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donjacques
Feb 19, 20196 min read
The Work Is Never Done: Mental Health, Mass Incarceration, and African American Custodial Grandparen
By Frances Adomako, Ed.M (Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student, Howard University) Traditionally, African American grandparents have...
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donjacques
Nov 28, 20185 min read
Taking Faith in the Future! 4 Ways Religious Involvement Can Help You Age Well
Thirty-nine percent of people across the world attend a religious service every week, but of them, few know just how beneficial religious...
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donjacques
Oct 24, 20185 min read
Psychologists, Make Your Voice Heard Beyond the Ballot Box
By Walter R. Boot, PhD, & William E. Haley, PhD (APA Committee on Aging) The midterm elections are just a few days away, and we all know...
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donjacques
Sep 26, 20185 min read
A Good Night’s Rest is More Important Than Beauty Sleep: 5 Ways to Improve Sleep for Healthy Aging
For aging adults, declining quality of sleep and difficulty sleeping through the night are common problems. Sleep is an essential...
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donjacques
Jul 31, 20185 min read
Could Technology Be the Key to Reducing Social Isolation as We Age?
By Walter R. Boot, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida State University) This is the second blog post on the theme of aging...
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donjacques
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Why Social Isolation is Bad for Us as We Age (And What We Can Do to Combat It)
By Vijeth Iyengar, PhD (Presidential Management Fellow, Administration for Community Living) Few people are surprised to learn that the...
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donjacques
Jun 15, 20185 min read
Scammers are Targeting Older Adults for Financial Abuse. Do You Know What to Do?
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was established to highlight the pervasive problem of elder abuse and the pressing need to address this...
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donjacques
May 31, 20184 min read
Is Losing Interest and Motivation Inevitable As We Age?
By Vonetta Dotson, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology, Georgia State University) Many of us have had the experience...
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donjacques
May 17, 20185 min read
Older Adults and Disasters: What You Need to Know
Why is disaster preparedness important? It is evident from recent headlines that the number of major disasters are on the rise. During...
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donjacques
May 4, 20186 min read
3 Simple Psychological Strategies You Can Use to Help Prevent Against Stroke
By Ryan C. Thompson & Rowena Gomez, PhD (Palo Alto University) Improving physical health behaviors, such as eating healthy and exercise,...
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donjacques
Apr 1, 20184 min read
5 Steps to Jumpstart Your Career in Aging
By Hardeep Obhi, MA (Gerontology and Human Development and Family Studies Doctoral Student, Iowa State University) Did you know that...
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donjacques
Mar 29, 20185 min read
What is the Recipe for Success? 5 Ways Cooking Can Keep You Young
By Erin Cochrane, Sam Gilchrist, and Anna Linden (Department of Psychology, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN) Aging gracefully isn’t...
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donjacques
Feb 12, 20184 min read
Let’s Talk About Sex — After 60
By Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA (Geropsychology Doctoral Student, University of Alabama) Science has started to pay attention to what...
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donjacques
Jan 3, 20187 min read
What High School Psychology Students Told Us About the Future of Healthy Aging
By Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH (Member, APA Committee on Aging & Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Kansas State University) In the past year,...
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donjacques
Dec 20, 20174 min read
Give the Gift of Kindness to Your Elders this Holiday Season
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, MaryBeth Apriceno, Ashley Lytle, PhD , and Jamie L. Macdonald The holiday season has a way of encouraging acts of...
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donjacques
Dec 15, 20173 min read
Finding Meaning in Life and in Death: A Call to Culturally Competent Action
This is the second of three blog posts on grappling with end-of-life issues. Posts will go up for the next two Fridays. Subscribe to...
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donjacques
Dec 8, 20174 min read
A Good Death is an Important Part of a Good Life
This is the first of three blog posts on grappling with end-of-life issues. Posts will go up for the next three Fridays. Subscribe to our...
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donjacques
Nov 8, 20174 min read
Is Poking Fun at Birthdays a Harmless Way to Celebrate Them?
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, & MaryBeth Apriceno (Stony Brook University) Have you ever noticed that the tone of birthday cards for children is...
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donjacques
Oct 26, 20174 min read
A Fate Worse than Death? Being Transgender in Long-term Care
By Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD (Senior Research Scientist, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging) “I would kill myself.” This is what a 70...
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donjacques
Sep 26, 20175 min read
The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schools
It’s that time of year again – back to school! Follow along with our newest blog series on prepping your young ones for the new school...
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