Jeanette Leardi
@jeanetteleardi.bsky.social
Social gerontologist, public speaker, community educator, and author of "AGING SIDEWAYS: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older." Advocate for changing minds about aging: rejecting dread and embracing what's ahead. jeanetteleardi.com
This is the last week of National Family Caregivers Month, and the final article in my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," is about how caregivers can face the transition away from caregiving when their role has ended. Check it out.
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The Caregiver’s Journey Part 4: When Caregiving Ends
Part 1: Preparing for Caring Part 2: Looking After Yourself Part 3: Getting Extra Help Part 4: When Caregiving Ends In the first three parts of this four-pa
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is the last week of National Family Caregivers Month, and the final article in my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," is about how caregivers can face the transition away from caregiving when their role has ended. Check it out.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
I'm just spitballin' here, but what if we imagine various comedy riffs that go back to even longer-ago time periods explaining something to younger people of those days. Might we then gain a greater appreciation and respect for the commonality of aging?
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November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'm just spitballin' here, but what if we imagine various comedy riffs that go back to even longer-ago time periods explaining something to younger people of those days. Might we then gain a greater appreciation and respect for the commonality of aging?
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A succinct, 30-second video that gets to the heart of the matter of ageism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
Ageism Stops With You English
YouTube video by The New York City Department for the Aging
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November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A succinct, 30-second video that gets to the heart of the matter of ageism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sH...
Listen to what Mike Johnson says at :31 and 1:38 He leaves out one very important word said by a reporter: "illegal." Such spin is outrageous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
RAW: House Speaker Mike Johnson defends President Trump calling for deaths of Democrats
YouTube video by WAAY 31 News
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November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Listen to what Mike Johnson says at :31 and 1:38 He leaves out one very important word said by a reporter: "illegal." Such spin is outrageous.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ys...
“Journalists are not props at a photo op — they are watchdogs for the public.”
--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
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--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
SPJ statement on recent attacks against reporters; continued minimization of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
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November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“Journalists are not props at a photo op — they are watchdogs for the public.”
--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
--- SPJ Executive Director Caroline Hendrie
Let's be clear: When Trump demeans reporters (usually female ones) for doing their jobs, it's not an insult but a BADGE OF HONOR.
www.spj.org/spj-statemen...
I had a lovely and compelling conversation with Donna Cravotta on her wonderful podcast, "The Real 50 Over 50," about different, more accurate ways to understand aging and to defeat ageism. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
The Real 50 over 50: Meet Jeanette Leardi
YouTube video by Donna Cravotta
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November 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I had a lovely and compelling conversation with Donna Cravotta on her wonderful podcast, "The Real 50 Over 50," about different, more accurate ways to understand aging and to defeat ageism. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozP...
It's Week 3 of National Family Caregivers Month, and so here's Part 3 of my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," in which I offer caregivers ways to get additional help when caregivers find themselves needing some assistance.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
The Caregiver’s Journey Part 3: Getting Caregiving Help
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this four-part series, you learned how to determine the issues you’ll need to address as a caregiver as well as how to take care of yo
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November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's Week 3 of National Family Caregivers Month, and so here's Part 3 of my four-part series for 3rd Act Magazine, "The Caregiver's Journey," in which I offer caregivers ways to get additional help when caregivers find themselves needing some assistance.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
Whether or not you agree with the particular points made by Robert Kuttner in this opinion piece, THIS is the way to address the "gerontocracy" issue in politics: Competence, not age.
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The Myth of the Democrats’ Gerontocracy Problem - The American Prospect
The Democrats’ problem is not age—it’s corporate and centrist Democrats of all ages. What distinguishes some of the most successful young Democrats is not just their youth but the fact that they are c...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Whether or not you agree with the particular points made by Robert Kuttner in this opinion piece, THIS is the way to address the "gerontocracy" issue in politics: Competence, not age.
prospect.org/2025/11/11/m...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/m...
When a public servant's number of years --- instead of individual competence --- is a journalist's criterion for judging relevance and effectiveness in office, THIS is the kind of dangerous ageist screed that results.
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www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
Chuck Schumer Should Be Humanely Euthanized*
Nearly a dozen congressional Democrats agree (*politically/metaphorically, of course).
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
When a public servant's number of years --- instead of individual competence --- is a journalist's criterion for judging relevance and effectiveness in office, THIS is the kind of dangerous ageist screed that results.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schu...
This is absolutely freaking obscene.
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
‘Dystopian’: Skin Care for 4-Year-Olds Gets an Icy Reception
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November 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is absolutely freaking obscene.
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
Ageism research has shown that children as young as 3 years old can begin to absorb ageist messages and fear becoming old people. So our capitalist society has an even better idea: Let's add "lookism" to the indoctrination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/s...
Any pro-democracy millionaires/billionaires out there wondering what to do with your money? How about funding more of these?
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November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Any pro-democracy millionaires/billionaires out there wondering what to do with your money? How about funding more of these?
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
We desperately need health experts like @vinguptamd.bsky.social to counteract the disinformation coming from our government. This series is an important public service for us all.
Today, we formally launch “The Diagnosis,” in partnership with Courier.
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
This digital series is in keeping with my core promise to all of you —> focus on truth and issues that matter to all of us and our health.
Episode 1: The Threats to SNAP
Please tune in!
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We desperately need health experts like @vinguptamd.bsky.social to counteract the disinformation coming from our government. This series is an important public service for us all.
A terrific conversation filled with lots of important ideas.
What an honor to join Janine Vanderburg @encore-janine.bsky.social for a delicious conversation, where I answer questions ranging from #ageism to launching a business to #podcasting !
Tune in 👇
Breaking Age Barriers: Coffee Chat with Ande Lyons on Ageism, Encore Car... youtu.be/g2AK4PjzZh4?...
Tune in 👇
Breaking Age Barriers: Coffee Chat with Ande Lyons on Ageism, Encore Car... youtu.be/g2AK4PjzZh4?...
Breaking Age Barriers: Coffee Chat with Ande Lyons on Ageism, Encore Careers, and Podcasting
YouTube video by Janine Vanderburg
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
A terrific conversation filled with lots of important ideas.
An important study.
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
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How Americans Are Thinking About Aging
From how well they think they’re aging to how they rate their physical and mental health and financial security, older adults with upper incomes are doing better than those with middle or lower income...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An important study.
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
(H/T Wendl Kornfeld for calling my attention to it.)
www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...
"Older people are not second-class citizens. We should be asking why we tolerate a world that works so well for some but leaves others behind."
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Older people are not second-class citizens. We should be asking why we tolerate a world that works so well for some but leaves others behind."
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
This article, published in Ireland, very much applies in the U.S., too.
www.thejournal.ie/readme/opini...
Reposted by Jeanette Leardi
contrarian.substack.com/p/incandesce... my comrade… always a rock
Incandescent Rage: Ezra Levin on the Eight Democrats Who Put Americans Last
"What do we do to demand a better party, a party that actually fights back?"
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November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
contrarian.substack.com/p/incandesce... my comrade… always a rock
It's Week 2 of National Family Caregivers Month, and Part 2 of my four-part "The Caregiver's Journey" series for 3rd Act Magazine, I discuss the importance of self-care when being responsible for the care of someone else as well as the signs of caregiver burnout.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
The Caregiver’s Journey Part 2: Looking After Yourself
In Part 1 of this four-part series, you learned how to determine your loved one’s needs and your own as you prepare to be a caregiver. In Part 2, you'll lear
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's Week 2 of National Family Caregivers Month, and Part 2 of my four-part "The Caregiver's Journey" series for 3rd Act Magazine, I discuss the importance of self-care when being responsible for the care of someone else as well as the signs of caregiver burnout.
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
3rdactmagazine.com/the-caregive...
Reposted by Jeanette Leardi
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
I don't know how many times I can say this or say it differently:
I truly wish we put as much emphasis on---and effort into--- improving our society and saving the Earth as we do working to find ways to live longer (albeit healthier).
Aging well isn't a solo occupation.
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I truly wish we put as much emphasis on---and effort into--- improving our society and saving the Earth as we do working to find ways to live longer (albeit healthier).
Aging well isn't a solo occupation.
time.com/7330284/agin...
How to Die Young at a Very Old Age
Longevity researcher Nir Barzilai shares how interfering with aging could prevent myriad diseases.
time.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I don't know how many times I can say this or say it differently:
I truly wish we put as much emphasis on---and effort into--- improving our society and saving the Earth as we do working to find ways to live longer (albeit healthier).
Aging well isn't a solo occupation.
time.com/7330284/agin...
I truly wish we put as much emphasis on---and effort into--- improving our society and saving the Earth as we do working to find ways to live longer (albeit healthier).
Aging well isn't a solo occupation.
time.com/7330284/agin...
Throughout our lives, we may fear missing out on taking full advantage of life's opportunities. But is the pressure worth it? If not, what can we do about it?
Check out my latest piece for the American Society on Aging's Generations Now blog.
generations.asaging.org/pressured-by...
Check out my latest piece for the American Society on Aging's Generations Now blog.
generations.asaging.org/pressured-by...
Pressured by FOMO? It’s Time to Say ‘No’ - ASA Generations
Experts explain how rejecting the fear of missing out can improve the quality of our lives.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Throughout our lives, we may fear missing out on taking full advantage of life's opportunities. But is the pressure worth it? If not, what can we do about it?
Check out my latest piece for the American Society on Aging's Generations Now blog.
generations.asaging.org/pressured-by...
Check out my latest piece for the American Society on Aging's Generations Now blog.
generations.asaging.org/pressured-by...
I love the opportunities I get to be on fun and insightful podcasts to talk about my book, "AGING SIDEWAYS: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older," and this one with host Debra L. Morrison is no exception.
Check it out!
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Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKR...
Dismantling Ageism: Jeanette Leardi Reveals How 'Old' Should Be Celebrated, Not Feared
YouTube video by We Can Do It Women
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November 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I love the opportunities I get to be on fun and insightful podcasts to talk about my book, "AGING SIDEWAYS: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older," and this one with host Debra L. Morrison is no exception.
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKR...
Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKR...
I'm getting many compliments for my recent interview with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social. No surprise, since he's one of the most astute and popular broadcasters on SiriusXM.
If you haven't yet listened to our conversation, I'd be honored if you would.
If you haven't yet listened to our conversation, I'd be honored if you would.
I am THRILLED to have been interviewed last week by New York Times best-selling author @johnfugelsang.bsky.social on his SiriusXM podcast "Tell Me Everything."
Check out our conversation at www.johnfugelsang.com/podcast (click on the October 27 episode and listen from 19:20 to 39:56).
Check out our conversation at www.johnfugelsang.com/podcast (click on the October 27 episode and listen from 19:20 to 39:56).
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm getting many compliments for my recent interview with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social. No surprise, since he's one of the most astute and popular broadcasters on SiriusXM.
If you haven't yet listened to our conversation, I'd be honored if you would.
If you haven't yet listened to our conversation, I'd be honored if you would.
"Meaningful social connections may do more than lift spirits, they may help preserve the mind."
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New Study: Helping Others Slows Cognitive Decline by Up to 20%
Regularly helping others, whether through volunteering or simple acts of kindness, can slow cognitive decline and boost brain health in older adults, new research finds.
scitechdaily.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Meaningful social connections may do more than lift spirits, they may help preserve the mind."
scitechdaily.com/new-study-he...
scitechdaily.com/new-study-he...
Too Young to Know Better? Why Ageism Hurts from Both Sides
www.theteenmagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM