Ageful Living 

When it comes to allocating limited medical resources, must we older adults give up COVID-19 treatment so that younger players can take ...

In this time of COVID-19, it's more important than ever to be your own best health advocate. Here's how. Anyone who has been following th...

In this time of pandemic, is the light of existence so limited that we elders must douse our candles prematurely in order for others' to ...

One huge impact of this pandemic might just be a gradual integration of the positive qualities of elderhood into the rest of society. In ...

Older adults have been handicapped for years by social assumptions of what we could -- or should -- be doing with our lives. W...

There is a vital crop of humanity eager to be harvested and engaged. There are many negative, inaccurate ways in which our society either...

A new book by geriatrician Louise Aronson calls us to rethink medicine, aging, and life itself. This began as an old age book, and then b...

How the iconic singer has chosen to live exemplifies three basic realities of the older adult experience: adaptability, resourcefulness, ...

A proactive guide to facing and overcoming the changed economic reality as we age. Her public voice began with a 2016 essay, when Harvard...

A book that highlights the important issues involved in ensuring humane and compassionate end-of-life care. So far in my life, I’ve been ...

Packing groceries ain't rocket science. It just takes some basic common sense and a concern for others' needs. The same thing goes for un...

What if we re-examine how we evaluate age-appropriate behaviors and we actively "stir up" our collective culture to allow greater integra...

I invite you to join me in improvising our way through these later years. It's easier than you think. All you have to do is answer this v...

We commit a great social injustice by failing to recognize and accept the variety of ways to be a child, or a teen, or a middle-aged adul...

We need to replace that unproductive and discriminatory paradigm with one that is realistic, compassionate, and fair -- one requiring an ...

By remaining open to personal growth, we can develop a “new nose” for sniffing out fresh truths amid the stench of hackneyed and cynical ...

Just as we should believe those who report experiences of sexual harassment, so too should we believe older adults who report elder haras...

I’ll happily trade a “senior moment” for a “Sully moment” anytime. As a social gerontologist, community educator, and writer, I am passio...

We must reject the assertions of media pundits and all others who use age as a justification for individual intransigence. “He won’t chan...

The clearest and most concise, entertaining, and impactful introduction to the scourge of ageism. People are always looking for easier wa...