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Ashley Feltner

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Ashley is a writer, an artist, and an ideator who has placed storytelling into her process for bringing sales and marketing ideas to life for over 20 years. Her background includes recruiting, training, content development, and ERG leadership within highly matrixed organizations that provide her a unique perspective and an ability to authentically connect with individuals from all walks of life. With the desire to place a little humanity into the digital experience, Ashley believes that words do matter, a little empathy goes a long way, and having a purpose in life is imperative. She and her husband Gabe live in Nashville, TN with two very active teenage daughters and two very lazy field spaniels.

The Science Behind Supplementing Our Joint Health

Walking and weight-bearing exercises are two key pillars in an actively aging lifestyle. While the amount of steps we should take each day or the number of days we should participate in weight training varies greatly from expert to expert, the sentiment does not. In order to age wisely,...

The Scientific Root of Healthy, Happy Hair

Pro-aging tips continue to multiply as our social interactions grow increasingly more digital and our search for solutions often involves a quick google query. Case in point: I came across a recent suggestion for aging hair: “resist the urge to cut bangs.” Oh boy. Before taking any drastic measures,...

Optimism + Volunteerism = A Winning Formula for Aging Well

In late August of 1989, I opened my tiny mailbox at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and found a Newsweek magazine (remember those?) I wasn’t expecting to receive. The magazine turned out to be a gift from my grandfather; he’d signed me up for a four-year subscription. I share...

RSVP for Connections, Companionship, and the Joy of Giving Back

Use of the French phrase répondez s’il vous plaît, or R.S.V.P. — meaning “respond, if you please” — dates back to 1845. In the years since, the initialism has become engrained in our vernacular as a succinct way of asking, “Will you be there?”  Giving a yes or no response...

Nap Vibes

There is a paradoxical relationship to naps. We want them, then we regret them. They refresh us and they make us groggy. Too short a nap leaves us wanting more; too long and we can’t sleep at night. This window of time — where a little shut-eye is beneficial...

Fostering a Spark

Alex Haley once said, “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” I was fortunate to receive a lot of stardust in my formative years, and I know it shaped who I am today. In hindsight, I...

Good, Good, Good – Good Vibrations

I was 14 days into testing my Apollo Neuro when I embarked on 13 days of adventure in Spain. Fun? Absolutely! But travel can be one of the most stressful activities on our body. And Nashville to Charlotte to Madrid and back — with layovers, an 8-hour time change,...

Volunteering and the Power of Companionship

“To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” Mark Twain may have been way ahead of his time with this message, as the medical field is only now starting to view loneliness as a chronic disease. It’s something to be taken seriously....

Eric Levitan, 51: Innovating an Age Solution

Purpose and passion have been buzz words for a while now and, with increased lifespans, more and more of us are trying to pull both into what we do. I recently read that passion is for you, and purpose is for others — and that really resonated. The desire to...

No Lululemon Required

When trying to describe Vivo and how it works, I admit that I struggle. And as a writer that really bothers me. Succinctly explaining the effectiveness and efficiency of these online, live, instructor-led classes should not be so hard. Is there really a time when words (and images) do...
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