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Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

How Many "At Bats" Should We Get? - ChangingAging

How Many “At Bats” Should We Get?

November 3, 2020 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

When it comes to allocating limited medical resources, must we older adults give up COVID-19 treatment so that younger players can take the field?

[This post originally appeared on the Ageful Living blog, https://www.jeanetteleardi.com/post/how-many-at-bats-should-we-get]

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On the Value of Weeds - ChangingAging

On the Value of Weeds

August 6, 2019 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

Very old people, those ubiquitous plants we either ignore or try to eradicate from the neat mental landscape of our lives, are omnipresent reminders that vitality can appear anywhere and in any form.

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On “Elderhood”

June 5, 2019 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

A new book by geriatrician Louise Aronson calls us to rethink medicine, aging, and life itself.

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The Tony Bennett Effect - ChangingAging

The Tony Bennett Effect

May 21, 2019 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

Adaptability, resourcefulness, and generativity are personality traits available to us, most especially in our later years.

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From “Faking Normal” to Living a New One - ChangingAging

From “Faking Normal” to Living a New One

April 10, 2019 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

Her public voice began with a 2016 essay, when Harvard MBA and former World Bank employee and retail business CEO Elizabeth White decided to come out of the shadows to describe her post–Great Recession situation of living on the edge of economic survival: the loss of job prospects, the depletion of retirement savings in order […]

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How to “Finish Strong”

January 29, 2019 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

“We deserve a home stretch that’s in keeping with the lives we’ve led,” Lee asserts. “We can ensure that the final phase of our lives reflects and upholds the values we cherish and the beliefs we hold.” She further invites readers “to join the movement for autonomy over how we live as we age”

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How to Pack Groceries...and Unpack Ageism - ChangingAging

How to Pack Groceries… and Unpack Ageism

December 3, 2018 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

Packing groceries ain’t rocket science. It just takes some basic common sense and a concern for others’ needs. The same thing applies to unpacking ageism.

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Grains of Truth - ChangingAging

Grains of Truth

October 16, 2018 | Jeanette Leardi, ChangingAging Contributor

Imagine this: Two cups, one containing sugar and the other containing sand. You pour the sugar into a large bowl. Then you carefully pour the sand on top. Next, you take a tweezers and pick up each grain, separating the sand and sugar back into their respective cups. How long do you think it would […]

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