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Managing Anticipation Over the Holidays

We are well into the holiday season - and anticipation is running high. But how do we manage our expectations to avoid disappointment.
Health

Eating for Pleasure or Longevity: What's Most Important to You?

There is a significant disconnect between what millions of older people eat and what experts believe is a healthy diet conducive to increased longevity. Why is this?
Opinion

A Man on the Inside - Well Worth the Watch

When I first started watching A Man on the Inside, I was initially disappointed thinking it was falling into some ageist cliches. But by the fourth episode, I was hooked and found myself admiring the strong, realistic and positive story lines around aging. This series is well worth the watch.
Opinions

Our Top 5 Holiday Commercial Choices

The holiday season has arrived and along with all the music and lights we are bombarded by commercials. Some are terrible, some are cheesy and then there are some that just leave you in awe. These are a few of our favourites.
Opinion

Sensitive Matters: Understanding and Accepting Our Sensitivity

The term "highly sensitive person" is used to describe individuals who deeply absorb and process their surroundings, often leading to heightened emotional responses and an acute sensitivity. This is often perceived as being a bad thing, is it actually a strength?
Life

Analyzing Those Famous Last Words: Let’s Be Sure to Stay in Touch

All too often when we leave someplace we say to the people around us, "Let's be sure to stay in touch". But do we really mean it? Or is this just something that we say to make us all just feel better?
Technology

The Immortality Of Artificial Intelligence

This is not out of a science fiction novel – it’s actually something people are working on today. The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is exploring ways to immortalize our memories.

Discovering Glimmers of Inspiration During Times of Despair

Susan Williams' basement recently flooded with over three feet of water. Many of her personal items were damaged - except one thing survived. She now feels some obligation that this should be shared.
Technology

Bridging Generations by Crossing the Intergenerational Digital Divide

For older people striving to interact more with younger people, there is reason to feel optimistic. Although those in later life often are apprehensive at how fast things are changing, technological advancements will make it easier for them to pursue their intergenerational social relationships. 
Opinion

Forget the Anti-Aging Industry – Let’s Start A Pro-Aging One

I just hate the term anti-aging and don’t understand how anyone can be opposed to it. Afterall, If you’re not aging - you only need to consider what the alternative is.
Relationships

Bridging the Social Worlds: The Value of Intergenerational Relationships

Intergenerational relationships are most often promoted as making both older and younger generations happier, valued, and self-fulfilled—all good things. However, as Dr. Stephen Golant shares, we must avoid putting all older—and younger—people in the same social box.
Relationships

Motherhood: The Road Not Taken

Wendy Reichental has been thinking a lot about regrets and the weight of our choices, specifically those related to having or not having children.
Life

Something to Ask Yourself: Are You Living A Regret Free Life?

There are many people who are not really living the life that they either wanted or envisioned. But the bigger question is at the end of our lives will we then have any regrets?
Opinions

Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

There's a saying that you can never go home again. But is this true? Wendy Reichental recently revisited her childhood home and shares her experience.
Life

A Life, Work, Retirement Rethink

We are experiencing not only increased stress levels but a drop in our longevity. Is it time to rethink our life, work and retirement models?
Technology

Could Virtual Reality Reduce Isolation for Older People?

Virtual reality is showing some promise in supporting older people to feel more positive and less isolated. But could this also lead us down a slippery slope?
Opinion

How Can We Make Sure We Are Aging Authentically?

There is so much pressure on what aging should look like. How can we design our lives to ensure we are aging authentically?
Life

Moving to the Right Place: Why the "Best Places to Retire" Guides Fall Short

There is no shortage of guides of the best places to retire. But are they really accurate? Or are they evaluating the wrong things?
Opinion

Is The Real Issue Age Or Competence?

The issue concerning at what age someone remains competent is becoming a much larger discussion and debate. But are we really focusing on the right thing?

Create A Life More Interesting To Live Than To Watch

When we think of social media and potential overuse or addiction, we often think it’s a younger person’s problem. But some research has proved otherwise.

Confessions from a Retired Introvert

Wendy Reichental is a retired introvert who surprisingly finds she is missing a few specific unexpected perks that emerged in the wake of the pandemic.

Would You Rather Suffer Or Admit You’re Old?

We all want to live a long and high quality of life but in order to do this are we guilty of not being willing to use products or services that we think makes us look old?

My (Un)Retirement Lessons Learned

Carl Landau has now been retired for four years and has learned a few things in the process.

The Power Of Nostalgia

What is it about thinking about things from our past that makes us feel good? Why do we like to be nostalgic and reminisce about the “good ol’ days”? Marketers know why.

Why The Language We Use For Aging Matters

The language we use when talking about aging really does matter.