Events | At Home with Growing Older

A Conversation with Chip Conley, Modern Elder Academy founder and serial entrepreneur

by Amy Oh | Aug 7, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:When we think of wellness in the US we tend to think of personal wellness, you go out to the gym, you figure out your diet, you look at your sleep patterns. It is all I, I, I and yet what we really most want and need in later life is not the I, I, I of...

A Conversation with Louise Aronson, Geriatrician and 2020 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for ‘Elderhood’

by Amy Oh | Jun 19, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:”We are allowing adults to make decisions about their risk, and yet not giving elders the same right to make a decision. If you are unable to make a decision for yourself that is different but most older adults are perfectly able to judge their...

A Conversation with Elizabeth Fishel and Charlene Depner

by Amy Oh | Jun 12, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:”The ritual of nesting into a new house and location helped all these writers and women retrench and start over.””Significantly, the relocation helped provide redirection and a renewal of artistic energy.”Elizabeth Fishel Edith...

A Conversation with Carla Perissinotto & Amber Carroll

by Amy Oh | Jun 5, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:”We are in the middle of a study in this pandemic. We are seeing worse in loneliness, worse in depression, worse in anxiety, trouble accessing medication, trouble accessing care givers.””Ageism has been the basis underlying a lot of...

A Conversation with Kari Rogenski & Katie Wade about Holistic Quality of Life

by Clea Wurster | May 28, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY: “Vocational quality of life is about a person’s ongoing contribution to society. Age is not a factor. All humans have a right to contribute to society. Vocational qualities of life are about meaning and purpose.”Kari Rogenski Useful...

A Conversation with Emily Kaiser Thelin about Food and Memory

by Clea Wurster | May 22, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:“[This biography] It was a love letter to Paula’s love. She cared so much and taught me so much about the value of paying attention, of noticing details. Life is a series of details and the closer you can pay attention to details, the richer your life...