Renewment: The pleasure of finding time for friendships, the chance to think about success as personal fulfillment in later life, the chance to sharing these discoveries with others
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Thank you to everyone who attended the online forum on October 29, 2020! The recording of this live conversation alongside an exclusive interview update from July 15, 2024 has been published as an At Home, On Air podcast episode.
“We do not need to be satisfied just to survive … to thrive is an intention.”
Helen Dennis
Thank You to Our Featured Guest: Helen Dennis, co-founder of Project Renewment, best-selling author, columnist, lecturer on aging and retirement
Thank You to Our Forum Host: Marcie Rogo, At Home With Growing Older board member
Thank You to Our Interviewer: Susanne Stadler, Architect and the Executive Director of At Home With Growing Older
Special Acknowledgement and Thanks to: Bernice Bratter, co-founder of Project Renewment
Conversation Details:
Renewment is a made-up word; a combination of retirement and renewal. Established in 1999, Renewment is a movement of mid- to later-life career women, who are using their drive, energy and talent used in the workplace to create their next life chapters to be equal to or more fulfilling than the previous ones. The women typically meet monthly for a structured conversation, on topics such as “Who am I Without my Business Card?” and “What is Productivity Anyhow?” As women belong to the same group for anywhere from 2 to 20 years, Renewment has moved beyond the transition from work to retirement. It now supports career women through transition and change for a lifetime. The pandemic has prevented women from meeting face to face. As a result, we have launched virtual Renewment roundtables which are growing virally with waiting lists. See the LA Times best seller: Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women and Renewment.org.
About Helen Dennis:
Helen Dennis is a nationally recognized leader on issues of aging, employment and the new retirement with academic, corporate and nonprofit experience. She has received awards for her university teaching at USC’s Davis School, Andrus Gerontology Center and for her contributions to the field of aging, the community and literary arts. She has edited two books, written more than 100 articles, and has frequent speaking engagements. She is the weekly columnist on Successful Aging for the Southern California Newspaper Group, writing over 1,000 columns and has assisted more than 25,000 employees in preparation for the non-financial aspects of retirement. In her volunteer life, she has served as president of five nonprofit organizations. Fully engaged in the field of aging, she was a delegate to a White House Conference on Aging and is co-author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller, “Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women.” Helen has extensive experience with the media including Prime Time, NPR, network news, the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee and Christian Science Monitor. She was recognized by PBS Next Avenue as one of the 50 influencers in aging for 2016.
THE TAKEAWAY
- Visit Helen’s website for her upcoming news & events.
- Read Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women, by Helen Dennis and Bernice Bratter
- Explore Helen’s weekly column, Successful Aging
- Helen’s Facebook page, Successful Aging
Other Mentioned Resources:
- Successful Aging, by Robert L. Kahn and John W. Rowe
- Aging and Thriving during the Pandemic, a conversation with Helen Dennis from the Healthy Living Virtual Expo
- Life Transitions Group, a men’s group, similar to the Renewment Group
- Professor Becca Levy, supporting research about successful aging
- Take on Aging as a Sport: The Athletic Approach to Aging, by Sharkie Zartman
Interested in joining a Renewment Group?
Email Helen: helendenn@gmail.com
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The original, live conversation was recorded on: October 29, 2020.
This archived conversation was republished as a podcast episode on August 15, 2024.