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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