By Mary Fridley (artwork by Wally Cox) I recently had the great good fortune to speak with Wally Cox, a dear friend of mine who has lived with dementia for over eight years. I met Wally through The Joy of Dementia (You Gotta Be Kidding!) workshop series I lead for…

By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon   Being sick, or being the caregiver for someone who is ill, can be tough to manage. As readers of this site know, getting help from friends and family can make a world of difference. They help in such personal and practical ways, such…

By Louise Applebome   We know that the arrival of COVID-19 and the pandemic changed people’s habits and lifestyles. More time at home. Fewer opportunities for going out or gathering with friends and family. Working from home.  So, a natural deduction might be that many folks would have used that…

By Bonnie Hagen, Founder of Bright Energy Wellness   There used to be a discount clothier in the Northeast who advertised that “an educated consumer is our best customer.” It was a bold and confident brand statement because it’s basically a message about customer empowerment. It invited customers to ask questions…

By Louise Applebome   In a recent Zoom yoga seminar I attended, taught by master teacher and BKS Iyengar devotee Francois Raoult, we focused on the abdominal cavity.   While the abdominal cavity, at first blush, probably doesn’t sound very sexy, Francois, 69, has an insatiable appetite for new information…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus   The daily news is filled with stories about people suffering personal economic discomfort. Exploding inflation, increasing interest rates, over-the-top gas prices, wages not keeping pace with expensive grocery bills and home rental costs, fear of recession, lingering pandemic problems, exploding value…