176 - Brooke Shields Tells Us Why We're Never Too Old

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Brooke Shields has worked in Hollywood since 1978 as an actress and a model. She’s starred on magazine covers across the globe, appeared in movies like The Blue Lagoon, and starred in the TV show Suddenly Susan. She’s also a New York Times Best Selling author. In 2005, her book Down Came the Rain talked about the debilitating postpartum depression she experienced after the birth of her daughter, and this helped reduce the stigma associated with postpartum depression. In 2014, her book There Was a Little Girl chronicled her life growing up with a single mother who became her show business manager. One of Brooke’s latest ventures is Beginning is Now, a website that combats ageism. At age 56, she is showing women that life doesn’t end at 40. Instead, it’s just beginning! Some of the things she talks about today are the stereotypes about aging that she is trying to break, how to stop comparing yourself to others, and how to get more excited about life at any age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:46.5	Okay. Do you ever think that you're too old to accomplish something?
0:50.8	Do you spend a lot of time thinking about how much you dislike growing older?
0:53.9	Are you critical of yourself and your body? If you answered yes to any of those
0:56.7	questions, this episode is for you. I'm talking to the legendary Brooke Shields. She's a model and an
1:03.4	actress who's appeared in movies and TV shows and been featured on the cover of magazines
1:08.2	across the globe since she was a teenager. And now at the age of 56,
1:13.6	she's talking about ageism. It's something she's experienced in Hollywood, but something she says
1:18.7	is a problem outside of acting and modeling too. She's now on a mission to help people
1:24.1	redefine what life can be like after the age of 40, 50, and beyond.
1:29.7	Some of the things she talks about in this episode are the stereotypes of aging that she's combating,
1:35.7	how she's discovering new passions in her 50s, and the steps she's taking to deal with the negative
1:41.1	thoughts she has about growing older sometimes.
1:48.0	Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the therapist take.
1:52.3	It's the part of the show where I'll break down Brooke's mental strength-building strategies and share how you can apply them to your own life.
1:55.7	So here's Brooke Shields on how getting comfortable growing older and help you grow mentally stronger.
2:02.1	Brooke Shields, welcome to the Very Well, Mind podcast. Well, thank you. Thank you so much for having me.
2:08.1	So recently, I've heard you speaking a lot about the importance of getting more comfortable with
2:13.2	whatever age we are. That there used to be a time where we thought 40, 50 was old. And now we're
2:20.2	realizing that life is changed. You don't have to retire in your late 50s anymore. You don't have
2:26.8	to take a break from life. But instead, I've heard you talk about how life can just begin as you get
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