Caregiving for a loved one is HARD. It’s hard on the giver and on the receiver. As much as it can be rewarding, it can also be frustrating, thankless, inconvenient, demanding, and—dare I say it—ageist. If we’re not careful. Perhaps you’ve seen or...
Curious minds want to know: Do you let your wrinkles, greys, or aging body dictate what you do or don’t do? Do you allow social assumptions like “Old people are not tech savvy,” or “Old people can’t successfully start a new career” stop you from pursuing the career...
Saturday, October 7 is Ageism Awareness Day 2023 Led by the American Society on Aging, this day provides an opportunity to draw attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society. Of course, at Changing the Narrative, every day is ageism awareness day! So...
Editor’s note: The following is a submission from guest contributor Trish Laub, previously interviewed in this blog. “When there’s nothing to lose and there’s nothing to prove, I’ll be dancing with myself!” – Billy Idol I have never felt more alive than I did...
(The following is republished from NextFifty Initiative, with permission.) In April 2023, Changing the Narrative, a leading U.S.-based initiative that seeks to increase understanding of ageism and to change how people think, talk, and act about aging and ageism, and...
To be truly radical is to make hope possible instead of despair convincing. Last Monday, I moderated the kickoff keynote panel on ageism and ableism at the American Society on Aging’s #OnAging2023 conference. I quoted Raymond Williams, then asked panelists...
