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Have you had the conversation?
Read more: Have you had the conversation?Februrary 2023 The one thing we know for certain is that our lives will end. Death may come suddenly or we may have time to prepare. We may be young or old when it happens. We may be very ill or we may leave life at the peak of our capabilities. But one day, death will come to each of us.
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A necessary risk
Read more: A necessary riskJanuary 2023 I often feel a visceral pain when confronted by evidence of the suffering in the world. Sometimes I feel powerless to address the injustices and conflict shown daily on our news media. But each of us can do something, however small, to make the world a better and healthier place for ourselves and others. It requires taking a risk.
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Are you lonesome tonight?
Read more: Are you lonesome tonight?December 2022 Elvis sang about it. Poets have written about it. Movies have told us about it. Loneliness is something experienced by most of us at some point. This holiday season, you can be part of the solution.
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Let’s talk about the end of life
Read more: Let’s talk about the end of lifeNovember 2022 Life is inherently precious because it is finite. This month’s Insights from the Stillpoint presents findings from a collaborative research project conducted by Stillpoint Strategy and Cox Inall Ridgeway. We met with people from a wide range of backgrounds to discuss what is most important in life in the face of death and suffering. Overall, the results confirmed for us the reality that dying is a social process, and that we need social as well as medical support for those who are dying, and those who are bereaved. The findings were presented recently at the Palliative Care New…
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Age is not the issue
Read more: Age is not the issueOctober 2022 “Age is a state of mind”. “Ageing is not for the faint-hearted”. How do you think about growing older? The 7th October marks Ageism Awareness Day, and reminds us that ageism is not just about older people, but is also experienced by the young. When we dismiss people solely on the basis of their age, we lose opportunities to learn and grow from one another. Let’s celebrate the unique grace that every stage of life brings.
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How to improve workforce participation
Read more: How to improve workforce participationSeptember 2022 What do Jessica Tandy and Christopher Plummer both have in common? They both won Oscars in their 80s. Talent, wisdom, experience and happiness often increase, rather than diminish, with age. This month Insights highlights the contribution that older people make to society through workforce participation.
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Focus on ability
Read more: Focus on abilityAugust 2022 We are each born with different physical, mental, emotional and intellectual capabilities, and these change over our lifetime. Some of us are born with identifiable disabilities, while others of us acquire a disability through accident, illness, war and displacement, or ageing. This month’s Insight reflects on the decade ahead and what is required to ensure that people with disability can live their best lives.
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Investing in palliative care for all
Read more: Investing in palliative care for allJuly 2022 Good palliative care demonstrates everything that is – or should be – at the heart of our health system – high quality clinical and ancillary care, commitment to alleviating suffering, compassion, and recognition that health is more than the physical but also incorporates mental, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual aspects of personhood. It is the first topic for our new series, Insights from the Stillpoint.