Why you feel younger (or older) than your age | Tracey Gendron | TEDxReno

[@bberdan6603]

Great talk, thank you. I'm chronologically 70, physically 60 most days, emotionally 26, and heartfelt 11.

[@LaurieSummer]

Dr. Gendron raised my awareness of how pervasive and internalized ageism is, and how much those misconceptions harm us and those around us. I am so grateful for this talk, with its relatable examples, and will watch it again to help myself cultivate more accurate and whole ways of thinking about aging and resist ageism.

[@alexandrabcarter]

I see so many synergies between this talk and Dr. Judy Ho’s work on self talk. Never knew that the way I talked to myself about aging could have such an effect!

[@gloriareszler4196]

This is an interesting talk! I am 76 yr but do not feel that. I find by hanging around with younger people & getting out every day has kept my mind & actions in h younger than my 76 yrs. Far too many older people are old in their minds & actions!!! Get out, move, eat well, lots of deep sleep & learn anything no matter how small or large & talk with many people!🙂

[@sheilasheshekatarroyo7384]

I totally agree. I am 61 and just this weekend passed I went dancing and hung out with 28 year olds then later that evening I met and hung out with my neighbors in the birthday of 40. They all ask me the same thing. How is it that I look and seem so young in my attitude? I said the same thing it’s in the mind how you feel and what you do to keep yourself healthy and happy. I can’t find anyone my age to do things with because they all look old,act old and tired. This is coming from a person that had 2 simultaneous strokes and two major back surgeries. I refuse to accept old age as domes day. Just wish I still could find someone with my energy to do fun things with.

[@sandra.helianthus]

Was the whole talk not about: no matter how you feel now, you feel and are YOUR age? Therefore, feeling younger is not "better" - it actually is without any meaning. If you accept to feel just the way and age you are

[@PamelaJabbar]

Thank you for an alternative way to think about ageing.

[@emilyforeman1209]

Amazing! Love this reminder to live in our age and in our skin and embrace our journey! And recognize the way we feel about our age impacts how we treat others and the language we use in our heads and to others. Lets change the way we feel about growing older!!

[@JudyHoPhD]

Hi Tracey! Was so fun to meet you and to hear this talk from backstage ❤ And it’s even better on KZbin! Aging is one of the only universal phenomenons of our human existence and yet so many of us struggle and fight with this inevitability. I really enjoyed your lighthearted approach to providing helpful information that can help people make sense of the perception of age and why there is sometimes a grieving process as we move from one developmental stage to the next. In western society, we often equate younger age with a litany of positive outcomes but it’s great to embrace and love your age at any stage of life.

[@eileenderAris]

Wow. This helped me see my future so differently. Being "old" was something my family used to tease each other about when we didn't act "up to par." Ageism is hidden so well in our everyday vocabulary that it's easy to miss! I love that I can say I am also 53 and act 53!!! Thank you so much for helping me see the world differently and see aging as a privilege. Honestly, it is pretty exciting!

[@mscd6174]

This is absolutely true. I’m in my late 50s and when I was growing up (when most of us form our expectations) we saw women of my now age sitting in a rocking chair knitting booties for their grandchildren. Instead I’m running ultra marathons and that’s just one way in which I’m different from the stereotype of an aging woman of yesteryear. Although rocking in a chair, knitting will make many women happy and that’s great, I hope others rethink their expectations and have a chance enjoy whatever serves them best at any stage in life.

[@vanessagentner]

Turning 40 in October. I’m so thankful I get to continue this journey. I feel 20 most days and people tell me I look much younger. Take care of yourself so you can continue to age and feel great about it!

[@n.leticiatrevino7823]

Great talk! I’m 70 and feel 70😊

[@suzannefertig]

Love this new and interesting way to think about my age- I’m 60!

[@shayshaymcrayshay]

Getting older is a super power. I feel more beautiful and more intelligent at 43 than when I was 23.

[@MeRiaNevaMynd]

That's because you are! 🌻

[@abhinandkknandu7347]

🎉

[@rebeccaslossberg5325]

This is so awesome! I feel so lucky to have had you as a professor and continue to have you in my life as a mentor and friend! Way to go!

[@gameoflife4434]

Learning- own your age, embrace your age.

[@jeanetteleardi9919]

Big congrats to you, Tracey, for delivering a message that everyone needs to hear!

[@justkathy709]

I just turned 58 and I thought I felt 38… until this talk. I’m 58 😊

[@melanieweeks2246]

Making peace with our own aging, learning the truth, and understanding ageism; all so vital to living well.

[@alphabeta8403]

1:00 Subjective age 2:50 Paradox of aging 4:45 Process of change that happens over time 6:30 Old vs Young 8:30 Don’t project your current self on your future self 9:30 Own your age!

[@riverfields3563]

This TedTalk is so relatable since I feel like a boomer trapped inside the body of a Gen Z.

[@chelseabunker2391]

Yes!!! ❤❤ Stay that way ❤❤ I love my boomer clients who still feel 25. They stay more active and often healthier because they don’t have the same self imposed “i am too old for that” that other people who “feel old” do. ❤

[@robind.5370]

60! I love that I have embraced learning new things that the younger me thought - I can’t do that! Well younger me I am and loving it!

[@deanhomstad237]

Hello from York in Northern England. Lori and I just listened…again! One of our favs from you for sure! Great job!

[@jenalberico5497]

It's just that people treat you differently than the age you are (or feel) when they see white hair and other signs of aging. That's what gets me, not my self-talk. Went out to a fun bar last night with my brother and the person at door says, "What are you youngsters up to tonight? Looking to stir up some trouble?" It can take the wind out of your sails!

[@cindyhalpern3187]

I was good at 28. I wasn't so good at 45. I was okay at 60. It isn't even. Every age has its challenges.

[@KayFlowidity]

1:45 💯💯💯 3:00 Ageism

[@nessness9799]

This is soooo good! Such a fresh new way, of thinking!!!

[@mvrao29]

Nice Ted talk on philosophy of aging 👍 🎉

[@gingerotisvance2441]

Great content and sincerely delivered! 👏

[@colinmccarthy7921]

It is Mind and Matter.

[@BretSimmons]

Excellent work, Tracey!

[@DanPeterson-l2r]

Just gone 50. Feel like I'm 25. Eat well, fast well, sleep well, no stress, praise God everyday 🙏

[@Faseehuddin]

No cap

[@ci5809]

❤

[@Kyp031]

I know a 90 year old who did none of that

[@Happy_Bnzo_Puppy]

No stress? Are you human?😅

[@elizabethk3238]

So you're special because God has chosen to be nice to you. Does that mean that people who are sick, are not in your God's grace?

[@ayahaltalhouni9272]

I’m 19! I’ve always been told we I act older than I am, but I look younger than I am. People assume I’m in my late 20s when I interact with them. Face value people think I’m 15 or something around there. Personally I feel like I’m im my 40s

[@_DeLaCreme]

Very wholesome lecture

[@mayapatuel1459]

Lovely inspiring motivating talk! Thank u, very appreciated! ❤ I realized I'm an ageist n will now consciously work against this!

[@AbiiShah]

I'm eighteen but I feel like I'm in my sixties not because of my body but because of my mind and my interests

[@jefbob001]

Wonderful talk!

[@gameoflife4434]

Quality ted talk. ❤❤

[@Fareysia]

I loved this.

[@abhinandkknandu7347]

This is absolutely sweet😅age is just an number❤

[@colleenhorvath7889]

Fantastic!

[@reginafoster6858]

Absolutely. I'm 47 and I feel 47.

[@davidslater9297]

Hello Tracey, Welcome to another great day on this Amazing Planet we are so lucky to call Home 😊. Great talk Tracey,I just completed my 79th trip around the sun and decided to celebrate,being healthy fit,active and content at 79,with a backwards somersault off Moona Moona creek bridge at Huskisson. It's on KZbin and only 2 minutes but you might get a laugh. Davo from sunny beautiful Australia 😊.

[@todosuenaablues]

I love this woman :)

[@MisconceivedPancit]

I feel a few years younger from what i actually am. At 41 currently though, with not much of a life, many people wonder why I'm so cynical, yet more carefree ( if that makes sense 😂 ).

[@elizabethmariavasquez6464]

Sometimes I feel older because my tastes are "granny ones" and it's hard to find people my age with the same hobbies and interests

[@gsismaet5385]

In my 6th decade. As long as i am skateboarding down my street, i don't care. My decade younger neighbour yells at me when i speed past, 'Down with the youth'.

[@mariaantoniettamontella9173]

brava

[@ryanm4319]

About to run my fastest mile at 42 and finally break 6mins! Have never been quoted as being over youngish 30s.

[@Moonbow3000]

I'm 41 and feel 18

[@Salwaisme9293]

Am i the only gen z here who feels youner ? I'm 17 but i feel 14 . Sometimes i feel older . I know it's weird a bit 😂

[@sf83dkv]

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[@avgwhitegurl6646]

I feel and look much younger than my age 😂

[@ZulaikhaSamady]

It is my big problem 😀😀

[@beqster65]

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[@beqster65]

When I was 15 I took a magazine test and had yhe mentality of a 58 year.... how old do u think I feel now that I'm goin to be 59????😢😢😢😢😢

[@govindasamy4276]

Am second command❤

[@worshipprayer8165]

Dear listener , before this year is over GOD will give you a reason to celebrate.Your situation has been overwhelming, but don't lose hope. Keep going .You' re being attacked because this is your breakthrough season. Gracious GOD is fighting for you. You have the victory!!!

[@Solarpunk_SciFi]

I thought this would be about mental age. Though ig mental age is less relevant for older people and most diverse in teens.

[@lilsteveobx24]

So anyway im going to say FIRST!!!!!

[@mahmoudamr256]

I will be first next time😂

[@rastradamus1074]

The first shall be last and the last shall be first

[@ماجدهالبراهيم]

لو يترجم للعربيه الفائده اكبر

[@John-fw2bp]

Just discovered I am a man Child

[@janetjames1562]

I look in the mirror and am surprised that i look old.

[@RohitKumar-ig8jo]

Ee expectation phobia .. neek undi.. amo naak kaadu . Love antey . Romantic relationship.. Ee sulf guidance kaadu.. ardam iyndi aa???.. Ee guidance lu Anni..verey dagara cheskuntan le ... Nee matter adi kadu!!!

[@omeromer5298]

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[@danrogers4617]

A lot of misinformation here. Everyone at a certain age doesn't feel the same age. I know 80-year-olds who hike and ski and 60-year-olds who can't get around. Everyone is different, and we don't feel the same.

[@lisinbondi1240]

If you want to keep your job you still need to be very circumspect. Just because you don’t want ageism to exist doesn’t mean it doesn’t.

[@Beedee664]

You are as old as you feel. Thank you

[@Murrlin27]

53?? Spring chicken XD

[@mahmoudamr256]

seconnnddd

[@shuebali8759]

There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his last messenger Jesus christ was a prophet of God

[@crazypiratesquirrel3038]

There is no God but Allah, Muhammad and JC are prophets of God? How could those 3 possibly be prophets of something that you just said does not exist?

[@maryamalkhairy2547]

There's no diety worthy of worship except Allah as He is the true God, and Muhammad and Jesus/Isa (peace be upon them both) are Allah's prophets and messengers

[@maryamalkhairy2547]

​@@crazypiratesquirrel3038I believe you get the idea. Understandable if you disagree, and that's fine. As you have freedom to believe what you do, allow others that freedom, too.

[@crazypiratesquirrel3038]

@@maryamalkhairy2547 I totally believe in allowing other people to believe in what they want but my point was that person completely contradicted themselves.

[@shuebali8759]

@@crazypiratesquirrel3038 i havent contradicted myself. Dont look for errors in my speech. God in Arabic is Allah. With that being said there is no God except the one true God who is Allah. Hope you do understand brother

[@Afrodisiaka]

This is what Ted talks have become... very sad

[@goldstandardaviation1667]

She looks 63 not 53. I hope she feels 53.

[@shirleyliggett776]

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