Welcoming Wisdom: A Framework for Flourishing

Flourish As You Age

Flourish As You Age
Welcoming Wisdom: A Framework for Flourishing
Jun 10, 2025 Season 6 Episode 1
Michael C. Patterson

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In this inaugural episode of Flourish As You Age, host Michael Patterson introduces a new podcast series drawn from his forthcoming book, Welcoming Wisdom: How Mature Minds Can Shape a Kinder, Wiser Future

The episode offers an overview of the book’s foundational ideas—redefining what it means to flourish as we age, exploring the cognitive strengths of mature minds, and presenting the provocative hypothesis that we may be living on the edge of a Second Axial Age. 

Through science, story, and philosophical reflection, Patterson invites listeners into a new vision of aging as evolution—and a call to use our wisdom to guide humanity towards a better future.

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