Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Introduction and setting the theme of aging conversations (0:00)
- Metaphor of older adults as resilient weeds (3:02)
- The idea of being master climbers and challenging “over the hill” (6:06)
- Turning fear into curiosity: approaching dementia and death (9:00)
- Personalized approaches to aging, “walking span,” and generational myths (12:46)
- Challenging generational assumptions and early life choices about aging (15:14)
- Creativity and Constraints: Green Eggs and Ham Hypothesis (18:06)
- Guests’ surprises about their own aging and creative new beginnings (21:14)
- LGBTQ+ elders and meaningful inclusivity in later life (24:46)
- Embracing physical changes and self-acceptance with age (27:14)
- Generational connections and finding purpose while aging (30:03)
- Shifting from consumer to citizen and increasing life engagement (33:08)
- The power of faith, community, and unexpected achievements as we age (36:00)
Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com.
