America’s Approach to Brain Health is Demented
BY MICHAEL C. PATTERSON “I thought I did everything right, and I still got dementia! What did I do wrong?” The answer,...
Finishing Strong
BY CHRIS PALMER — Creating a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life as I Face Mortality — We must search for what we want to...
The View from Here: Reluctant Retiree
BY BOBBI LINKEMER I never really expected to retire. It just wasn’t something I looked forward to or planned for. I thought...
Welcome to Elderhood
BY JEANETTE LEARDI — In a society that has created rituals celebrating different life stages, why not hold rites of passage...
The Power of Cultural Beliefs
The discomfort of cognitive dissonance can be relieved by blame and denial, seeking confirmation, or the hard work of real...
The Beauty of Aging
BY PRISCILLA CHARLIE HINCKLEY — In 1965, a group of 13-year-old white girls sat in a Home Economics class, ready to learn...
Aging with Intention: Embracing Change
BY LINDA HENRY If there is one certainty in life, I believe it is change. It can be thrust upon us, or we can choose it....
Giving Way to Change
BY HOLLIS GIAMMATTEO Our granddaughter, at age four, had been dealt a blow. Beloved and central her whole life thus far,...
My Grandmother, My Hero
Story and Photos by SKY BERGMAN — I grew up in my Italian grandmother’s kitchen as she chopped, grated, salted, peppered,...
A New Age for the Arts
BY JULIE FANSELOW — How creativity and community have flourished in spite of—perhaps because of—the pandemic No...