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A DESPERATE AND SHAMELESS MARRIAGE Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Willam H. Macy talk career and marriage
34 SOMEONE LIKE ME The power of example. 100 years and 100 yards. 40 TOP 5 HEALTH TRENDS The hottest health trends you need to know about now 60
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HITCHING A RIDE ON THE COSMOS Deepak Chopra's deep dive into the human consciousness
64 STYLE AT ANY AGE Ari Seth Cohen ignites a style revolution
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health-wealth connection 4 EDITOR'S NOTE 8 CONTRIBUTORS 10 YOUR TAKE Readers weigh in 14 GROWING BOLDER WITH Big Names. Bold Lives. 63 FUNCTIONAL FITNESS Progress, not perfection, is the name of the game 99 ROCK STARS OF AGING The Motorcycle Matriarch rolls on 110 THE TAKEAWAY Entertainment icons Dick Van Dyke and Carl Reiner on growing old and loving it 112 GROWING BOLDER STYLE A best-selling author and active aging expert opens up her closet
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COMFORT FOOD FOR FRIENDS A recipe with the power to unite ONE DAY AT A TIME Valerie Bertinelli turns toward the light RESTAURANT REVIEW: BOKA CHICAGO A must-visit in Chicago—if you can get a reservation LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE Culinary Medicine—discovering the healing, life-enhancing benefits of food
arts & entertainment 80 86 104
MIRACLES OUT OF NOWHERE Robby Steinhardt of Kansas bounces back from near death MOTOR CITY MELODY Allee Willis is a hit maker who doesn't know how to read, write or play music BREAKING BARRIERS In the face of racism, sexism and ageism, Debbie Allen moves forward and gives back
translating tech 18 70 84
OPEN YOUR MIND ONLINE Become a lifelong learner ENTERTAINMENT IN YOUR HEAD Podcast primer. What they are and how to listen. TOP 5 TECH TRENDS How the digital age is changing your world
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AGE PROOF YOUR MONEY Solving the Longevity Paradox THREE QUESTIONS THAT CAN PREDICT FUTURE QUALITY OF LIFE Are you prepared for the future? These unlikely questions will get you thinking.
masters sports 28 72
ROWDY'S WORLD Life lessons from an Olympic icon WHO YOU CALLING OLD? Taking control of your future
growing bolder adventures 90 92
TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Finding their lives' purposes in a foreign country 5 FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES AT THE GRAND CANYON Exploring one of the world's greatest natural wonders
the art of caregiving 79 100
IT'S GOING TO BE MESSY AND THAT'S OK We explore the art of caregiving AGING SCRIPTS AND TRANSFORMATION Aligning your internalized expectations for positive aging outcomes
personal transformation 32 42 54 56 94
TO MAXIMIZE, MINIMIZE As we age, less is more THE REINVENTION EVANGELIST How Jane Pauley bounced back when the phone stopped ringing THE JOY OF GRANDPARENTING Becoming a Grandma changed Lesley Stahl’s life SAY YES The most important word in a Growing Bolder vocabulary MOTHER NATURE How Marjory Stoneman Douglas saved the Everglades at 79
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Mort and Ginny Linder have been in love for more than 55 years. Street style photographer Ari Seth Cohen snapped their photo near their home in San Francisco.
CONTRIBUTORS
LESLIE KEMP POOLE Leslie Kemp Poole is an author and assistant professor of environmental studies at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Her work reflects her interest in how women, who historically had little political power, rallied together in grassroots efforts to protect the environment and preserve natural resources.
J O S E PH F. CO U G H L I N Joseph F. Coughlin, Ph.D. is Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab. A best-selling author, his research examines how the disruptive demographics of an aging society, social trends and technology will shape future innovations in business and government. He’s a regular guest on major media outlets worldwide.
TA R A G I D U S CO L L I N GWO O D Tara Gidus Collingwood is one of the most sought after nutrition experts in the country. An accomplished runner and author, her clients include Walt Disney World, Tupperware, the NBA’s Orlando Magic, the United States Tennis Association and the University of Central Florida Athletics department.
GA RY M C K E C H N I E Gary McKechnie is one of America’s most unique travel writers. The author of the best-selling Great American Motorcycle Tours, McKechnie also wrote National Geographic’s USA 101 and Ten Best of Everything: National Parks. He lectures on American travel and history aboard ships of the Cunard, Seabourn, and Silversea lines.
W E N DY C H I OJ I Wendy Chioji is an award-winning broadcast journalist, adventure racer, mountain guide and Ironman triathlete. A three-time cancer survivor, Chioji is host of the 4-time EMMY© Award nominated program, Surviving & Thriving. A passionate fundraiser and philanthropist, Chioji is a tireless advocate for cancer survivors worldwide.
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K AY VA N N O R M A N Kay Van Norman is president of Brilliant Aging and an internationally known author, writer and thought leader in healthy aging. Her passion is uncovering hidden barriers so that people can move from intending to age well into taking actions that will help ensure that they age well.
D E E PA K C H O PR A Deepak Chopra, M.D. FACP is the founder of The Chopra Foundation and cofounder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing. A world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, he’s the author of 85 books translated into over 43 languages. The Huffington Post ranked him the world’s #1 most influential thinker in medicine.
VO N DA W R I G H T Vonda Wright, M.D. is an orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. Specializing in sports medicine, her pioneering research in mobility and musculoskeletal aging is changing the way we view and treat the aging process.
DA N R I TC H I E Dan Ritchie Ph.D. is co-founder and President of the Functional Aging Institute, certifying trainers worldwide to safely and successfully work with older clients. He’s an author and speaker with expertise in personal training for special populations: athletes, stroke recovery, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia and Alzheimer’s disease.
BILL THOMAS Bill Thomas M.D. helped de-institutionalize long-term care worldwide as founder of The Eden Alternative and The Green House Project. An international authority on geriatric medicine, Thomas now performs on his “Age of Disruption Tour,” a traveling, theatrical performance designed to change the way our culture views aging. G R OW I N G B O L D E R / VO L . 3 4
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A DESPERATE & SHAMELESS BY B I LL S HAFE R
Divorce. It’s one of Hollywood’s most popular pastimes.
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It seems that Tinseltown unions just aren’t built to last. Stories of breakups fill the tabloids. Two long-time marriages ended recently when actress Geena Davis and her fourth husband Reza Jarrahy ended their 17 years of matrimony, as did Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and former supermodel Paulina Porizkova, who were wed for nearly 20 years. Most showbiz relationships don’t last nearly that long, which is what makes Felicity Huffman, 55, and William H. Macy, 68, stand out. They’ve seemingly done the impossible. They’re making a Hollywood marriage work as their careers continue to thrive. “It’s something that’s brought to our attention all the time,” says Macy. “Everyone acts like we cured cancer or something!” The reason for the curiosity could come from the fact that Hollywood isn’t the only region where residents have relationship issues. By some estimates, half of all marriages across the country fail—and the divorce rate for married couples over the age of 50 has doubled since 1990, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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and pitching proposals to television executives. Eventually, her initiative began to reap professional dividends. In 2009, Pauley led a half-hour discussion on PBS’s Depression: Out of the Shadows, and lent her name to the Jane Pauley Community Health Center. Pauley had revealed her personal battle with bipolar disorder in Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, her bestselling 2005 memoir. The center, a collaboration between the Community Health Network and the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana, offers services, regardless of insurance or income, with an emphasis on integrating medical, dental and behavioral health. Also in 2009, Pauley returned to the Today show as a contributor to Your Life Calling, an AARP-funded monthly series in which she shared the stories of men and women creating new opportunities in middle age. She used her new platform to write a second bestseller, Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life. In the process, Pauley reinvented herself—as a reinvention evangelist. The irony of that statement is not lost on her. “Frankly I’m not a person who lives the message I espouse,” she says. “I’m not an adventure seeker. I’m not the most curious person you know. I’m really comfortable right here on this sofa. When it comes to the importance of creating change, of making things happen, I need to hear myself say it in order to live it.” When Your Life Calling was cancelled after 4 years, Pauley’s phone did ring, and she was offered what she calls her “dream job” as a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning in 2014. She spent the next two years serving as a correspondent and substitute host for the show, before taking over the host’s seat in 2016 44
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when Charles Osgood retired. When asked if she’s enjoying her latest job with what many consider to be the best news program on television, Pauley emits a spontaneous laugh, almost a squeal, of excitement. “Oh, yes.” she says. “I hear all the time that it’s the best news program on TV. I’ve been there a couple of years, so I can’t take credit for that, but I do hear it a lot.” Pauley notes that middle age is defined as no longer young, but not yet old. “Getting older is not the same as getting old, so middle age can last into your 70s or 80s. We have to recalibrate how we define middle age and how we act. God knows, we look pretty good!” She says she wouldn’t mind if her job with prestigious CBS Sunday Morning is her last. “And if it’s not,” she says, “I hope I have the imagination and the courage and the initiative to stay active, engaged, productive and creative. We all have opportunities that our parents and grandparents didn’t have, and I hope I don’t squander mine.” Broadcasting is a better industry with Jane Pauley in it—and now that she’s learned the importance of taking action and the power of a single first step, her career won’t end until she wants it to. “That first step, whether it’s volunteering, joining a club or something small like that, can lead you somewhere you couldn’t imagine,” says Pauley. “That first step can introduce you to incredibly rewarding opportunities. But unless you take it, nothing will happen.” Pauley, now known as “America’s Baby Boomer,” adds: “Inspiration and opportunity are everywhere, but you have to be looking. That’s all it really takes. If you have your antennae up, if you’re paying attention, you’ll be available for an opportunity you might not have noticed before.”
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SAY BY W E N DY C H I OJ I
I hesitate to start with a bummer of a story, but this one is as impactful as anything I could share right now. And if my friend Stuart’s story doesn’t get across the message that you need to do it, to go there, to try, to expand and to grow—then nothing will. I met Stuart a while ago at Georgetown’s Lombardi Cancer Center. We were both in clinical trials for our recurrent thymic cancer. During the following months, he left his trial and was looking for a new one. He never seemed to get down when he was rebuffed for various medical reasons that may or may not have had anything to do with his cancer. Last month, for example, he tried to get into one more trial I’d told him about. He was rejected because of wonky liver function. He messaged that to me, then wrote about hospice and making things as easy as possible for his family. What? One week we’re looking for a CAR-T cell trial for him, and the next, he’s talking about death? But as cancer patients do on this issue, he knew what he was talking about. Stuart died just over a week later. Since then, his Facebook page has been filled with photos of him with family and lifelong friends, who are sharing snapshots of his extraordinary, love-filled life. Stuart fought hard to live longer than the timetable cancer gave him, and he succeeded. But many, many people—myself included—wish he was still on the battlefield. Usually, if we’re honest, we’ll admit that it takes a catastrophic event or diagnosis to remind us that we need to squeeze every ounce of delight out of every day. Until that happens, we can fill our weeks with busy-ness. We spread ourselves super thin, we spend time with people who suck our energy and we put off doing things we really want to—thinking that there’s always next year or the one after that. Before my first cancer diagnosis (breast, stage II) in 2001, I was like that. l was an evening news anchor, but besides doing my shows, I would make a dozen public appearances or more a month. I was also training for triathlons with friends who didn’t work until midnight, and therefore weren’t swimming, running or riding on just a couple of hours of sleep. I indulged my passion for travel, but trips were shoehorned into the sardine can that was my life. That cancer diagnosis shook things up a bit. But after treatment, I found focus. Instead of the frenetic shotgun lifestyle I’d perfected, I put my energy toward supporting cancer survivorship and truly appreciating the second chance that too many people don’t get. I felt, for the first time, that I was finally making a difference, both for other cancer patients and for myself. In 2008, with the insight that comes from a brush with potential death, I decided it was time to say “yes” to a major life shift. I was no longer psyched about working in local news. Changes in my station and company, on top of a general downward spiral in the quality of TV news in general, prompted me to turn in my chips and get out of the TV business. I moved to Park City, Utah, and haven’t regretted a single day. Wendy Chioji has always found strength and purpose through fitness. She lives in Park City, Utah, where she spends most of her time outdoors, skiing, running, hiking and riding bikes. She's also completed 5 Ironman distance triathlons (including the Kona World Championship), dozens of half-Ironman distance races, and many, many shorter races of every kind.
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But in 2013, my yearly breast MRI scan showed something ominous. It was a tumor on my thymus— which I’d never even heard of before. Surgery, lowdose chemo and radiation worked for a year. But the cancer came back in my heart and lung lining. Now, there was no standard of care. My oncologist sent me off on my own, to find a clinical trial. With the help of an angel who was a total stranger—proof that you can make things happen if you throw it out there in the universe—I was accepted into a clinical trial at the NIH in Bethesda. I’m now in my fourth clinical trial and, for now, am doing great with some side effects that keep me grounded. Eventually, this complicated two-drug trial that requires me to fly back to Maryland every 11 days will stop working. I know this. I’m always looking for the next trial, because my cancer isn’t going away. This situation causes me no anxiety. I’m a journalist at heart, and know how to intensely research a story—especially when the story is me. And I’m not going to waste time worrying. It’s a waste. And who knows how much of time any of us has? So, since 2014, I’ve embraced life like a spider monkey. My reflexive answer to invitations that could lead to adventures is “yes!” That’s followed by
planning to see if I can make these adventures happen. In the last couple of years, that has led to sailing a 66-foot boat to the Antarctic, a powerful and fun yoga retreat in Maui and much more. I also find that this quest for cool experiences, facilitated only by saying yes, is contagious. Other people will start saying yes, too. That is why I’m writing this while on a plane headed to the Arctic Circle to see polar bears. It doesn’t have to be travel, if that’s not your obsession. “Just say yes” is a mantra that’s applicable every day, all day. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to miss an opportunity to expand my horizons. I expect I’ll have less time to do that than many people —so again, like the spider monkey, I embrace it all. To me, saying “no” is closing a door before you get a chance to look at what’s on the other side. It could be the start of a monumental, life-changing experience. Or it could just be a friend with a bottle of wine or a pint of stracciatella gelato. Either way, saying no before you know is an opportunity loser. Life is too short for most of us, and getting to the end of it, whenever that is, shouldn’t be a time to regret not saying yes more often. Take a chance. Push your boundaries. Just say yes.
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STYLE AT ANY AGE BY JAC K I E C A R L I N 64
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It’s no secret that the fashion industry worships at the altar of youth. Even as executives, designers and magazine editors get older, the models, muses and celebrity spokespeople get younger. In fact, some of the hottest faces in fashion these days are the youthful offspring of former fashionmagazine icons such as Cindy Crawford, Christie Brinkley and David and Victoria Beckham. Where have all the fashionable mature women gone? They’ve taken to the streets. After graduating from college in Seattle, Ari Seth Cohen felt drawn to New York City. He’d grown up listening to stories that his grandmother, a Columbia University graduate, told him about her exciting and culture-packed days in the Big Apple. So, after her death, he moved there. As he walked the streets of his new home, he was struck by what he saw: gorgeous older women flaunting their flair for fashion and over-the-top styles. He couldn’t help but think of his grandmother. He borrowed a friend’s camera and started snapping pictures with no real idea of what he’d do with them. He just was dumbstruck that no one else seemed to be paying attention to this treasure trove of amazing women—and men, too. “I started noticing all these incredibly dressed, creative and vital older people in the city,” Cohen says. “I started to wonder why our ‘role models’ in the media, in fashion and in general are all younger. I wondered why people like Mimi Weddell and these ladies I was meeting on the street weren’t being ST YLE
featured. They were experienced. They were wise. They were cultured. They were gorgeous. Why were older people so invisible?” New York is the media capital of the world. It’s bursting at the seams with photographers, producers and wannabe starmakers. Yet, Cohen, with no photography or media experience and using a borrowed camera, quietly started taking pictures of older people—mostly women, some men. “Once I’d collected a few hundred photos, I realized that they really had the power to change people’s perspective on aging,” he says.
They were experienced. They were wise. They were cultured. They were gorgeous. Why were older people so invisible? So Cohen did something decidedly modern. He started uploading the photos to his blog, Advanced Style, along with short blurbs about each subject. The blog exploded. People across the world started sharing the images. And, before he knew it, Cohen was helping to change the conversation about what aging is “supposed” to look like. “Early on, I started to hear from young girls that they no longer feared aging,” he says. “That was one of the main reasons I kept going with this project in its early days. These girls were telling me that they G R OW I N G B O L D E R / VO L . 3 4
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MIRACLES OUT OF NOWHERE Robby Steinhardt Finds New Life After Near Death
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POINT OF KNOW RETURN They say the sea turns so dark that, You know it’s time, you see the sign.
It was appallingly clear for everyone to see. Robby Steinhardt of Kansas was near death. You can see it in a documentary about the group, Miracles Out of Nowhere. Steinhardt’s swollen face was barely recognizable, and his speaking voice was frighteningly deep and hollow. He sounded nothing like the man who sang colead on the band’s classic hits. He was in big trouble and everybody knew it—except him. “All of a sudden people are telling me, ‘You don’t look right, you might need to get a little bit of help there,’” he recalls. Finally, his wife, Cindy, had enough. Overruling his objections, she rushed him to the hospital. Still, she had to implore him to get out of the car and go inside. Recalls Steinhardt: “The doctors examined me, turned to Cindy and told her that if she hadn’t brought me in right then, 24 hours later I would’ve been dead.” G R OW I N G B O L D E R / VO L . 3 4
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Five Fantastic Experiences at Grand Canyon BY GA RY M C K E C H N I E
Grand Canyon is a common addition to travel plans; one of the few places in America that every American wants to visit. The best time to go is when you have abundant time to see it—at least three days, or possibly more. But if your travel time is tight, consider these five activities you can experience in just one very full day. 92
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The perfect place to begin your visit, it offers a sneak preview of the experiences that lie ahead. It’s where you’ll find bicycle rentals, park transportation, small restaurants, exhibits and one of the best introductory films at any national park, the Discovery Channel’s Grand Canyon – A Journey of Wonder, which is a powerful film on the history, geology and sheer natural beauty of Grand Canyon. After the movie, you’re just a few minutes’ walk to Mather Point, where you’ll catch your first glimpse of the canyon. But now you get to see its actual size. 2 . WA L K T H E R I M T R A I L
The Rim Trail stretches nearly 10 miles, but even on a short walk you’ll have plenty of time to explore the canyonside trail within the Historic Village, which is where you’ll find the greatest concentration of fellow travelers as well as shops, restaurants and overlooks. And just beyond the entrance to the Bright Angel Trail at the west end of the village, you can board a free shuttle to any of overlook points between the Historic Village and Hermits Rest at the end of the trail—with each and every curve and point revealing a new and unique view of the canyon. 3 . V I S I T T H E T U S AYA N RU I N S … A N D B E YO N D
Long before there was a national park (or the United States), Ancestral Puebloans had established dozens of communities around the canyon, one of which was located about 20 miles east of the Historic Village. The excavation of a Native American village revealed the foundations of homes and kivas that are approximately 1,000 years old. And in the small museum you’ll see tools, jewelry, art and artifacts that were unearthed here. From here, it’s another few miles east to the Desert View Watchtower, which was designed in 1932 by Mary Colter, the woman considered the “Architect of the Southwest.” Head to the top of the tower and savor one of the most spectacular views of Grand Canyon.
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Hiking is one of the peak experiences of Grand Canyon, and a short walk below the rim should be enough to give you a glimpse of its rugged beauty from another angle. You’ll find the trailhead at the west end of the Historic Village. But before you start hiking down, make sure you have a pole or walking stick for support, sturdy shoes (no high heels, please) and some water and snacks just in case you end up walking farther than you expect. After you walk through the first tunnel, look up and to the left and you’ll see what most visitors miss: Native American pictographs that are 1,000 years old. Just go as far as your ability and fitness allows, but be realistic—it’s simple walking down, but it’s a strenuous walk back to the rim.
How to Explore Grand Canyon National Park Lodges provides premier in-park lodging, managing six distinct historic lodges. From the El Tovar hotel, long considered the crown jewel of national park hotels, to Phantom Ranch, the only lodging on the floor of the canyon, you’ll find accommodations to help you get the most out of your visit to the Grand Canyon. You can also book rafting, railway, and motorcoach tours. For more information and reservations, visit grandcanyonlodges.com or call 888-297-2757.
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In the center of the Historic Village is one of the most visually appealing structures in the American Southwest. It’s the Hopi House, and it was designed in 1905 by Mary Colter of Desert Watchtower fame. Hopi House was originally a house where Native American artisans lived and worked, creating crafts and arts for visitors. No one lives there today, but it’s one of the best places in America to find certified handmade Native American merchandise—exquisite paintings, pottery and jewelry. 6 . B O N U S : D I N E AT T H E H I S TO R I C E L TOVA R
A signature experience for breakfast, lunch or dinner, a meal in one of the world’s most recognized restaurants is something you’ll remember forever. The dining room, naturally, features Native American paintings and décor while the superb menu features locally sourced ingredients. The setting, just steps from the South Rim, makes this a uniquely American dining experience.
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