Ryan Deloney
Correspondent
A handful of years ago, Victoria and David Marshall started 3rd Act Magazine to chronicle how older Americans are blooming. It was borne out of the Marshalls’ own experience: After retiring early, Ms. Marshall, especially, found she needed a sense of purpose.
“I’ve learned so much by getting to meet and work with people who really get aging right,” she says. “They don’t just live lives of leisure. They’re really focused on lifelong learning, growing, expanding.”
Why We Wrote This
If older adults are trying to get past the limitations society often ascribes to them, where might they find role models? As the idea of “third acts” takes hold, baby boomers are demonstrating what increased longevity can bring.