Our attitudes about our image and aging can directly affect ourhealth and well-being. The over-publisized belief that we lose ourvalue in society as we age can wildly diminish our quality of life.During a time of life that should be celebrated, women in their50s are bombarded by the media with ideas of reconnecting totheir youth. But, should they want to reconnect? To discover toolsto keep us hearty and healthful as we ripen, Positive PsychologyPodcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two expert authorsabout how attitude can affect a healthy, happy, aging process. DrLouann Brizendine is a researcher, clinician, and professor whofounded the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at UCSF. Shehighlights the research at the core of her book,The Upgrade: Howthe Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond,and describes ways women can make the most of the second halfof their lives. Dr. Becca Levy is a psychologist credited withcreating a field of study that focuses on how positive andnegative age stereotypes can have beneficial and adverse effects.She discusses the central theme of her book,Breaking the AgeCode: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long andWell You Live, and shares her vision for The Age LiberationMovement.