06/08/2026
You've heard of lifespan - how long you live.
You've probably heard of healthspan - how well you live.
But if you're optimizing for both and still feel like something's missing... this is why.
There's a third one that gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight has spent her career researching, and the moment I came across it I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Joyspan.
Our capacity for meaning, connection, and contentment as we age, and how much we actually love the life we're living while we're in it.
The moments where you lose track of time because you're so deep in something that matters. Where you're sitting across from someone you love and feel completely, fully present. Where you walk into a place that makes you feel more yourself than ever. Where you're doing something so aligned with who you are that you light up and the hours disappear…feeling more like yourself than when you started.
That's joyspan. And Dr. Burnight's research shows it isn't a side effect of being healthy... it's a biological input that creates health. The habits that expand your joyspan don't just make life feel better. They measurably shape how your brain and body age.
This is what I find most wellness conversations completely miss.
We optimize for longevity and for performance… yet forget to optimize for joy.
Over the next few weeks I'm sharing four ways to expand yours - the ones that have moved the needle most in my own body and life, and in the lives of the women I work with.
This is what Go Live Fully actually means to me.
True joy... what's brought you joy this week?