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SMASHING STEREOTYPES

March 27, 2019 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Being positive, Challenging preconceptions about ageing, Exercise, Health, Inspirational people, Inspirational stories on ageing, Role Models, Successful ageing, Wellbeing

I follow a number of interesting people and organisations on Facebook – including AgeUK who post lots of interesting news

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LOOK OUT FOR ROLE MODELS

January 17, 2019 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Being positive, Challenging preconceptions about ageing, Inspirational people, Optimism, Positive mindset, Research on ageing, Role Models, Successful ageing

I have written before about the need to dispel many of the harmful stereotypes abound ageing. Research shows that when

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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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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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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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SILVER FOXES ARE ALL THE FASHION

September 9, 2017October 3, 2017 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Challenging preconceptions about ageing, Successful ageing

I was reading an article in my local French newspaper* this week about a fashion journalist who decided to let

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TWO INSPIRING SOULS

July 29, 2017 Debbie King 0 Comment Ageing well, Being positive, Challenging preconceptions about ageing, Inspiration, Inspirational people, Inspirational stories on ageing

I was reading this week about two inspirational women who contributed their minds and talents to the World until the

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