Aging Unscripted Ep 5 Aging As A Spiritual Practice

In this episode of Aging Unscripted, guest host Chaplain Services Director Robert Smith and retired Spiritual Director and author Jane Vennard explore aging as a spiritual practice. They discuss how Western culture pushes us to deny aging, but through a spiritual lens, we find freedom, purpose, and celebration in the journey. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on embracing aging with mindfulness, grace, and deeper meaning. 

 

1. Books that Jane Vennard finds useful: 

Chittister, Joan, The Gift of Years: Growing Old Gracefully, Blue Bridge, 2010. 

Iyer, Pico, The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere, Simon & Schuster, 2014. 

Leland, John, Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons From a Year Among the Oldest Old, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018. 

Singh, Kathleen Dowling, The Grace in Aging: Awaken as you Grow Older, Wisdom Publications, 2014. 

Vennard, Jane, Fully Awake and Truly Alive: Spiritual Practices to Nurture Your Soul, Skylight Paths, 2013. 

1. Spiritual Care in Senior Living Blog by Robert Smith