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Resisting Ageism Through Education
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March 12, 2019 by Jean

Although I am proud to be an educator, I’m not a person who feels that education is the solution to …
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Category: Aging, Intellectual activity | Tags: ageism, aging, Bates College, Gettysburg College, health, occupational therapy, University of Southern Maine
Solo Seniors: The Courage to Change the Things I Can
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July 21, 2018 by Jean

I try to live by the philosophy of the serenity prayer. I’m probably best at the second part, “the courage …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, living alone, research on aging, serenity prayer, single women, social relationships, solo aging, solo seniors, support groups, University of Southern Maine
Reframing Aging
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May 1, 2018 by Jean

Last week, I attended a Symposium on Aging put on by the interdisciplinary Aging Initiative at the University of Southern …
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Category: Aging | Tags: aging, Aging Initiative, Elzabeth Peavey, FrameWorks Institute, framing, intellectual stimulation, University of Southern Maine

I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

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