Ashton Applewhite says,

“People are happiest at the beginnings and the ends of their lives. The vast majority of Americans over 65 live independently. The older people get, the less afraid they are of dying. Aging is a natural, lifelong, powerful process. So how come so many of us unthinkingly assume that depression, diapers, and dementia lie ahead?  That the 20th century’s astonishing leap in life expectancy is a disaster-in-the making? Underlying all the hand-wringing is ageism: discrimination that sidelines and silences older people.”

Ms. Applewhite has written a book and blogs about ageism, and also authors a Q & A blog called “Yo, Is This Ageist?”  These, and tools such as a consciousness-raising booklet and a vigorous speaking schedule, all “help catalyze a movement to make discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind.”

We hope you’ll join Care Partner Connection and The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute

for an online community book study and conversation about Aging and Ageism

in advance of Ms. Applewhite’s appearance

as Distinguished Speaker at Ithaca College

on October 23, 2017

visit HERE for more information and to register – enrollment is open now

The Study Begins on August 14, 2017!

Ashton Applewhite                                                               photo credit: Adrian Buckmaster

Lisa Kendall is a social work psychotherapist and clinical gerontologist committed to providing and promoting person-directed and trauma-informed care that supports growth and well-being for every member of the Elder care team.

In addition to her private practice, Lisa is an Educator and Mentor for The Eden Alternative(TM), teaches the Fieldwork course for the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute, and operates Care Partner Connection to offer online and in-person education, training, and retreats.