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Barbara Waxman

Barbara Waxman is a highly sought-after longevity and leadership advocate who  translates cutting-edge research and collective wisdom in ways that enable others to understand how the dynamics of our aging world impact individuals, communities, companies, and the planet.

Her leadership as a gerontologist in the coaching field has culminated in the transformative coaching model Entrepreneurship Turned Inward™️ (ETI), the evidence-informed Seven Lifestyle Levers Assessment™️ and the Longevity Roadmap™️. She is an expert coach, caring truth-teller, strategic thought partner, and accountability advocate, and buoys her approach with compassion, honesty, research-based expertise, and a light heart.

Barbara serves as an Advisory Council Member for the Stanford Center on Longevity, an Advisory Board Member for Stanford Lifestyle Medicine and ExtraFood.org, and a faculty member at Chip Conley’s Modern Elder Academy, and an angel investor in the Active Aging and Longevity Fund with Portfolia. She has appeared on CBS This Morning, and has been featured in Marin Magazine, Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global, Next Avenue, and is a frequent podcast guest.

Live Sessions

The Power of Personal Time

Shelley Paxton, Barbara Waxman & Christine Sperber

January 10, 2024 12:00 AM PT 03:00 AM ET

Get set for a joyfully charged start to 2024! This inspiring, dynamic trio of women will help you discover the superpower of personal time—fueling creativity, boosting resilience, ...

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The Revolving Decade: Reframing The Empty Nest

Kari Cardinale & Barbara Waxman

September 13, 2024 11:00 AM PT 02:00 PM ET

Join Kari Cardinale and MEA master faculty Barbara Waxman to explore the new world of empty nesting. It’s not a syndrome anymore and it certainly is lasting a lot longer than most ...

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Aging Awesome: Finding Your Longevity & Legacy Sweet Spot

Barbara Waxman, Tim Parr & Lisa Taylor

December 4, 2024 9:00 AM PT 12:00 PM ET

Aging Awesome: Finding Your Longevity & Legacy Sweet Spot Join our panel of longevity and midlife purpose experts on December 4th at 12 pm PT | 3 pm ET for a thought-provoking ...

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Wisdom Well Blog

The Longevity Paradox: Living for the Future Without Losing the Present

February 8, 2025

If you want to create your own Longevity Roadmap™, I highly recommend you read Barbara’s guest post and consider her...

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The Revolutionary Truth About Longevity

January 11, 2025

I cherish the month of January because after years on this planet it’s become written in my DNA—while September feels...

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Endbeginnings

August 18, 2024

I encountered this beautiful made-up word several years ago when I read Dr. Rachel Remen's (highly recommended) book, Kitchen Table...

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The Tao of Pooh.

January 13, 2024

I'm writing to you from the New York Public Library and have a confession to make. As a native New...

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How To Be a Good Ancestor.

September 23, 2023

This was an important piece of information because my father, a man whose primary identity was as a devoted physician,...

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Speed Up by Slowing Down: An Ode to the Micro-Ambitious.

February 26, 2023

The garden is an exercise in alignment and authenticity because nothing in it stays the same, and it's up to...

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The Often-Overlooked Opportunities in Change and Transitions.

January 5, 2022

Cocooning, defined as being surrounded in a comforting way, has meant I've taken any discretionary time to catch my breath,...

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Consciously Curating Your Life.

December 9, 2021

Then finally, once I really hear it, I can let it go. Well, that’s happening now for me, but with...

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Consciously Curate Your Middlescence.

January 14, 2020

At 57, my hormones have gone awry, my body has morphed and it’s taking way more time to cultivate my...

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