The Bright Side of Longevity (Hosted by Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH)
Welcome to The Bright Side of Longevity. Join Dr. Roger Landry and guests as they discuss the bright side of getting older through healthy longevity. Guided by the research, this lighthearted and educational discussion will leave you with practical tips and ways to impact your lifestyle to brighten life's journey.
Episodes
May 16, 2025 • 29 mins
Toni Bator is a certified Neurodiversity & Positive Psychology Coach who specializes in enhancing wellbeing and performance for professionals and leaders by addressing stress management, resilience, and burnout prevention. With a diverse client portfolio spanning global industries such as IT, healthcare, finance, and more, Toni has coached luminaries at companies including Slack, Salesforce, Amazon, and Planned Parenthood.
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April 15, 2025 • 33 mins
Teresa Beshwate is a certified professional life coach who works exclusively with widowed people. Her best-selling book, Life Reconstructed, and podcast by the same name, have helped thousands of widowed people rebuild life after loss. Teresa was widowed in 2012 and today lives a meaningful and joyful life.
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Website: https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com
Bright Side Interview (2022): https://www.spreaker.com/episode/e69-life-...
RESOURCES:
Website: https://www.thesuddenwidowcoach.com
Bright Side Interview (2022): https://www.spreaker.com/episode/e69-life-...
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March 21, 2025 • 45 mins
Dr. Michael Bihari moved to Falmouth in 2001. He is a retired pediatrician, health educator and healthcare consultant. Mike started to volunteer at a homeless shelter for families in Cataumet, which led to 20+ years of service to the Falmouth community.
As a volunteer his activities included: conducting cooking classes and packing food for clients at the Falmouth Service Center; 4 years on the Falmouth Education Foundation Board of ...
As a volunteer his activities included: conducting cooking classes and packing food for clients at the Falmouth Service Center; 4 years on the Falmouth Education Foundation Board of ...
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February 20, 2025 • 29 mins
In this episode, Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH and Danielle Palli discuss the leading cause of a relationship ending, how to preserve yours (and why you should!) and how to enhance your relationship at any stage. Danielle shares tools for building friendship, creating shared meaning and how to create better communication for love that lasts.
Resources:
Building Better Relationships and Being Other Centered: TUNE IN
Live Long, Die Short: B...
Resources:
Building Better Relationships and Being Other Centered: TUNE IN
Live Long, Die Short: B...
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November 23, 2024 • 33 mins
James E. Fanale, MD, served as president and chief executive officer for Care New England (CNE) Health System in Providence, Rhode Island, from January 2018 until his retirement in late 2022. Jim was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer two years ago. His new book is ONWARD: A Teaching, And A Love Story - For Physicians, And Everyone.
In this heartfelt discussion, Jim shares his journey as a retired physician, now on the receiving end...
In this heartfelt discussion, Jim shares his journey as a retired physician, now on the receiving end...
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October 4, 2024 • 34 mins
Dr. Wayne Gradman is a vascular surgeon, Harvard Medical School graduate, and the 1998 Teacher of the Year at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Gradman’s THE FALL GUY: How to Keep Gravity from Ruining Your Day, will be available October 15, 2024 and blends personal experience and medical expertise to tackle the critical issue of fall prevention as we age.
Website: https://wgradman.com
Book: The Fall Guy
Website: https://wgradman.com
Book: The Fall Guy
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July 23, 2024 • 33 mins
Sky Bergman, Professor Emeritus of Photography and Video at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is in her third act after a 30-year teaching career. Her artwork is in prestigious museum collections, and her commercial work has appeared in renowned magazines like the Smithsonian. Sky’s passion is creating films and projects that inspire intergenerational connections, emphasizing the power of shared stories. Following her successful PBS docum...
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July 2, 2024 • 30 mins
In part two of this two-part episode on Fending Off Falls, Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH, gerontologist Cera Meintzer, and positive psychology and mindfulness coach, Danielle Palli, discuss fall-prevention strategies to reduce falls. They also include tips for ‘falling right’ and how to safety get up from a fall. These are valuable insights into fall-prevention as we age.
TUNE INTO PART 1
TUNE INTO PART 1
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June 26, 2024 • 33 mins
In part one of this two-part episode on Fending Off Falls, Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH, gerontologist Cera Meintzer, and positive psychology and mindfulness coach, Danielle Palli, discuss the dangers of falling as we age. They share the statistics around falls, and what we need to be aware of in our external (e.g. slip-and-trip hazards) and internal environments (such as vision and hearing), assessing our fall risks and getting over ...
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May 19, 2024 • 53 mins
Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH and Danielle Palli discuss the power of storytelling, and how stories connect us to our history, identity and society. They also focus on fiction writing and how both reading and writing novels can lead us to greater self-awareness and more empathy, and they challenge us to see the world in unique ways and to expand our creativity. Both Dr. Roger and Danielle Palli share their own writing journey, with ins...
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May 3, 2024 • 38 mins
Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH and Nationally Board-Certified Coach Danielle Palli discuss eight tips for better communication in relationships of all kinds: romantic, friendships, work colleagues and so on. They also discuss how giving up the need to be right (and not needing the other person to be wrong) can inspire closer connections with the people we love.
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April 18, 2024 • 26 mins
In this Brightside Episode, Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH and Nationally Board Certified Positive Psychology & Mindfulness Coach, Danielle Palli discuss the many facets of forgiveness. Learn tools for how to forgive, how to ask for forgiveness, and how to honor one another’s healing journey.
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February 7, 2024 • 40 mins
Dr. Rob Winningham received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Baylor University. He joined the faculty at Western Oregon University in 2000 where he serves as a Professor of Psychological Sciences. He helped create the Gerontology Department, when he was Division Chair of the Behavioral Sciences Division. And, he has served as College Dean, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Western Oregon University.
His scholarship an...
His scholarship an...
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January 16, 2024 • 43 mins
Anna Hall is a founder and chief purpose officer with over 25 years of experience in employee and team engagement, training, program development, and technology management in the senior living space. She is also a certified life coach and speaker.
Anna developed The Purpose Equation®, an evidence-informed framework that guides people at all ages and stages of life to define and activate their unique, innate purpose, in life and at w...
Anna developed The Purpose Equation®, an evidence-informed framework that guides people at all ages and stages of life to define and activate their unique, innate purpose, in life and at w...
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January 7, 2024 • 51 mins
Maria Genné is a dancer, choreographer and educator, recognized as a pioneering leader in the intergenerational interactive participatory performing arts, and arts and health fields. Her national award-winning work to create interactive dance, music and story programs for intergenerational participants is designed to tap into the artistry and creativity of older adults and invite them to be central collaborators in the artistic pro...
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November 22, 2023 • 37 mins
In this two-part series on the Healing Power of Music, Dr. Roger Landry and Danielle Palli interview Jeff McSpadden of Composure and Maestro David Dworkin of Conductorcise. They discuss the budding research on music for stress reduction, memory, sleep, social connection and overall wellbeing, with some surprising new information on what helps us fall and stay asleep, what helps us heal, and how listening to, playing and moving to m...
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November 16, 2023 • 55 mins
In this two-part series on the Healing Power of Music, Dr. Roger Landry and Danielle Palli interview Jeff McSpadden of Composure and Maestro David Dworkin of Conductorcise. They discuss the budding research on music for stress reduction, memory, sleep, social connection and overall wellbeing, with some surprising new information on what helps us fall and stay asleep, what helps us heal, and how listening to, playing and moving to m...
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October 10, 2023 • 43 mins
Patricia Raskin is a pioneer and trailblazer for positive messaging and she facilitates this work as a trainer, inspiring public speaker, author, entrepreneur, producer, media coach and talk show host. She is also an award-winning radio producer and business owner and she has interviewed over 5,000 people in her career, including experts, authors and celebrities.
Patricia is the host of the new “Positive Aging” podcast series produc...
Patricia is the host of the new “Positive Aging” podcast series produc...
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September 21, 2023 • 35 mins
Toni Bator is a certified Neurodiversity & Positive Psychology Coach who specializes in enhancing wellbeing and performance for professionals and leaders by addressing stress management, resilience, and burnout prevention. With a diverse client portfolio spanning global industries such as IT, healthcare, finance, and more, Toni has coached luminaries at companies including Slack, Salesforce, Amazon, and Planned Parenthood.
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August 22, 2023 • 47 mins
Susan Spell is a nurse practitioner in Jacksonville, FL, double board certified in family and lifestyle medicine. Her healthcare experience spans almost 30 years the last 17 of which have been as a family nurse practitioner. Susie received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing from UNC Chapel Hill and began her career down the road in Duke University’s Medical Center. These early experiences laid the foundation for he...
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