Help, I am over 50! Could we age better if we expect better?
When we reach middle age, we not only fear decline in our minds and bodies, we count on it. We expect our knees to hurt, our memory to deteriorate, and it to become increasingly difficult or even impossible to apply for a new job, let alone learn a new language. While some of it may be true, could some of these expectations about ageing itself play a role in how we age and vice versa? Can we age better if we expect better?
Something is growing: Dr. Toh Wong and Dr. Naveed Akhtar on how conventional and alternative healthcare are merging
Should healthcare be either conventional or alternative? According Dr. Toh Wong and Dr. Naveed Akhtar, more and more health practices are combining the best of two worlds. It may still be an usual way of thinking in our time, but here, the two British doctors and integrative pioneers tell us all about the changing health landscape: In both the UK as well as further afield, things are merging.
About life: The ”elderly” lady with the caravan and the magic shed
There are people in life who see age as nothing but a number. And then there are those who have their own perspective on it. If you’re lucky enough, you will meet one of those. This is a story about a unique lady next door. A lady who has their eye on you. You, with all your stereotypes about life and the elderly!
Being in a relationship is good, being single is bad: A very persistent story!
Being in a relationship equals growing up. Being single means loneliness and less satisfaction in life. Such beliefs are reflected in the movies we watch, the music we hear, and the conversations we have. Has the time come for another story besides this age-old perspective?
“One family dog please.” Does dog breed really predict behaviour?
The popular idea is that we can choose a dog breed with a particular character or temperament. For example a ‘family dog’. But a study is now challenging such stereotypes. It shows that our dog’s character has more to do with the kind of life we give it, than it has to do with its breed.
Life from the perspective of a sensitive Rainforest Mind (RFM)
If humans are like ecosystems, some are like the rainforest, says psychotherapist and author Paula Prober. People with a Rainforest Mind (RFM) are highly complex, sensitive, and intuitive. They may be effervescent, intense, colourful, and they may be the most misunderstood. Here, Paula Prober paints us a picture: the world according to a rainforest mind.
Chatbot shows: Want to be there for a friend? Let them help you instead!
When a friend is feeling a little down, we want to do something to help them. It’s an immediate reaction. But the creators of a chatbot called Vincent show us a new perspective. By turning things around and having a friend help us with something instead, we can make them feel better about themselves.
Making our opinion count: Is the angry-mob perspective still useful?
When we disagree on an issue and want to make our opinion count, we need to join forces and form some kind of anti-group, right? After all, we need to make a stand and make ourselves heard. Whilst the ”angry-mob” approach has proven to be extremely powerful in the past when we want to change things, can there also be alternative approaches?
The 9-5 rat race: Can we change old beliefs?
What is the meaning of work? Is it about a salary, life direction or personal identity? Or about corporate social responsibility and working to live? When it comes to deeply-held beliefs such as about the 9 to 5 rat race, can we change them? Perhaps recent times have shown us that our perspectives are less ”fixed” than we think.
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