Welcome to the World of Aging Well

I'm so excited that you've found this little corner of the internet. I love that you're here, because this is where you can come to learn more about the aging process.... the good, the (not so) bad, and the (definitely not) ugly. Through the posts on this blog, I hope to teach you how aging is a natural, beautiful, human process, and not anything to be fearful of. In fact, many of the things we believe about aging are simply not true.

SO, in the coming posts, I'll discuss all kinds of components of aging- relationships, neuroscience, health, and issues of aging presented in the media. All from the perspective of science. REAL science. From a REAL scientist--- that's me!

All of us hold untrue beliefs

In our lives, we learn from our experiences- even our experiences with aging. And, if those experiences are difficult in some way (or even if they aren't), we may believe that this is simply the way aging occurs universally. But they may not. And particularly if those experiences are negative (like watching a loved one struggle with dementia), we may begin to fear what we think is an inevitable part of getting older. While it's not our fault that we think untrue things about the aging process, it would be our fault to refuse to learn the truth. That's to say, when information is available to us (as it is to you here on this blog), we should learn and grow and help others to do the same.

Knowledge is power

Join me here to explore many aspects of aging- the good, the (not so) bad, and the (definitely not) ugly. Feel free to read, explore, comment and ask any questions you have about aging. I'm so excited to have you here.