"The Toolbox"

Former Navy pilot Captain Gene Bucciarelli joins host Mike Trovato for the eleventh episode of the Whatismyhealth podcast, “Health on a WIMH.” As our lives change, we feel different levels of fulfillment, satisfaction, and happiness. Being appreciated for the things we do can be extremely gratifying. In a society that expects us to be productive, how do we balance the demands of our jobs with finding fulfillment, happiness, and growing and caring for ourselves as whole, multidimensional people?

Understanding how our bodies and minds are feeling and growing our sense of self often requires a certain level of self-awareness which comes with practice. It is possible to have our own beliefs while practicing sensitivity, tolerance, and respect in learning about the cultures, lifestyles, and different views of others. Learning about the way others live can give us tools to grow and adapt throughout the aging process, both physically and mentally. For many of us,

Gene and Mike talk about balancing work, finances, social issues, and politics, and the connection between work stress, social interaction, and our mental state. Gene shares his experiences with meditation, grief, loss, and physical breakdowns of the body, and how curiosity, thirst for knowledge. He and Mike discuss how the way we treat our bodies tends to change over time as our circumstances change, and how the fear of loss drives many of us to go to great lengths to extend our lives.

Date: August 1st- September 5th, 2018