Kicking Against the Slats: Why We Fight the Reality of Aging
Summary: David Lowry and Don Drew launch The Fifth Season of Life, a new podcast focused on grounded, humanistic wisdom for aging well, inspired by the Chinese medicine idea of a “fifth season” of fullness, stability, and harvest. Reflecting on their earlier Peaceful Life Radio work, they introduce the theme of “kicking against the slats”—fighting the realities of aging—and argue that freedom comes from acceptance without surrender. They discuss physical