Age, Time, And Maturity, Reverse Aging, Purposeful Living, Look Young Feel Young, Self Help Podcast

⏳ Feel like time is flying and everyone’s rushing to meet age-related milestones?

In this energizing episode of the Self Help Show, Gina-Margaret Tiger redefines what it means to “look your age” and why growing older doesn’t mean getting old. From slowing time through purpose to embracing self-care as the fountain of youth — this is your permission to age on your own terms.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

00:00 – Why This Podcast Is Like a Book (and Why Age Matters)

00:40 – Childhood vs Adulthood: How Time Feels Different

01:50 – Societal Pressure, Milestones, and False Timelines

03:10 – The Truth About Routine, Depression, and Feeling Stuck

05:00 – Social Comparison and the Aging Myth

06:00 – Science of Time Perception As You Get Older

07:00 – Bible Insight: Can We Live to 200 Again?

08:30 – Secrets to Youth: Purpose, Health, Experiences

09:20 – Final Notes On Aging With Joy and Breaking Limits

💡 Episode Highlights:

• You’re not running out of time — you’re just evolving

• Routines age us more than actual years

• Self-care, purpose, and mindset reverse aging

• Living with joy and curiosity keeps you mentally and physically young

📓 Journal Prompt:

How has society influenced your beliefs about age — and what would change if you trusted your own timeline?

🌱 Affirmation:

“I grow younger with every choice I make that aligns with joy, wellness, and truth.”

🔔 Reminder:

You’re not too late. You’re not too old. You’re exactly on time — your time.

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Hello everybody, welcome to yet another episode of a thousand voices podcast.

(00:06):
I am your host Gina and this is a self help show.
Okay, this is a book.
I always say this.
You have this podcast in chapters.
This is chapter seven and I'm talking about time and in this particular episode, I'm talking

(00:28):
about age.
My favorite topic, you know why?
Because I don't really look my age.
I know and I like it.
I know majority of the people agree and minority of people disagree.
So I don't care about that.
But what I can tell you is I've really tried stay healthy, eat healthy exercise and just

(00:56):
being happy.
And I think that kind of reverses your aging.
So let's talk about age and time, like the common experiences of time when it comes to
just age in general.
Do you remember when you were just a kid and you were so desperate to get old and then

(01:21):
now that you've grown, you just like, ah, oh my gosh, I wish I could just pause the
time a little bit.
That's just me right now.
Like I really wish I could just pause.
I mean, I still want to continue doing what I'm doing, but I want to pause time.
Forget what I mean.
So on a universal observation, right?

(01:47):
Most people have seen time move more quickly when they're older.
And this is shared across cultures.
Then as a child, each year feels so long.
It also feels so significant, but like we're so desperate.
And I'm speaking for myself.
I don't know if others relate, but as a child, I was so desperate to be an adult.

(02:10):
Now that I'm an adult, I'm just like, oh, you know, so it's like, you're so desperate
to be an adult, but the moment you become an adult, you know, you're stuck in routine,
you're stuck in responsibilities and you're just like, oh, when I was a kid, I think I
had it easy.
I had to decide if I want ice cream and if I don't get ice cream, I'll cry about it.

(02:30):
You know what I mean?
Then another thing is significant life events that happens in our lives, like birthdays,
graduations, as you grow, especially birthdays, most people don't even celebrate their birthdays
anymore.
And it also feels like as you get older, it's like, oh, you're stuck in repetitive tasks,

(02:56):
waking up, going to work, coming back to sleep, waking up, going to work, coming back to sleep,
waking up, going to work, coming back to sleep.
Imagine doing that every week, every year.
Then another thing is, and again, just to remind you, we, I'm talking about the common

(03:17):
experiences of time.
So this is, this is like, like an overview of our experience with time and not specifically
talking about the reason why time feels faster, but just the common experiences.
So again, life as you're older, you realize that as much as the years are passing by,

(03:46):
everything also feels accelerated.
And I don't know why we did this to ourselves guys.
Like who came up with this whole thing that, you know, by the edge of this, you have to
have this, by the edge of that, you have to have that.
Yes, I know it's like a standard, but then I also feel like people are not the same.
And I feel like if we start treating one another like that, we will, we will live a better

(04:09):
life just by understanding one another.
People are not the same.
Like you cannot use a ruler to measure a circle unless you want to break that ruler.
Right?
I don't know if you get what I mean, but what I'm trying to say is the same rules that were
put down to say you have to be like this, when you're like this, you have to do this,

(04:32):
when you're like this.
Those kinds of things have really ruined like a lot of people because it's, I don't want
to say it's unnecessary expectation.
But it is still doable.
Don't get me wrong.
But in most cases, they're not right.
People make the wrong decisions just because they start thinking that they want to hit

(04:54):
or people end up just disregarding that, that, that, um, like that statement to say you have
to do this, like this.
I don't know if you get, you get what I mean, but yeah, I'm just trying to explain the experiences
of life.
Then another thing is social comparisons is I was saying, like you observe others achieving

(05:18):
something and then it feels like you're not doing anything.
And then you kind of reflect that with your own life's trajectory.
So all of these things affect our experience with life and they contribute to how our perception
of time changes as we age.

(05:41):
Okay.
So now research actually shows that when we age, our brain starts processing time differently.
So when we are young, we're so excited.
Everything is so new.
But then as we get older, like we're so used to certain things.
And this is why I always urge people to try different experiences because they keep you

(06:03):
refreshed.
It keeps you revitalized.
It keeps you excited and keen to do certain things.
Right?
Um, yeah, I think I've said it all.
I don't, I was really looking forward to talking about this topic, but as I'm talking about
it, I think I'm slowly getting depressed.

(06:29):
I don't want to say the topic is boring, but I don't know.
I just got hit by a wave of reality, like damn, okay.
Um, yeah, like this is the kind of life we were experiencing, but how do we slow things
down?
So how do we slow things down?

(06:50):
Um, I think how you perceive time, I guess, and seeking out new experiences and breaking
those routines.
I think that's also one of my secrets why I kind of, I've been told that I don't act
my age.
Um, and whenever somebody says that, I'm always like, I take it as a positive because back

(07:16):
in the days, the time of Abraham or around that time, people used to live up to 200 years,
300 years.
And as much as people have sent that those years or that lifespan has been shortened
because Jesus Christ died for all of our sins, that can still mean that we can live up to

(07:39):
that age, right?
Because if Jesus died for our sins, it means that no longer applies anymore.
But anyway, I don't want to have this debate going on and then have, you know, people looking
at me in a different way.
But I'm just trying to say that if we can live a very purposeful life where we break

(08:04):
all those mundane routines that were set on our behalf that are not necessarily what we
want to do, and then we seek out new experiences.
I mean, look around, there's like a whole lot of people that are in their sixties, seventies,
and they look like they're in their thirties.
So that means this particular day and age, most of the things that we were taught and

(08:29):
told are not accurate.
Because if I remember when I was young, people that were in their thirties and forties, they
were so old then, but now they're so young, which means we have a chance to even live
to like 200 years.
Okay.
So I'm starting a conversation that I don't know if anybody wants to talk further more,

(08:52):
send a comment, let's debate on this.
I think it's quite fascinating.
But anyway, let me speak on embracing aging and being purposeful of how you use your time,
accepting change, valuing experiences, you know, living a purpose driven life, setting
goals, cultivating relationships, continuously learning.

(09:18):
That's a very big one.
And also giving back and introducing self-care practices.
Those will help you with your physical and mental wellness.
And you can realize that this body is just a vehicle and it heals itself.
And if you take good care of it, you can preserve it and could be 50 and you're looking like

(09:44):
you're 30, you know?
At the end of the day, it boils down to how you take care of yourself.
I will see you in the next episode.