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Tag Archives: friendship

Retirement as an Expansive Time of Life
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November 3, 2018 by Jean

I used to chuckle about retirees who claimed they couldn’t remember how they previously found time to hold a job, …
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Category: Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, friendship, garden, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, social life, time utilization
Social Isolation, Social Engagement, and Networks of Support
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September 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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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, friendship, living alone, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, single women, social relationships
Homeowner Stresses and Social Support
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August 20, 2017 by Jean

Owning a home can be a source of great pleasure, but maintaining a house can be very stressful. The stress …
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Category: Aging, home ownership, Living, Social relationships | Tags: aging, anxiety-avoidance cycle, friendship, house projects, living alone, procrastination, retirement homes, single women, social relationships
New Year’s Check-Up: Wellbeing
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January 16, 2017 by Jean

In my last post, I focused on evaluating my use of time and money as I begin my third year …
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Category: health, Living, Social relationships | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, friendship, intellectual stimulation, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, relaxation, retirement, stress management, well-being
Help From Friends
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November 28, 2016 by Jean

I recently joined a Facebook group for “elder orphans” – older people without spouses, partners or children. This is a …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, elder orphans, friendship, living alone, social relationships
Social Class, Social Etiquette and Social Anxiety
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June 5, 2016 by Jean

I was surprised when several readers responded to my recent post on friendship by saying that I seem to have …
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Category: Emotional responses, Maine, Social relationships | Tags: etiquette, friendship, living in Maine, social anxiety, social class and etiquette, social life, social relationships
The Unexpected Flowering of New Friendships
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May 31, 2016 by Jean

When I contemplated retirement, I expected it to be a time for the flowering of friendship. I was looking forward …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, friendship, retirement, single women, social relationships

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I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

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