Ageism

Voltaire once said, “The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.” And while we all know there are things to make us feel down as we get older, the reality is…

For many of us entering our 60s and beyond, the concept of retirement holds no appeal. For us, work may be fulfilling, fun or even financially necessary and we can’t fathom what we’d do if we…

There’s no dispute that the US population, as well as the global population, is aging. In the US, our median population age is now 37.9, whereas in 1970 it was 28.1. And in parts of the country-…

We’d like to believe we don’t care- it’s what’s inside that matters. But frankly, few of us can pass a mirror without wondering what’s happened to our previously youthful looks, and what can be done to…

As our society grows older, the nature of the typical career arc is beginning to change. Few people now spend their entire careers at one position. Many of us now have two or even three careers…

Going to the movies is often an escape- a chance to step out of your own life briefly and see the world from another vantage point. But if movies depict the lives of senior citizens as…