THIS EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on resilience  and triumph over adversity, through keeping a mindset of personal responsibility for your own happiness, and creating a joyful life. We also discuss the fascinating story of the  Gold Rush and  Klondike Kate.

Today’s Featured Guest is Susan Janzen, author of “Living and Loving Each Day”, and host of the “Living and Loving Each Day” podcast. Susan is an accomplished singer and recording artist who represented Edmonton for two years as Klondike Kate and  sang the National Anthems at two Stanley Cup Playoff games. She continues her professional singing career as the vocalist with a 16-piece Trocadero Orchestra.  Susan earned her Bachelor of Education degree at 42, and is a Certified Happy for No Reason Coach and Trainer. In her Course -7 Steps to Courageous Confidence on Camera, Susan  empowers the camera-shy to master their on-camera presence.

Episode Timeline

0:11  Aging, resilience, and mindset with author Susan Janzen

2:51 How she triumphed over adversity and built a musical career

7:29 The story of Klondike Kate and Edmonton’s gold rush history

12:00 Career in music and  Education.

16:30 Personal experiences in special Education, and career changes

21:35 Taking personal responsibility for happiness

27:02 Personal Growth through Grief, and faith

31:58 Aging, gratitude, and special needs Parenting.

Learn more about Sue Janzen and her work at the links below

https://www.facebook.com/susancjanzen/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-janzen-b-ed-5940988/

https://www.livingandlovingeachday.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJTT3pbGqmqiyNvjqLtYdA

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.