This pioneering book about the mind-body connection explains how to improve age beliefs, why it matters so much, & what we can do to address structural ageism

Interview with Becca Levy about her new book, BREAKING THE AGE CODE

Redirecting Ageism

Professor of Public Health and Psychology at the Yale School of Public Health; preeminent expert on the relationship between attitudes towards aging and physical &amp; cognitive function.

Professor of Public Health & Psychology at the Yale School of Public Health, Levy is the preeminent expert on the relationship between attitudes towards aging & physical & cognitive function.

Becca Levy

How attitudes towards aging affect physical, mental &amp; cognitive well-being from the Yale School of Public Health's preeminent researcher

How attitudes towards aging affect physical, mental & cognitive well-being from the Yale School of Public Health

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Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live, by Becca Levy

Becca Levy’s “Big but Brief” argues that ageism is a cause of loneliness, and she proposes that a solution for addressing loneliness is to reduce ageism. She shares her research that demonstrates how ageism can impact older persons' health and what we know about solutions to ageism. Becca Levy’s “Big but Brief” argues that ageism is a cause of loneliness, and she proposes that a solution for addressing loneliness is to reduce ageism. She shares her research that demonstrates how ageism can impact older persons' health and what we know about solutions to ageism.

The 2021 Age Boom Academy BIG BUT BRIEF Becca Levy

A preeminent researcher explains how targeting internalized & structural ageism reduces loneliness 

Ageism as a Cause of Loneliness: A Proposed Solution

A talk based on Changing the Narrative and attitudes about aging and ageism. Reframing involves seeing older people in a different view. Contributions of older people in society need to be looked as paramount, older people need to tell more stories of their contributions to society.

Janine Vanderburg of Changing the Narrative talks about how we can change attitudes about aging & ageism

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