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Ageing & Faith: A Sacred Search for Significance
Rome, Jerusalem Haifa, Mecca, Fatima, Bodh Gaya, Haridwar, Amritsar, sacred trees…images of the ageing journeying through these sacred spaces flit across my mind. Sacred means awe and revere...
Rewriting Ageing: Bob Dylan and the Legacy of 'Forever Young'
In November 2024, I attended a Bob Dylan concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The reaction to my enthusiasm for seeing Dylan live from my social circle ranged from astonishment to scepticism...
The Substance: Highlighting Ageism and Beauty Norms in Contemporary Cinema
Note: This analysis contains minor spoilers about the film. This blog post explores the 2024 film The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat, as a critical commentary on the societal pressures f...
Family Day, Changing Families: Ageing, Care, and Fertility Decline
The third Monday of February is observed as "Family Day" Day here in British Columbia, a holiday meant to celebrate the importance of family in our lives. But as I reflect on what ‘...
Questioning the Drive to Scale up for Growth
Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave, you won’t have failed to clock the core mission of the UK Government. It has been shouted from the rooftops: growth, growth, growth all the way. Wit...
The Challenges of Caregiving in Immigrant Families
Caregiving has always been a cornerstone of family life as an act of love, responsibility, and, often, sheer necessity. But for immigrant families, caregiving often comes with a unique set of chall...
Belonging in Our Second Fifty Years: Ageing Asians in Auckland, New Zealand
The second fifty years. The wise, wonderful, years – these years are a privilege because they allow us to enhance the warp and weft of life. Age must be turned upside down to provoke thinking...
Understanding the Psychological Well-being of Informal Carers
In societies with ageing populations and very limited government budgets for the social and health care, informal carers shoulder great responsibilities, providing large amounts of unpaid care to f...
Understanding the Unmet Health and Social Care Needs of Older Adults in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)
Population ageing is reshaping societies worldwide, and the EMR is no exception. With longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, this region's proportion of older adults is growing rap...
The Concept of CASP Domains (Control, Autonomy, Self-Realization Pleasure), a ‘Measure to Assess the Quality of Life in Older Adults’ in Pakistan
Introduction This research commentary is based on my two studies. The first assessed the quality of life of older adults from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in Karachi, Pakistan using CASP (c...
Provision of Care and the Sandwich Generation
As a new parent with aging parents of my own, the realities and complexities of the so-called ‘sandwich generation’ hit close to home. The sandwich generation is a real and growing phen...
Rewriting Retirement: How Sweden’s 1998 Pension Reform Transformed the Future of Work
As populations worldwide grow older, the sustainability of pension systems has become a crucial issue. Pension reforms that aim to encourage later retirement can be financially and socially advanta...
Have the Tables Turned? Early-Onset Dementia and What it Would Mean for Us All
The World Alzheimer Report 2024 was released by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) on September 20th (Alzheimer’s Disease International 2024). This year’s report focused on t...
Education Empowers Seniors Amid Rapid Tech and Climate Shifts
Education has long been valued as a powerful tool for addressing social challenges, yet we often think of it as primarily benefiting younger people. But why should education stop when we reach adul...
Can Green Design Reduce Urban Heat Risks for Older Age Groups?
As the days shorten in the northern hemisphere and memories of this summer’s sweltering temperatures begin to fade, city planners and public health professionals alike remain on high alert fo...