Being Well Podcast: What to Do When Things End

Being Well Podcast: What to Do When Things End

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WATCH

[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjTJHN_tSVE” el_width=”90″ css=”.vc_custom_1624983915894{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Life includes many major culminating moments: we finish the big work project, receive the award, watch the kids leave home, go on the vacation, win the title, or enter retirement. These experiences can come with enormous fulfillment…for a while. And then, we might ask ourselves: Now what? Today Rick and Forrest explore what to do when things end, including how we can relate to the past, integrate learning, turn toward the future, and age well through life. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Key Topics

1:15: Context for the episode

4:20: Our culture’s constant focus on “what’s next?”

9:30: Cognitive bias, and the brain’s “anticipation machine”

13:45: Developmental stages of life

17:40: Stages of integration and disintegration

25:30: Respecting the learning of age

28:30: The opportunities of old age

31:45: Rick’s reflections on aging

35:15: Bowing to past selves

41:40: Giving our full effort

44:00: Being a mentor, and having things to care for

47:45: Recap on what to do when things end

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