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Accepting Help is Hard: Here’s Why There’s No Shame in Getting a Personal Care Assistant
By Alette Coble-Temple, PsyD (John F. Kennedy University) & Patricia Parmelee, PhD (Alabama Research Institute on Aging, The University...
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Sep 6, 20174 min read
What’s the Secret to Combating Ageist Stereotypes? It’s Complicated
By Jeff McCarthy, MA (University of Windsor) & Anne Baird, PhD (University of Windsor) In Western societies, negative stereotypes about...
donjacques
Aug 14, 20174 min read
Kickstart a Lifelong Healthy Habit this Summer! 4 Reasons Gardening Benefits Your Health as You Age
By Layla Dang, Brianna Wenande, Bethany Westphal, and Jessica R. Petok (Department of Psychology, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN)...
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Jul 17, 20175 min read
We Lose Too Many Vietnam Veterans to Suicide: Here’s How You Can Help
By Meg Lacy (Doctoral Student, Palo Alto University) As our Vietnam veteran population ages, many may become increasingly vulnerable for...
donjacques
Mar 29, 20174 min read
Elder Financial Abuse is Here to Stay and It’s Time We Do Something About It
By Osnat Lupesko-Persky (Doctoral Student, Palo Alto University) and Lisa M. Brown, PhD (Professor, Palo Alto University) On February 13,...
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Mar 23, 20175 min read
5 Ways to Become Better Involved In Medical Decisions as You Age
By Rebecca Delaney, MS (Doctoral Student in Development Psychology, West Virginia University) Throughout our lives we face a range of...
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Feb 2, 20173 min read
The Inside Scoop: Straight from the Older Adults in Your Life
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, Rachel Smith, and MaryBeth Apriceno (Stony Brook University) Who doesn’t enjoy a good story? This holiday season...
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Dec 14, 20164 min read
Why Balanced Grandparenting is Great for Both Kids and Their Grandparents
By Marta Gonzalez Catalan (Graduate Student, Palo Alto University) and Rowena Gomez, PhD (Professor and Director of Clinical Training in...
donjacques
Nov 30, 20163 min read
Are You Guilty of Positive Ageism?
By Sharron Hinchliff, PhD (Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield UK) Every year, on October 1st, we celebrate the International Day...
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Oct 1, 20164 min read
What Macaque Monkeys Might Tell Us About Our Friendships as We Age
By Geoffrey W. Lane, PhD, ABPP (Geropsychologist) I’d like to spend this blog post talking about a rather decent-sized bombshell that has...
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Sep 7, 20166 min read
Why We Should Celebrate Senior Citizens Everyday
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD1, Jamie L. MacDonald1, and Ashley Lytle, PhD2 (1Stony Brook University and 2Stevens Institute of Technology) Have...
donjacques
Aug 21, 20165 min read
It’s Never Too Late to Find Your Inner Athlete
Sports participation offers physical and psychological benefits at any age By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD In August, when the 2016...
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Jul 26, 20163 min read
Starting a Conversation: How We Can Reduce Health Disparities Among Older Adults
By Heather Plakosh, MA (Doctoral Candidate in Counseling Psychology, Chatham University) & Jennifer Q. Morse, PhD (Associate Professor of...
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Jul 7, 20164 min read
Breathe and Focus: How Practicing Mindfulness Improves Mental Health as We Age
By Flora Ma (Clinical Psychology PhD student, Palo Alto University) and Rowena Gomez, PhD (Associate Professor, Palo Alto University) As...
donjacques
May 25, 20163 min read
We Get Happier as We Get Older (As Long as We Stay Fit)
You can build a better old age with exercise By Kimberlee Bethany Bonura, PhD Ponce de Leon was wrong: We’re not looking for the Fountain...
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May 11, 20164 min read
Can a Healthy Diet Prevent Dementia? What the Science Says
By Catherine Escher and Rowena Gomez, PhD (Palo Alto University) We all know that eating healthy is good for our bodies as we age, but...
donjacques
Apr 1, 20163 min read
Ageism Alert – Get the Facts on Aging
Most people hope to live long lives, yet American culture is filled with negative images of getting older. Older adulthood is thought of...
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Mar 25, 20164 min read
What Do We Need to Know About the Health of Older LGBT Adults? NIH Greenlights New Research
By Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD (Director for Research and Evaluation at ACRIA, Center on HIV and Aging ) When we talk about fully including...
donjacques
Mar 11, 20163 min read
Good News for Bilinguals: Knowing Two or More Languages is Good for Your Brain
By Eden Gallanter & Sherry A. Beaudreau, PhD, ABPP Lifestyle plays a huge role in the quality of our memory and other mental abilities,...
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Feb 18, 20163 min read
Creating New Holiday Traditions: 10 Questions to Ask Your Older Relatives
iStock.com/Photo by FangXiaNuo/Getty Images. By Kimberly E. Hiroto, PhD (Clinical Geropsychologist, VA Puget Sound Health Care System,...
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Dec 10, 20153 min read
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