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Forget Your Lifespan. It’s Time to Start Focusing on Your Soulspan.

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We hear a lot about our lifespans, or the length of time we are expected to live. Our lifespans deal more with our physical health and presence on Earth, and less with the quality of our time spent here. That, according to therapists, would be referred to as a “soulspan.”

According to Sharon Horesh Bergquist, M.D., in her Psychology Today article on the topic, “In essence, soulspan can be defined as the extent to which we feel fully alive from experiencing joy, satisfaction, and meaning throughout our lives. We build our soulspan through the energy and fulfillment we gain from connecting, creating, and contributing.”

Bergquist breaks down the concept of soulspan into three “dimensions”: joy (how you emotionally experience life), satisfaction (how you evaluate and live your life), and meaning (how your life connects to something larger). 

“It’s a concept that invites you to think about........

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