On this International Day of Older Persons, I celebrate our older people and their resilience. I am grateful for their inspiration and courage. Be it The older people, who walk with conviction using their canes and walkers, and showing us that setbacks do not define us. Or the courageous older woman, who
In Episode 06 of our interview series This Is Living, we talk with Lynn. A former emergency room nurse, Lynn now works as a young onset dementia educator and advocate.
We are all experts on resilience. As a toddler, we fall, get back up and take another step. Most of us get at least a few rejections before landing our first job. Parents have to manage the often-baffling demands of their new little person while completely exhausted. But what about older persons? After such
In Episode 04 of our interview series This Is Living, we talk with Janet, a real, live Dairy Princess who walked the red carpet, travelled the world and became a specialist at talking about death.
In Episode 04 of our interview series This Is Living, we talk with Janet, a real, live Dairy Princess who walked the red carpet, travelled the world and became a specialist at talking about death.
In Episode 03 of our interview series This Is Living, we talk with Susan, a nature-lover from Pennsylvania who knows a thing or two about getting out of swamps.
In Episode 01 of our interview series This Is Living, we talk with Lisa, who was born in Germany. A social activist since childhood, Lisa talks about how life has changed for women, meditation and helping out her neighbors.
We have long known the psychological consequences of long-term loneliness. Being isolated from others often leads to depression, anger, increased stress levels and poor decision making. Intimacy is an innate human need. We need to be touched, to be able to confide in someone and to give and receive help. We need to feel
