Community is the heart of everything as we age, and it’s important to become engrained in one before loneliness and isolation lead us down the wrong path. In her July 2023 Psychology Today article, Samantha Stein PsyD described the myriad ways…

In a previous story, I talked about a wonderful and most helpful game called “The What If?” game. For one or more players and requiring no pieces, boards, cards or timers, this game challenges players to consider what they will do if something unexpected happens during their senior experience…

Games are the best – they sharpen our brains and help us strategize and connect with others. Plus, they’re fun! While planning for our Golden Years is not a game by any measure, playing “The What If?” game can help all older adult players prepare…

What kind of legacy do you want to leave when you depart this earth? Will it be for your boundless and enduring philanthropy, like that of the Carnegies and the Rockefellers, or will it be more closely aligned with politics, like the Kennedys and the Bush family, or your artistic…

One of the best parts of getting older is the opportunity to build new adult relationships with children, grandchildren and next generation friends in our lives. They keep us young at heart and introduce us to all things hip, cool and fun – stuff we wouldn’t…

Let’s talk about legacy and our second half, and why safeguarding it through thoughtful planning is the most significant gift we can give ourselves and the people we love. Legacies are long-lasting but delicate self-representations. Everyone gets one…

There’s nothing more enjoyable than connecting with friends and family over popular news, book and movie references and getting the scoop on trending topics that inspire animated conversations and playful banter. Pop culture knowledge…

Preparing for the opportunities of life’s second half is an empowering process. Whether it’s working with an attorney to draw up legal documents, sitting down with a financial advisor to calculate retirement expenses, or connecting with a healthcare…

Becoming more altruistic or “others-focused” during the second half of life is not only a natural course of human behavior, but is remarkably healthy for our mind, body and spirit. A 2005 study called “Altruism, Happiness and Health: It’s Good to be Good…

Pets sustain us and keep us healthier, happier and more hopeful as we age – no bones about it. A recent story in Harvard Magazine cited an American Heart Association finding that pets reduce our mortality rate by 24 percent and Mayo Clinic confirms…