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

Written by Mark Hyman and Gladys McGarey

Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley

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).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: May 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9781797162577

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 for The Well-Lived Life

[martinlillich · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Authentisch, höchst inspirierend, verständlich geschrieben - ein berührende Einladung dazu, noch näher bei sich selbst anzukommen.

[Beverly Thiele · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book! I listened to the audiobook on and off over time, usually on walk/workouts or getting ready in the mornings. I’m going to buy it in print to look back as a reference. What an incredible life so well lived and so beautifully shared. Such words of wisdom and understanding, helping me, age 58, going through an identity and career crisis for some years now. What an incredible lady!

[Razieh Torabi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Having passed my twentieth year in this life recently, I got the chance to read your book, trying to perceive the gifts of your soul Dr. Gladys.
In dark days thinking I have lost my faith in my wonderful leading soul, I am so grateful to have experienced the voice of a well-lived life.

Cordially,
Razieh Torabi

[Julie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Inspiring and enjoyable. Narrator very good. I did however listen at 1.2 speed, it was too slow for me at 1.0. ?

[Jessica Marengo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was simply perfect...just what my soul needed. Dr. Gladys wrote with a beautiful balance of depth and simplicity. This book was truly a gift.

[william gillespie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is changed my life
I’m so blessed to have listened to it
I love Dr.Gladys I’m 80 soon