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America's Gerontologist, Dr. Kerry Burnight, is on a mission to make older, better. Dr. Kerry taught Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology for 18 years at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. At the University's Clinical Geriatrics Center, she had a front-row seat to observe thousands of people and their families navigate old age. What struck her most was the radically different way people experience their own aging process. For some, it is a frustrating, degrading, painful trajectory of ever-increasing decline. For others, there is a visible delight in occupying their 8th or 9th decade. For the latter, wry smiles and humor attract others to them like moths to the light.
Improving lives is her true north and the birthplace for this book. As writing goes, she's published extensively ― academic journal articles, book chapters, magazine articles, and blogs. Kerry Burnight was an invited speaker to the U.S. White House at the Elder Justice Summit, and at the U.S. Department of Justice. She has appeared on such tv programs as Dr. Phil, The Doctors, Money Matters, CBS News, NBC News, Dr. Drew Show, and has been the keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences. She is the co-founder of the nation's first Elder Abuse Forensic Center, and Founder of TheGerontologist.com. She's known as "America's Gerontologist" for her passion in sharing knowledge about healthy aging via keynotes, podcasts, blogs, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Tiktok.
Improving lives is her true north and the birthplace for this book. As writing goes, she's published extensively ― academic journal articles, book chapters, magazine articles, and blogs. Kerry Burnight was an invited speaker to the U.S. White House at the Elder Justice Summit, and at the U.S. Department of Justice. She has appeared on such tv programs as Dr. Phil, The Doctors, Money Matters, CBS News, NBC News, Dr. Drew Show, and has been the keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences. She is the co-founder of the nation's first Elder Abuse Forensic Center, and Founder of TheGerontologist.com. She's known as "America's Gerontologist" for her passion in sharing knowledge about healthy aging via keynotes, podcasts, blogs, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Tiktok.
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"The author's youthful tone and timbre, as well as her audible devotion to her profession, give added energy to the fresh ideas she offers about aging joyfully. A tireless researcher and teacher, the gerontologist presents the empowering research she's produced that glows with promise. She says a long lifespan and good health mean little if you're miserable and joyless during those years. To stay positive, research finds that four practices are common among the happiest older people: they strive to grow and explore life, connect with people, adapt creatively to changes in and around themselves, and give back to others. Combined with the author's can-do narration, her stories and suggestions for preserving energy and zest for life make this a powerful tool for adding more joy to our later years. T.W. � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
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