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Once you hit middle age, taking care of yourself becomes more important. Stating the obvious here, right? And it’s not just for the sake of longevity. We’re trying to improve the quality of our lives right now. Healthy eating and regular exercise are critical starting points. But will that really be enough to thrive during …

Note from Brian: Well, after over two years of pandemic and a year after being initially vaccinated, I finally managed to get COVID on a business trip to Phoenix. My symptoms are improving, but the brain fog is a real thing. So, Trudi is covering this week … enjoy! My cousin, just four years older …

Back in the 1950s, a bedridden man faced certain death from cancer of the lymph nodes. Tumors the size of oranges had invaded the man’s neck, groin, chest, and abdomen. The prognosis was certainly grim. The only long shot hope was a new experimental cancer drug called Krebiozen. Three days after initial treatment, the man …

You know meditation is a practice that can vastly improve your life and well being, but your brain is too busy to believe it. It’s totally understandable. Midlife is by definition a time of upheaval and transition, and Gen Xers have the extra stress of a global pandemic, financial pressures, family obligations, and loads of …

We’ve been conditioned to think of life as three stages — school, career, retirement. We’re now already facing the need to adapt to a multistage work life that will be more fluid as technology constantly eliminates tasks and entire jobs. Add to that a longer work life (and life in general), and your career is …

Ken Scott plans to live to be 500 years old. That’s not as outlandish as it may seem. Many smart people see near-term advances in synthetic biology coming that will not only significantly extend human lifespan, but reverse aging all together. That likely means there’s a young Millennial or Gen Z kid alive right now …

As you probably know, Taylor Hawkins, the 50-year-old drummer of the Foo Fighters, died suddenly last Friday. Despite the heartbreaking loss, the story of how Hawkins decided to leave a gig with chart-topper Alanis Morissette to play with the Foos in 1997 is both inspirational and instructive. Here’s what Hawkins said: I got hold of …

Financial planning is tough. And by tough, I mean at this point in history in general and for people our age in particular. Beyond the pandemic, rising inflation, and the invasion of Ukraine, our generation has faced some serious economic disruptions. And while younger people have been hit with the same events, there’s the understandable …

Lots of interesting stuff out there this week, and since we haven’t done a roundup issue in a while, let’s do it. Enjoy! I’m Batman Well, there’s yet another Batman movie out, so the nerds at Nerd Fitness have a new workout that asks the question: How would Batman train in real life? The Batman …

We have met the enemy, and it is us. More specifically, the enemy of your desire for midlife reinvention is your self. It’s the voice in your head that says you’re already one thing, and you have no business trying to be something else. Your thoughts say you’re being ridiculous. That you’re a fraud. An …

Join us in Well + Wealthy, the new Further community aimed at midlife reinvention through credible training, sustainable habits, and supportive accountability. Get the details here. I recently hit the wall at work. By that I mean I burned out … almost to a crisp. There were definite warning signs: Dr. Jessi Gold, a psychiatrist …