In this blog, I give some perspective on how sex and intimacy become more entwined to meet the physical and emotional needs of older folks.

I’ve had to do a lot of re-evaluating since my emergency surgery - how have you had to change your self-image as you age?

I did nothing about my medical emergency for hours despite crushing pain, which in retrospect, was stupid. Luckily, I’ve come through...

People ask how our personalities impact the way we age. The short answer: a lot. Identify what your  “Coping Style” & manage your reactions.

Old age is a joyous, peaceful time of life, filled with new possibilities. Yet we cling to outdated, negative stereotypes about elders...

How is it that our society doesn’t value the elderly? Ageism is the last bastion of accepted discrimination—and that has to change.

Every now and then I’ll read a book that breaks new ground in my area of expertise, and I can hardly wait to tell folks about the new...

Communication in the time of the coronavirus is fraught for all of us, but none more so than among aging parents in their 80’s and 90’s...

Let's talk about how elders feel as we read the frightening coronavirus headlines. What do we really need or have to offer?

Old age has a bad rap & I want to set the record straight. I asked people who came to my Facebook page what they dreaded most about old age.

I’m just back from a trip to Florida with my new love, Peter. We had a week of nice dinners and leisurely joys: looking at the ocean...

It's important to start having difficult conversations with our parents, and to use compassion and care. Here are some tips to try at home.

Old age isn't what people think it is - there are many gifts to look forward to, not to fear.

I changed from the process of writing my book Eightysomethings. At 80, I was in a funk about growing old; I focused on what I couldn’t do.