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What does it look like to refuse to age into frailty?

Gabby Reece is 56, trains six days a week, and hasn't relied on willpower once. Here's how she actually does it.


In this conversation, Gabby and I talk through the real mechanics of a well-designed life. We cover discipline versus willpower, how two strong people build a thriving relationship, and the simple daily practices that keep Gabby strong, grounded, and fully present.

What We Explore:
- How discipline and willpower are completely different, and why confusing the two keeps most people stuck.
- Why Gabby builds personal scaffolding around her real life instead of chasing someone else's routine.
- How two high-performing partners can lead a relationship rooted in service, mutual respect, and flow.
- What Gabby's weekly training schedule actually looks like, from land HIIT to pool workouts and Sunday rucks.
- Why morning sunlight and quiet time are the anchors that make every other habit easier to sustain.
- How Gabby thinks about nutrition without obsessing over macros or chasing perfection.
What it takes to stop comparing yourself to your peak athletic self and start building new goals.

About Gabby Reece
Gabby Reece is a former professional beach volleyball champion, New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and host of The Gabby Reece Show. She co-founded XPT with her husband Laird Hamilton and has spent decades exploring what it means to live and age with genuine strength.


Connect with Gabby Reece:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial
Website: https://gabriellereece.com
 
Timestamps


00:00 Intro
02:50 How Core Values Stay Constant as Life Changes
05:30 Willpower vs. Discipline: What Biology Actually Says
09:00 Why Physical Strength Is About More Than Your Body
12:15 How Two Strong People Build a Thriving Relationship
18:00 Why Choosing Flow Over Being Right Actually Wins
23:00 The Morning Ritual That Keeps a Marriage Strong
27:00 How to Protect Your Energy With Smarter Boundaries
30:20 How to Eat Well Without Tracking Macros
34:00 Why You Need New Goals After Peak Performance
36:50 The Daily Habit Order That Makes Everything Easier
41:10 Accountability and Grace: How to Balance Both
43:45 How to Design the Life You Actually Want
47:50 Simplicity as a Longevity Strategy

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This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.
Inside:
- Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand
- Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance
- AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime
- Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged
- Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place
This is not another program.
This is how you build strength — with direction.
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Build stronger bones
Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.
Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.
Foundational. Not optional.
Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/?utm_s
 
Read the book
Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power
A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.
Get your copy: https://theunbreakablebook.com?utm_so 
 
About Dr. Vonda Wright
Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.
For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.
Her mission is simple: help women age with power.
 
Connect with Dr. Vonda
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright
Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374
Website: http://www.drvondawright.com

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At 89 years old, Dr. Arnold Gilberg still feels 40. That is not a metaphor, it is a philosophy. I sat down with this Beverly Hills psychiatrist, ordained rabbi, and author of The Myth of Aging, trained by one of Sigmund Freud's own colleagues, to talk about the one enemy more dangerous than getting older: disengagement.

What we explore:
 
- How disengagement, not aging itself, is the true driver of physical and mental decline.
- Why curiosity is the master key to staying mentally alive as you grow older.
- How self-forgiveness unlocks behavioral change that willpower alone never can.
- Why psychiatry's drift toward medication alone is leaving patients behind.
- Why gratitude, practiced daily, is one of the most powerful tools for vitality.
- How giving yourself grace, not perfection, finally allows people to act on what they know.
- What happiness really looks like across a lifetime, and why expecting constant joy backfires.
- Why vulnerability between doctor and patient, not clinical distance, is what heals.

About Dr. Arnold Gilberg:
Arnold L. Gilberg, MD, PhD, received his bachelor's degree in political science and Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois. He interned at the Los Angeles General Medical Center. He is the last person alive trained by Franz Alexander, MD, a distinguished colleague of Sigmund Freud. His psychiatric training took place at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was chief psychiatric resident. He also has a doctorate in psychoanalysis from the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. 
 
Dr. Gilberg is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the former Clinical Chief of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and an associate clinical professor at UCLA School of Medicine (honorary). He served for ten years under three different governors on the Medical Board of California for LA County, and has treated thousands of patients in his Los Angeles-based practice.

📖 Get Dr. Arnold Gilberg's Book:
The Myth of Aging: A Prescription for Emotional and Physical Well-Being
https://a.co/d/06sz328q

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Disengagement: The Real Enemy of Aging
05:00 Curiosity as the Key to Staying Mentally Alive
10:30 Inside The Myth of Aging
13:00 Vulnerability in the Doctor-Patient Relationship
18:00 The Gap Between Knowing and Doing
24:00 Grace, Perfectionism, and What My Teenager Taught Me
31:00 His Fitness Journey: Starting at 30, Still Going at 89
36:00 Happiness Is a Rollercoaster, Not a Destination
43:00 Authenticity Over Performance: The Real Work of Aging Well

Start your Unbreakable journey
Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.
The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.
This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.
Inside:
- Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand
- Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance
- AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime
- Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged
- Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place
This is not another program.
This is how you build strength — with direction.
Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

Build stronger bones
Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.
Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.
Foundational. Not optional.
Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/
 
Read the book
Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power
A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.
Get your copy: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/unbreakable-book 
 
About Dr. Vonda Wright
Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.
For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.
Her mission is simple: help women age with power.
 
Connect with Dr. Vonda
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright
Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374
Website: http://www.drvondawright.com

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Resting your pain away is not a strategy. It is how women lose strength, mobility, and years of active life.

I sat down with Dr. Dan Ginader, DPT and Clinic Director of Mims Method Physical Therapy in Manhattan, to unpack the real root causes behind common aches and why movement, not rest, is almost always the answer.


What we explore:
- How resting after injury creates the very weakness that leads to the next one
- Why pain is more often a signal of weakness than structural damage
- How the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause affects every tissue as estrogen declines
- Why frozen shoulder demands a stage-based approach; forcing it only backfires
- How glute weakness drives most "itises" in active women
- Why the pelvic floor is the hidden key to glute activation and pain-free movement
- Why it is never too late to start; it does require more consistency and patience

About Dr. Dan Ginader:
Dan Ginader is a Doctor of Physical Therapy based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. He is widely recognized for his popular social media content, where he explains the common causes of aches and pains and offers simple, actionable ways to address them. With millions of followers across various platforms, Dan remains deeply committed to his in-person practice, where he treats a diverse range of patients, including professional dancers and Broadway performers. Over nearly a decade of experience, he has worked with manual laborers, corporate professionals, athletes, singers, and actors. This broad expertise enables Dan to connect with and provide effective care to people from all walks of life.

Connect with Dr. Dan Ginader:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dan_dpt/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danginader/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXbGLEiQGSFFd9Klj3oufw 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.danptdpt/ 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.dan_dpt

Book: The Pain-Free Body: Simple Stretches and Exercises for Common Aches and Pains https://www.amazon.com/dp/1628606134
 
Timestamps
00:00 Intro: Why rest is rarely the answer to pain
01:46 The injury-rest-atrophy cycle explained
03:13 Rebuilding confidence through progressive movement
05:27 Injury pain vs. workout discomfort
09:41 Menopause and the musculoskeletal system
12:00 Osteoporosis, bone loss, and active women
15:02 How PT adapts for midlife women
20:26 Frozen shoulder: the two-phase approach
24:08 Glute tendonitis: weakness is the real culprit
30:47 Pelvic floor PT and why Kegels often backfire
33:33 The posture reset habit that actually works
40:00 Is it ever too late to start?
40:58 Myth-busting: foam rolling, stretching, heat vs. ice
44:10 Best recovery tool after heavy lifting

Start your Unbreakable journey
Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.
The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.
This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.
Inside:
- Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand
- Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance
- AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime
- Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged
- Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place
This is not another program.
This is how you build strength — with direction.
Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

Build stronger bones
Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.
Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.
Foundational. Not optional.
Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/?utm_s
 
Read the book
Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power
A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.
Get your copy: https://theunbreakablebook.com?utm_so 
 
About Dr. Vonda Wright
Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.
For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.
Her mission is simple: help women age with power.
 
Connect with Dr. Vonda
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright
Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374
Website: http://www.drvondawright.com

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I sat down with Dr. Florence Comite, the original gangster of precision medicine, who has been treating every patient as an "N of 1" for over 30 years. She pioneered Women's Health at Yale in 1992 and has spent her career proving that your genes are not your destiny. We go deep into what it actually takes to reverse biological aging, not slow it, reverse it.

What we cover:
- The five biomarkers that are suboptimal in nearly every patient, and why your doctor is probably not testing all of them.
- Why "normal" lab values are not the same as optimal, and how that gap is silently costing you your health.
- Why testosterone is the most underprescribed hormone in women's health, and what you lose without it.
- How epigenetics means your lifestyle is rewriting your genetic destiny every single day.
Why sleep, not exercise, is the foundation everything else is built on.

About Dr. Florence Comite:
Florence Comite, MD, physician-scientist, endocrinologist, and global authority on healthy longevity, is founder of the Comite Center for Precision Medicine & Healthy Longevity in New York, Palo Alto, and Miami Beach. A Yale School of Medicine graduate and faculty member for twenty-five years, Dr. Comite held triple appointments in Endocrinology (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics) and Reproductive Endocrinology (Gynecology and Andrology). As a clinical investigator, she developed research and patented therapies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Yale. In 1992, she pioneered the nation's first center for women's health at Yale, redefining integrative care for women. Dr. Comite also founded the first physician-led artificial intelligence app. Trained on decades of her proprietary real-world research, it's a powerful personalized tool to help people optimize their healthspan.

Connect with Dr. Florence Comite:
Website: www.comitemd.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drflorencecomite/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drflorencecomite/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drflorencecomite/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/FlorenceComite

📗 Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer by Dr. Florence Comite
This is the book for anyone who refuses to accept that decline is inevitable.
Preorder the book at your favorite online bookseller: https://www.theinvinciblebook.com/

Timestamps


00:00 Intro
01:46 You Are an N of 1
05:58 Hormones as Master Communicators
09:28 The 5 Biomarkers Everyone Gets Wrong
14:23 Normal vs. Optimal
18:27 What Wearing a CGM Will Teach You About Yourself
22:24 The Thrifty Gene Theory
27:29 Testosterone in Women
32:12 Birth Control Pills and Bone Loss
37:00 How Lifestyle Rewrites Your Genes
40:30 Intermittent Fasting and GLP-1s
43:14 Do Biological Age Tests Actually Work?
46:10 Sleep Is the Foundation
49:28 Making Precision Medicine for Everyone

Start your Unbreakable journey
Most women are never given a clear plan for how to stay strong as they age.
The Unbreakable Lifestyle is where that changes.
This is the home of Dr. Vonda's method — built from 20+ years of clinical work and designed for real life.
Inside:
- Unbreakable Assessment — know exactly where you stand
- Training plans — build muscle, protect bone, improve performance
- AI Dr. Vonda — get answers and guidance anytime
- Community — women committed to staying strong and engaged
- Exclusive education — what actually works, all in one place
This is not another program.
This is how you build strength — with direction.
Join the Unbreakable Lifestyle: https://www.theunbreakablelifestyle.com/

Build stronger bones
Bone loss starts earlier than you think — and speeds up in midlife.
Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density, strength, and long-term skeletal health with clinically researched ingredients.
Foundational. Not optional.
Shop now: https://shop.drvondawright.com/?utm_s
 
Read the book
Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power
A clear, science-backed roadmap to building strength, supporting your body, and taking control of how you age.
Get your copy: https://theunbreakablebook.com?utm_so 
 
About Dr. Vonda Wright
Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic sports surgeon and leading expert in women's health and longevity.
For over 20 years, she has helped women build muscle, strengthen bone, and extend their health span — with science, not guesswork.
Her mission is simple: help women age with power.
 
Connect with Dr. Vonda
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright
Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374
Website: http://www.drvondawright.com

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In the first five years after menopause, women lose up to 30% of their skin's collagen. Not gradually over decades, in five years.

I sat down with Dr. Anthony Youn, America's Holistic Plastic Surgeon® and bestselling author of Younger for Life, to explore the powerful connection between your skin and your overall wellbeing. This conversation will completely change the way you think about aging, beauty, and the remarkable ability your body has to renew itself from the inside out.

What we cover:
- How Dr. Youn's philosophy of Autojuvenation® works to harness your body's natural regenerative abilities before turning to any clinical intervention.
- Why the skin is the body's largest organ and functions as a 'magic mirror' that reflects your internal health, inflammation, and biological age.
- What the five root causes of aging mean for midlife women.
-  How women lose up to 30% of their skin's collagen thickness in just the first five years after menopause, and what you can do right now to fight back.
- What a simple three-step morning skincare routine looks like, and why a quality vitamin C serum and sunscreen are the two non-negotiables for every woman over 40.
- Why retinol remains the gold standard of anti-aging skincare, and which gentler plant-based alternatives are backed by clinical evidence for sensitive skin.
- How exfoliation, microneedling, and energy-based treatments like IPL can signal your skin to regenerate collagen and reverse visible signs of sun damage.
- What to look for when choosing a board-certified plastic surgeon and the critical questions that protect you from unqualified practitioners.

About Dr. Anthony Youn:
Known as America's Holistic Plastic Surgeon®, Anthony Youn, M.D. is a nationally-recognized, board- certified plastic surgeon. Recognized as a leader in his field, he is the author of the best-selling books "The Age Fix," "In Stitches," "Playing God," and "Younger For Life." Dr. Youn hosts the popular podcast The Doctor Youn Show. He is the most followed plastic surgeon on social media, with over 5.5 million subscribers on his YouTube Channel and 8 million followers on TikTok. He is also the founder of YOUN Beauty, a skin care and supplement line which focuses on natural and organic ingredients with scientifically proven anti-aging components.

Connect with Dr. Anthony Youn:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tonyyounmd
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@doctoryoun

👉 YOUN Beauty Skin Care
Use code VONDA to get $20 off your first order over $99: www.younbeauty.com


👉 Watch Dr. Youn's Podcast, "The Doctor Youn Show"
www.youtube.com/@doctoryoun
 
Timestamps:


00:00 Intro
01:46 Why Dr. Youn shifted from 'cut-first' thinking to holistic plastic surgery
03:27 Autojuvenation® explained
05:02 Skin is the 'magic mirror' of internal health
08:03 Reframing vanity
10:56 What orthopedics and plastic surgery share
12:23 Collagen loss in menopause
14:07 How Hydrolyzed collagen actually enters your bloodstream
19:58 How sugar silently stiffens and ages your skin
24:49 The five causes of aging
29:30 The three-step morning skincare routine every woman over 40 needs
33:00 Vitamin C serums and what actually works
35:04 The anti-aging ingredient showdown
39:40 How to wake up sluggish skin
44:30 IPL and laser treatments for pigmentation
49:30 Regenerative treatments explained
54:20 How to choose a board-certified plastic surgeon safely
57:30 Free habit that changes everything

🦴 Unbreakable Bone Health
Dr. Vonda's Unbreakable Bone Health formula supports bone density and strength using patented ingredients backed by 30 years of clinical research.
🛒 Shop now → https://shop.drvondawright.com/
 
📖 Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power
Dr. Vonda Wright's newest book, Unbreakable, is a bold guide for women ready to redefine what aging looks and feels like. Blending cutting‑edge science with real‑world strategies, it helps you build strength, resilience, and momentum through every decade of life. Discover how to turn aging into your greatest advantage and live with power, purpose, and vitality.
👉 Learn more or get your copy: https://theunbreakablebook.com
 
About Dr. Vonda Wright:
I'm Vonda Wright, an orthopedic sports surgeon and women's healthy‑aging expert. For 20 years I've helped athletes and everyday women protect their joints, build muscle, and extend their health span. Here you'll get science-backed strategies to age with power, so you can keep doing what you love for decades to come.
 
Connect with Dr. Vonda Wright:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvondawright/
Read Dr. Vonda Wright's Substack: https://drvondawright.substack.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvondawright
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonda-wright-md-ms-2803374
Website: http://www.drvondawright.com/