Tag: Agewell

My book, Resilient Aging, has just been published and I wanted to let you know about it. I've attached a flyer that includes a cover picture and a brief description of the book.

What's it like to be a teenager who spends a lot of time with older people?

At age 64 Alan Mirfin, who has Type 1 diabetes, is still employed and works a 40 hour week. "I am as active as I can be. I'm fit, walk to work, garden weekends, and lead a pretty busy life."

What obligations do ageing parents have for their adult children and what obligations do adult children have for their ageing parents?

Alison Roxburgh's life focuses on volunteer work.

As George Burns reminds us, we have to grow older but we don't have to grow old!

How do we reach the point where we are able to consciously shape our ageing experience?

At the age of 17 Dennis Mapley left London to discover the world. After seeing posters at New Zealand house on the Strand he lied about his age and became one of the first "L10 pommies."

Kindra Douglas is a bit of a vagabond. She grew up in a small New Zealand town at the bottom end of the Manukau Harbor area. She spent time on the beach, rode ponies and...

Jenny Beeson believes in being in the moment rather than rehashing the past or worrying about the future. Perhaps that is because she has already lived three lives.