It is about entering a new phase in our life – retirement. Even though retirement might be reincarnated as “second career” or “post main career”, even though we might not be able to afford retirement or choose not to retire, there is still retirement – retirement from one phase of life into another, retirement from [...]
From the Category 'Our Selves'
AHWGO – A Salon on Aging
by Susanne Stadler | September 13th, 2011 | No Comments
Musing Exploring Sharing Learning Connecting Expanding One’s Thinking These were some of the words a group of participants in AHWGO’s first strategy session used to describe what they thought the purpose of our get-togethers were. Multidisciplinary Interesting People Stimulating Topics Informal Structure Nice Food These were some of the words a group of participants in [...]
A Midwife to the Dying – Assisting in the Transformation from Life to Death
by Susanne Stadler | May 31st, 2011 | 1 Comment
Redwing Keyssar who recently spoke at AHWGO set out early in her life to assist people in this transformation. Throughout these years she has kept a journal. Those stories and reflections are now part of her insightful book “Last Act of Kindness”. She continues to be a midwife to the dying and is currently the [...]
