Rebranding the senior center: Cities and towns embrace boomers, multigenerational programs By Robert Weisman Boston Globe Staff Click here to view the original article by the Boston Globe. At some senior centers across the state, you can find yoga and Zumba, free-form drumming, and Chinese martial arts — almost everything except the word “senior.” That’s...Read More
On Second Thought, Don’t Save All Your Money By Daniel A. Timins, Esq., CFP™ The world is telling you to save. Contrary to the ads coercing you to try that perfume, flashy billboards suggesting you drink those beverages, and television commercials demanding you to buy this car, the message you are being told is to...Read More
You may want to act quickly on one or more of these By Ellen Stark (Credit: Adobe Stock) Now that Congress has passed its big tax bill, you may be wondering what you can do by December 31 to cut your 2017 tax bill. You’ll find a few timely tax-saving tips below. Although you can still...Read More
Neuro-plasticity is getting lots of publicity these days. We’re hearing a lot about the aging brain: how malleable adult brains are, how we can indeed learn new things as older adults, how important exercise is in nurturing the brain and tricks we can learn to “boost” brain power. Now, clinical Psychologist Dr. Cynthia Green, President...Read More
Why Job Hunters Don’t Find Work An interview with the author of ‘Down and Out in the New Economy’ By Richard Eisenberg, Money & Work Editor November 9, 2017 (Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Next Avenue and Chasing the Dream, a public media initiative on poverty and opportunity.) An...Read More
Project Renewment by Helen Dennis Project Renewment® is the first retirement model for career women. The term “Renewment,” a word we made up, is a combination of retirement and renewal. It serves as an alternative to “retirement” which still is associated with negative stereotypes and clichés. In contrast, Renewment is positive, suggesting rebirth, choices, vitality,...Read More
THE THREE SECRETS OF AGING By John C. Robinson, Ph.D., MDiv. I believe three powerful spiritual/mystical forces are now creating a new kind of aging. I call them The Three Secrets of Aging because the media, and most new elders are primarily focused on overcoming aging with anti-aging creams, exercise, vitamins, hormones, cosmetic surgery,...Read More
THE VALUE OF SOCIALIZATION FOR OLDER ADULTS By Bob Blancato Over my nearly 40 years of working at the national level on aging policy, I have been most closely involved in the Older Americans Act (OAA) and its three nutrition programs. For the past year, I have had the unique opportunity to focus on...Read More
While author Emily Esfahani Smith was “researching The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life that Matters, [she] spoke to many people about what makes their lives meaningful. Four themes came up again and again both in those conversations and in the psychology research on meaning. They are what [she] calls the four pillars of meaning: belonging,...Read More
Marc Freedman, Founder and CEO of Encore.com, Presenting at TEDx Salon July 22, 2017 San Francisco, California The TEDx Salon entitled “Longevity – The Human Experience” will feature 7 renown professionals speaking on the topic. Marc Freedman is the originator of the encore career idea linking second acts to the greater good He co-founded...Read More
