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Is it possible to “breathe one’s last” without regrets, big or small?

Best-selling author and behavioral change expert Karen Salmansohn thinks so. Her latest book, Your To Die for Life: How to maximize joy and minimize regret before your time runs out, offers some ideas and protocols that just might do the trick.

Join podcast host Jane Trombley and Karen as they discuss the book’s key message: the importance of Core Values as an antidote to late-in-life or even deathbed regrets.

How did Karen uncover the core values? By identifying some key regrets and reverse-engineering them into strategies to help avoid the most common, our hustle, hustle lifestyle

“A lot of people work too hard,” said Karen. “We worship productivity.” But there’s a cost.

“At your funeral, nobody’s going to get up and read your LinkedIn profile,” Karen continued. “You won’t be remembered for the work to attain status, or outward success. It will be the stories where you showed your Core Values - how you treated people, how you listened, and your kindness.”

That’s how we all want to be remembered

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Links:

yourtodieforlife.com

Substack: standupphilosoper@substack.com

Karen's Books on Amazon:

Your To Die For Life

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

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Author/Crow’s Feet contributor Conni Walkup shares her poignant essay about
cherishing — and losing — our lifelong relationships. Have you been meaning to call that old friend or family member? Conni reminds us to seize the day.
For more from Conni on Medium (under the byline Conni Walkup Hull), go here.

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In her 76 years, Jean Feldeisen’s done so many different things so well, it’s almost hard to imagine: philosophy student, social worker, virtuoso pianist, first-class cook and caterer, psychotherapist, writer, and now, poet. She’s also seen her share of triumph and tragedy, good times and bad. In her latest book of poetry, South Jersey Sand, Jean’s work spans generations, a vast range of emotions, and miles of Jersey shoreline, reflecting on family history, the poignancy of childhood memories, the beauty of the natural world, the profound (and sometimes, heart-breaking) relationships in her life, and much more. Join host Betsy Allen as she talks to Jean about making meaning from her rich life through her poetry. And if you’re feeling inspired by her work, Jean offers some advice on how you can get started “putting yourself out there” with poems of your own.

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You can order Jean’s books here:

South Jersey Sand: A Memoir in Poetry

From Kelsay Books:

From Amazon:

From Amazon on Kindle:

Not All Are Weeping

From The Main Street Rag Online Bookstore

Catching Fireflies by Argy Nestor and Jean Feldeisen, a collaboration of art and poetry. Contact Jean at empowermepeople@gmail.com to order.

You can also learn more about Jean and read her writing here:

Visit Jean’s website: https://jeanfeldeisen.com/

On Medium: Jean Anne Feldeisen

On Substack: jeananne.substack.com

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