Live HAPPIER Longer Podcast

This week on the podcast we talk with author, entrepreneur, and influencer--Lorraine C. Ladish.We wanted to chat with Lorraine about how important moving is to her as a habit, and what she believes about exercise as she ages. Her passion for exercise reflects all of the reasons daily habit #1 is MOVE. Over the course of her life, she has faced many challenges and moving her body has always been something she uses to help her mood, her energy levels and her stress.

For the next weeks, we’re going to be talking about the FIVE habits that make up our lifestyle strategy and philosophy at Five for Life. MOVE*LEARN* SHARE*GIVE* LET GO. All backed by science and proven to increase longevity AND improve overall happiness. First up is daily habit #1 MOVE. We say all the time that it’s daily habit number one for a reason...and it’s really not “a reason” it’s MANY reasons. Learn how to build the MOVE habit with 10 practical tips and the science behind you want to

Are you trying to break a "bad" habit? Listen in as Molly & Angela discuss why they don't use the word "bad" to describe habits.Learn the Golden Rule of Habit Change. (Hint: you can't truly break habits) We talk about the inversion of the laws of habit building and provide five practical tips for breaking habits that don't serve you. We share our favorite affirmation for habits:  "I overcome habits that don't serve me. Build habits that inspire me and I AM my own success story."

On the podcast this week Molly and Angela talk about the metaskill of "how to build  a new habit". By definition, a meta skill is a nugget of practical knowledge that applies to a wide variety of circumstances including ones you have never directly experienced before. Figuring out how to manage your brain so you can create the thoughts that lead to the feelings, that compel your actions is absolutely critical to building habits.

This week on the podcast we take a 10,000 foot view of brain science, and in particular the areas of the brain that are involved with habit formation. Want to build new habits? You're going to have to be aware of your primitive brain while you make plans with and listen to your executive brain. Why does the brain build habits? How much of your life is on autopilot and how do you feel about your habits. The good news is that building habits, and changing your brain can happen at any age.

In the first episode of season 2, co-hosts Molly Watts and Angela McDade revisit the five daily habits of a happier, longer life. As they continue to highlight these habits--MOVE, LEARN, SHARE, GIVE and LET GO--including the science behind increasing longevity and improving overall quality of life, the focus for season is on HOW to build habits that serve you.   This season the podcast will give very tactical and practical information on building the habits for longevity and happiness.

Pat Gallant-Charette is not your average grandma. The 68-year-old life-long Maine resident was recently inducted into the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Until last year, Pat was the oldest swimmer to swim the English Channel and she still holds 9 world records for age group in marathon open-water swimming. We talk with her about overcoming fears, living a life without regret and learning new things (incuding snow-shoeing and maple tapping) as she approaches her 70th birthday!

Brene Brown is a researcher. storyteller and a Texan. She believes that every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. In this episode of the podcast we discuss her first New York Times bestseller, "The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are". This book, her writing and storytelling, backed by the science was right up our alley.  We hope you enjoy our talk on "The Gifts of Imperfection".

In this episode Molly and Angela talk to Maria Leonard Olsen. At age 50, Maria had drank her way out of her 25-year marriage. She had will-fully derailed her own successful law career. She was stuck. When she turned 50, she had the distinct feeling that she was on the downward slope of her life. She ended up writing a book, "50 after 50"  follows the work she did to overcome addiction and trauma to accomplish 50 new things. Maria's honesty about becoming herself is inspiring to women of all ages.

In this episode, we talk with Liz Vassey, director and producer of the documentary, "The Human Race". Liz, an avid runner, started questioning her ability to continue running as she aged and her curiosity lead her to filming many marathon runners who were well over the age of 50 and running.  This is much more than a story about running or aging-- it's really about inspiration, friendships, fitness and how you can really do anything that you put your mind to.

n this episode, we interview Dr. Emily Rogalski, PhD, from Northwestern University's Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology & Alzheimer's Disease.  We learn about Dr. Rogalski's work to research and define, "Super Agers" .Alzheimer’s and other dementias are on the rise, but you can take a proactive approach to help protect yourself as you age. Although it’s an exclusive group, research suggests Super Agers might hold the key to learning more about aging and age-related health issues like dementia.

Today on the podcast we are joined by Nanette Mutrie, professor at the University of Edinburgh and Chair of Physical Activity for Health.  Nanette has been active in encouraging walking as a way for increasing healthiness in Scotland since the 1990's. You'll hear how walking is really the very best exercise for most people and it's something we are naturally built to do. This episode brings together two Scots for a fun dialogue on the health benefits of walking!

This week we speak with Jason Paige Smith, a photographer from Maine all about his project called "The Oldest State".  Jason has spent the last year taking portraits of some of Maine's oldest residents who personify the Maine lifestyle.  We fell in love with Jason's photographs and hearing the stories behind this project. From Everard Hall, a 72-year-old grave digger to Andy Grove an 88-year-old lobsterman and many more...this is an episode full of delight and inspiration.

This episode features speaker, author and professor, Dr. Catherine Sanderson, PhD. Learn the science behind happiness and how we can truly impact our happiness. Dr. Sanderson wrote her book "The Positive Shift" which focuses on small changes we can all make regardless of whether or not we are genetically disposed to being happier.studies, Studies determined that things we can do to impact our happiness really fall into two areas: mindset  (how we think about things) and behaviors (what we do).  Hear how

Interested in functional medicine?   We talk with Dr. Nisha Jackson today about what she's learned in almost 30 years of treating patients. Nisha says, "we look at a number of factors, hormones, nutrient levels, exercise, sleep. What we really do is do an analysis, how they're doing, and what they have been doing and their past medical history and family history. We devise a program for them that's really aimed at trying to optimize where they need to be."