‘The Blossoming of Women’: An Excerpt In this excerpt from “The Blossoming of Women: A Workbook on Growing from Older to Elder,” author Karen Roberts encourages ... [Read More] 10/4/2023 | By Karen Roberts
Easing Restlessness in Retirement Retirement can be a great time to reflect on life, do the things you always dreamed about, and spend time ... [Read More] 10/3/2023 | By Charlie Fletcher
An Elder Psychiatrist Still Helping Others At 96 years old, Dr. Phyllis Loeff still finds purpose in practicing psychiatry in her Illinois home. “It took 60-some ... [Read More] 10/2/2023 | By Chicago Tribune Darcel Rockett
A Mother’s Forgetfulness Concerned about their mother’s forgetfulness, a thoughtful adult child wonders to best way to respond. See what advice columnist Amy ... [Read More] 10/2/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
Eight Conversation Starters for Elders While we know that spending time with elderly loved ones is important, the discomfort of not knowing just what to ... [Read More] 9/25/2023 | By Terri L. Jones
Cutting Ties with Mentally Ill Mother For 50 years, a woman has maintained an on-again-off-again relationship with her mentally ill mother. She’s finally cut ties, but ... [Read More] 9/25/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
Saying No to Grandkids Sharing her experiences as a mom and grandmom and through research, Seniors Guide writer Donna Brody offers guidance to grandparents ... [Read More] 9/22/2023 | By Donna Brody
The ‘Silver Tsunami’ in Society and Politics Like the building “silver tsunami” of aging Americans, ageism is growing in American society and in politics. Writer Mary Sanchez ... [Read More] 9/18/2023 | By Mary Sanchez
Widow’s Relationship Criticized by Daughter A widow strikes up a friendship with a widower and wants to include him in family gatherings. Sadly, her daughter ... [Read More] 9/18/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
‘Twinings’ Offers Memories and Calm A review of “Twinings: Poems at Eighty” by Julie Fritz (Brandylane Publishers, 2023). “My life was not quite a braid. ... [Read More] 9/12/2023 | By Annie Tobey