Aging with Resilience: Wisdom for Living Fully at Every Age - Podcast Feature

Episode 79: In this episode, we turn the mic over to guest host and State of Mind story-coach Patrice Vecchione for a powerful and heartfelt conversation about Aging with Resilience.

Inspired by her own experience of growing older—and especially by her resilient mother-in-law, Barbara Stark—Patrice explores what it truly means to age with strength, adaptability, and purpose.

Contrary to popular belief, aging doesn’t begin in our 60s or 70s. The choices we make throughout life shape how we’ll experience our later years. In this episode, you’ll hear intimate and uplifting stories from three remarkable elders—Barbara Stark, Alice Tao, and Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts—who, well into their 80s and 90s, continue to live rich, engaged lives. They share reflections, hard-earned wisdom, and their personal secrets to aging well.

You’ll also hear from Ruth Nickens, a nurse and senior care specialist who draws on her four decades of experience to offer practical tools for navigating aging with greater ease and grace. This episode is a warm, wise, and deeply human invitation to rethink aging—not as a decline, but as a dynamic, evolving journey. No matter your age, the insights shared here can help you live—and age—with more intention, vitality, and joy.

Broadcasts:  6/1/25 & 6/10/25

Producer: Debra Sloss, LMFT

Guest Host: Patrice Vecchione

Guests: Ruth Nickens, Barbara Stark, Alice Tao, and Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts

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