What happens when you say yes to a postcard? For Linda, it meant better health, new habits, and friendships that changed her life.
In this edition of Stories from the Circle – meet Linda, a California retiree who came to Wider Circle for the health tips and stayed for the friendships. Three years later, she’s 16 pounds lighter, on lower blood pressure medication, and became a star ambassador reaching over 100 members a month.
Watch Linda’s story on YouTube and read it below. We hope her journey inspires you to keep moving forward, together.
Linda L.
Finding Her Circle:
How Linda Found Health and Lifelong Friends
One Wider Circle postcard changed everything for Linda: her health, her calendar, and her life.
After decades of working, Linda La Scala retired and quickly wondered how she’d stay active. Her blood pressure was climbing. Her weight was creeping up. And she worried about drifting into isolation. She’d tried dieting before, but nothing stuck. “I would lose my weight, get to my goal, and then… it started to come back,” she shared.
Then a postcard arrived: Come join us for lunch. Let us tell you about Wider Circle.
Linda went and found a community of people just like her, laughing together, getting out of the house, and looking out for one another. “I’ve never had so much fun with people that were strangers to me until I joined Wider Circle,” she said.
But it wasn’t just the friendships that changed—her habits did too. Through Wider Circle’s health calls, Linda learned things she’d never given much thought. “Gut health is a very big thing that we’ve been introduced to,” she shared. “How to eat better, how to cut down on cholesterol.” She moved away from fast food and started walking more – even getting on her treadmill most days.
The results were real. “Since joining Wider Circle, I’ve lost 16 pounds,” Linda shared. Her blood pressure improved enough that her doctor lowered her medication, something she attributes to staying active and consistent.
The weight loss has Linda feeling “more energetic” and more motivated to get moving each day – and now she has people to move with. She exercises with one friend, walks the park with another, and has built a whole network of people who keep each other going.
“It makes me feel good to know that I am still staying as healthy as I can be,” Linda said. “And that is due to Wider Circle.” Her doctor has even noticed the difference, telling her that seeing “her name on the appointment list brings a smile”.
Today, Linda doesn’t just attend Wider Circle events, she became an active Wider Circle Ambassador helping make events happen, sending reminders, welcoming new members, and sharing the health tips that changed her own life.
Thank you, Linda, for showing us what’s possible when we stay curious, stay connected, and keep moving forward, together. And thank you to our sp
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