Aging is inevitable, but fearing it is optional.

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Rosie explores the moment she realized she was aging and the societal fears around it. She shares a Buddhist perspective on impermanence, the wisdom we gain, and how to embrace aging with gratitude. Find more from Rosie here! Try Headspace for free here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.7	Hi friends. It's Rosie here.
0:50.0	Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Monday.
0:57.8	There are certain moments in life that leave a lasting impression. The first time you drive a car,
1:06.8	the first time you land that job you really wanted, your first love, and then there's the first time you get maimmed. I remember exactly where I was. I was at the grocery store minding my own
1:14.2	business, perusing the chip aisle. When a young cashier came up to me and said, can I help you, ma'am?
1:22.0	It was so casual, just a polite gesture. But something about it hit me.
1:28.6	Like, oh, I'm officially on the other side of something.
1:33.8	It wasn't a birthday, it wasn't a gray hair, it wasn't even a major life event.
1:40.4	It was just one word.
1:43.7	And for a moment, it felt like this little pang of panic. This voice in my head
1:50.3	whispering, is this it? Am I a ma'am now? This week we're talking about something that affects
1:59.7	all of us, aging.
2:03.1	And I know for some, that word alone can bring up a lot of feelings, but today I want
2:10.2	to talk about where that fear of aging really comes from and how we can start to shift our
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