Ripening Into Elderhood with David Goff, Ph.D. and Alexandra Hart

Alexandra Hart and David “Lucky” Goff, Ph.D. are the co-hosts of the radio series Growing An Elder Culture. Since 2010, they have been conveners of Transition Sebastopol, Elders Salon in Sebastopol, California. Goff has served as adjunct faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, where he employed large group processes to promote community and personal development. He maintains a psychotherapy practice specializing in psycho-spiritual development. In 2003 David had a brain aneurysm. As a result of his stroke, and the onset of a rare brain syndrome, he nearly died and ended up permanently disabled. This experience had a transformational effect on David, which made him “Lucky,” and led him to see how radically connected all things are. This broader awareness now informs his approach toward what it means to be human.

He is the author of:

• Embracing Life: Toward a Psychology of Interdependence (Mill City Press 2013)

Alexandra Jacopetti Hart is an elder in the true sense of the word. She has a national and international reputation as a preeminent fiber artist, tapestry weaver, and designer. Her work in this area is collected and shown by museums. She is co-founder of the clothing pattern company, Folkwear Patterns, and the author of Native Funk & Flash: An Emerging Folk Art (Trafford 2013), which is now in its third printing. It showcases the embroidered, rainbow style of dress that was adopted in the 1960s and continues to influence today’s fashion. Her large scale tapestries hang in many homes and corporate settings. Her macramé playground was a subject of a National Endowment for the Arts funded movie “The Saga of Macramé Park” a film by Ben Van Meter. She has been involved in many community-building activities as facilitator and participant, including women’s groups, mixed gender councils, and a cohousing development.

Hart and Goff are co-authors of:

• Age of Actualization: A Handbook for Growing Elder Culture (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014)

To learn more about the work of Alexandra Hart and David “Lucky” Goff go to www.elderculture.com.

Host: Justine Willis Toms      Interview Date: 2/19/2015       Program Number: C0329

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Growing An Elder Community with David Goff, Ph.D. and Alexandra Hart