Episode 4:2 Dr. Roger Landry Talks about Making the Most of Your Whole Life Span

The message of the Masterpiece Movement is that we can continue to grow and flourish as we age. Research proves that keeping your body moving, committing to lifelong learning, staying socially connected and having a purpose contribute to resilience, longevity, and happiness.

About Dr. Roger Landry

Dr. Roger Landry is a preventive medicine physician, author of award-winning Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging and President of Masterpiece Living, a group of multi-discipline specialists in aging who partner with communities to assist them in becoming destinations for continued growth. Trained at Tufts University School of Medicine and Harvard University School of Public Health, Dr. Landry specializes in building environments that empower older adults to maximize their unique potential.

His book, Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging has been endorsed by AARP, is a 2014 Living Now Book Award Gold Medal Winner and was a 2014 Top Pick in MORE magazine. He was also a contributor to the recently published 80 Things to Do When You Turn 80 and the author of Where You Live Matters, a special brief on the role of cultural environment in aging. He hosts a podcast “Roger and Friends: The Bright Side of Longevity.”

Key Takeaways

• We marginalize older adults because of erroneous information and stereotypes.
• The key to healthy aging is how you handle life’s “curveballs.”
• We are not born resilient, it is something we develop, and is dependent upon our life view. As Darwin proved, it is not the strongest and not the most intelligent who survive, it’s the most adaptable.
• Masterpiece Living’s work in senior living facilities starts with a lifestyle profile—a tool developed by scholars in 1999 featuring research-generated questions that give a snapshot of your holistic health.
• We reflect the values of those around us. Surround yourself with people who believe in you and your potential and who are getting the most out of life.