CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAYS:
If you stop doing this, you’re telling
your mind it’s something that you are
ashamed of. ‘Embrace the fact you
had another great year!’ says Alison.
Why not start planning your next
part y now?7
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role models
Finding role models that
challenge beliefs about ageing
also helps you settle in to your spirit
age. But you need the right role
models. surprisingly, googling
‘90-year-olds running marathons’
might not actually help. ‘this type of
behaviour is usually presented as
extraordinary, which may actually
reinforce negative stereotypes,’ says
dr swift. instead, just look for people
challenging negative images of ageing
in less extreme ways. think the lady
still playing tennis at the local court at
74 rather than one running marathons,
or dame Helen mirren who, although
a star, is down to earth and rocking
her grey hair, rather than, perhaps,
madonna, who looks no more than 40
in the June issue of Vogue but who
has the means to keep herself looking
that way, unlike most of us!your mind it’s something that you are
had another great year!’ says Alison.
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44% ...that’s how
much more likely
you are to recover
from a health
problem if you have
a positive attitude
to getting older. tS
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