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Aging and engaging

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Grandma Moses began painting at the age of 78. Harriette Thompson just finished her 16th marathon at 92. What does it take to stay engaged in life when the common wisdom says it's time to slow down?

Hear a conversation about the joys, challenges, and triumphs of so-called "old age" with author and doctor Lois West Bristow, who earned her Ph.D at age 80.

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Elizabeth Barrett is a wife, mother, licensed marriage-family therapist, educator, eavesdropper, emotion worker, and mental health consultant. She uses all of these skills to address the subjects that we all struggle with in this conversation with the Reluctant Therapist.