October Events on Aging

 

Hi Readers, Thanks to Dr. Harry "Rick" Moody for these October events, all related to aging! We appreciate you, Dr. Moody! AgeDoc

 

WEB SITES TO SEE

 

Conscious Eldering. Don’t miss the new edition of this newsletter: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Autumn-2025--Conscious-Eldering-Inspiration-and-Resources.html?soid=1105280230787&aid=GlblYcxeepI   Map of Life. “Navigating the New Map of Life: Making the Most of Your Next Chapter,” with Marc Freedman and Kristen West (Yale School of Management): https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_axbSK1NRSauPBUXdlv_wng   Climate and Aging: See the dialogue with the editor of this newsletter (H.R. Moody) on “Climate Action in an Aging Society” in the “Becoming a Sage” series at: https://www.jannfreed.com/becoming-a-sage-a-conversation-wit... and https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j6Fj9DyhzCRExsMvv2N8P ; See also the interview with about this book now available: https://instantteleseminar.com/Events/135930027   Films About Aging: Oct. 9, 2025 is Ageism Awareness Day. For more about films and aging see: https://www.moviesaboutaging.org/ On demand films (small fee): https://terranova.org/on-demand-films/

 

 

BOOKS OF INTEREST

 

LATE STAGE: Theatrical Perspectives on Age and Aging, Edited by Elinor Fuchs et al (Univ. of Michigan Press, 2026- March). PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF LITERATURE AND AGING, edited by Valerie Barnes Lipscomb and Aagje Swinnen (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). CRITICAL HUMANITIES AND AGEING: Forging Interdisciplinary Dialogues, edited by Marlene Goldman, Kate de Medeiros and Thomas Cole (Routledge, 2022).

 

 

COMING EVENTS

 

REBEL AGING: “Wisdom, Wonder and a Few Shenanigans” (Oct. 1, 2025, 12 to 1 pm ET). Coffee chat with author and founder of WonderCrone. Sponsored by the Encore Network. Details and registration at: https://encorenetwork.org/event-list/#!event/2025/10/1/rebel... ANCESTORS. "Ancestors’ Circle" with Al Rider Oline circle meeting monthly beginning October, 2025. Led by Al Rider, trained historian and storyteller. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details and registration at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VKc9d8AknLHsvXkYtn5Derq5tGNtag1S/view   ELDERHOOD: Exploring Elderhood (Oct. 7, 14, and 20, 2025, 10 to 11:30 am PDT). Sponsored by Elders Action Network. Details and registration at: https://eldersaction.org/event/exploring-elderhood-fall-2025...   SPIRITUAL AGE: Age as Culmination (Oct. 7, 2025, 11am to 12:30 pm ET). With David Chernikoff. Sponsored by Sage-ing International https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xesyOzA3oQn7ZIAKMNmsswWqNrD...   SAGE-ING: Awakening the Sage Within (Oct. 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025, 1 to - 3:30 pm ET). With Karen West and Ruby Grad. Sponsored by Sage-ing International https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKB1jyXIVwTsJmSPiAzA1RAoStg...   JOY AND SORROW: Grief, Joy, and Awakening: 10,000 Joys and the10,000 Sorrows (Oct, 8, 2025, 11 am to 12:30 pm ET). With David Chernikoff. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LRSPRtFOgO7l57fZ9-pptr2tExX...   CHI GONG Connection, and Community (Oct, 9, 16, 23, and 30, and Nov. 6 and 13, 2025, 1 to 2:30 pm ET) With Brenda Lyons. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fx652uHT2Vw5nf1Ulm3ro2UK1Ap...   AGE-FRIENDLY ECOSYSTEM SUMMIT. (Oct. 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2025, 1 to 3 pm, ET) Sponsored by the Center for Health and Humanities, George Washington University, in Washington, DC. Details and registration at: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ct3pzAFTQF2D8vz4zyl...   CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM: Conscious Evolution on the Mystical Christian Initiatory Path (Oct. 16, 2025, 11am to 12:30 pm ET). Rt. Rev., Dr. Mary Francis Drake, MA, MSW, DMin, is Co-Director of the Sacred Balance Spiritual Community. Sponsored by Sage-ing International, part of the World Wisdom series: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lXC1wVIZKwZ5miIVRXboxeAvxLa...   STRESS “One-Minute Stress Relief.” (Oct. 16, 2025, 10 to 11:30 am, ET). Achieving a positive attitude and less stressful life with simple, one-minute self-help techniques. With Scott Weiner, Ph.D. With PSS Life! University. Free on Zoom. https://psslifeu.matrixlms.com/visitor_catalog_class/show/18...   SOUL-CENTERED AGING. The Alchemy of Aging: A Retreat for Women in the Third Act of Life (October 17 – 19, 2025, Crieff Hills, Ontario, Canada. The Alchemy of Aging: A Retreat for Women in the Third Act of Life. For details on this retreat, see: https://www.sandyreynolds.com/retreat2025   SAGE-ING: Deepening the Sage Within for Men (Oct. 21, 28 and Nov. 4, 11, and 18, 2025, 12 noon to 3 pm ET). With Brian Jones and Dennis Stamper. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details and registration at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13lx2DGvgc0qUiSg966NyTg4A0zN...   BECOMING A PODCASTER. (Oct. 22, 2025, 12 noon to 1 pm, ET). Conversation with Ron Roel, host of “45 Forward,” about how this former NY Newsday journalist became a storyteller and multimedia podcaster. Hosted by PSS Life! University. FREE on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/howipodcast   GRANDMOTHERS: Exploring Grandmother-hood.(6 Mondays, from Oct. 27, 2025, 4 to 5:30pm MT). A group for 10 women, led by Ruth Neubauer, on Zoom. Responding to prompts to stir inner wisdom and awareness. No reading, no homework. Details and registration at: https://mailchi.mp/17bf2debf38e/b0cofjxrh0?mc_cid=f1469fc660&mc_eid=536ea08b62   JOY: Discovering the Importance of the Joy in the Second Half of Life (Oct. 28, 2025, 12 noon EDT). This 4th Tuesday Revolutionize Your Retirement Interview with Expert's series features Dr. Kerry Burnight. She discusses her new book, JoySpan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half. Dr. Kerry, as she is called, has taught geriatric medicine and gerontology at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. She is co-founder of the Nation’s Elder Abuse Forensic Center and founder of www.TheGerontologist.com Sign up for the interview begins by Oct. 21 at www.revolutionizeretirement.com; Participants will receive a recording link after the call. Direct questions to Dori Mintzer at dorianmintzer@gmail.com   CONFRONTING AGEISM. “Aging Together” (Oct. 29, 2025, 12 to 1 pm, EDT). A New Peer-Support Approach to Confronting Ageism. Sponsored by the Encore Network. Details and registration at: https://encorenetwork.org/event-list/#!event/2025/10/29/-822...   PURPOSE: Aging with Purpose (Oct. 29, 2025, 1 to 2 pm, ET). Living with energy, joy, and purpose after 50. Renee Lee Rosenberg, Career and Life Transition Coach, discusses how to stay positive, productive, and purposeful with age. Hosted by PSS Life! University. FREE on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/rockat50plus   ELDERLY OR ELDER? Second Webinar on this issue (Nov. 3, 2025, 4 pm ET). Sponsored by Elder Wisdom. HR Moody, Ron Pevny and other presenters. Registration at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88170909387?pwd=Mvn4SWa0w6ywNJXrps...