Trinity Spiritual Ctr to Host Speaker on Ageism
Written by Trinity Spiritual Center
SOUTHPORT, CT – Trinity Spiritual Center will host an exclusive livestream event with the globe-trotting writer and expert on ageism Ashton Applewhite, on Thursday, May 6
th at 7:30 PM. Ms. Applewhite will address a topic with universal relevance in a world of longer lives: How can we make age bias as unacceptable as any other form of prejudice? The event is free and open to all.
The author of
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, Applewhite is a leading thought leader recognized by many media outlets as an expert on ageism. In her view, age bias cuts work lives short, stunts our sense of self and place in the world, and harms our health. Further, she advances that attitudes towards aging affect how our minds and bodies function at the cellular level.