Sep 26, 2020 | Older Workers, Real Aging, Reframing Examples
Aging is complicated. It includes a whole spectrum of experiences, from the best to the worst. At Changing the Narrative (CTN), we’re not trying to sugar-coat aging. Over time, our physical abilities will decrease, as will our health. However, there are some important... Read more 
Sep 21, 2020 | Older Workers, Real Aging
George Maxey has lived a long time. Like anyone who has reached 84 years of life, he has experienced many changes. But some things stay the same. George’s quest for understanding runs throughout his life. When he was young, George attended a one-room... Read more 
Sep 16, 2020 | Older Workers, Real Aging
What do you picture when you think about people living with memory issues? For instance, think about the word “dementia”. Do you come up with a positive picture? One of our society’s common – but inaccurate – stories about aging is that it means becoming helpless,... Read more 
Sep 4, 2020 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Older Workers
September is National Workforce Development Month, a perfect time to highlight an underutilized Colorado workforce – older adults. Valuable, experienced workers are there, if people look past age. Workforce Development Month is the product of a bipartisan... Read more 
Sep 3, 2020 | Older Workers, Real Aging
Monica LaBiche Brown is a native of Seychelles, a group of African islands in the Indian Ocean. At a very young age, Monica’s family moved to Uganda for her father’s work. “When I was six months old, my father got a job in Uganda, and so our family moved,” Brown says.... Read more 
Aug 28, 2020 | Intergenerational conversations, Older Workers, Real Aging
Hartmut Spetzler came to the United States from Germany at 16 years old, knowing exactly one English phrase (a colorful phrase not to be repeated here). Now a retired geophysics professor, Hartmut is genial, funny, and understated. One wouldn’t immediately know all... Read more 