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
Ageism is a bully
Mariann Aalda, actress and activist, recounts how she decided to call out the images that keep us trapped
Welcome to gerontolescence
Alexandre Kalache, President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil, discusses the implications of aging and their impact on the social fabric
Age playfully
Michela Di Carlo, founder of Crunchytales.com, gives voice to women who have no intention of winding down, wearing cardigans, and keeping quiet
Ditch the utilitarian view
Gustavo Sugahara, economist and postdoc researcher at SERAF-UiO and ARA-FoU | Sørlandet Sykehus HF, lecturer at the OsloMet, explores the implication between economy and aging
When in doubt, be creative
Indu Khurana, Counsellor and Life Coach, talks about the generative power of creativity that can take us from doing to being
Find your inner brave self
The Norwegian fashion designer Tina Haagensen explores the idea of transformation through upcycling in life and art
Human rights don’t stop with age
Mervyn Eastman, founder member of Change AGEnts Co-operative Collective and radio host points out that being aware of our citizenship is a choice we make
Aging is a vibrant process full of momentum
Stephanie Lowrey-Willson, founder of Age On, invites to tackle stereotypes that lead to marginalization
Do more, worry less
Rachel Peru, silver curve model and podcaster, shares her story about body confidence in midlife
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
I’m losing my shame
For Jody Day, psychotherapist, author, and founder of Gateway Women, we always have the power to disagree with any ideology that fuels marginalization
We're in the prime of our power
Susan Lee Colby and Kathy Sjogren, co-founders of GraceCreative talk about their mission and their campaign #AgeisNOTjustaNumber
We need younger people to see the issues of age stereotyping
Paul Nash, Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology at the University of South California talks about Critical Questions for Aging Societies, the book he co-authored with Gemma Gemma Carney, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at the Queen’s University of Belfast
Aging is not a straight line
Patti Temple Rocks, communicator and author of I’m Not Done: It’s Time to Talk about Ageism in the Workplace, recalls how she went from ignorance to awareness about ageism
Focus on what you gain
Michael F. Kay, Certified Financial Planner, and founder of Chapter X points out that aging and retirement are not about money only, but also about values
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 doesn’t happen in a vacuum
Professor Andreas Kruse, Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the Heidelberg University explores aging in the light of Erik Erikson’s theory
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”
Ageism is an unchallenged "ism"
There are 27 different definitions of ageism. Professor Per Erick Solem breaks down the concept and reveals its components and subtle workings
You need to grieve your aging
Susanna Harkonen talks about aging as a process of losses and the importance of grieving