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Joyce Shulman is the Co-founder, CEO, and Pack Leader of 99 Walks, an organization aiming to get a million women walking with a powerful app. An idea junkie, self-branded “recovering lawyer,” and former CEO of the digital media company, Macaroni Kid, Joyce has shifted her focus to being an entrepreneur committed to building authentic communities. She also hosts the Weekly Walk podcast, where she and her co-founder and husband Eric Cohen, interview thought leaders and explore a wide range of topics to encourage the 99 Walks community to get up, get moving, and get happy. Joyce joins me today to discuss why walking is a game changer for the mind, body, and emotions, and to highlight how walking with others can help us connect. She describes how walking helps her process difficulties and fuels her creativity. She also explains why the impact of fitness and physical movement is something integral to our personal lives and shares the four simple, effective ways she takes a walk. “We are meant to live in a community with meaningful human connection; walking regularly with people connects us in a very different way.” - Joyce Shulman Today on Mastering Midlife: Joyce’s origin story and why she cares about getting people to walk The loneliness epidemic and discovering the power of walking with other people The mission of 99 Walks and the impact of walking on our well-being How walking can help prevent disease The emotional and mental benefits of walking How walking balances the body’s hormones and improves productivity and performance The power of the 20-minute walk Being bipedal and how walking provides us with a shared experience The 99 Walks community and how to market a movement Resources Mentioned: How More Walking Leads to Less Loneliness | Joyce Shulman at TEDxDelthorneWomen Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Peloton App Connect with Joyce Shulman: 99 Walks The Weekly Walk Podcast Book: Walk Your Way to Better: 99 Walks That Will Change Your Life 99 Walks on LinkedIn 99 Walks on Instagram 99 Walks on Facebook 99 Walks on YouTube Joyce Shulman on LinkedIn Joyce Shulman on Instagram Joyce Shulman on Facebook Mastering Midlife...Together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.