Aging: Words Matter - Part 2 with Patricia D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP

Описание: Aging: Words Matter - Part 2 with Patricia D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP

Self-imposed ageism is real. I’d be interested in your thoughts about this quote - drop a comment below.

In the words of Maggie Kuhn founder Gray Panthers, "The first myth is that old age is a disease, a terrible disease that you never admit you've got, so you lie about your age. Well, it's not a disease—it's a triumph because you've survived. Failure, disappointment, sickness, loss—you're still here."

While I know Maggie Kuhn did great work founding the Gray Panthers and was actually a early advocate for not forcing people to retire at age 65 - and had an age-inclusive focus and advocated for college students to be taken more seriously - the thought of equating aging to mere survival of failure, disappointment, sickness and loss to only reflect one side of the coin of aging. Where is the celebration of major life milestones, her achievements, her “wins” in the third-third of her life?

It’s one quote, from one moment in time, so I digress...but I hope this makes you think about how you think, and and how WE talk, about aging in 2021.
Today’s episode picks up with how should we be telling the story of aging?

We'll talk more about Reframing Aging to continue the 2-part series of Aging:

Words Matter at This Is Getting Old: Moving Toward An Age-Friendly World.
Tune in as Patricia D'Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP, further elucidates why words matter, particularly regarding how they may generate and promote discrimination, fear, and misconception around aging.

Read the full article here: www.melissabphd.com/podcast-blog.

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