Interview | Aging: A Meditation on Grief & Letting Go with Clare Loughrige

In this episode, we have the second of our 2 part conversation with enneagram author and teacher Clare Loughrige. Lindsey talks with Clare about the aging process and how it impacts the dynamics of personhood, especially the “Third Act” of life. Stick around to the end of this one, as Clare provides a specific encouragement for each type and a profound meditation on our futures. 

[0:40] The most productive years of our lives…it’s later than you think

[6:05] On fear about growing older

[16:40] Your enneagram type’s various expressions in different seasons of life

[22:00] The wisdom and power of wrinkles to free people

[25:00] The biases against aging

[29:30] An encouragement for each enneagram type in the third act of life

[37:30] Clare leads us through a meditation for our futures . . . our third acts. 

Follow Claire’s work: scottandclareloughrige.org. And buy her books! 

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Co-hosts: Seth Abram, Seth Creekmore, Lindsey Marks, Drew Moser

Production/Editing: Seth Creekmore

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