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Karen Salmansohn on Aging, Mortality and Creating a“To-Die-For” Life

  1. Karen Salmansohn on Aging, Mortality and Creating a“To-Die-For” Life Ande Lyons 47:11

What if thinking about the end of your life… could actually help you live more fully right now?

In this powerful and uplifting conversation, I sit down with bestselling author Karen Salmansohn to explore how embracing aging – and even mortality – can become a catalyst for living with greater intention, courage, and joy.

Karen shares the inspiration behind her bold new book, Your To-Die-For Life, and introduces us to the idea of Mortality Awareness – a mindset shift that helps you stop postponing what matters most.

We also dive into her viral concept of connecting with your 90-year-old self (yes… Karen's 90-year-old self included fabulous red sneakers), and how that perspective can radically change the way you approach your life today.

Karen beautifully reminds us: thinking about the end of our life isn’t about fear – it’s about focus. It’s about Clarity. It’s about choosing to live more intentionally while we still have the gift of time.

To learn more about Karen, tap here.
To purchase her book, tap here.
Tap here to read her 90-year-old self post on Substack.

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Ande Lyons is a 4x founder, a former global startup mentor, serial podcaster since 2012, and currently the host of the popular Don’t Be Caged By Your Age Podcast, where Ande helps folks dissolve internalized ageist beliefs so they can thrive after 65.

Through conversations with individuals who have defied societal norms, shattered age-related expectations, and forged new and unexpected pathways that left them feeling enlivened, engaged, and visible, Ande helps listeners reimagine, repurpose and rewire their lived experiences for a vibrant life during their “Renaissance” years.