Winter 2024
Table of Contents
Elders
In Depth
Explore SectionFrom the Editors
Honoring Our Elders
There are few things in life that bring me more joy than watching my grandmother enjoy retirement. After working as a nurse for more than three decades, she retired in 2006 and proceeded to do … absolutely nothing.
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Bridging the Eldervoid
Can we create a society that cherishes its elders?
Natasha Deganello Giraudie
The Struggle of Self-Reliance
Many seniors find themselves navigating life, health, and even death without structural supports.
Rebecca Gordon
Terra Affirma: Our Ancestral Future
Like every generation, we are a link between the ancient past and the ancient future.
Ricardo Levins Morales
The Rainbow Connection
Intergenerational housing for LGBTQ elders and youth can relieve isolation and housing instability for both groups.
Greg Hernandez
Menopause Matters
The end of menstruation has been stigmatized and misunderstood. The “menopausal multiverse” can change that.
Omisade Burney-Scott
Solutions We Love
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Indigenous Foodways
Eating Like the Ancestors
The Apache regard the land as their grandmother and the food she provides as gifts to be both given and received.
Madison Eve Fulton & Twila Cassadore
Representation for the Ages
Adhering to the tenets of a liberal democracy matters more than age.
Karen Dolan
Just the Facts
Love Is Good Medicine
It’s never too late for love, goes the adage. But is it harder to find intimacy as you age? And is it worth the trouble?
Sonali Kolhatkar
People We Love
Elder Power
These first-time activists show that the front line isn’t just for the young.
Chris Winters
Culture Shift
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Good Fashion Has No Age Limit
For the women featured in Advanced Style, getting dressed up is the beginning of something new.
Cori Murray
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