Elderescence Academy™

Join Sarnia for old lady moaning each day. And if you're wondering who is in the pic, that's mum, myself and my younger brother. If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and s...

If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-making, fashion studies, and quiet...

MENO NDAutism, Touch, and the Freedom of MenopauseIntroductionThe Puzzle of IntimacyFor most of my life I assumed there was something quietly wrong with me. I loved people. I felt loyalty, tenderness, and fierce protectiveness toward those close to me. I could sit for hours talking with someone I trusted, listening carefully, observing small details about their moods, remembering what mattered to...

Vanity and Ageing: Why Some People Fight Time and Others Make Peace With It Welcome to Elderescence Academy — reflections on growing older with curiosity, creativity, and calm. Ageing is one of the few experiences that every human being shares, yet the ways people respond to it vary enormously. Some individuals meet the passing of time with determination. They exercise discipline over their appear...

 Why a Simple Life Often Leads to Greater HappinessWelcome to Elderescence Academy — reflections on growing older with curiosity, creativity, and calm. One of the quiet discoveries that many people make as life progresses is that happiness does not necessarily grow alongside complexity. In fact, the opposite often appears to be true. A simpler life — fewer obligations, fewer possessions, fewer soc...

 The Joy of Freedom as We AgeWelcome to Elderescence Academy — reflections on growing older with curiosity, creativity, and calm. One of the quietest but most profound psychological changes that often accompanies age is the gradual disappearance of a particular pressure: the need to impress other people. It is so deeply embedded in early life that we rarely recognise how much of our behaviour is o...

 The Strange Freedom of Not Needing to Impress AnyoneWelcome to Elderescence Academy — reflections on growing older with curiosity, creativity, and calm. One of the strangest freedoms that arrives with age is something nobody really prepares you for. The moment you realise you no longer feel the need to impress anyone. When we are young, much of life is a performance. We dress for approval. We spe...

I am doing better today after the shock 😲 of my treatment which is a bit 😞 disabling for a workaholic. If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built fro...

No pain no gain...follow my recovery on my podcast #health #spirehospital If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings tog...

I need a granny nap….one that lasts twelve hours. Join me soon on Lounges TV. If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings...

Join Sarnia with the woes of grandmothers and great grandmothers If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together ref...

If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-making, fashion studies, and quiet...

Catch up with Sarnia as she turns here career around for a slow build at the Glorious West Dean College. If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built fro...

If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-making, fashion studies, and quiet...

 In this chapter of Elderescence, Sarnia de la Maré explores how sensation changes after midlife — including increased sensitivity to texture, sound, temperature, and pace. The essay reframes ageing not as sensory decline, but as refinement, arguing that subtle pleasures become more meaningful as the body becomes a finer, more attentive instrument. Topics include ageing and the nervous system, sen...

Why Older Bodies Need Pleasure, Not Punishment by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings toge...

If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-making, fashion studies, and quiet...

Take it slow and take it firm If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-makin...

More warbling with Sarnia as she ponders her existence  If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective d...

This is one from the archives I thought I would share  If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective dr...

The older we get, the more obtrusive the process, the cancer hunt If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together re...

A poem for the wise. If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-making, fashio...

If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective drawing, digital mark-making, fashion studies, and quiet...

Elderescence Academy https://www.patreon.com/cw/eld... If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings together reflective dr...

Join me on Patreon for connecting with Elderescence, A Later Living Project If you are thrilled to be older, wiser, and thankfull, welcome to my podcast.  I am a writer and musician reclaiming my life as an older person. Elderescence with Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Elderescence is a visual and written project exploring creativity, ageing well, and self-confidence built from within. This space brings t...