EXPERIENCE ELDER
EXPERIENCE ELDER
Language shapes our thoughts, emotions, and interactions, influencing how we perceive ourselves and the world around us.
Through language, we express our deepest thoughts, beliefs, and aspirations, connecting us to others and shaping our identities.
Language has a powerful impact on being, as it is the primary medium through which we interpret, understand, and engage with the world.
“Elder” occurs in language. Listen to the language of this elder.
The Elder Videos
What every dentist should know about the hidden struggles of retirement on Dr.Bicuspid.com Podcast: While there is often a focus for dentists when retirement is discussed about the financial side of the future, there is rarely talk about the emotional side of retirement and what comes next. That's where Dr. Marc Cooper is hoping to make an impact.
THE ROLE OF ELDERS IN MODERN SOCIETY on xraised: In this interview, Dr. Marc Cooper, Founder of The Contemporary Elder Institute and Chairman of Elder Council, explains the distinction between being “older” and being an “elder.” He shares what led him to create his work, discusses the impact of becoming an elder on aging and on the world, and highlights the positive outcomes experienced by those who have embraced the role of elder.
BUCK’S BLODGETT ON FORGIVENESS (Interview)
Dr. Cooper interviews Buck Blodgett of the Love>Hate Foundation about his work on bringing forgiveness into the world.
I SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER
Growing old in our country is not on your side. Marginalization. Isolation. Rejection. Worthlessness. Useless. Burden. Costly. Hindering. Useless. These are waves of the sea you are sailing into as you grow old.
NOW CONSIDER
Your aging is irreversible, irrevocable, and unstoppable. Most people reading this will live into their late eighties or early nineties, and some will push the envelope further.
Our work is about growing old as an elder. Our culture, family systems, and psychology provide a very different future for late aging than one as an elder.
Growing old as an elder is a path worth exploring for this last third of your life.
Available October 1 st on Amazon.
