Episode Details

What do people who live past 100 understand about life that children seem to know instinctively?

In this episode of The Expert Method, Ian sits down with longevity expert and author Judy Gaman to explore what she learned from interviewing centenarians—and what surprised her when she asked elementary school children many of the same questions.

The conversation goes beyond diet and exercise. Judy shares why relationships, purpose, faith, reflection, and the choices we make today can shape the person we become years from now. She also explains a “future self” exercise that changed how she thinks about her health, friendships, attention, and priorities.

Ian and Judy also explore why knowing what to do is rarely the real problem, how modern distractions can pull us away from what matters, and why creating a longer life may have as much to do with how we think and live as it does with traditional health advice.

As Judy puts it: if you still have breath in you, you still have a purpose.

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- Website: https://www.judygaman.com
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https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00H9ODKDY/allbooks

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Highlights:
0:00 Episode Highlight
1:13 What Centenarians Know
4:07 Why We Lose the Basics
6:06 Your Choices Shape Future You
9:41 Write to Your Future Self
13:46 Protect Your Attention
15:02 Your Words Affect Your Body
18:11 The Body Remembers
22:01 Why Belief Matters
24:58 You Don’t Have to Carry It Alone
29:19 Let Yourself Be Supported
31:17 You Still Have a Purpose
32:07 Episode Takeaway