Co-Founder
Trained as a therapist, Kyrié works as a facilitator and public speaker, specializing in ageism and dementia. She is the co-founder of the anti-ageism clearinghouse OldSchool.info with Ashton Applewhite and Ryan Backer. She is also an educator with The Eden Alternative, author of Healing Dementia and adjunct faculty at USI and Pacifica Graduate Institute. She loves to travel for work and pleasure, was a cast member on Dr. Bill Thomas' ChangingAging Tour, and has been living part-time in a campervan with her family since 2015.
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July 9, 2023
Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse with Kyrié Carpenter and Ryan Backer
Ageism, according to the World Health Organization, refers to how we think, feel and act towards others or ourselves based on age. It affects people of all ages and exists in our institutions, our relationships and ourselves. Many of us have experienced the effects of Ageism when it comes to older adults in the workplace, in hospitals, in public, in nursing homes, and in both the media and the entertainment industries. Kyrié Carpenter was trained as a therapist and works as a facilitator and pu...