After a successful 35-year career as a psychotherapist, Hugh Willard decided to embark on a new journey as a writer. Currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Creative Nonfiction, he authored a book and hosts a podcast about finding beauty in the gray. I have more gray hair than I used to, and sometimes, I feel insecure about it. But it’s funny; my barber recently told me some of her clients would shell out a lot of money for that brownish-gray coloring. And it’s that positive twist that Hugh uses to change the conversation about aging.
Hugh lives in the beautiful city of Apex, North Carolina, which is fitting because as he ages, he seems to be summiting the peak of his own happiness.
00:00-Purpose & Identity
01:13-Pivoting to a New Chapter
03:20-The Osher Institute
06:19-A Generative Direction
09:30-An Unexpected Passion
11:18-Music & Family
15:00-Audrey’s Incredible Journey
17:42-Answering “Who Am I Now?”
27:00-The Default Mode Network
30:22-Intergenerational Connectivity
32:44-Lowercase f failure & Retirement as a Transition
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