Flipping the Script on Aging: Why Your Later Years Can Be Your Best - Chris Moore

Why does modernculture view growing older as an automatic, depressing decline into sicknessand irrelevance, and how do we remodel our internal mindset so our later yearsbecome our most vibrant and purposeful chapters? Chris Moore is the founder of SeniorRemodeling Experts, a nationally recognized leader in aging-in-placesolutions, host of the Aging in Place is a Team Sportpodcast, and author of Age Out Loud: Remodeling the Narrative ofGetting Older. With four decades of experience as an award-winningbuilder and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS), Chris understoodphysical home modifications inside and out. But in 2022, his life completelytransformed when he lost his wife, Barbara, to lung cancer. Walking throughprofound grief, Chris realized that while external circumstances are out of ourcontrol, we possess ultimate agency over how we respond. Challenging thecultural lie that aging means fading quietly into the background, Chris nowchampions a movement to help seniors reject fear, remain engaged in theircommunities, and live with vitality. In this episode of FailCraft, Chris joins Ezekiel to discuss KahlilGibran’s paradox of sorrow and joy, the devastating societal impact ofsequestering older generations away from youth, the inspiring story of90-year-old Appalachian Trail hiker Dale Sanders, and the Roger Bannistereffect of believing what is possible for your health. Key Takeaways:              Connect With Chris Moore:        Support the Show:    Want to Be a Guest onFailCraft?  Chapters: 00:00 Introduction:Chris Moore & The Mission to Age Out Loud 02:02 Grief &Internal Remodeling: Sorrow as the Soil for Joy 04:38 33 Bonus Years:Choosing Gratitude Over Despair 08:34 How to Remodel aSenior: Taking Ownership of Your Mindset 11:04 The SequesteredGeneration: Why Society Fails Older Adults 14:09 Defying the Oddsat 90: Dale Sanders & The Appalachian Trail 16:51 Daily Habits forVitality: Walking, Movement & Gratitude at 63 18:15 The RogerBannister Effect: How Belief Rewires Physical Aging 21:00 Connect withChris Moore & Age Out Loud