18 | Pt. 2 of 3 - Grief, Death, Aging Parents & A Meaningful Life...in the Second Half of Life

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation about how to better understand the second half of life as we face, our own aging, the advanced aging of our parents towards the ends of their lives, and taking the lessons from your book and from your life to make our lives more meaningful in the second half of life with Steve Leder. Steve is a prolific author, husband, father of two, currently serves as the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a prestigious synagogue in Los Angeles with three campuses and 2,700 congregates. He is discussing how he was able to take his own experience with loss and help others suffering from grief, explaining different types of loss, living a more fulfilling life, and being authentically yourself until the end. 

We are going to dig deep into the details of Steve Leder’s journey into his second half of life. He discusses with us how his own experience with loss and grief has led him to discover how to truly live. We talk about the realities he had to come to grips with when losing a loved one, how to cope with grief and loss, and a deeper understanding of how to be authentically you.

Some highlights: 

• Grief is a non-linear process
• Steve’s relationship with his father and dealing with the grief from his father passing after suffering from Alzheimers for 10 years
• The importance of an ethical will
• Helping people is in Steve’s DNA
• Ways to honor your child’s blueprint

Golden Nuggets:

• We are more whole when broken
• People face death exactly the way they face life
• Grief is non-linear it comes in waves
• Without death, life is meaningless
• The pandemic has made saying “I love you” much more effortless
• Death has a way of helping us see what really matters
• Avoid using work as a way to suppress anxiety
• Just show up and be authentic & Don’t wait to enjoy your life

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