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There's always a reason to wait.
When I have more time. When things calm down. When I feel better. When the timing is right. Someday.
But after more than 50 years in nursing, much of it spent caring for people with cancer, Ann Wax has learned something the rest of us tend to forget:
None of us are guaranteed someday.
In this episode of the Fit Over 50 Life Podcast, Mark Patrick and Kelli Calabrese sit down with Ann, an oncology doula, author, and longtime advocate for the human side of healthcare, to talk about what really matters when you stop taking time for granted.
This isn't an episode about dying. It's about how you're living right now.
Ann shares what decades of caring for people during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives taught her about health, relationships, purpose, regret, caregiving, self-worth, and speaking up for what you want.
Mark, Kelli, and Ann explore why we shouldn't wait for a health crisis to start taking care of ourselves, why movement becomes even more important as we age, what caregivers need to know about protecting themselves, and why difficult conversations are often better had today than at someone's graveside.
They also get into Ann's philosophy of "Be Your Own Lifeguard"—learning to protect your health, time, energy, and boundaries without feeling guilty about it.
And perhaps most importantly, they talk about legacy.
It doesn't have to be money, fame, or having your name remembered by thousands of people.
Sometimes your legacy is a conversation. A person you helped. A hand you extended. Or simply leaving someone's life a little better because you were in it.
If there's something you've been saying you'll do "someday," this conversation may make you look at that word very differently.
Your life isn't waiting to begin. It's happening right now.
Connect with Ann Wax:
LinkedIn:Ann Wax
Book: Be Your Own Lifeguard
