IGA031: The Cost Of Ageism – Clouding up Beautiful Sunsets

Summary: No matter who we are or what group we belong to, we are all growing older. All of us must prepare in some way to optimize the later years of our life. Rising to the status of a wise old Elder is something we all should aspire to. This is a revered position in many cultures. Cultural ageism takes away this aspiration and robs us of the wisdom that is contained in so many of our elders. This episode sparks our own internal exploration to discover our personal relationship with Ageism. Learning the many faces of ageism can save our older years from falling into its trap. What You Will Learn About In This Episode: What is ageism Where does ageism come from Why we need to address this problem How we might tackle this problem in ourselves and in our culture Links and Resources: *** The show notes pages for the IGA podcasts may be updated at any time. To be notified whenever show notes pages are updated, please Join the I.G.A. Insider’s Club. Research Articles http://www.livescience.com/34825-older-adults-happiness-negative-emotions.html, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/10/scientific-proof-that-the_n_5110179.htm, http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4688191 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12150226 http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/cohort_voting_20140605.pdf http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/26/the-political-typology-beyond-red-vs-blue/ http://richardleider.com/inner-kill-the-art-of-dying-without-knowing-it/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/21/new-old-age_n_5365199.html Hi!!! Thanks for visiting the show-notes page. Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below, or you can leave me a message directly to me at Lee@InnerGameOfAging.com If you enjoy the show why not get more engaged by subscribing and/or downloading a bunch of episodes from iTunes. But if you really would like to help spread the word about what this podcast is all about, why not leave an honest review on iTunes. Help us to produce better shows with your feedback. Or help others discover this podcast with your praise. Either way, your honest, respectful input is always desired. Please share this episode using the social media buttons you see at the top left of this page. I hope you have an absolutely terrific day and I appreciate the extra time you took to look a little further!