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Podcast: Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined
Episode: Cheryl Woodson: Aging Excellently is an Intention
Description: As a mother, physician, businesswoman and daughter, who navigated her mother’s 10 year journey with Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Cheryl encourages all adults to take responsibility to age intentionally. Her motto is "Live Out Loud and Age Excellently."
In her career as an academic geriatrician, primary care doctor, and public policy expert, Dr. Cheryl has always bridged theory and practice. She is also a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction. She tells it like it is and urges us to seek excellence, not perfection. She also says: “Writing has always been a place for me to heal.”
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