Senior Nationwith Phyllis Ayman
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Senior Nation™ is a national conversation platform exploring how longer lives are reshaping families, work, healthcare, leadership, and society — created and hosted by Phyllis Ayman, MS/SLP.

Watch the TEDx TalkMeet Phyllis
  • #1WSJ & USA Today bestselling author
  • TEDxspeaker on evolving elders
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Founder, Host & Executive ProducerSenior Nation™
  • #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
  • USA Today Bestselling Author
  • TEDx Speaker
  • Longevity Thought Leader
  • 50,000 Hours of Frontline Care
  • Broadcast Interviewer
  • Speech/Language Pathologist
  • Certified Dementia Practitioner
  • Changing the Conversation About Aging
  • The Age of Longevity
The Age of Longevity

Longer lives are changing everybody’s lives.

This isn’t a story about one generation. It’s a story about how longer lives are reshaping every generation — and expanding what’s possible across a lifetime.

We are living through one of the greatest demographic transformations in human history. The question is not whether longer lives will change society. The question is whether society will recognize the value of what those longer lives make possible.

For generations, we measuredwhat people lose.
Senior Nation™ asks aboutwhat people acquire by living.

A life is more than the years it contains

Life is not measured solely by the passage of time, but by the experiences that shape who we become—our judgment, resilience, perspective, understanding, and capacity to contribute.

At Senior Nation, we believe longer lives deserve more than longer conversations about aging. They deserve meaningful conversations that inform our choices, broaden our understanding, and inspire vibrant living at every age.

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Speech • Language • Pathologist • MS/SLP
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From the bedside to the broadcast.

Drawing on decades of professional experience, Phyllis Ayman brings a distinctive perspective to Senior Nation. With a clinician’s ear for what people say—and what they really mean—she brings a depth of understanding to the conversations shaping the Age of Longevity.

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Inside Senior Nation™

The mission, the editorial principles and the four territories every conversation explores.

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Are you an evolving elder?

Watch the TEDx talk and consider how we might change society’s perceptions of growing older.

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What is Senior Nation™?

Senior Nation™ is a national conversation platform and media program created and hosted by Phyllis Ayman, MS/SLP. Through thoughtful, unscripted conversations, it explores how longer lives are reshaping families, work, healthcare, leadership, and society — and helps people recognize the value of what human beings acquire through living.

Who is Phyllis Ayman?

Phyllis Ayman is the Founder, Host and Executive Producer of Senior Nation™, a #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, TEDx speaker, longevity thought leader and CEO of Phyllis Ayman Associates in Greenwich, Connecticut. A speech/language pathologist and Certified Dementia Practitioner, she brings more than 50,000 hours of frontline clinical experience in subacute, skilled nursing and long-term care.

Where can I watch or listen to Senior Nation?

On YouTube at @SeniorNation-hostPA, where Senior Nation conversations are shared, and on the SORC-TV/Radio network (sorc-tvradio.com). You can also watch Phyllis’s TEDx talk, “Are You An Evolving Elder?”, on the Watch & Listen page.

Who is Senior Nation for?

Everyone. Longer lives are changing every generation — older adults, adult children, caregivers, employers, healthcare professionals, policymakers and anyone who hopes to live a long, meaningful life.

How can I book Phyllis as a speaker, guest or partner?

Phyllis welcomes inquiries for keynote speaking, guest appearances, Senior Nation guest suggestions, sponsorships and distribution partnerships. Reach out through the Contact page or email phyllis@phyllisaymanassociates.com.

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