Category: Press

This is 88: Sandra Butler Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

“My 80s have been one of the most generative and exhilarating decades of my life.”

Please see full piece on Oldster.

Enough already!

How old do I have to be before I can put an end to my lifelong task of trying to improve?

Please see full piece on Persimmon Tree.

I Have Been Lying To My Grown Children For Years. Here’s What They Don’t Know About My Life.

Please see full piece here, and I welcome you to respond with your own stories about lying!

Listen to Sandra on KXCI’s Broad Perspectives, a program by women, about women and for everyone.

I divorced my husband 50 years ago. His dying has brought us back to a loving symmetry.

See the full piece on CoveyClub.

Listen to my interview with Jessie Wiegand of WGRT’s LIMElight on embracing oldness with acceptance and humor (and my recent book launch) here.

Congratulations to Sandra Butler and Nan Gefen for winning silver in the Psychology category of the 2018 Independent Book Publishers Association Awards for It Never Ends!

Sandra Butler and Nan Fink Gene Discuss Mothers’ Perspectives on Their Life-Long Role

What do mothers over 65 have to say about their current mother-daughter relationships? Authors Sandra Butler and Nan Fink Gefen interviewed 78 mothers, ranging in age from 65-85, of varied backgrounds, family configurations, employment, education, racial identities, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. The authors listened as mothers recounted stories of the complex twists and turns of their mothering over time. The interactive presentation, facilitated by Ashby Village co-chair of the Arts and Culture program Marcia Freedman, was both touching and thought provoking, punctuated by knowing laughter and sighs of recognition from the audience.

Read full article from Ashby Village »

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