agebuzz Guest Blogger: Susanna Barton

By Susanna P. Barton   There is a particular category of adult responsibility that lives in the same mental drawer as flossing daily, balancing a checkbook, and backing up your computer. You know it matters. You intend to get to it. And yet, somehow, it remains perpetually postponed.   Talking…

By Susanna P. Barton   At 87, actress and activist Jane Fonda says she doesn’t feel “like an old person,” doubling down that she actually feels “younger in all the ways that matter” as she moves – and inspires people of all ages! – into her 90s. In a recent…

By Susanna P.Barton   One of the single-most underscored facts professors hammer into the brains of Gerontology students is that there are just three ways to cover the ungodly expensive costs of long-term care. Here’s the gerontological thesis: 1) Out of your own pocket, 2) Via a generous long-term care…

By Susanna P. Barton   One of the big things you learn as a fledgling student of Gerontology is that ageism is real and it is exceedingly harmful, and that elderspeak is one way ageism manifests in our relationships with older adults. We should embrace neither, capiche? Today’s column will…

By Susanna P.Barton   For the past year and a half, and at the unstoppable age of 53, I have been pursuing a Master of Science in Gerontology degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. It has been the great rewiring of my brain, helping me chisel through crusty,…

By Susanna P. Barton   Being prepared for the opportunities and challenges of aging requires us to be flexible, real, and positive – to embrace resilience as we move through new seasons of life. If you or a loved one has ever said, “I’m never going into nursing home” or…