Ageing Reimagined: Redefining Later Life

Ageing Reimagined: Redefining Later Life

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When Acknowledgement Changes Shape
One of the things I’ve come to notice about my writing is that it often begins with a conversation.
 • Denise Taylor
What gets lost when ageing is framed as an employability problem
2nd of a 5 essay series
 • Denise Taylor
Why tying purpose too tightly to work harms later life
This series of 5 essays explores how later life is often framed through narrow ideas about work, productivity, employability, and success, and what gets…
 • Denise Taylor
When a Role Ends, Who Are You Then?
A version of this was first shared on LinkedIn last week and prompted a number of thoughtful messages from people who recognised themselves in it.
 • Denise Taylor
When Depth Gets Simplified
An Olderhood Unfolding Essay (Number 3)
 • Denise Taylor
At the Threshold
Some films meet us where we are.
 • Denise Taylor
From Career Coaching to Later Life: A Thread That Still Holds
When my new book Career Coaching for Midlife and Beyond came out last week, it felt both like an arrival and a turning point.
 • Denise Taylor
When Music Finds You Later in Life
The song that followed me through 10 days at my wood
 • Denise Taylor
The Gift of Solitude: What a Film About Tourette’s Taught Me About Ageing
After watching I Swear
 • Denise Taylor
Stepping Back Without Losing Yourself
Stepping Back Without Losing Yourself
 • Denise Taylor
The Reality of Ageing in Construction:
Why Calls to “Retain Older Workers” Miss the Point
 • Denise Taylor
Fifty Years On: The Life I Didn’t Live
I was wondering how my life would have turned out if I'd gone to university. Full time work would have started 5 years later than my first full-time job…
 • Denise Taylor
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