S4-EP6: Debbie & Sam on Entering the Land of the Old: Plans & Challenges For Their Eighth Decade
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SUMMARY
Debbie invites her husband Sam back on the show on her 70th birthday.
EPISODE NOTES
Yup, Debbie’s 70th birthday finally arrived.
She chewed this milestone over for months, knowing that turning 70 means entering the land of the old.
Time is running out so fast. How many more good years does she have left before entering the land of the old, old? On average, at 70, one has 10 to 15 good years of active living left. A sobering thought.
She invited her husband Sam back on the show to talk about this milestone birthday (or so it seems to her), their bucket lists for their eighth decade, and more. She and Sam both turned 70 this year. They share some of their projects for the coming decade, from getting a puppy (Debbie’s idea, so far not shared by Sam), to traveling again (definitely!), to how they plan to deal with their own old, old age.
They also discuss the idea of being challenged, setting goals, and the difference between challenges and accomplishments.
Mentioned in this episode or useful:
- At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life by Samuel Harrington MD (Grand Central Life & Style 2018)
- Debbie and Sam’s blog: Gap Year After Sixty
- Island Nursing Home on Deer Isle, ME
- goop (a modern lifestyle brand)
- Piece of Cake (Debbie’s cousin’s company: the best iced cakes!)
- La Réunion (island in the Indian Ocean)
- Definition of an intentional community
Related episodes:
- S4-EP4: Aging Options: Skylar Skikos on Intergenerational and Regenerative Communities
- S3-EP24: Steven Petrow on the Stupid Things He Won’t Do When He Gets Old
- S3-EP25: Debbie Weil on Turning 70, Mortality, and Making the Most of Growing Older
Previous episodes featuring host Debbie Weil and her husband Sam Harrington:
- S3-EP22: Debbie & Sam on Getting Calm and Centered in Baja
- S3-EP16: Debbie & Sam on Fasting For Five Days and Why They Were Crazy Enough to Do It
- S2-EP24: Debbie & Sam on the Gap Year For Everyone, Silver Linings, and Not Should’ing
- S2-EP18: Debbie & Sam on the New Normal, Quarantines, Immunity Passports, and Masks & Gloves
- S2-EP12: Debbie & Sam on the Coronavirus, Magical Thinking, and Aging
- S1-EP10: On Debbie & Sam’s Bucket List: Living in France
- S1-EP2: Debbie & Sam on How They Decided to Take a Gap Year at Age 62
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