Reconnect With the Life, Relationships, and Purpose That Matter Most
Personalized support and coaching for people navigating hearing challenges who want deeper relationships, renewed purpose, and lasting vitality — guided by 30+ years of experience and expertise.
Led by Dr. Lawrence Cardano, Au.D., CDP® — combining decades of audiology experience with a coaching framework built for real life.
Hearing challenges can shrink your world. The right supports can expand it again.
Many people “cope” for years—working harder in conversations, withdrawing from gatherings, and losing momentum in the pursuits that used to energize them. Meaningful Pursuits is built to help you rebuild what hearing challenges often erode: confidence, connection, and a sense of forward motion.
Make relationships easier—and more satisfying
Reduce the effort and anxiety that can creep into conversations, and strengthen the relationships that matter most.
Reconnect with meaningful pursuits
Clarify what you want, remove the friction, and take steady action toward the life you actually want to be living.
Protect your energy and optimism
Build habits and supports that strengthen mental and physical vitality—especially when hearing challenges add daily load.
The L.I.S.T.E.N. Framework
A practical, step-by-step path designed specifically for adults navigating hearing challenges—so you can thrive, not just cope.
The six pillars
Learn to adapt
Understand your hearing challenges, advocate for your needs, and reduce friction in daily communication.
Interact with purpose
Strengthen the relationships that matter—through clearer expectations, better habits, and more confident conversations.
Sustain vitality
Build supportive routines for energy, resilience, and brain-healthy living—so life feels lighter and more possible.
Thrive with meaningful pursuits
Reconnect with purpose through meaningful activities, contribution, and goals that make life feel worth living.
Embrace growth
Adopt a growth mindset that keeps you learning, adapting, and expanding your world over time.
Nurture motivation
Rebuild confidence and follow-through using simple systems and supports that make action easier.
Who this is for
Meaningful Pursuits is for adults who have hearing challenges and are tired of feeling stuck, diminished, or disconnected— especially when they’re already wearing hearing aids or “doing the right things,” yet life still feels harder than it should.
“I’m functioning, but I’m not thriving. I want my life to feel bigger again.”
The Living Your Best Life Coaching Program provides the only coaching experience that integrates 30+ years of audiology expertise with the proven L.I.S.T.E.N. framework to help adults with hearing loss feel confident, connected, and capable in every part of life. You get the emotional support, tools, and long-term strategies that audiology and traditional coaching simply do not address—empowering transformation far beyond improved hearing.
Free resources to help you take the next step
Choose the simplest next action—then build momentum.
Get clarity in minutes
Identify what’s most limiting your quality of life right now—and get personalized recommendations.
7 actionable steps
A practical guide to strengthen communication, relationships, and life satisfaction—starting today.
Discuss your goals with Dr. Cardano
A complimentary conversation focused on your concerns, your aspirations, and a clear path forward.
If you want faster progress, do it with support.
Hearing challenges often create hidden load: effort, fatigue, doubt, and social friction. The coaching program helps you reduce that load and rebuild the life you want—one clear week at a time.
Real people. Real momentum.
Polly Talbott, Lynbrook NY
“Dr. Cardano helped me get back out talking to people. Now I’m back out and involved with numerous clubs, running board meetings, and enjoying contributing to my community. Thank you, Dr Larry, for being patient and working with me.”
“Dr. Cardano's approach has helped me to remain engaged in both my professional and personal life. His compassionate, empathetic nature enabled him to understand difficulties and frustrations I was experiencing and offer solid guidance to help remedy the situation.”
“Dr. Cardano's guidance has contributed greatly to my quality of life. I hate to think what I would have missed out on without it. Things that bring me life satisfaction and sense of fulfillment - like social engagements, volunteer efforts, and communicating with loved ones - would all have been diminished.”
Meet Dr. Lawrence Cardano (Dr. Larry)
You deserve guidance that is both empathic and practical—built on real experience with hearing challenges and real-life change.
Why Meaningful Pursuits exists
After decades helping adults improve hearing and communication, I saw the same pattern: even with great technology and good intentions, hearing challenges can quietly undermine confidence, relationships, and vitality.
Meaningful Pursuits was created to address the whole-life impact—so you can build a fulfilling life with hearing loss, not a smaller life around it.
Credentials & approach
- Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
- Certified Dementia Practitioner® (CDP®)
- 30+ years supporting adults with hearing challenges
- Coaching built around clarity, connection, and consistent action