Janis Clark Johnston is a family psychologist, speaker, and author of several books, most recently Transforming Retirement: Rewire and Grow Your Legacy. 

When she experienced 9/11, Janis says, she became more sensitive to other’s pain and loss. Planning rituals to honor the person you lost helps you to grow during the grieving process. Keeping a gratitude journal, for example, is a process that is creative by nature and becomes a daily ritual. 

Janis believes that recognizing the difference between a ‘Growth Mindset’ and a ‘Fixed Mindset’ helps us to understand our own personalities. Life is better if we are more flexible. And when we can develop grit, purpose and passion, with energy as the driver, we are able to live in the present moment, which is the only time we have to make something happen. Our personalities are plastic, not plaster. 

Living is a gift - this being alive in the present moment. When that’s your daily approach, everything flows from there. Attitude is really important in life.

Janis applies her beliefs to her own aging. Exercise, meditation, gardening and learning something new every day form the basis of her self-care routine. 

Society needs to re-identify aging. It applies to everyone at every age. Janis finds life challenging and invigorating. She loves learning. It’s a wonderful way to age. There are always new things to learn. She has recently written a picture book that deals with bullying.

Connect with Janis Clark Johnston, Ed.D.

Author: 

Transforming Retirement: Rewire and Grow Your Legacy

Midlife Maze: A Map to Recovery and Rediscovery after Loss

It Takes a Child to Raise a Parent: Stories of Evolving Child & Parent Development

Website: https://janisjohnston.com

Blog: https://janis-johnston.com