French Novelist & Author
Generational labels that divide. Population divisions based on the year we are born. What if we removed the labels and simply met each other as people, with a variety of wants, needs and challenges that span age? What would happen to the smashed avocado debate then?...
White is white. Until you try to choose white paint. If you've ever tried to choose white paint you'll know just how tricky it is to choose the shade of white you'd like to paint a room or a house. Ageing is the same. Here's why. Like white paint, there is more than...
Inspired by a program on housing for the older population that appeared on an SBS Insight program, I contacted two of the participants who had talked about the retirement community they had created with four other long term friends. It's a remarkable story. Like many...
I'm getting older. I know that. I've said for a long time that I plan to see 100 and beyond. And, I'm determined to age well. Age healthily. Age happily. Age productively. In community with like-minded people. I eschew the idea of a retirement village or nursing home....
We're moving. Not major. Just from one part of Sydney to another. We've never lived in the area we're planning on moving to and don't know the area particularly well. The process is challenging and exciting. Here's why ... First and foremost it's hard work. We're...
Whilst some of us are happy to move to a retirement village when we're older it's not for everyone. I'm probably in this latter group. However, a danger of remaining at home is loneliness and isolation and potentially poorer health. Keep reading to learn what we...
