Breaking the Age Code, How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live.
- nancymclelland0
- Feb 3
- 1 min read
Becca Levy, PhD. William Morrow, 2022
Levy treats aging as a process shaped by what we believe about growing older, both individually and as a society. Ageism is real and, like any other prejudice, it hurt.
The heart of the book is Levy’s research showing that negative age stereotypes harm our health, memory, mobility, and even longevity.
When we absorb these attitudes, Levy argues, our bodies respond accordingly. The idea that beliefs can add or subtract years from our lives is unsettling but can be empowering. She offers practical, hopeful ways to challenge ageism. It begins with our own self-talk.
Levy reminds us that aging also brings strengths: emotional balance, perspective, resilience, and wisdom hard-won through experience.
Breaking the Age Code doesn’t promise immortality, and it doesn’t deny the realities of physical change. It reframes aging as something we actively participate in shaping.
I would love to let her know about you GrrEighties!
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