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You can become younger next year. Dr. Henry S. Lodge...

(Watch out for the question at the end; it can be a toughie.) If you watch much television, you probably have seen the two commercials. They are sponsored by Lincoln Financial. In one instance, the younger man is standing in front of a nursery window in a hospital, looking at his new born daughter. While standing there, an older version of the younger man joins him. The older man...

Just as you can't really appreciate what it would mean to live in Paris if you never lived there, so it is that you can't really appreciate what it means to live as a senior unless you are one. You may read about it and think you know, but you can't really know. There are so many facets of being older that can't described in words, or those words fail to completely describe the experience. So...

As a member of the Growing Bolder team, we're always on the lookout for examples of ageism. Many people call it the final great "ism" that this country needs to tackle. Usually the type of things we come across involve jobs dumping highly experienced people (read: more expensive employees) in favor of younger, cheaper workers. I, like my colleagues, am always angered by this because I know as a...

Hi. I'm Marc and I'm 56. That's right. You heard me. After reaching a certain age, an admission of age can become difficult. Over the last few years, discussions of my age have been greeted with, "Really? Wow, you don't act like it." Or, "Really? Wow!" - followed by an uncomfortable moment of silence.I get these reactions because we live in an ageist society. I get these reactions because...