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We are one of the first generations who’ve had to deal with technology impacting most parts of our lives. It’s both enriching & enraging...
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Katharine Esty
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
What It's Actually Like To Be Over 90
As I approach 90 I'm wondering what my own future will bring. Will the happiness I have written so much about continue for me as I age?
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Katharine Esty
- Dec 12, 2021
- 4 min
What Makes for a Good Life After Working?
Recently, I decided to close my psychotherapy practice & retire. It's left me feeling a bit untethered. I’m happy I have more time, but...
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Katharine Esty
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
The Inside Scoop on Why Holidays Are Stressful for Older People, too!
In this month’s blog, I give some tips on how to handle 6 different situations to care for yourself & to create better harmony in the family
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Katharine Esty
- Oct 10, 2021
- 5 min
Sex After Seventy - Frankly Speaking
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.
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Katharine Esty
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Letting Go is The Key to Happiness
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?
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Katharine Esty
- Aug 1, 2021
- 5 min
Reflections After a Close Call With Death
I did nothing about my medical emergency for hours despite crushing pain, which in retrospect, was stupid. Luckily, I’ve come through...
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Katharine Esty
- Jun 6, 2021
- 4 min
5 Coping Styles: How They Help and Hinder Your Health.
People ask how our personalities impact the way we age. The short answer: a lot. Identify what your “Coping Style” & manage your reactions.
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Katharine Esty
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
The GOOD NEWS About Aging
Old age is a joyous, peaceful time of life, filled with new possibilities. Yet we cling to outdated, negative stereotypes about elders...
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Katharine Esty
- Aug 23, 2020
- 4 min
The Stench of Ageism in 2020
How is it that our society doesn’t value the elderly? Ageism is the last bastion of accepted discrimination—and that has to change.
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Katharine Esty
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Elderhood: A New Paradigm for the Third Stage of Life
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...
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Katharine Esty
- May 5, 2020
- 4 min
Communicating Across the Generational Divide During the Time of Coronavirus
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 and their adult offspring. Not only are the different generations of our families living in separate places but they also inhabit different psychological realms. While fewer old people live with their children than in previous eras, the family is still what matters most to all of us. Despite the ups and downs, the bonds are almost unbreakable
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Katharine Esty
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
What Older People Really Need During The Coronavirus Pandemic—And What Lessons Can They Teach Us
Let's talk about how elders feel as we read the frightening coronavirus headlines. What do we really need or have to offer?
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Katharine Esty
- Mar 15, 2020
- 4 min
Good Reasons To Stop Dreading Old Age—And What To Look Forward To
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.
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Katharine Esty
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
New Love after Loss—A Valentine of Hope
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...
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Katharine Esty
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
Difficult Conversations with Our Aging Parents: Why We Avoid Them, How to Start Them and 7 Tips
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.
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Katharine Esty
- Dec 15, 2019
- 3 min
Five Gifts of Old Age
Old age isn't what people think it is - there are many gifts to look forward to, not to fear.
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Katharine Esty
- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
How Writing My Newest Book Changed Me.
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.
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