MINDFULNESS CAN HELP IN DARK TIMES
With war returning to Europe, many of us are experiencing a complex mix of emotions, including fear and sadness as
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MIND
DEMENTIA MYTHS
As we age many of us start to notice lapses in memory – “What did I come in here for?”
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COPING WITH QUARANTINE
There is a lot of advice going around for how to deal with the pandemic we are all still facing,
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WHAT NOW FOR SENIORS POST-COVID?
There are many articles being written about what life might be like if and when we fully emerge from this
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EMERGING WITH RESILIENCE
Many of us are coming out into the world again after quarantine, others have yet to do so. Everyone’s experience
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SMASHING STEREOTYPES
I follow a number of interesting people and organisations on Facebook – including AgeUK who post lots of interesting news
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LOOK OUT FOR ROLE MODELS
I have written before about the need to dispel many of the harmful stereotypes abound ageing. Research shows that when
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‘TIS THE SEASON FOR SELF-COMPASSION
Christmas and holidays can sometimes be a let-down. Even those with happy families can find that the busy-ness and the
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IS IT TIME TO REINVENT YOURSELF?
Back in November 2016 (in What now?) I reported on a new initiative to coax older or retired highflyers into
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LEARNING FROM ‘SUPER-AGERS’
The Northwestern University in Chicago is following a group of people aged between 80 and 100 who they are calling
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