Susan Hess Logaeis is a former model, actress, filmmaker and activist against breast implants. She wrote, produced and co-starred in "Not Dead Yet," a dramatic comedy about three actresses over forty who can't find roles for women their age.
Learning is an ongoing process that doesn't end with old age. Learning anything requires discipline, practice, humility and hard work. It's intensely rewarding, and the process is invigorating.
Hunger is not a spectator sport. Our Super Bowl is emptying of the ingredients necessary to sustain life for millions of hungry seniors. We can't wait 'til next year. Our time is running out.
This is the biggie. There's a tangible undertow in our culture that sucks older women into invisibility. Don't go gently, girlfriends. Strike a pose. That's how aging agelessly is done.
I have been hearing a lot about this topic recently so please weigh in. Dear Dr. G., I know that your column is about problems with teenagers but I ...
It appears that older drivers' mistakes may result not from declines in vision, cognitive sharpness, or physical ability but from learned habits -- habits that it may be possible to correct.
This week I traveled by Second Avenue bus from East 79th St. to 60th St., on my way to Bed Bath and Beyond, a favorite store for variety, value and se...
I invite you to think about what aging with dignity and independence means. Then take time to have the tough conversations with your loved ones about what is important to you as you grow older, and how you will get help should you require daily assistance.
Where have they gone? And what does it mean for my kids that, apart from their grandparents, they just don't know any old people?
There's nothing quite like "placing" an elderly family member in a "facility" to conjure up feelings of guilt and shame and anger and, yes, failure. None of those feelings was communicated to us in any way by my father-in-law.
I've seen the damage that can come from withholding love out of fear that there might not be enough go around. With our children, especially, caring needs to be its own reward.
My great-aunt Ida loves to say, "This is only the beginning." Gearing up for her 101st birthday this May, Ida thrives on a daily Coca-Cola, full-bellied laughter, and an abundance of nourishing memories. Ida is remarkable not only for how long she's lived, but also for how she's lived.
David Brooks, a writer from The New York Times, asked people over 70 to share how they felt about their lives. The biggest percentage said they felt they had missed out on doing what they wanted to do with their lives. My friends, there is still time.
This month something happened to me that had never happened before. Absolutely unprecedented. It may be accurate to say that what happened to me is infinitely preferable to the alternative. I turned seventy-five.
The older I get the more I realize that what really matters at any age is relationships. I like to think of them as being horizontally to the human and vertically to the divine.
Children are so great at living in the moment. I don't blame him. There's something to be said for holding on to the innocence and pure joy of childhood playtime.
"I'm really proud of you!" Many people in their 50s and 60s (or even older) have no one to say this to them anymore. But they deserve to have it said and to have it said sincerely.
The next 30 years will be defined by the quality of care we provide for our elders. How will the baby boomers age and die? How are we as their kids going to care for them well and honor their memory and legacy? What kind of lives will we review?
It may be the cultural norm to venerate youth and marginalize aging but, as men, we can decide to act apart from the crowd. We can decide to accept the consequences of age without equating them as loss.
