Becoming Who You’re Meant To Be In Your Later Years with Susanne Eden

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What if aging isn’t decline but the door to becoming who you were meant to be? That’s the heart of our conversation with educator and author Suzanne Eden, who at 87 shares a candid, hard-won perspective on health, purpose, and wholeness. We unpack the critical difference between curing and healing, why trauma and lifelong pressure can show up as physical illness, and how a purely biomedical approach often misses the deeper work that restores integrity to the whole self.

Suzanne takes us through her turning point: years on prednisone, the toll it took on diabetes and cognition, and the brave, painstaking taper that followed. That season reshaped her understanding of health and opened her to practices once dismissed as “woo-woo”—energy work, plant wisdom, and contemplative tools that support the body while honoring the mind and spirit. We explore holism without hype, grounding big ideas in practical habits that actually move the needle.

We also reclaim aging as a gift. Suzanne explains how later life grants perspective, boundary-setting, and the freedom to stop performing roles that never fit. We talk about elders as keepers of stories, why culture needs their wisdom, and how to build on strengths instead of obsessing over flaws. Two tools stand out: a transformational journaling practice that turns reflection into insight, and meditation that restores calm, attention, and choice.

If you’re curious about reimagining health, healing from the inside, and living fully as you age, this conversation offers grounded hope and actionable practices. Dive in, then explore Suzanne’s book Healing From The Inside: Living Fully As You Age and her blog and newsletter at susanneeden.com. If this resonates, follow the show, share with a friend, and leave a review to help others find it.

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