Age, Reconsidered

Age, Reconsidered

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  • Ep. 2 Starting with Strength: Rethinking Rural Aging

    When we talk about growing older in rural communities, the conversation often begins with what's missing—transportation, healthcare, and limited services. Those challenges are real. But what if we started somewhere else?

    In this episode, we visit the Centre of Rural Aging and Health (CORAH) in Middleton, Nova Scotia—one of three innovative CORAH community hubs engaging older adults living in rural communities across the province. Created through a partnership between local communities, the Nova Scotia Community College network, the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors and Long-term Care, staff, volunteers, and older adults themselves, CORAH is reimagining rural aging by building on the strengths already present in rural communities.

    Through conversations with Annapolis Valley Campus CORAH Project Coordinator Jennifer Wesman and some older adults who gather there, we explore a model rooted in belonging, lifelong learning, meaningful relationships, and the dynamic contributions of older adults. Rather than asking what older adults need, CORAH begins by asking what they have to offer—and invites them to help shape the programs, relationships, and community around them.

    Links & Resources

    Find out more about CORAH's great work at:

    https://www.nscc.ca/landing/corah/index.asp

    Credits

    • Host: Kelly O’Neil, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
    • Guests: Jennifer Wesman, Middleton CORAH Project Coordinator and the good people at CORAH Annapolis Valley Campus 
    • Keelan Black, recording and production engineer at Mount Saint Vincent University
    • Theme music: "Family Tree" by Danny Duberstein. Licensed through NeoSounds and used with permission. 
    • Bridge Music: Evolution by Pumpupthemind. Under open license through Pixabay.


    This podcast series was made possible through a generous grant from the Entente Foundation, supporting innovative projects that improve the lives of older adults.

     

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    32 min
  • Ep. 1 Things Fall Apart, Things Come Together

    What if some of our most deeply held beliefs about aging are wrong—or, at best—one dimensional?

    In this inaugural episode of Age, Reconsidered: Rethinking What it Means to Grow Older, host Kelly O'Neil from the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging introduces a new podcast series exploring what it means to grow older in a culture that often views aging through a narrow lens. Drawing on research, lived experience, and thoughtful conversation, the series invites listeners to question common assumptions about aging and consider more expansive ways of understanding later life.

    Episode 1 features a conversation with renowned bioethicist, physician, and educator, Dr. Nuala Kenny, who reflects on aging from both professional and personal perspectives. The conversation explores ageism, the ethics of care, intergenerational relationships, and the tension between cultural narratives of decline and "successful aging." We also hear from a group of older women whose reflections on freedom, gratitude, identity, curiosity, and belonging offer a rich counterpoint to stereotypes about growing older.

    Why does this matter? As populations age, the stories we tell about aging shape everything from public policy and healthcare to our expectations for our own futures. We hope you’ll come away with a deeper appreciation of aging as a complex and deeply human experience—one that includes both gains and losses, vulnerability and resilience, endings and new beginnings. Rather than offering simple answers, this episode invites us to stay curious about who we are, who we are becoming, and what it means to live well at every stage of life.


    Links & Resources

    Nuala Kenny’s work: 

    https://medicine.dal.ca/news/2018/11/06/dr__nuala_kenny__a_pioneer_of_canadian_bioethics.html

    Connie Zweig’s The Inner Work of Age: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Inner-Work-of-Age/Connie-Zweig/9781644113400

    Credits

    Host: Kelly O’Neil, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging

    Guests: Nuala Kenny and ‘The Sisters and the Ladies’ at Caritas Residence in Halifax

    Keelan Black, recording and production engineer at Mount Saint Vincent University

    Theme music: "Family Tree" by Danny Duberstein. Licensed through NeoSounds and used with permission. 

    Bridge Music: “The Mountains” by Pumpupthemind. Under open license through Pixabay.

    This podcast series was made possible through a generous grant from the Entente Foundation, supporting innovative projects that improve the lives of older adults.



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    agereconsidered.ca         [email protected]

    33 min

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Age, Reconsidered explores new perspectives on growing older through conversations with older adults, researchers, and community innovators. Together, we challenge assumptions about aging and…