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May 8th, 2025

Episode 251 | Making Friends in Midlife | Shari Leid

  1. Episode 251 | Making Friends in Midlife | Shari Leid Jeff Armstrong 52:49

In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Shari Leid discusses the significance of midlife friendships and the journey she undertook to explore this topic. She shares insights from her travels across the U.S., where she engaged with women of diverse backgrounds to understand the importance of connection in midlife. The discussion delves into the challenges of making friends as adults, the shifting nature of social circles, and the essential role of community in Aging well. Shari emphasizes the need for intentionality in nurturing friendships and offers practical steps to cultivate and strengthen social connections. In this conversation, Shari Leid and Jeff Armstrong explore the significance of building and maintaining friendships, especially as we age. They discuss the importance of community, the pressure often associated with friendships, and how to redefine what friendship means in midlife. The conversation emphasizes taking small steps to foster connections and the critical role of social Relationships in promoting Health and…Aging well.

Learn more about Shari at https://animperfectlyperfectlife.com/about

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Jeff Armstrong W. Jeffrey Armstrong, Ph.D.

Jeff Armstrong is a professor of Exercise Science (Ph.D., Exercise Physiology) at Western Oregon University and host of the Aging Well Podcast. He authored the textbook, 'Pathophysiology & Exercise' (Kendall-Hunt) and teaches a breath of courses from this to Advanced Programming for Sport & Fitness. He is passionate about longevity, health, improving/maintaining performance (Spiritually, Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally, and Socially--what he refers to as "well-centered fitness") across the lifespan, and aging well.

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