Featured in the media
August 2024 The book Ageing Upwards is shortlisted to the Business Book Awards. In this live LinkedIn interview the author Berit Lewis talks to Alison Jones at Practical Inspiration Publishing about why she wrote the book.
April 2024 Article written by Berit Lewis published in Psyche. She shares some ways we can use mindfulness to embrace the aging process and help us “to grow older rather than get older“. With 48,400 views, the article was as one of their top articles of the year so far and was re-featured in August.
May 2024 Berit Lewis co-speaker at the session “From Silver Tsunami to Golden Opportunity” at the The Radical Health Festival in Helsinki
March 2024 What are the challenges in promoting behaviour change and what are the best strategies to tackle them? Berit Lewis is moderating a panel to answer this question at the Ageing Fit Conference in Lille, France, 2024 for healthcare service providers from all over Europe.
Oct 2023 Review of the Book Ageing Upwards written by Dr Rob Kemp Head of Accredited Coach Training, Barefoot Coaching. Printed in the October issue of Coaching Perspectives, the international magazine for The Association of Coaching. bit.ly/CPShare
Oct 2023 Berit Lewis is guest on the London Aging2.0 bookclub and Healthy Ageing CoP hosted byJulian Harcourt, Eric Kihlstrom, Karen Wilkinson and supported by UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge. Recording can be accessed on https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/london-aging2-0-book-club-in-conversation-with-berit-lewis/
June 2023 The Future Is Diverse. Not Diverted. How mindfulness can mitigate ageism and improve employee well-being for all ages. An article by Berit Lewis in the June issue of Employee Benefits & Wellness Excellence, published by HR.com
Juli 2023 Interview by Savio P. Clemente from the Authority Magazine for the popular interview series; Healthy To A Hundred: 5 Things You Need To Live A Long, Healthy, & Happy Life. Berit Lewis is amongst a range of medical experts, wellness experts, and longevity experts asked; What exactly does it take to live a long and healthy life? What is the science and the secret behind longevity and life extension? Her answer centers around how a mindfulness practice can empower us to overcome old thought patterns and cultivate an ability to embrace rather than run away from our age.
April 2023 This article appeared in the April 2023 issue of the quarterly journal of BACP Workplace, published by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy 2023 (the article is not open to public).
January 2016 This Interview about mindfulness appeared in Shell Outpost, an internal magazine for Shell Employees, as a lead up to a talk about mindfulness
Featured in Blogs
22rd of March 2023 Gail Hanlon from the blog “Is This Mutton” reviews Ageing Upwards in her monthly book reviews in collaboration with other bloggers for #WhatsOnYourBookshelf She gives it 4 out of 5 stars on NetGallery. https://www.isthismutton.com/2023/03/read-all-about-it-march-books.html
Featured in Podcasts
March 2024 An interview and talk with Co-Founder of Longevity Hub, Uliana Shchelgacheva, for the Mature Minds Network about Mental Flexibility.
9th of June 2023 Berit Lewis is talking to Nancy M. Griffin, MMH on her podcast Glowing Older. We talked about how to create more acceptance, self-compassion and mental flexibility while overcoming unconscious negative beliefs and societal discrimination. https://www.glowingolder.com/?fbclid=IwAR2aH7W9UoTsxXuyqWcElGjVrjt5dl_iQW6C30lZS1xrtTRw_gn-13_L4nY
26th of June 2023 Berit is guest on the Women Living Well After 50 Podcast by Sue Loncaric
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12th of June 2023 Berit interviewed about by Rabbi Address in the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast. https://jewishsacredaging.com/som20230609/
5th of May 2023 Berit is interviewed by Sara Hart on Prime Sparks. A podcast that aims to bring you conversations that will inspire, celebrate and empower women over 55. https://primesparkwomen.com/podcast/
4th of May 2023 Eliane Kreisler, Jessyka Bram and Madeleine Blankenstein from LongeTalks, A Brazilian YouTube channel that addresses issues related to longevity without stereotypes, talks to Berit Lewis about her book Ageing Upwards. You can see and listen to it here https://youtu.be/36h5wK5eZDo
26th if April 2023 Berit Lewis talks to Sue Stockdale from Access to Inspiration.The aim of the podcast is to encourage the listeners to reflect on the world differently. On how we can all inspire one another. Berit talks about how she found out that the key to thriving is about awareness and our mindset. And how mindfulness is not only an inner journey but very much a way to change the world around us. Listen to it here https://accesstoinspiration.org/podcast/98-berit-lewis-thriving-after-50/
19th if April 2023 Berit Lewis talks to Don Akchin from TheEndgame Podcast. Don has a podcast and block on Substack for the “Chronological Gifted”. In this podcast Berit talks to Don about what mindfulness is and is not, how it can help us age and reflects on her own journey into mindfulness. Listen to it here https://theendgame.substack.com/p/mindfulness-and-the-older-mind#details
10th if April 2023 Berit Lewis talks to Terry Lohrbeer on Kickass Boomers Podcast, stories of Boomers living active lives, taking
chances, and making changes happen in the world. Berit tells us how she got into mindfulness and how it can help us create thriving lives. Have a listen if you want you hear how calling yourself a boomer might be limiting yourself. Listen to it here http://kickassboomers.com/podcast/131-berit-lewis-in-her-new-book-ageing-upwards-lays-out-a-mindfulness-based-framework-for-the-longevity-revolution/
8th of February 2018 What is mindfulness? Berit Lewis and Tuire Schoonen, the original founders of Thriving Life is interviewed by the TRIBE podcast consisting of Jaimi Gadaix, Amy Rebecca Martin and Nicki Doerr. We had such a fun and interesting time in that studio discussing what mindfulness is, the science and practice behind and how to set up new habits. Listen to it here https://atribepodcast.libsyn.com/19-mindfulness
Featured Videos
Q&A Launch Event for Ageing Upwards, hosted by Aideen Clarke at Rest Less
Book Launch Event
Watch the Book Launch Q & A Event hosted by Aideen Clarke at Rest Less 26th of April 2023
Introduction to Mindfulness
An introduction to Mindfulness
Watch Berit Lewis´ Introduction to Mindfulness, Wassenaar March 2020