more excited about growing older.

Because what's the point of living longer if we're not enjoying the life we're living?

This conversation gave me SO much to think about, and I think it will for you, too.

Join us Wednesday on Living Ageless & Bold. 🩷

#WomenOver50 #HealthyAging #Longevity #LifeAfter50 #AgingWell

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Aches & Pains, Begone!

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#AgingGracefully #CreativeSeniors #GettingOlder #ArtTherapy #IsaacMillman #CartoonSeries #PT #PainRelief #MusclePain #PhysicalTherapy #BodyPain #JointPain #Dailycartoon

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The aging mind

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Como fisioterapeuta, eu não poderia deixar de compartilhar um livro que, para mim, traz um olhar muito interessante sobre esse tema tão falado hoje, e até clichê, mas necessário: longevidade.

Joyspan, da gerontóloga Kerry Burnight, propõe uma ideia muito simples: não basta viver mais, é preciso viver melhor.

Ela nos apresenta a quatro pilares para fundamentar o conceito de joyspan: desenvolver-se, conectar-se, adaptar-se e contribuir.

Ou seja, continuar aprendendo, cultivando relações, sabendo lidar com as mudanças da vida e sentindo que ainda temos algo para oferecer na segunda fase da vida.

E isso tem tudo a ver com a forma como eu vejo a fisioterapia, e até como tento conduzir minha vida.

Força, equilíbrio, mobilidade, funcionalidade e independência são fundamentais, mas não são o objetivo final.

São ferramentas para continuarmos fazendo o que gostamos, convivendo com quem amamos e participando da vida.

Talvez longevidade não deveria ser apenas sobre quantos anos vamos viver, mas sobre como queremos viver esses anos.

@the_gerontologist you are amazing for introducing us to this concept: Joyspan, it’s truly a lot of science and a lot of art. Thank you!!!! 💛

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