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Abstract just took things to a whole new level with our first ever PANEL DISCUSSION: Our guests this week are none other than The Brains Behind the Wisdom Exchange Project: Alicia Duval, Danielle D'Amico, Emma Conway, Lauren Bechard, and Monica Vaillancourt. Buckle up for this episode where a group of bright Canadian graduate researchers bounce ideas off each other in this super special group interview on the aging process!

Questions Answered

How can we age gracefully?

What can we control and what's totally out of our hands when it comes to aging?

How do we define the aging process?

How do rates of dementia vary across the population?

What's the impact of menopause on quality of life?

As we age, does cognition become a use it or lost it phenomenon?

What is frailty?

What is the Wisdom Exchange Project?

and many, many, many more!

Topics & Concepts

Graceful Aging

Self Care

Stress

Individuality

Modifiable Risk Factors

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Cognitive Reserve

Resilient Aging

Preventation vs. Reaction

Motivation, Meaning & Fulfilment

Perspective & Lived Experience

The Lifespan Approach

Midlife & Menopause

Cognition: Use-it-or-Lose-it?

The Cognitive Load Paradox

Composite Risk Factors

Frailty

Parenting

The Wisdom Exchange Project

Connect with this week's guests on Twitter(@EmmaConwayUW, @DanielleNDamico, @AliciaMDuval, @LaurenBechard...) and Instagram (@daniellenicoledamico, @mon.vaillancourt, @duvalicia, @loebech...)

Learn more about the Wisdom Exchange Project here: https://www.wisdomexchangeproject.com/

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