Fall Events, Books, and Resources

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Thank you, gerontologist Dr. Harry “Rick” Moody, Fielding University, for sharing these aging updates and resources!

 

BOOKS OF INTEREST

 

UNRETIREMENT, by Chris Farrell (Bloomsbury, 2014). Here is the correct link for a book review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyNpvwg0f1E


LOVE AND TIME: Embracing Change, Growth and Mature Relationships in the Winter of Life, by Richard Matzkin (Wisdom Exchange Publications, 2024).

STAGE (NOT AGE) by Susan Golden (Harvard Business Review, 2022). A deeper approach to marketing in an aging society.

 

 

WEBSITES TO SEE

 

Elderhood. “How medicine fails older people” by Louise Aronson, M.D.:

https://www.aamc.org/news/how-medicine-fails-older-people

 

Later Life: From Role to Soul. Spiritual practice and aging,

with Connie Zweig, on “Thinking Aloud” at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiMeJwb9Lmk

 

Self-Imposed Ageism. “How to Fight Self-Imposed Ageism and

Energize Your Retirement” at:

https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/new-way-think-about-aging

 

Older and Wiser? “Many Older People Maintain and Even Gain Cognitive Skills”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/many-older-people.

 

 

COMING EVENTS ~ NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, AND JANUARY 

 

DREAMS: DreamTime Zoom event (3 to 3:30 pm, Pacific time, Nov. 2, 2024). One half-hour. This informal gathering, hosted by H.R. Moody, exploring themes from a book in press The Hidden Power of Dreams for the Second Half of Life. No fee, no registration required. Join Zoom Meeting at:

https://fielding-edu.zoom.us/j/87976626392


CLIMATE AND AGING: ClimateTime Zoom event (10 – 10:30 am, Pacific time, Nov. 3, 2024). One half-hour. This informal gathering, hosted by H.R. Moody, exploring themes from a forthcoming book Climate Change in an Aging Society. No fee, no registration required. Join Zoom Meeting at:

https://fielding-edu.zoom.us/j/88352033797

COGNITIVE HEALTH: “Six Lifestyle Factors to Support Cognitive Health”

(Nov. 4, 11, and 18, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET). Facilitated by

Brenda Lyons. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details at:

https://conta.cc/3ANiHCe

 

WOMEN OVER 65: Time in Meaningful Reflection (Six Mondays, Nov. 4 – Dec. 9, 2024, 5 pm - 6:pm MT). Group led by Ruth Neubauer, MSW, facilitator and psychotherapist. No writing experience needed. Details and registration: https://mailchi.mp/d85a55268df1/november2024?mc_cid=604a6069...

EXPLORING THE FUTURE (Nov. 5 & 12, 2024, 11 am to 12:30 pm EST). A two-session workshop providing tools to plan a purposeful, post-career life. The goal is an action plan and a like-minded community to achieving goals. Hosted by Coming of Age. Details and registration at:: https://tinyurl.com/EYFNovember


JAPAN: Ideas for Living (Nov. 6, 2024, 6 to 7:00 pm EST) Renee Lee Rosenberg brings wisdom from travels and personal practice about Japanese concepts to achieve a fulfilling second half of life. Hosted by Coming of Age. Details and registration: https://tinyurl.com/japaneseconcepts

TURNING POINTS & Paradigm Shifts (Nov. 7, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET).

Facilitated by Chana Tina Duskis & Guest Speakers. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details and registration at: https://conta.cc/3X6Zin7

 

SPIRITUALITY & AGING: An Exploration (Nov. 11, 2024, 10 am Pacific time).

Online conversation sponsored by Pass It On Network (PION). For more on this program, visit:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V6y2GE5TKHycMf2BbCHG5ktjX87RSI_x/view

For registration see:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqd-qgqjopGdxGRGe...


PIONEER NETWORK. Green House Project Conference. (Nov. 11-13, 2024, Grand Rapids, MI). Legacy of the Eden Alternative and efforts to humanize long-term care. Details and registration at:

https://thegreenhouseproject.org/2024-conference/


PURPOSE: “Crafting Your Encore: Finding Purpose, Passion, and a Paycheck in Your Next Chapter” (Nov. 11-16, 2024, Santa Fe, NM). Navigating Transitions with guest faculty Marci Alboher & Kerry Hannon. From Modern Elder Academy (MEA). Details and registration at:

https://www.meawisdom.com/workshop/recreate-your-career-on-your-terms-with-marci-alboher-kerry-hannon/

 

ISSUES OF ULTIMATE CONCERN (Nov. 12, 2024. 12 noon to 1:30 pm EST). Interactive webinar for women about when life matters most. Hosted by Spirit of Sophia, a women’s spirituality center. Webinar is the culmination of a year-long series led by Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. and introduces the 2025 Spiritual Aging Study and Support Group: A Gathering of Old Souls, meeting on Zoom starting, Jan. 9 then first Thursday of every month through December. For details see: https://spiritofsophia.org/a-gathering-of-old-souls/


CONSCIOUS AGING: (Nov. 13, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET).

“The Fruits of Conscious Aging: Lovingkindness” with David Chernikoff.

Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details and registration at:

https://conta.cc/3ZbwIUj


TIBET: (Nov. 13, 2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET). “The Angel of Tibet and

the Angel of the Jews: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi in Dialogue with His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama. Facilitated by Rodger Kamenetz.

Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details and registration at: https://conta.cc/4gLJC1S


GERONTOLOGY. Gerontological Association of America (Nov. 13-16, 2024, Seattle, WA). Details at: https://www.gsa2024.org/Registration


RETIREMENT: A Life That Works For You (Nov. 26, 2024, 12:00 noon EST).

Dr. Teresa Amabile, Faculty at Harvard Business School, using social psychology and the psychology of creativity in her new book, Retirement: Creating a Life that Works for You. The book looks at pre-retirees, retirees, professionals and corporations. Sign-up for this interview begins Nov. 19 at www.revolutionizeretirement.com. ; Participants will receive a recording link after the call. Direct questions to Dori Mintzer at dorianmintzer@gmail.com


SPIRITUAL AGING: Deepening the Conversation (Dec. 3, 2024, 11 am to 1 pm EST). Free Zoom Webinar. Author Carol Orsborn launches Sage-ing International’s year-long immersive “A Year of Reflection” with the readings from her new book Spiritual Aging: Weekly Reflections for Embracing Life (Inner Traditions Dec. 10, 2024) Register for the Dec 3 webinar at: 

https://www.sage-ing.org/events/introducing-spiritual-ageing...


MIDLIFE TRANSITION. (Dec. 3 to 7, 2024, Baja, Mexico and also Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA). It doesn’t have to be a crisis, and the Modern Elder Academy (MEA) can show an alternative to being unstuck and not know what to do next. For more, visit: https://www.meawisdom.com/pillar/navigating-transitions/


FILMS ON AGING: “Legacy Film Festival on Aging” (Jan. 17-26, 2025)

Based in San Francisco, but completely available on streaming. For information see

info@legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org 

 

 

“Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”    David Bowie

 


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