Wisdom

For many of us, the arrival of a new year has a way of focusing our goals and priorities and we develop strategies for how we want to live in the year to come. What’s on your to-do list? Does it include addressing your health and well-being? Perhaps you’ve committed…

We’re excited to announce that Susanna Barton, a writer and Founder of the website Grand Plans, is our newest Guest Blogger. Susanna will address themes of caregiving, helping aged loved ones, and encouraging critical conversations about the senior experience. She has been a professional writer covering business, community, and senior…

It’s not uncommon for individuals to be inculcated with myths and misinformation about aging, even from an early age. It’s no wonder, then, that older adults are often prejudged or misjudged without any understanding of what their actual abilities or lived experiences are. And it’s not just outsiders or strangers…

With Father’s Day around the corner, and Memorial Day behind us, many may have visions of relaxing in the hammock or sitting on the beach and diving into some new reads. There are loads of reading lists just out for your summer reading pleasure, some with breezy fiction titles, others…

It’s not uncommon for women “of a certain age” to feel unseen or unheard. And for good reason: Older women are frequently ignored in popular culture and only rarely portrayed in a positive light in mainstream media. That means we frequently don’t know about the important and vital work many…

In addition to the sheer pleasure of delving into a new book and being entertained or enlightened by the thoughts and words of another, there is also the possibility you may glean some essential truths or wise ideas about your own life. Such is the case with several new books…