Episode 19 · Longevity

Maddy Dychtwald

Co-founder of Age Wave, and author of Ageless Aging

On Retirement Navigator

The Average Woman Spends 14 Years in Poor Health. You Can Change That

About Maddy

Maddy Dychtwald is the co-founder of Age Wave, a research and consulting firm that studies the social, lifestyle and economic side of longer lives. She has led more than 25 research studies on longevity, aging, retirement, finances, caregiving and wellness.

She is a national bestselling author of four books, including Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan, published in 12 languages, and the award-winning Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better. Forbes named her one of the top 50 female futurists, and her work has been featured in Fortune, Time, Newsweek, CNBC, NPR and the Los Angeles Times.

She is a co-founder of the nonprofit Women Against Alzheimer's and a lead partner in Portfolia's Active Aging & Longevity Fund. She brings both research and personal experience to her work on living longer, healthier and with more purpose.

Credentials

Co-founder, Age Wave
Author, Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan
Author, Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better
Co-founder, Women Against Alzheimer's
Lead partner, Portfolia Active Aging & Longevity Fund

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What you'll learn

It is never too late to start. Muscle loss can begin as early as your late 30s, and strength training at home with free weights counts.
What is good for the heart is good for the brain. Build muscle, eat real food, sleep deeply, manage stress and keep a sense of purpose.
Purpose comes in two sizes. A big one, like a new business, and a small one, like a morning walk with the dog or time with grandchildren. Both count.
Financial caregiving is hiding in plain sight. Financial caregivers spend an average of $8,737 a year of their own money and 109 hours a month on care, and most of them also hold a job.
Retire to something, not from something. Have the hard conversations now about health, caregiving, end of life and money, with the people you love.

In this episode

00:00What You Will Take Away
02:45Meet Maddy and Age Wave
04:44Women Live Longer, but Not Healthier
06:02The Last 14 Years, and Brainspan
08:19What Ageless Aging Really Means
10:26Is It Too Late at 50, 60 or 70?
11:22Build Muscle
12:13Protect Your Brain: Real Food and Deep Sleep
13:43Relationships and Loneliness
14:40Living Alone and Aging in Place
17:29Financial Caregiving
20:46The Sandwich Generation
22:03The Generosity Paradox
23:44What Caregiving Costs Your Own Retirement
26:58Planning for a 30-Year Retirement
28:03Retire to Something, Not From Something
29:47Purpose Is Not Optional
32:26Purpose With a Big P and a Little P
33:42Have the Hard Conversations
35:39What Stayed With Kwame

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