A Learned Response to Loss: Changing the Script By thirdAGE blogI’ve found that very few people look at the emotion of grief. Typically “grief” is associated with the emotional process […]
Post-Menopausal? Don't Let High Blood Pressure Sneak Up on You By blogA few decades ago, we had a totally different definition of “high.” Today, as Baby Boomers, we often associate “high” […]
“Proof of Life” in Online Dating By blogDid any of you see the interview with Nev Schulman on TV the other day? He has a new book […]
Play Date at Camp Deer Run By blogSaturday at my 50th (gag) camp reunion was all about playing. The start of the day was camp skits and […]
How the Science of a Meaningful Life Can Help Us Live Joyfully and Well By blogWe would all like to have deeper meaning and more joy in our lives. But we live in stressful and […]
Protect yourself and your loved one from scam artists By blogThe FBI, AARP and many senior-focused healthcare organizations have warned that seniors and people suffering from dementia are prime scam […]
The Ultimate Booby Prize: Menopausal Breast Pain By blogHot flashes. Mood swings. Weight gain. Osteoporosis. Just a few of the many symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. Add breast […]
4 Steps to Increasing Your Gratitude By blogThere is a new discussion going around Facebook these days, called “The Gratitude Challenge.” People are challenging their friends to […]
Schmoozing wiith S'mores By blogCamp Deer Run on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH was abuzz with friends meeting friends for the 50th Camp Reunion. People (I […]
Sepsis Contributes to 1 in Every 2 to 3 Deaths By blogRegular readers of my blog likely know that one of my clients is a patient advocacy organization called Sepsis Alliance. […]
Negative Thoughts Are Bad for Your Health By blogI just discovered a new show on TNT called “Perception”. Have your seen it yet? Very interesting! Last night the […]
I've Fallen in Love with Someone New – Happy Grandparents Day! By blogSeptember 7th is Grandparents Day!!!!!!!!!!!! On August 8th 2014 in Seattle, Washington, our daughter Sarah and her husband Sol brought a beautiful pink bundle of joy into this world. I am a grandma! Now, I understand why grandparents go on and on, bragging about their grandchildren.
6 Steps to Soar in The Empty Nest By blogSummer is winding down and for many families, the kids are headed back to school. For some of you, this is not your normal “back to school,” but also the beginning of your Empty Nest as you take your youngest to college. You’ve thought about it for years, maybe even dreaded it, and now reality hits. Your main focus in life has changed, and you have a hollow feeling—Now what? I know just how you feel. I experienced that same feeling of loss, but quickly emerged in eager anticipation of what I could create to fill my time, and life has never been any better for me than it is now.
When It's Time to Change By blogAt the age of 97, she sat by her window watching the moving men place, onto one truck, the few pieces of life she was able to take with her. The cleaning company filled the second, much larger one with possessions she had to discard. “Fifty years in this house, and all the things I accumulated,” she said to the workers. “Are you sure no one can use an electric can opener?” The moving-van driver, with tears in his eyes, said, “I can use it.”
How Competent Are You? By blogCompetent is a word that describes people who know what they are doing. When everyone raves about your apple pie compared to other apple pies they’ve eaten, you become known as an authority on the subject of apple pies. But what about the baker who thinks her apple pie is just as good as yours, maybe even better, in spite of evidence to the contrary? This is a sign of incompetence, according to a study done by researchers at Cornell University.
Schmoozing with S'mores By blogCamp Deer Run on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH was abuzz with friends meeting friends for the 50th Camp Reunion. People (I might add much younger appearing than I am), folks I didn't even know, came up to me and congratulated me on being there. Um, in contrast to what, being dead? But their intent was good so I let my sarcastic self lay low. Eventually I figured out how so many people recognized me. I had been in a video shot five years prior. They knew me from the video. Okay, with that mystery solved I was a wee bit sad that people didn't actually remember me by how I looked 50 years ago.
Five Lessons I Learned From My Years as an Alzheimer's Caregiver By blogWhy is life so much clearer in retrospect? With the passage of time, it is easy to look back, see the big picture and think: “If I’d only known then, what I know now.”I often hear caregivers voice this sentiment. And, as a long-time Alzheimer’s caregiver myself (for my mother, father and other relatives — now all deceased), I feel the same way. In the rear view mirror, the decisions and choices that I agonized over at the time now either seem so obvious or so trivial.I wish I’d not been so caught up in details that were unimportant.
August 30th: Grief Awareness Day By thirdAGE blogNot long ago, I had Angie Cartwright on my radio show. She is the pioneer who, having had many losses in her life, has raised her voice, gained support for those suffering loss and is now on her way to gathering support for a National Grief Awareness Day.