Ageing Without Permission

Who Will Be Around You When You’re 85? It’s a simple question with surprising power. And answering it now could change your relationships forever.

Who do you want to be around when you're in your 80's? Here's a novel approach: tell them.

#agedcare #ageingdesign #socialchange #ageingwithoutpermission

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What If Dementia Isn’t Inevitable? Let's dare to imagine a world without this horrifying condition

What if dementia is not inevitable?

My new Substack:
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Would love to know what you think.

Built by Showing Up Participation is not a completed survey... it's showing up and taking part.

My most recent Substack on the power of 'showing up'.

#agedcare #ageing

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Ageing On Our Own Terms: The Art of Uncomfortable Conversations When journalist Roz Chast's elderly parents began showing signs of decline, she initially struggled with how to address their future care.

My latest Substack dives into why we must have the ageing 'talk'. Inspired by Roz Chast's powerful memoir, 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?', it's a call for us all to reclaim ageing on our own terms. #agedcare #ageing

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Ageing Without Permission - A Radical Manifesto This manifesto is for those with the power to shape aged care—designers, providers, policymakers, reformers. If you’re in the business of caring for older adults, this is a challenge to be bolder. A c...

5 ways to Age Without Permission:

1. Call someone - ask about their week.
2. Visit a café you never tried.
3. Sign up for 1 new community activity.
4. Schedule 1 thing you love for next week.
5. Cook a meal and share with a neighbour.

And have a great weekend.

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Ageing Without Permission - A Radical Manifesto This manifesto is for those with the power to shape aged care—designers, providers, policymakers, reformers. If you’re in the business of caring for older adults, this is a challenge to be bolder. A c...

Today I launch Ageing Without Permission: A Radical Manifesto. I hope you take the time to read it, but more than that I hope you use it as a catalyst to think and talk about the ageing process. #agedcare #ageingdesign #scoialchange

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Whatever happens in today’s election, both parties should make ageing design a national conversation. It’s one of the few issues that affects EVERYONE.

The current aged care system in Australia doesn’t work - and step one is to stop pretending that it does. #agedcare

Please check out the manifesto for a better future... for us all.

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Ageing isn't something you endure—it's something you design. Ageing Without Permission is the bold new movement challenging everything you thought about growing older. Join us to explore radical ideas, practical innovations, and community-driven futures. #ageing #aging