Category Archives: Aging
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Caring, Stress, and Coping
14January 6, 2020 by Jean
The phrase “to care for” has two distinct meanings. One is about warm emotional attachment to another person, to care …
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Challenges of Aging Alone
10November 28, 2019 by Jean
Since I last posted here about my friend with the degenerative illness, my life has been taken over by a …
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Caring for Others, Caring for Self
9October 23, 2019 by Jean
Lately, I’ve been struggling to find the right balance between caring for a good friend with a serious degenerative illness …
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Conversations About Aging
13June 20, 2019 by Jean
It will come as no surprise to regular readers of this blog that I am enjoying my experience of aging. …
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Looking Back, Looking Forward
7April 10, 2019 by Jean
Last month, I returned to my former workplace, Gettysburg College, for a weekend of activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary …
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Resisting Ageism Through Education
8March 12, 2019 by Jean
Although I am proud to be an educator, I’m not a person who feels that education is the solution to …
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Going to School Forever
14January 28, 2019 by Jean
During my college teaching career, I sometimes joked to students that college professors were people who were better at going …
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Finding My Volunteer Niche
4December 11, 2018 by Jean
When I was planning for retirement, I always assumed that it would include volunteer activity, which I had difficulty finding …
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Framing Aging: Second Childhood
15November 14, 2018 by Jean
In American culture, we often imagine aging as the downhill side of a parabola, a period of decline that follows …
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Social Isolation, Social Engagement, and Networks of Support
7September 30, 2018 by Jean
At last week’s meeting of my Solo Seniors support group, the discussion turned to the topic of social isolation. As …
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