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Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

The NEST Collaborative CAN Show Us a Way Through the Pandemic - ChangingAging 4

The NEST Collaborative CAN Show Us a Way Through the Pandemic

September 23, 2020 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

“There is just such a silence. If you turn on the TV or the radio it just forces more of a silence.” Reflects Mary Lee Fulkerson, an expert on the lived experience of Dementia in Nevada, about her experience with the pandemic.  “I don’t interact with that well. I get depressed watching the news so […]

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10 Types of Dementia Explained

March 20, 2020 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

Dementia, Alzheimer’s, senility, forgetfulness. All of these words point to an experience. But do they point to the same one? Are they different? Are they the same? I often hear these words thrown around interchangeably. Here I hope to give some etymological clarity. Aging in America is confusing. By using clear language, I hope we can communicate […]

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Dementia Rates Are Falling.

Is Alzheimer’s a Disease?

February 21, 2020 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

We know what the experience of Alzheimer’s looks like from the outside and its correlation with age is undeniable. We do not know the exact culprit, or combination of culprits, of these experiences; therefore, classing it as a disease to be eradicated is to put the proverbial cart before the horse.

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OldSchool @ Work Alliance Now Accepting Members

December 12, 2019 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor, Ashton Applewhite, Ryan Backer and Sheila Callaham

Research shows that 75% of adults 60 and older — and 65% of those between ages 45 and 59 — say they believe their age puts them at a disadvantage when looking for work. It’s worse for women. According to a survey of 1,550 women–786 who were women of color–The Riveter reports that 58% of […]

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I Work With Elders Because I Am Selfish - ChangingAging

I Work With Elders Because I Am Selfish

January 1, 2019 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

Over a decade ago I left the beach towns of Florida I had always called home. I packed up a station wagon and headed to the millennial’s promised land, Brooklyn. Before I left, a friend and mentor recommended that I read Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead. This quote by the main character struck me, changed my […]

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Minka the AirBnB

December 4, 2018 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

Nestled into the shore of Lake Cayuga in Upstate New York sits the very first Minka. The Minka prototype was created for Haleigh Jane Thomas. Haleigh is now graciously sharing her Minka through Airbnb. Any Tribes of Eden fans out there? This is your chance to be hosted by the amazing, Jude Meyers Thomas. The […]

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From Ageism to Age Pride

October 18, 2018 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

Ashton Applewhite stands before a room of dozens of people expecting to hear the same ‘ol spiel. Instead, she poses a question: “What is every person in this room going to become?” When no one offers an answer she continues. “Older. The prospect has an awful lot of us scared stiff.” A renewed focus on […]

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Thank You, But I Don’t Need Any Help - ChangingAging

Thank You, But I Don’t Need Any Help

August 21, 2018 | Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor

This internship was not starting as I expected. My intuition told me more depth was possible. Trying not to do anything felt very strange. My whole life had been spent doing. I was good at doing.

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