Midlife Fulfilled Podcast: For People Over 40 Who Say NO To A Midlife Crisis

Ep 84 Unveiling the Bias of Ageism: An Insightful Discussion with Ashton Applewhite

May 29, 2023 Bernie Borges Season 1 Episode 84
Midlife Fulfilled Podcast: For People Over 40 Who Say NO To A Midlife Crisis
Ep 84 Unveiling the Bias of Ageism: An Insightful Discussion with Ashton Applewhite
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Show Notes

Welcome to episode 84 a Midlife Maximum episode, featuring Ashton Applewhite, a renowned ageism activist and author of the book This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism.

Ashton is a leading voice in the fight against ageism and has been featured in New York Times, National Public Radio, the New Yorker, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism and named as a Fellow by the Knight Foundation, Yale Law School, and the Royal Society for the Arts.

In this Maximum episode, Ashton talks about the history of ageism, the cost of ageism, how to recognize it, and what we can do to fight it.

She explains how ageism has a significant cost to individuals, families, and society as a whole.

Ashton also emphasizes that ageism is a real problem with real consequences. We can all play a role in fighting ageism by challenging our own ageism and speaking out against ageism when we see it.

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