3. Words That Make Us: Ageing

In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, listen to Tony and Rama discuss the topic of “AGEING”. They discuss how different people, genders and cultures (including the Blue Zones) experience ageing. They explore the Japanese concept of Ikigai and how everyone can adopt it. Expect to learn another (less inspiring) Japanese term–Kodokushi. The conversation takes a brief dark detour but ends on a high. 

 

Kaitlin Moran’s article on being middle-aged:

https://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/blogs/a34159053/caitlin-moran-middle-aged/

 

What Makes a Good Life? https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness?language=en

 

The BBC experiment on “reversing” ageing:

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/what-if-age-is-nothing-but-a-mind-set.html?_r=0

 

Growing Old by Matthew Arnold:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52311/growing-old

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