Dr. Jo Isabel-Jones on Flourishing in Retirement and at Any Age

Dr. Jo Isabel-Jones is a trailblazer. As the first board-certified African American pediatric cardiologist in the country, her list of accomplishments is unending. A graduate of LeMoyne–Owen College and Meharry Medical College, she also made history when she became the University of Tennessee's first African-American resident. Dr. Isabel-Jones completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles. Following a long career at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, she is now professor emerita of pediatrics. Dr. Isabel-Jones talks to us about how to figure out the right time to retire, the importance of staying engaged and active during retirement and how to be successful at any age. Make sure to subscribe to Karen's channel here, so you don't miss an episode:      (  / @thekarenjordan  ) Follow Karen on social: https://instagram.com/thekarenjordan https://facebook.com/thekarenjordan About the Show: On 'How to Stay Sane with Karen Jordan,' you'll get a dose of free therapy and learn healthy hacks to fuel your journey to living your best life possible with the help of mental health experts and surprise guests. Inspired by her father, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Harold W. Jordan, the show shares life-changing advice and powerful tools to help you thrive, not just survive.  New episodes every Wednesday. ABOUT KAREN JORDAN Karen Jordan is a Wellesley College and Stanford-educated journalist, author and filmmaker. One of her articles, published in The Atlantic, was selected as a recommended read of the decade by Pocket. A former TV reporter for a national, cable news show, Karen is also a supporter of educating the next generation of doctors via the Dr. Harold W. and Geraldine C. Jordan Scholarship Fund at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Harold Jordan is best known for being the first Black resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee's first Black commissioner of mental health for whom a state building, the Harold W. Jordan Habilitation Center, is named. ________________ Buy Karen's book, WHAT SHE SAYS: Words of Wisdom from My Southern Grandmother, on Amazon!