by Dr Denise Taylor | 04 Mar, 2024 | Elderhood
Back from living with a Maasai tribe, and ‘off grid for over 2 weeks. I’m home and in a state of wonder, and tiredness for what I have experienced. I have travelled extensively around the world for over 17 years, but never before have I had such a deep connection and...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 01 Dec, 2023 | Elderhood, Getting older, Retirement
Many people think legacy is meant for those who have a lot of money and are known as philanthropists. Or they are people such as Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa, activists and saints doing important work. But we can all leave a legacy. Whilst we are likely to...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 30 Aug, 2022 | Elderhood, Videos, Woodland
This video tells you about how I spent my 65th...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 20 Aug, 2022 | Elderhood
On 29th August I’ll be 65. This was the age men got their state pension and, as female, I should have had mine for 5 years. But things changed and I’ll now get mine in a year. Recently I’ve been thinking on birthdays and how to mark them. For my 50th I had 3 big...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 09 Jun, 2022 | Elderhood, Inspiration, Videos
A Vision Quest is a Rite of Passage and involves 4 days and nights on a solo fast (no food or tent). A year later you close your Vision Quest. This is my immediate thoughts after 24 hours without food. Yesterday I closed my second Vision Quest. This time I closed it...
by Dr Denise Taylor | 05 Jun, 2022 | Elderhood, Videos
Life is full of endings – the end of a day, end of a book, end of a period of study, end of a relationship, and the end of life. When I reflect on retirement, I also consider the related areas of ageing and dying. Spending time in the natural world we notice this...
