Mental Health

There are probably lots of good reasons for you to feel anxious these days. Maybe you’re experiencing health problems. Maybe you’re worried about your family or even the future of our country. Maybe you’re concerned about inflation and the endurance of your retirement savings (or maybe even the safety of…

It’s one thing to live alone, as is increasingly the case among older adults in the United States. It’s another to be socially isolated, which the National Institute on Aging describes as “the lack of social contacts and having few people to interact with regularly.” In fact, many older adults…

While for some, the vision of life as an older adult is one of retirement, relaxation, and soaking up a carefree life, most of us know the reality is not quite so rosy, even if you’ve managed to save enough money to afford a comfortable lifestyle. But many of us…

It’s once again that time of year to take stock of your life and rethink the way forward. What do you want to do differently this year? How can you go about organizing for change or clearing the way for a new path? Well, perhaps you can start literally by…

Mother Theresa once said, “The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” Those are sentiments felt by many older adults, even those who live among other groups of people. That’s because feeling lonely has little to do with being by yourself (which is more correctly described…

There’s a lot in the world to be anxious about these days, and that doesn’t even include your own personal set of challenges and losses as you get older. There’s no doubt that similar to childbirth, you never really know what getting older will be like until you actually go…