Spring in Washington, DC is always glorious. But this year, the blooming cherry trees and azaleas are an especially welcome contrast to the grim atmosphere in our beleaguered nation’s capital. I recently attended a protest at the Washington Monument along with thousands of my demographic peers. Evidently, a lot of older adults still find showing … Read More »
About Abbie Rosner
Super Power for Difficult Times
Washington DC. It’s been a very difficult week here in the eye of the storm. We are now getting a heaping dose of what so many people in this world live through in regimes whose leaders are driven by power, greed and a vision of prosperity reserved only for a chosen few. For those who … Read More »
The Awesomeness of Boomers and Psychedelics
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the producers of Embodied, a radio show and podcast produced by the North Carolina Public Radio Station WUNC. They were interested in creating an episode on the topic of psychedelics and awe. While doing their research, they happened upon my last post, A Museum Dose of Awe. … Read More »
A Museum Dose of Awe
Here in DC, like everywhere else in the country, it’s very tense in these days leading up to the elections. So I was happy for the distraction this Saturday of attending an interactive workshop on Finding Awe at the National Gallery of Art. Just entering the historic West Wing, I was immediately dwarfed by the … Read More »
To Hold and Be Held: Older Adults, MDMA and a Roll in the Park
I’m not in the habit of lying down on lawns next to strangers, let alone gazing lovingly into their eyes. But at an MDMA-infused “Roll in the Park” I recently attended, that was exactly what happened. When I scored an invitation to this private, annual event through a friend of a friend, it seemed like … Read More »