French Novelist & Author
If you've heard the term "relevance deprivation" you may be older and possibly retired. Alternatively, you may be between jobs or a parent who has become an "empty nester". Regardless of your situation, remaining relevant is an individual responsibility. And it can...
Longer, healthier lives already exist. However, we don't necessarily all age well with few pains and no concern about our physical or mental wellbeing. In fact, physical and cognitive decline are a significant worry for many as I wrote about here. Now, we could wait...
I love the welcome usually given prior to a conference, school occasion, or other event in Australia. We're asked to do two things: acknowledge the traditional landowners as the custodians of this land AND pay respect to Elders past and present. But, has this practice...
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...
In a perfect world I'd like to remain at home until the end of my life. Wanting this is one thing. Creating the environment in which this is possible is another. Can I really stay at home to the end? Planning is crucial. My plan is to age well. My dream and Plan A is...
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...
The creeks had burst their banks, the only road out was flooded with water hurtling past at over 1metre high and powerful enough to sweep any vehicle downstream along with trees and all manner of debris that was loose and vulnerable to such strength and intensity....
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....
