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Jeanette Leardi
Social gerontologist and author
Jeanette Leardi is a social gerontologist, community educator, writer, editor, public speaker, and aging wellness leader. The author of Aging Sideways: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older (2024), Jeanette’s experiences as the primary caregiver to her parents inspired her encore career goals of changing perceptions about the aging process and helping people appreciate elders’ inherent dignity, wisdom, and unique value as mentors and catalysts for social change. She accomplishes this through her writing, including for Next Avenue and 3rd Act Magazine, appearances on national broadcasts, and presentations and classes in journaling, spiritual writing, memoir writing, brain fitness, health literacy, ageism, intergenerational communication, creativity, and caregiver support to people of all ages.
