How to Change Your Mindset Towards Aging

That's Helpful with Ed Stott

How many times have you referred to yourself as ‘too old’ or ‘too young’ for something? Have you blamed your forgetfulness on a ‘senior moment’ or your sore neck on ‘being over 30’?

I’ll be honest, before I found out about Ashton Applewhite’s work, they were comments I made ALL the time. But, remarks like these as well as a whole host of other behaviors are acts of ageism - something Ashton calls the ‘last socially sanctioned prejudice’ & it’s damaging to everyone because guess what? We’re all aging!

So how can we push back against this discrimination and age positively in a society that’s obsessed with youth? That’s what we’re going to tackle today.

Ashton, is a journalist, pro aging radical and the author of This Chair Rocks - A Manifesto Against Anti-Aging.

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BOOKS This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:20 - Ashton’s evolving relationship with aging

00:02:42 - The truth about aging

00:06:30 - The damage of generalisations

00:09:30 - Where does our fear of aging come from?

00:11:30 - The impact of social media on ageism

00:13:30 - The hidden harms of ageism

00:17:00 - How to push back against ageism

00:24:00 - Striving for a world where age is less important

00:26:30 - The importance of having friends of all ages

00:28:27 - Ageism is not a given

00:31:05 - True diversity 00:34:20 - Ageism is a part of many more conversations now

00:39:15 - The one thing to remember