While some people embrace the experience of growing older, the process of aging is often unwelcome. In his older years, Mark Twain quipped that “life would be infinitely happier if …
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The Dialogue on Aging
While some people embrace the experience of growing older, the process of aging is often unwelcome. In his older years, Mark Twain quipped that “life would be infinitely happier if …
Continue ReadingHelping Seniors Live All Their Ages
Help With Letting Go of Life’s Regrets
As a longtime counselor with the Institute on Aging’s Friendship Line, the country’s only accredited crisis intervention line and warmline focused on callers age 60 and older, I listen to …
Continue ReadingWhat I Have Learned to Value Most
Time teaches us many things. I’ve learned that every season of life has new lessons to teach me. You never know it all and you’re never too old to learn …
Continue Reading5 Misconceptions About Aging
I’ve always been told to be careful about assumptions. It’s really a wise recommendation when it comes to aging. Generalities that once might have held a thimble of truth have been …
Continue ReadingBirthday Bliss — Rejoice — You’ve Made It!
Each and every day, including your birthday, should be a celebration of life. Just look how far you’ve come and all you’ve accomplished. Don’t waste one moment on regrets. Accentuate …
Continue ReadingSpeech Changes in Older Adults
Did you know that your voice and manner of speaking may change with age? As we age, the reality is that our voices change. Some people also experience changes in …
Continue ReadingLoneliness Can Kill
Aging into our senior years can be a wonderful time of life. We have more time to spend on activities we enjoy with family and friends. However, there are many …
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