Name: Lisa Torry
Age: 54
City: Comox, BC

Why did you join the project? Society today seems to minimize the elderly and focus on youth. I want the message to be understood, especially for our young women out there, that aging is a gift and something to be welcomed as opposed to fighting. We need to embrace the changes that are a result of aging - wrinkles, grey hair and that little tire around the middle. These are gifts not afforded to everyone.  The most important reward that is gained from aging is our wisdom - we have learned how to navigate the world, how to deal with adverse situations and gained enormous wisdom on how to raise good human beings. 

How do you feel about this current chapter of your life: The 30’s were good, the 40’s great and the 50’s have been the most freeing, the most rewarding and by far the time of life when my self confidence has finally come to a place where it should have been all along. 

What would you tell your younger self: Your self worth is not attached to how your body looks. 

Finish this sentence ... If I had to pick one word to describe how I try to live my life it would be….Authentic.