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| The New Longevity - Living Longer, Living Spiritually |
| August 17, 2023 |
Doctors, educators, social scientists, and others are increasingly focusing on "the new longevity" -- expanding the quality of our increasingly lengthy lifetimes. |
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| A Council of Elders |
August 17, 2023 |
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Carolina Nieto started working for the non-profit Ashoka at the age of 62. Now she is the director of its Mexican, Central American, and Caribbean office. Just this year, she and Ashoka established a “council of elders” drawn from Spanish speakers across Latin America, hoping to tap into its members' wisdom, patience, and spirituality.
Carolina Nieto, Country Director for Ashoka México, Centroamérica y el Caribe. President, Saber para la Vida -- a organization that promotes Economical empowerment of low-income communities of women, through training in business abilities, design, production and trading.
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| “Grandmothers Are the Glue” |
August 17, 2023 |
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Cultural anthropologist Lynsey Farrell co-founder of The Grandmother Collective is building community by connecting older women with adolescent girls. They've helped establish grandmother-led programming in public schools; trained grandmothers to combat the "brain drain" in rural areas; and crafted a toolkit for grandmothers who want to initiate change in their communities worldwide.
Dr. Lynsey Farrell, Ph.D., Co-founder and Executive Director of the Grandmother Collective. Over the last two decades, her work has focused on the intersections of youth, international development, urbanization, and informality in sub-Saharan Africa.
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| “From Role to Soul” |
August 17, 2023 |
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Dr. Connie Zweig, a retired therapist in her 70s, is the author of multiple books on spiritual wellness. She discusses why spirituality -- however it may be defined -- is crucial to a fulfilling old age.
Dr. Conne Zweig, Ph.D., Retired therapist, writer, climate reality leader, and citizens climate lobbyist.
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