Eight participants from the GeNarrations program at the Goodman Theater will join us at Connecting Edgewater to share six-minute stories they wrote. Each story is unique and reflects the personal experiences, perspectives, and creativity of the storyteller.

In this upbeat, empowering, and often humorous talk about a serious topic, we explore the idea and value of using full-range thinking about our aging futures. We’ll focus on the Fourth Age of Life— a period of dependency on others for long-term care in later life— and look at the reasons most of us fail to fully imagine it, communicate about it,

and prepare for it. Kathryn McGrew shares stories and perspectives gathered from her interview-based research, as well as her own family’s experiences, to explain how using full-range thinking about our own aging might just become the kindest thing we’ve ever done for ourselves and our families. A communication guide is provided.

Dr. Kathryn B. McGrew is Miami University Professor Emerita of Sociology and Gerontology population.