Description

Today, we talk to an internationally recognized expert on ageism, Ashton Applewhite. She is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations, and is a leading spokesperson for the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. Let's discover how later life can still be filled with power and #liberation. Tune in to this episode and join the book giveaway.

In this episode, we cover:

• Ashton as an #Activist
• How does age impact each individual's self-perception?
• On growing #wiser not older
• Expanding your circle of friends as you age
• #Beauty standards in #Ageism
• Difference between the words: Old and Young 
• #Capitalism and #Aging
• choosing your Purpose
• #Intergenerational conflict
• Cutting Loose: Why #Women Who End Their #Marriages Do So Well
• On accepting getting older

Helpful Links:

• Ashton Applewhite, Author of “This Chair Rocks”, 
• Anne Lamott
• Oldschool.info
• Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well
• Jessica DeFino newsletter - Injury As A Beauty Ideal 
• Stewart Brand
• Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman, Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman, and on Tiktok as @therosewoman108

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