Flourishing – What is it and How Do We Achieve it?
Written By Ellen Ryan In November, I attended the Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing online along with 3,000 others from [...]
Late Life Creativity for Artists and Amateurs
Written by Ellen Ryan Research backs up this dancer’s comments encouraging others like herself to jump into new creative activities at [...]
Art and Letters for Seniors: Intergenerational Connections in Times of Social Isolation
Written by: Stephanie Wickens (McMaster Student of Gerontology and Hamilton Aging in Community Member) Since the beginning of March, we have [...]
Creativity and Spirituality in Later Life
Creativity and Spirituality in Later Life As we age, creativity gives us opportunities to reflect, participate, and connect with our [...]
HPL Online
In the midst of COVID-19, the Hamilton Public Library has closed its physical branches. Despite this, their online resources remain available! [...]
The National Arts Centre – Online
Despite cancellations of in-person events, the National Arts Centre continues to engage its audience through livestreams and stories online. [...]
Dying.
Dying seems to be more and more on our minds and talked about more and more in our communities. Death is [...]
Healthy Brains and Board Games
Healthy Brains and Board Games What comes to mind when you think of board games? Some of us might think back [...]
What do you mean you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
Learning new skills and tackling new fields of knowledge is not all that hard for older folks. We have a lot of [...]
Intergenerational Reading Circle Workshop
A summer course in literary gerontology brought students together with older adults to form an intergenerational reading circle. Blog post by [...]