Recap: Ashton Applewhite: Ageism, COVID-19, and Grassroots Opportunities

In the final episode of 2020, Susan Ryan sits down with activist and writer, Ashton Applewhite. Her passion and focus are tackling ageism and its insidious penetration into the fabric of society. Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a TED mainstage speaker. Her manifesto was listed as one of the "100 Best Books to Read at Every Age" by the Washington Post, and named one of "10 Books to Help You Foster a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace" by Forbes. Mary and Marla take a closer look at how Ashton connects ageism and ableism and how there is much to learn from the disability culture.  Marla explores the happiness curve and how poignancy is connected to this insight as we age.  Finally, we review some tangible takeaways provided by Ashton that will be good first steps in combatting ageism.   Click here for information on the Happiness Curve: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/scientists-just-discovered-mid-life-crisis-peaks-at-age-47-heres-how-to-minimize-effect-of-happiness-curve.html  Click here for information on Poignancy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2807633/  Click here for information on Old School: https://oldschool.info/