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Mental Health Europe makes important statement about DSM and bio-psychiatry
Press Release, Mental Health Europe | May 17, 2013

Mattieu Ricard: Happiness Is A Skill in an interview with Tami Simon
Mattieu Ricard, SoundsTrue.com | May 14, 2013

Zen freedom
Tim Lott, Aeon Magazine | March 28, 2013

The science of love
Barbara Fredrickson, Aeon Magazine | March 15, 2013

How Imagination Shapes Your Reality
Gabriel Cohen, Original Story | May 06, 2013

focus: A simplicity manifesto in the Age of Distraction ~ free version
Leo Babauta | 2010

Does Depression Contribute to Dementia?
Judith Graham, NYTimes | May 1, 2013

St. Francis, Christian Love, and the Biotechnological Future
William B. Hurlbut, The New Atlantis | 2013

The Great Tragedy of Speed
David Whyte, Awakin.org | April 22. 2013

How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years
Abby Ellin, Well blog NYT | April 22, 2013

Backseat Bingo: an animated documentary about senior citizens and romance.
Liz Blazer, vimeo | 2003

The Memory Toolbox: 75 Tips and Resources to Go from Amnesic to Elephantic
Open Education Database
Daniel Strauss, OEDb | February 28, 2013

The Return of Slowness
Nader Shabahangi | April 14, 2013

Eldership Education for the Second Half of Life
Nader Shabahangi, AgeSongToday | January 25, 203

How to Listen - Sound Advice
Bella Bathurst, Aeon Magazine | April 8, 2013

The Persuasive Power of Uncertainty
Harvard Business Review IdeaCast | January 27, 2011

Choosing an assisted living facility
Kelvin Collins Augusta Chronicle | April 8, 2013

Freedom, Responsibility and Meaning in a Changing World: The Future of Existential Therapy
Announcement of Upcoming 2015 World Congress for Existential Therapy
World Congress for Existential Therapy, ICECAP & NSPC | February 8, 2013

FALLING UPWARD: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Richard Rohr | 2011

The Case for Existential Psychotherapy
Awakening to Awe Blog
Kirk J Schneider, PhD, PsychToday | September 29, 2010

Greedy for Life - Film Trailer
The Beauty of Aging Website
Laurie Shur, The Beauty of Aging | Spring 2013

Western Definitions of Shamanism: A Conversation with Stephan Beyer, Stanley Krippner, and Hillary S. Webb
Hillary S. Webb, AoC | March 2013

The Renewal of Humanism: Lessons from an Existential-Humanistic Training Program
Orah Krug, Div 32 APA Conference | Spring 2013

The empathy machine.
Maria Konnikova, Aeon Magazine | November 14, 2012

The Top 10 Insights from the Science of a Meaningful Life in 2012
Marsh, Jason, Lauren Klein and Jeremy Adam Smith , Greater Good | March 13, 2013

Confronting Our Final Deadline
Ron Shaich, LinkedIn | February 28, 2013

11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader
Dave Kerpen, LinkedIn | January 28, 2013

Medical Ideology as a Double-Edged Sword: The politics of cure and care in the making of Alzheimer’s disease
Chaufan, Claudia, Brooke Hollister, Jennifer Nazareno and Patrick Fox, Social Science & Medicine | December 2012

Some Observations on the Social Consequences of Forgetfulness & Alzheimer's Disease: A Call for Attitudinal Expansion
Shabahangi, Nader, Geoffrey Faustman, Julie N. Thai and Patrick Fox, JAHA | Issue #3 2009

Resisting social disenfranchisement: Negotiating collective identities and everyday life with memory loss
Beard, Rene´e L., and Patrick J. Fox, Social Science & Medicine | January 2008

Dr. Al Power on Different ways to Understand Alzheimer's and Forgetting
Al Power, MD, ChangingAging.org | February 2013

Caregiving, Laced With Humor
Judith Graham, NYTimes | February 1, 2013

Successful and Schizophrenic
Elyn R. Saks, NYTimes | January 25, 2013

The Renewal of Humanism in Psychotherapy: A Roundtable Discussion
Schneider, Kirk J. & Alfried Langle, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

The Renewal of Humanism in European Psychotherapy: Developments and Applications
Langle, Alfried and Jurgen Kriz, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

Humanism and Multiculturalism: An Evolutionary Alliance
Lillian Comas-Diaz, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

The Renewal of Humanism in Psychoanalytic Therapy
Robert D. Stolorow, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

Humanism as a Common Factor in Psychotherapy
Bruce E. Wampold, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

Humanistic Psychology and Contextual Behavioral Perspectives
Steven C. Hayes, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

The Humanistic and Behavioral Traditions: Areas of Agreement and Disagreement
David N. Elkins, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

Toward a Renewal of Personology in Psychotherapy Research
Robert D. Stolorow, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

A European Perspective on the Position Papers
Kriz, Jurgen and Alfried Längle, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

The Renewal of Humanism in Psychotherapy: Summary and Conclusion
Schneider, Kirk J. and Alfried Langle, Psychotherapy | Vol. 49.4(2012)

Changing Balance Between Age Groups - World Population Ageing: 1950-2050
UN Dept of Economic & Social Affairs Population Division | 2002 World Assembly on Ageing

Get Wisdom: Moving Toward the Essential
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, GrowingOlder.co | January 15th, 2013

What Is Old Age For?
William H. Thomas, MD, Social Work Today | Vol #10.6(2010)

The Generosity Paradox: By Giving We Receive, But By Taking We Lose
Smith, Christian and Hilary Davidson, FastCoEXIST.com | January 9, 2013

Kindness
Naomi Shihab Nye

Discontinuation of Risperidone in Alzheimer's Disease - Letter to Editor
G. Allen Power, M.D., New England Journal of Medicine | January 10, 2013

Aging does not affect decision making
MetLife, Stone Hearth News | December 30, 2012

Bill Gates vs. Mother Teresa
Nipun Mehta, DailyGood.org | August 17, 2012

The Greek island of old age
Andrew Bomford, BBC News | January 6, 2013

Can Awe Buy You More Time and Happiness?
Stacey Kennelly, GreaterGood.berkeley.edu | August 17, 2012

Helping, Fixing, Serving
Rachel Remen | May 29, 2000

Why Your Health Is Bigger Than Your Body
Claudia Rowe, YesMagazine.org | Aug 21, 2012

The Youth and Elders Project
www.youthandelders.org | June 2012

Letter on "Humanism"
Martin Heidegger | 1949

Niederländisches Demenzdorf Hogewey: Alles für den Augenblick
Barbara Hans, Der Spiegel | March 28, 2012

Enlightenment: Is Science Ready to Take it Seriously?
Jeff Warren, PsychologyTomorrowMagazine.com | November 2012

A man depicts the often grim atmosphere in assisted living facilities
Martin Bayne, The Washington Post | July 9, 2012

Jose Mujica: The world's 'poorest' president
Vladimir Hernandez, BBC NEWS Magazine | November 14, 2012

For Healthy Aging, a Late Act in the Footlights
Tina Rosenberg, The New York Times | August 15, 2012

What Brand Is Your Therapist?
Lori Gottlieb, New York Times | November 23, 2012

Philosophy and psychotherapy: conflict or co-operation?
Geoff Heath, The International Journal of Psychotherapy | March 2002

Interview with Peter Kingsley: Remembering What We Have Forgotten
Richard Whittaker, Conversations.org | May 21, 2011

What Is God?: A Conversation with Jacob Needleman
Richard Whittaker, Conversations.org | December 19, 2009

Lessons in the Old Language
Matthew C. Bronson, Original Story | Oct 28, 2012

For Alzheimer’s, Detection Advances Outpace Treatment Options
Gina Kolata, New York Times | November 15, 2012

The Quantum Matrix
Raphael Kellman, iJourney.org | October 25, 2004

How Do You Raise a Prodigy?
Andrew Solomon, New York Times | October 31, 2012

Uniting Generations Provides Direction to Older Adults and Youth
Matt Perry, HealthyCal.org | November 4, 2012

Finding Joy in Alzheimer’s
Robert Leleux, New York Times | February 16, 2012

Biology and Awe: Psychology's Critical Juncture
Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D., Psychology Today | February 17, 2012

The sweet battle of becoming you
Nadar Shabahangi, Oakland Business Review | February, 2012

The Power of Silence
Bob Edelstein, Psychology Today | January 31, 2012

AgeSong Language vs. Traditional Language

Finding Purpose After Living With Delusion
Benedict Carey, New York Times | November 25, 2011

It's Never Too Late: Creativity in Later Life
Janice Blanchard, CSA Journal

At age 102, this therapist is still psyched: Therapist Hedda Bolgar sees patients four days a week
Jasmin Aline Persch, Today.com | November 14, 2011

Interview with Cathie Borrie, author of The Long Hello
Stephen Woodfin, Venture Galleries | November, 2011

The Long Hello, The Other Side of Alzheimer's by Cathie Borrie
Stephen Woodfin, Venture Galleries | October 31, 2011

Brain Health and Memory Care Perspectives
CALA News & Views - The Voice of Assisted Living | Fall 2011

Love, Wholeness and the Nature of Change
Alison Bonds Shapiro, M.B.A. — Healing into Possibility [Psychology Today] | February 13, 2011

How About Saying Hello? Person-Centered Care in Dementia
Heather Hill, The Dasein Project | September 15, 2011

My Story: Alzheimer's From the Inside Out
Richard Taylor, Ph.D. | richardtaylorphd.com

You've Got to Find What You Love
Steve Jobs — Stanford University Commencement Address | June 20005

The Elusive Big Idea
Neal Gabler, NY Times | August 13, 2011

Waking Up to What Really Matters
Wendy Lustbader, Huffington Post | August 16, 2011

Eldertopia
Dr. William H. Thomas, The Journal: AARP International | August 7, 2011

Conference slated on dementia
Emily Charrier-Botts, Sonoma Index-Tribune | August 8, 2011

Living with the unknown
Pam Gibson, Sonoma Index-Tribune | August 8, 2011

Positive thinking makes for happy old people
Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times | July 14, 2011

The Poetics of Aging and Dementia
Nader Robert Shabahangi

Why Our Society Is Ageist
Rhoda P. Curtis, Huffington Post | July 28, 2011

Elders Offer Help at Japan’s Crippled Reactor
NY Times | June 27, 2011

Aging Gracefully: Why Getting Old Is A Lot Like Being Young
Rhoda P. Curtis, Huffington Post | June 22, 2011

Our Irrational Fear of Forgetting
Margaret Morganroth Gullette, New York Times | May 21, 2011

Liking is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts.
Jonathan Franzen, New York Times | May 28, 2011

The 'Presence' Approach to Care With Alzheimer's and Other Types of Dementia
Marguerite Manteau-Rao, Huffington Post | May 26, 2011

Seeking the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia
Dayle A. Friedman, The Reconstructionist | Spring 2006

Lifelong learning is the secret to happiness in old age
Jerome Monahan and Joe Clancy, The Guardian | May 17, 2011

Memories Slip, but Golf is Forever
Matthew Futterman, Wall Street Journal | April 8, 2009

Boomers Redefine Retirement Living
Sally Abrahms, AARP Bulletin | April 1, 2011

The Joy of Growing Old (or Why Life Begins at 46)
The Economist | December 18, 2010

Talk Doesn't Pay, So Psychiatry Turns Instead to Drug Therapy
by Gardiner Harris, New York Times | March 5, 2011

A Baker’s Dozen: Proposed Therapeutic Interventions of an Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapist
by Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT | AHP Perspective 2011 (forthcoming)

Storytelling Program Improves Lives of People With Alzheimer's
ScienceDaily | March 1, 2011

Some Observations on the Social Consequences of Forgetfulness and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Call for Attitudinal Expansion
by Nader Shabahangi, Geoffrey Faustman, Julie N. Thai, Patrick Fox — Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts: 3:38–52, 2009

Living Well at the End of Life
Joanne Lynn, David M. Adamson | Rand Health

Older Folks Seem to Gain 'Emotional Intelligence'
HealthDay News | December 29, 2010

Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate
by Pam Belluck, New York Times | December 31, 2010

10 Tips for Improving the Mental Health of Older Adults
Mental Health America

Come Together: Actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker on how Alzheimer's disease has made their family bond stronger
by Linda Childers, Neurology Now | November/December 2010

Alzheimer's 10,000 Joys and 10,000 Sorrows: an Interview with Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle
by Marguerite Manteau-Rao, Huffington Post | November 28, 2010

Nader Shabahangi, CEO, AgeSong assisted living
by Suzanne Herel, San Francisco Chronicle | October 24, 2010

Approaches to Aging: A Conversation with Nader Shabahangi
Aging Today | July-August 2009

Reframing Alzheimer’s: Book Helps Deepen Understanding of Memory Loss
Article By: Andrew Schwartz, UCSF Today | July 12, 2010

Assisted Living in the News
This blog is your resource for up-to-date information on what’s happening right now in Assisted Living in California.
Wordpress.com

Remember What We Can Learn From The Forgetful
Article By: Nader Shabahangi, Ph.D, Orinda News | July 2010

The Elderly, Through the Eyes of a Geriatrician
Article By: Paula Span, New York Times | June 23, 2010

The Power of Witnessing One Another
Article By: Alison Bonds Shapiro, Healing into Possibility [Psychology Today] | June 7, 2010

Everyday Creativity and Healing
Article By: Alison Bonds Shapiro, Healing into Possibility [Psychology Today] | June 5, 2010

Conscious Aging
Article By: Nancy Coker, Sunrise Magazine [Theosophical University Press] | Winter 2007

Conscious Aging
Article By: Mariamne Paulus | June 2005

Aging with Awareness
Article By: Ron Valle, Ph.D. and Mary Mohs, L.V.N., M.A. | 2004

Conscious Aging: Nurturing a New Vision of Longevity
Article By: Robert C. Atchley, Aging Today | January-February 2002

Listening to the Language of Dementia: A Research and Care Program
Article By: Pacific Institute 2005

Gloria Steinem's Longer View
Article By: Leslie Lewis, Bay Area BusinessWoman | November 2004

January Completion Scheduled for Emeryville's AgeSong at Bayside Park Senior Living Complex
Daily Pacific Builder | December 3, 2009

Faces of Aging Review - Have You Ever Noticed?
Article By: Allen Lorrance, Emergin Newspaper June 2005

For Steinem, these are the glory years
Article By: Janet Kornblum, USA Today | February 1, 2005

The Surprising Power of the Aging Brain
Article By: Jeffrey Kluger, Time | January 13, 2006

For Steinem, these are the glory years
Article By: Janet Kornblum, USA Today | February 1, 2005

Redefining Dementia: Between the World of Forgetting and Remembering
Article By: Nader Robert Shabahangi | December 2005

A Different Attitude Toward Elder Care
Reprinted from the Oakland Business Review | March 2008

Five Elements of Healthy Aging
Simple ways to help you age gracefully and beautifully
Video clip from ABC's The View From The Bay | February 17, 2009

Listening to Madness
Why some mentally ill patients are rejecting their medication and making the case for 'mad pride.'
Article By: Alissa Quart, Newsweek | May 2, 2009

New Reality for Residents with Alzheimer’s
The Holistic Path to Memory Care article by Nader Shabahangi, founder and CEO of AgeSong Senior Communities | August 1, 2009
Assisted Living Federation of America

Seeing Old Age as a Never-Ending Adventure
OCALA, Fla. — Ilse Telesmanich, 90, sprained her ankle hiking in South Africa last August. She tried to keep going on the three-week trip, she said, hobbled as she was. “I got very good at hopping on one foot the last...
NYTImes.com | January 7, 2010

One Clinician's Search for the Person Behind the Dementia
by Doris Bersing, Aging Today | September-October, 2006

Aging and Process Work
Old Age: Hopes, Fears and Beyond
Article By: Bogna Szymkiewicz-Kowalska, Pacific Institute | 2004

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