Free to Move- From the Fullness of a Long Life

by Susanne Stadler | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018 Forums, Past Forums

March 1, 2018 Ed Roberts Campus    THE TAKEAWAY: Greacian Goeke connected us all by asking us to move. A simple invitation that showed all of us that by not moving we are not expressing ourselves to the fullest. Thank you to Greacian and the members of...

FrameWorks Institute

by Susanne Stadler | Feb 28, 2018 | Of Interest

“FrameWorks is the research partner for the Reframing Aging Project, an initiative of the Leaders of Aging Organizations (AARP, the American Federation for Aging Research, the American Geriatrics Society, the American Society on Aging, the Gerontological Society...

Social Security, Medicare and the Campaign Against Entitlements

by Susanne Stadler | Jan 11, 2018 | 2018 Forums, Past Forums

February 1, 2018San Francisco THE TAKEAWAY: The powerful slides of the presentations by Carroll Estes and Kevin Prindiville provide excellent data and concrete arguments why social insurance is beneficial for a flourishing society and economy. Carroll Estes- Social...

How To Prepare For A Meaningful End Of Life

by Susanne Stadler | Dec 30, 2017 | 2018 Forums, Past Forums

January 11, 2018Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY: This forum had magic. Deep compassion, experience and humanity resonated in the conversation between Theologian Megory Anderson, Ph.D and Katy Butler, author and journalist. Megory who also leads the Sacred...

How can we keep older adults connected?

by Susanne Stadler | Dec 10, 2017 | 2017 Forums, Past Forums

December 7,  2017 Metta Fund, San FranciscoTHE TAKEAWAY:  A huge thank you to our panel of speakers and moderator, Katy Hoepke from San Francisco Village, Katie Wade from Senior Center Without Walls, Cathy Michalec from Little Brothers-...

An Empirical Approach to Reframing Aging and Ageism

by Susanne Stadler | Oct 30, 2017 | Our Selves

“America is having conversations about varying sources of inequality—we’re talking about how gender, race, economic status, or citizenship status can shape life trajectories and what the public response should be. And we are accustomed to hearing about...

Navigating The Encore Years

by Susanne Stadler | Oct 9, 2017 | 2017 Forums, Our Selves, Past Forums

October 5, 2017 Rhoda Goldman Plaza   THE TAKEAWAY: What do you yearn for? Not too many people ask themselves this question in their ‘encore’ years. For Life Coach Josephine Withers this is the start of an exploration and the...

Taste, Flavor & Quality of Life

by Susanne Stadler | Sep 10, 2017 | 2017 Forums, Past Forums

November 2, 2017Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley  THE TAKEAWAY: Dr. Dara-Abrams is a gerontechnologist and sensory data scientist gave a passionate and in-depth presentation about the role of taste and flavor in how we experience life. It was clear that diminishing taste...

How To Provide Human-Centered Care To Older Adults?

by Susanne Stadler | Aug 5, 2017 | 2017 Forums, Past Forums

September 5, 2017 Ed Roberts Campus   THE TAKEAWAY: As people live longer, the chances of having multiple chronic conditions, disabilities and different degrees of memory impairment increase, making community based, human-centered, integrated/coordinated...