Ageing
![Three senior male cyclists in racing outfits sit on chairs, each wearing a helmet and cycling shoes, resting between races. The cyclist on the left wears a white and light blue kit, the middle one wears a teal and yellow kit, and the cyclist on the right wears a blue and yellow kit.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/3168132a-a799-4a90-91ae-28f3c2a4b3e3/rt-final-gettyimages-1711506265.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
idea
Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it
Whether you are 20 or 90, each moment of life presents an opportunity to focus on what really matters to you
by Berit Lewis
![A young girl in a red dress runs across a wooden bridge under bright sunlight, casting a shadow on the planks.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/731dd005-5790-4bd0-bb01-82397af1a84d/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
idea
Simone de Beauvoir recommends we fight for ourselves as we age
Old age, for Simone de Beauvoir, is not shameful or frightening but should be celebrated as an opportunity to be authentic
by Skye C Cleary
![Two women in hijabs sit on a park bench in autumn, one smiling with outstretched arms, surrounded by fallen leaves and trees.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/3b109c44-3de0-4167-8ba4-fd51b70d48e0/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
guide
How to feel less lonely as you get older
Work and family life are no longer so busy and life can suddenly seem empty. Here are some good ways to stay connected
by Carrie Ditzel
![Photo of an elderly man, smiling with closed eyes, playing a violin outdoors in a lush, green forest setting.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/1b369e6d-c514-42d9-9bc4-6ebacd1fef51/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Creativity
film
After years of hard work, three elders practise the arts of everyday life
Directed by Richard Kane and Dillon Bustin
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Ageing
idea
How I met my mother: dementia brought back her true self
In dementia, my mother lived with the friendly ghosts of her past – and I got to know her as someone other than just my mum
by Ina Kjøgx Pedersen
![Two older men sitting on a red bench in a park overlooking the ocean, with trees and the sun shining through.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/24a27072-2102-4e21-9352-11391de2128b/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
idea
Older people are battling despair, but Erikson offers us hope
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a mental toll on older people. The psychoanalyst Erik Erikson offers a way out of our despair
by Jane Adams
![Illustration of a woman with a short black hair wearing red panties clutching her chest in a black and white bathroom with a checkered floor, green plant, bath, sink, toilet, and red towel.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/a7e90f5b-bf7e-4e1d-889d-d82fc1b22d98/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
film
A single grey hair springs to life in a playful exploration of ageing anxiety
Directed by Eilidh Nicoll
![Photo of an elderly woman in a sun hat being gently assisted by another person while holding a doll, set against a blurred outdoor background.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/800a8f42-8dcd-48ec-a5ae-a00fe76e66fd/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
idea
The radical impact of seeing Alzheimer’s as a second childhood
Even if the retrogenesis model isn’t strictly true, seeing Alzheimer’s as a second childhood impacts radically on patient care
by Han Yu
![Close-up of elderly hands clasped together, with prominent wrinkles, wearing an orange jumper with dark brown trim.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/b6c77e6c-fe34-42b8-8322-46ace534c352/original.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Ageing
idea
Efforts to expand the lifespan ignore what it’s like to get old
As modern medicine extends the human lifespan, quality of life is not keeping up, raising thorny ethical dilemmas
by Robert S Gable