this week
Choosing the narrative forges our views, the very idea of ourselves, and therefore the direction of our future, points out Annie Brewster, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, practicing internist at Massachusetts General Hospital, founder of Health Story Collaborative, and author
Annie Brewster
Own your story
Choosing the narrative forges our views, the very idea of ourselves, and therefore the direction of our future, points out Annie Brewster, founder of Health Story Collaborative, and author
Reclaim gratefulness
Aging should be less about pathology and failure and more about possibility and hope, says Marilyn Schlitz, Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University, social anthropologist, researcher, writer, and creator of The Grateful Ageing Programme
Rethink dependency
With her book, Tracey Gendron, Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology and Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging suggests a new perspective on our longer life expectancy
Find your joy
Karen Meenan, co-founder and director of Lewy Body Ireland, Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health offers a new take on the challenges of dementia and the meaning of inclusion
Demand change
Belinde Ruth Stieve, actress, thought leader on gender and diversity, and creator of NEROPA™ - Neutral Roles Parity, a gender & diversity tool, discusses sexageism in the media
Make a difference
Greg David Roberts, author of Shantaram, The Mountain Shadow, and The Spiritual Path, musician and artist puts a spotlight on our underestimated creative ability
Dress your Self
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, lecturer of modern American History and Women’s and Gender History in the College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University explores the implications of fashion, feminism, and aging
Expand Your Identity from Doing to Being
Dr. Connie Zweig reflects upon what we can learn by letting go of our resistance to the aging process and how to do it
Blame it on the Victorians
Sara Zadrozny, tutor for Oxford School of Continuing Education and doctoral researcher, retraces the roots of beauty diktats for women’s aging in Victorian literature, medicine and culture
Be visible
Stephanie O’Dell, founder of the modeling agency Celebrate The Gray, reflects on the subtle implications of hair, a most powerful statement and a testament to what we stand for
Crack the code of aging
Vietnam veteran, journalist, entrepreneur, solo theater writer, and performer, David Kleinberg challenged himself along unscripted roads. He demonstrates that one ages the way one lives
Defy the expectations
Joanna Nell, best-selling author and GP, explains how her strong old characters can help the readers experience and ditch paternalistic attitudes towards older people
Be part of the solution
Sexism, capitalism, and ageism are intertwined. Claire Margerison, founder of Independent Carers, is challenging the status-quo of contemporary care by bringing humanity into the equation
Keep knocking on that door
The life of Lynn Ruth Miller, author and stand-up comedian, is full of projects. Today, at 87, she is not afraid to try new things and to questions the cultural barriers to love at any age
Stay clear of the geronticidal language
Both positive and negative stereotypes paint a simplistic picture and contribute to the depersonalization of older adults, says Elena Del Barrio, co-director and researcher at the Spanish Matia Institute
Question the system
In a striking parallel to the life of old people today, Simon Jarrett, researcher and author, retraces the 300 year-long history of the institutionalization of people with learning disabilities
Discover an aspirational condition
Kit Altin, chief strategy officer of The Gate and Michael Benson, marketing director of Replens explain how they portrayed intimacy between older people candidly and beautifully
Move closer to the angel inside
Carl Honoré, author of Bolder: Making the most of our longer lives, recalls how he went from being a member of the cult of youth to an admirer of the silent workings of aging
Make a revolution
For Jackie Marshall-Cyrus, Director of the consulting agency Jackie Marshall-Cyrus & Associates Ltd, it’s time to stop waiting for change. Innovation is latent in our citizenry
Embrace impermanence
Breeshia Wade, Buddhist end-of-life caregiver and author calls out our fears, and how they keep us trapped until we accept that transformation is the force that rules our lives