Author: Debbie King

Inspiration Lifelong Learning MIND The workplace 

IS IT TIME TO REINVENT YOURSELF?

July 31, 2018 Debbie King 0 Comment Age & The Workplace, Ageing well, Challenging preconceptions about ageing, Inspirational stories on ageing, Older workers, Sense of Purpose, Successful ageing

Back in November 2016 (in What now?) I reported on a new initiative to coax older or retired highflyers into

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BODY Information on Ageing Lifelong Learning 

RENEW YOUR NEURONS!

June 4, 2018 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Brain health, Challenging preconceptions about ageing, Lifelong Learning, Optimism, Research on ageing, Successful ageing, The brain

Recent research published in the Cell Stem Cell journal has provided some good news about our brains.  It is generally

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SOUL 

OVER 50’S DATING

April 22, 2018 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Being positive, Combatting loneliness, Dating online, Over 50's, Retirement, Successful ageing, The Internet

Do you want new love in your life?  Fear not. Online dating for the over 50’s is becoming more mainstream

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LEARNING FROM ‘SUPER-AGERS’

February 26, 2018 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Being positive, Optimism, Research on ageing, Successful ageing, The brain

The Northwestern University in Chicago is following a group of people aged between 80 and 100 who they are calling

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COMBATTING LONELINESS

February 11, 2018 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing population, Ageing well, Being positive, Combatting loneliness, Inspirational stories on ageing, Intergenerational transfer, Successful ageing, Wellbeing

I am currently following another free online University course – this one on The Science of Happiness by Berkeley University

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BE UPLIFTED IN 2018

January 11, 2018 Debbie King 0 Comment Being positive, Cloudwatching, Living in the present, Wellbeing

HAPPY NEW YEAR. At this time of year the media seems full of articles about new year’s resolutions and setting

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BODY 

HOW NUTS ARE YOU?

November 14, 2017 Debbie King 0 Comment Healthy eating, Research on healthy living

A new study has found strong evidence that a handful of nuts 5 days a week has the beneficial health

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Information on Ageing Inspiration MIND Wellbeing 

IS THERE MEANING IN YOUR LIFE?

November 1, 2017 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Research on ageing, Sense of Purpose, Successful ageing, Wellbeing

‘Time’ reports on a new study which suggests that people age better if they have a purpose or some meaning

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STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL AGEING

October 14, 2017 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Brain health, FutureLearn, Lifelong Learning, Research on ageing, Successful ageing, Wellbeing

I have just completed my FutureLearn course on ‘Strategies For Successful Ageing’ and am the proud owner of an achievement

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Wellbeing 

“DIGITAL INCLUSION” AT EVERY AGE

October 3, 2017 Debbie King 1 Comment Ageing well, Combatting loneliness, Digital Inclusion, Lifelong Learning, Social Media, Successful ageing, The Internet, Wellbeing

If you are reading this you are part of the internet community and already know its benefits and pitfalls. My

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