Minimalism After 50: How to Simplify Your Life & Build Real Wealth | Dr. John Ellis
Release Date: 12/02/2025
Fit Over 50 Life
What if your breakthrough doesn’t come from doing more… but from letting go? On this episode of the Fit Over 50 Life Podcast, Mark Patrick and Kelli Calabrese interview Jeffery Combs, founder of Golden Mastermind Seminars, author, and renowned coach who has delivered 100,000+ hours of one-on-one sessions and coached 10,000+ clients. Jeff has been clean and sober for 38 years, and he teaches something most people never learn: Letting go isn’t a mindset. It’s a skill. This conversation goes far beyond alcohol and drugs. Jeff explains how addiction can show up as: control,...
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What if losing 100 pounds didn’t require shame, extremes, or misery? In this powerful episode of the Fit Over 50 Life Podcast, we sit down with Jonathan Ross—multiple-time Personal Trainer of the Year, creator of FunTensity, author, and internationally recognized fitness educator—to talk about what actually works when it comes to lasting weight loss. Jonathan’s story is deeply personal. He grew up with parents who weighed over 800 pounds combined, and he lost his father at 424 pounds. That experience shaped his life’s work: helping people lose weight in a way that feels human,...
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What if aging isn’t something you simply accept… but something you can strategically optimize? In this episode of Fit Over 50 Life, we sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Gladden—board-certified interventional cardiologist and founder of Gladden Longevity—to explore what it really takes to live young for a lifetime. After facing his own midlife collapse marked by exhaustion, brain fog, weight gain, anxiety, and depression—despite being told his labs were “normal for his age”—Dr. Gladden refused to accept decline as inevitable. That decision led him away from...
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You don’t need another perfect plan. You need proof that people like you are doing it—right now—after 50. In this special episode of the Fit Over 50 Life Podcast, Mark Patrick and Kelli Calabrese sit down with four incredible members of the Fit Over 50 Life community—ordinary people with extraordinary stories. They talk about what life really looks like on the journey: the wins, the setbacks, the injuries, the frustration, the hormones, the “I don’t feel like it” days… and the habits that kept them moving anyway. This episode will hit you in the best way—because it’s...
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The start of a new year isn’t about fixing what’s “wrong.” It’s about building what actually works. In this powerful episode of Fit Over 50 Life, we sit down with Jolie Glassman — world-renowned trainer, founder of South Beach Boxing, and creator of Revamps Coaching to break down how to overcome burnout with 5 simple daily fixes you can start using immediately. This conversation goes far beyond workouts and nutrition. We explore: How daily routines restore energy and focus Why burnout is a nervous system issue — not a...
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What would happen if you unplugged from everything you rely on every day? In this episode of Fit Over 50 Life, Lauren Donahue shares one of the most powerful experiences of her life—spending 60 days living in a cave with no technology, no comfort, and no distractions. What she discovered wasn’t just physical resilience, but a deep sense of peace, clarity, and purpose that many of us are missing today. Lauren opens up about how constant noise and screen time quietly drive burnout, stress, and emotional fatigue—especially as we get older. This conversation is a reminder that slowing down...
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Most people over 50 believe their best days are behind them. Tom Ziglar will tell you that belief is a lie… and it’s keeping you stuck. Here’s a man who lost 70 pounds, built a 1,200+ day workout streak, and transformed his life without starving himself, punishing himself, or relying on “motivation.” How’d he do it? The same way his father, Zig Ziglar, built a 50-year legacy: Persistent consistency Tiny daily wins Feeding the mind the right inputs Cutting out the things that destroy your clarity, energy, and intuition One story in this episode hit hard… Tom shared about...
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Are you working your whole life… just to buy things that quietly drain your health, your time, and your happiness? Dr. John Spencer Ellis did exactly that — global businesses, big houses, exotic cars, a life people envied… and he was MISERABLE. In this episode, he reveals the epiphany that flipped everything: “Excess doesn’t equal fulfillment. Freedom does.” You’ll hear how he downsized, simplified, kept the money, ditched the stress, and built a lifestyle where he can live anywhere, walk 20 miles a week, travel the world, and work on his own terms. ...
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At 48, he ran his first 10K. At 61, he finished a 72-mile ultramarathon. In this powerful episode, Jeff Weiss joins Mark and Kelli to share how movement, mindset, and starting late transformed his healthspan. From his first 10K in his late 40s to Ironmans and ultras in his 50s and 60s, Jeff proves it’s never too late to reinvent yourself. We talk about: • How loss pushed him into fitness • Chunking hard goals into doable pieces • Training for marathons, Ironmans, and ultras • Why “healthspan” matters more than lifespan • How to...
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If you’ve ever spent YEARS grinding in the gym… …counting every calorie… …following every “expert tip”… and STILL didn’t get the body, strength, or energy you were promised— You need to stop what you’re doing and listen to this episode right now. Because today on the Fit Over 50 Life Podcast, we sat down with one of the most controversial figures in modern fitness… Dr. John Jaquish — the inventor shaking up the entire industry, the man behind X3 and OsteoStrong, bestselling author, and a guy whose claims have pissed off more trainers, influencers, and fitness...
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