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
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
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
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
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
Aging is an inward journey
It takes a certain courage to face it head-on, says Lewis Richmond, meditation teacher, musician, software entrepreneur, and author of a new book on conscious aging
We must be the pioneers
Sandi Peters, author of Aging with Agency: Building Resilience, Confronting Challenges, and Navigating Eldercare talks about becoming pioneers in the realm of aging
Aging well is the best PR campaign
Bob Brody, consultant, essayist and author discovers how aging has the power to transform us into more altruistic beings. He calls aging “the biggest little dirty secret of all times”
You need to grieve your aging
Susanna Harkonen talks about aging as a process of losses and the importance of grieving
We live in a cultural cage
Bette Ann Moskowitz, author, creative writing teacher at Queens College NY, and ombudsman talks about cultural norms and ageism
I feel so strong
We have to stop age being this artificial barrier that inhibits people's desire to become stronger, faster, or simply more active, says Anne Dockery who took up running at the age of 55
I’m weathered, not withered
We can be shaped by the dominant culture or by the way we resist the ruling ideology of aging points out Dr. Leah Friedman, expert in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology
We have just as much right to live and enjoy life as anyone else
Stella Fosse, author, talks about women, aging and sexuality
Never surrender to age discrimination
Sheila Callaham, forbes.com contributor and author talks about age discrimination in the workplace
Aging is the last call to reflect on our philosophy of life
Laura Torretta, organizational systemic counselor and author talks about aging, ageism, and self-worth
Make friends with pleasure again
Walker Thornton, sex educator, public speaker and author talks about pleasure, aging, and creative energy
I regard fighting ageism as a critical feminist challenge
Pat Taub, family therapist, life-long feminist and the author talks about the freedom not to buy into age related stereotypes
Give the next generation a reason for hope
Dr. Jan Hively, founder of the Pass it on Network talks about aging, ageism and activism
There’s no time limit to self reinvention
Arlene Wanetick, co-founder of Life Working talks about aging, ageism in the workplace, and the reinvention
Aging is in our minds more than in our bodies
Anastasia Sideri, external communication director Central and Eastern Europe The Coca-Cola Company talks about women over 50 and their visionary leadership
Reclaim the right to look yourself
Danielle Z Hughes, founder of the eponymous branding, marketing and copywriting agency talks about awareness and activism