Ageist Contributor

What does it mean to be strong? Images of strength inundate us in advertising and media. Athletes who surpass what was once possible, stories of heroic acts of survival, superhuman efforts in the face of adversity, overcoming insurmountable illness, heartache, and loss; are all examples which take tremendous strength and...

Have you felt more anxious, stressed or depressed due to the pandemic? The answer is a resounding yes for most of us. Crisis fatigue — a mixture of exhaustion, rage, despair and grief — is becoming a public health concern. Mental health problems have been an issue for 33%...

What the world needs now is connection. People are starting to travel again, or at least making plans, but what they are looking for is vastly different than pre-pandemic. Rather than many, quick, glamorous trips, people are looking for fewer, longer, and more meaningful experiences that connect them to...

Let’s imagine for a moment that the kids are screaming during your Monday morning Zoom call. They’re behind on their homework, years behind it seems, soccer practice is canceled, and their school is likely not opening back up for months, or millennia… who knows for how long. Time is...

We all need as much future vision as we can get. Mike Milley, the founder of The New Next, has been in the business of looking to the future for a long time, working with companies like Nike, BMW, and Samsung. With all the COVID-catalyzed changes swirling about, and...

Like many people, I’ve been working at home since mid-March. Despite a schedule full of Zoom meetings, doing my job in my house gives me a little more flexibility to fit exercise into my day. Starting back on the trail, though, made me think that I might be getting...

The path to the heart and soul of any country is through its art. With VAWAA Online sessions, let master artists be your guides. As the world's greatest cultural ambassadors, artists hold the keys to the wisdom, innovation, and traditions of their home countries. When this transfer of knowledge takes...

You might not have paid much thought to your plantar fascia in the past — at least not until a sharp pain in your heel prompted you to do otherwise. But you wouldn't be alone. Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition that affects over 50% of Americans, along with...

“Much, if not all, disease begins in the gut, and that is especially true for modern diseases that plague us today,” Hippocrates. With so many different current approaches to longevity (i.e. intermittent fasting, NAD+, etc.), it is easy to overlook the role that gut health plays in one’s healthy...

“Imagine going beyond the boundaries of who you believe yourself to be!” Carol Talbot For thousands of years in cultures around the world, people have walked across hot coals as a way of honoring the element of fire and using it as a means of healing and purifying their communities...