The Generation Above Me

A blog maintained by Karen D. Austin aka "Wren" --gerontologist since 2010 with prior education and teaching experience since 1980 in literature, comp/rhet, education, and psychology.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Preserving Legacies with the Daughters of Utah Pioneers

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September 2024 Meeting of the Ephraim Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers When I moved to Ephraim in December of 2023. It is locate...

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Older Adults and Youth: Connecting the Past and the Future in the Present

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Image by COD Newsroom via Creative Commons I have observed a stereotype that older adults talk about the past with the evaluation that th...

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Monday, August 12, 2024

Drinking More Water

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Image by Kate Ter Haar via Creative Commons Oh, I did everything to ensure that I gained weight during the first half of this year: I di...

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Sunday, July 28, 2024

Remarkably Bright Creatures: Book Review

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Published 3 May 2022 In her 2022 novel Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt creates a story of people who are looking to belong, ...

Monday, July 15, 2024

Late Life Happiness Boost: U Shaped Happiness Curve

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Image by Smithsonian Institute via Creative Commons There are many researchers of the human life span that question the phenomenon of a ...

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Karen D. Austin aka "Wren": Ephraim, Utah, United States; Gerontologist MA from WSU 2013. UE & USI adjunct, bookworm, gym rat, thrift store fashionista, ESC fan, proud American. Spouse of a college administrator / author, mom to 3: 1. Ball State U grad now music teacher 2. Walmart cashier pursing the HVAC trade 3. Indian Spitz. Coexist! Crone to be. Email: karendaustin (at) gmail dot com.

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