Grief

By Kathleen Murphy Especially for older adults, putting your worries on paper unleashes a host of health benefits – from boosting your mood to clarifying your decision-making   After the death of her mother from lung cancer, author Cheryl Strayed struggled with deep grief. She floundered through drugs, promiscuity, and…

Just as death is a universal experience for everyone, so too is loss- that is, if you’re alive, at some point you’re likely to deal with loss and grief from the death of another person. And as one recent post on the topic made clear, “We’re all going to die,…

Given the difficulties in the US housing market, it’s quite remarkable that close to 80% of older adults own their own homes, and about ¾ of those homeowners do so without carrying a mortgage. That’s a remarkable statistic about money and wealth among baby boomers, but it also underscores why…

No one indeed escapes death, yet how you die can be an extraordinarily personal experience. And those personal thoughts and choices as to what can happen appear to be having a moment, as even celebrities are now not only discussing their thoughts about death but are in fact choosing to…

If you know, you know. That is, if you’re a pet owner (dog, cat, or other), having a pet in your life is usually a non-negotiable, deeply pleasurable experience (while not denying the responsibilities of pet ownership). The dilemma is, for those of us getting on in years, owning and…

The data are distressing, especially as they paint a portrait of older adults. As one of the leading causes of death in this country, suicide (harm to oneself with the intent to die) affects all age groups. In the year 2023 alone, close to 50,000 deaths- one every 11 minutes-…