Happiness.

We talk about it often on The Art 2 Aging for a number of pretty obvious reasons.

First, life is a lot easier and more fun when we’re happy, especially as we grow older.

Second, happiness doesn’t fall from the heavens. We have to create it within ourselves. Especially as we grow older.

And third, creating our own happiness can be difficult. It doesn’t come easily in the 21st century.

That’s why this week’s guest is unique. Dana Hilmer is a trained positive psychologist, executive coach and mentor.

She’s the founder of Wiser and Free, designed to help people live lives with happiness, purpose, and freedom.

But she’s way more than that.

She’s one of those rare human beings who walks her talk. Even when it’s painful to do so.

What makes this interview so special is how Dana shares honestly and openly her own issues and how she still manages to create happiness in her daily existence.

I will guarantee that you cannot help but be moved by her words.

Here is a link to Dana’s free workbook with content and resources to help anyone become happier.

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We all want to control our lives.

We want to know in advance what’s going to happen if we go through Door #1, 2, or 3.

We want to know ahead of time if we should take that job despite a longer commute and more pressure.

We want to know before we dive in whether to marry that person or not - especially if it’s not our first marriage rodeo.

Wayne Lehrer, our resident sage at Body and Soul, offers his thoughts this week, in his latest Fortune Cookie.

Enjoy…

This episode first aired in 2024. We are recreating it as an Encore Experience.

So, you’re 53 years old and you get fired without warning. What do you do? Well, if you’re Gail Mercer-Mackay, you don’t panic. You go to Arizona to play golf for two weeks and do some serious journaling as well.

What Gail discovered (besides still having a slice) was that she wanted to be a writer. Long story short, she did become a writer and founded a content creation company in the process.

Today, the company routinely earns revenue in the millions and at the age of 69, Gail is still going strong. Hear her story this week on The Art 2 Aging.

If you are enjoying the content here on The Art 2 Aging, we would love you to become a paid subscriber. You get access to our entire archive of content along with our mid-week features like POV (Point of View) and Body and Soul. It really helps us to continue to generate meaningful information for older adults. Thank you!