The WellLived Life, Gladys McGarey
The WellLived Life, Gladys McGarey
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The Well-Lived Life
A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age

Author: Gladys McGarey, Mark Hyman, Gladys McGarey

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2023


Synopsis

Dr. Gladys McGarey, the centenarian mother of holistic medicine, reveals “a story that teaches as much as it inspires” (Edith Eger, New York Times bestselling author), filled with life-changing secrets for how to live with joy, vitality, and purpose at any age.

Dr. Gladys McGarey, cofounder of the American Holistic Medical Association, began her medical practice at a time when women couldn’t even have their own bank accounts. Over the past sixty years, she has pioneered a new way of thinking about disease and health that has transformed the way we imagine health care and self-care around the world.

On these pages, Dr. McGarey shares her six actionable secrets to enjoying lives that are long, happy, and purpose-driven:

-Spend your energy wildly: How to embrace your life fully and feel motivated every day.
-All life needs to move: How to move—spiritually, mentally, and physically—to help let go of trauma and other roadblocks.
-You are here for a reason: How to find the everyday “juice” that helps you stay oriented in your life’s purpose.
-You are never alone: How to build a community that’s meaningful to you.
-Everything is your teacher: Discover the deep learnings that come from pain and setbacks.
-Love is the most powerful medicine: Learn to love yourself—and others—into healing.

In a voice that is both practical and inspiring, Dr. McGarey shares her own extraordinary stories and eternal wisdom—from her early childhood in India and a chance encounter with Mahatma Gandhi to her life as a physician and a mother of six, to her survival of both heartbreak and illness. Dr. Gladys shares her inspiring vision for a healthier and more joyful future for us all, filled with “rich and complex truths that will resonate with readers’ hearts and minds” (Dr. Robert Waldinger, New York Times bestselling author).

About Gladys McGarey

At over one hundred years old, Dr. Gladys McGarey still offers life consultations to help people connect with their physician within. Recognized as a pioneer of the allopathic and holistic medical movements, she is also a founding diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine. She is the cofounder and past president of the American Holistic Medical Association (now called the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine), as well as the cofounder of the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine. Dr. Gladys lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona, where for many years she shared a medical practice with her daughter. She currently has a life coaching practice, maintains a healthy diet, and enjoys a good piece of cake every now and then.

About Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman, MD, is the editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, the most prestigious journal in the field of integrative medicine. After ten years as co-medical director at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, he is now in private practice in Lenox, Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous books, including Young Forever, The Pegan Diet, and Food Fix, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Ultraprevention. Visit his website DrHyman.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liong on October 09, 2024

These six secrets may help us live a long, happy, and healthy life. 1. Let go of the past (Forget the past regrets and anger) 2. Live in the present moment. (Live now at this moment, don't stay in your history and worry about your future) 3. Connect with nature. (Read and find out yourself) 4. Eat a he......more

Goodreads review by Dez the Bookworm on February 04, 2025

I cannot recommend this book enough. If you deal with Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Pain, Trauma…If you feel emotionally stuck in life, stuck in emotions, stuck in thoughts…even simple things like constipation - READ THIS!!! When I read the description I was immediately interested. What I didn’t barga......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 03, 2024

After seeing a rather interesting and glowing review for this book from one of my Goodreads friends, I decided to buy this book for myself for my birthday. Even though I’m reading this two months later (better late than never), I still feel this was the perfect birthday present to myself. Dr. Gladys......more

Goodreads review by Beth on July 10, 2024

In the past year, I’ve read a good many books that focus on issues of emotional and psychological health. Inevitably, there are some “messages” that get repeated over and over again; not because they are obvious and predictable, but because they have a deep truth to them. They have been borne out by......more

Goodreads review by Syn on June 13, 2023

This was a lovely read that appealed to my hippie heart. I liked the concepts the doctor talked about and how to change your mindset when looking at certain situations. Also some of the more spiritual aspects that go along with this. The only thing I felt that was lacking is that there was no talk o......more


Quotes

"Narrator Elizabeth Wiley impeccably voices indomitable Dr. Gladys McGarey, who provides listeners with inspiration and practical strategies for living with full energy at any age. Listeners are also treated to stories and suggestions directly from Dr. McGarey, which are interspersed throughout the audiobook. As a centenarian who is both a woman and a medical doctor, Dr. McGarey has lived the life of a pioneer. Her compelling stories of growing up in India, the daughter of dedicated medical missionaries, would alone be worth the listen. Wiley delivers McGarey’s messages, including the struggle of dealing with divorce in her 70s, with fitting emotion. Overall, Wiley’s tone and pace communicate the joy and enthusiasm Dr. McGarey has for loving, learning, and sharing her six secrets for the well-lived life."