Anthony Brooks

It's a time of change, of tumult, but it can also be a time of opportunity and growth, like adolescence.

And by the way, Aisha, old age or older age offers an opportunity to be even happier than you might have been.

And there's research on this, the so-called U-shaped theory of happiness.

That suggests that happiness declines for many people from the teens or early 20s into the 40s and 50s, but then rises again when people hit their 60s, 70s, even their 80s.

So this can be a really great time to reimagine your life.

Absolutely.

I mean, there's no doubt that making these changes takes work and sometimes a lot of courage.

So let me tell you about another woman I interviewed for this series.

Her name is Juliana Richardson.

She grew up in Newark, Ohio, and she was the only Black girl in her elementary school class.

And she told me that when she was in the third grade, she already knew, she was getting the sense there was something missing in her life.

But Juliana was smart.

She was ambitious.

She ends up going to Brandeis University outside of Boston.

And that's when she made a discovery that would eventually really change her life.

So she was studying the Harlem Renaissance when she came across this well-known song.

So, Aisha, you've heard this, right?

All right.

So, well, it's a well-known song from a while ago, and I forgive you for not hearing it because it is old, but it was a famous old song called Wild About Harry, famous Broadway tune that was a song about President Harry Truman.

Oh, okay.