Second Acts: Advice And Examples For Crafting An Encore Career
September 11, 2019
Perhaps you’re still in the job you’ve held for decades and fantasizing about what else you could be doing at this point in your life. Or, maybe you’ve already “retired” but are ready for a new…
Living A Lie: How To Approach Truth-Telling With A Dementia Patient
May 1, 2019
If you’ve been involved in the care of someone with dementia, you’ve probably faced this moment of truth: Should you always be brutally honest, no matter how hurtful that seems or how little you may be…
Freestyle: Older Skaters Take To The Ice In The New Documentary “To The Worlds”
January 23, 2019
Raise your hand if you took skating lessons as a child. And now think about the last time you were on the ice. Can you even remember it? Most of us put our skates in the…
A Writing Life: David Sedaris On Life, Family, And Aging
January 9, 2019
Maybe you know him through his storytelling on the radio show This American Life or through his best-selling books, including Me Talk Pretty One Day or Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim. Or maybe you’ve…
Gray Matters: Audio Stories That Explore The Challenges Of Getting Older
June 14, 2018
There’s little about getting older that is generalizable- the changes that come can sometimes be subtle, or stark, and the experience is often different depending on who you are, where you come from and what systems…
Radio Days: Audio Diaries From the Front Line Of Aging
November 2, 2017
The stereotype of life in a retirement community or long term care facility is not great- images of disability, bland food and boredom probably come to mind. And in some ways, those are accurate visions. But…
