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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
- Aug 14, 2022
- 5 min
How to Thrive in Scary Times
I don’t deny it’s scary times. What with climate change, inflation, civil unrest, it’s hard to stay positive & calm.
It's about choosing...
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Katharine Esty
- Jul 17, 2022
- 5 min
Ageism—The Tragic Spoiler of Old Age
Ageism is pervasive & deadly to our longevity. We should be tapping the vastly underrated creative & productive power of older people.
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Katharine Esty
- May 15, 2022
- 5 min
How My Trip to Visit the "Best Place on Earth to Live" Never Happened.
And 4 Lessons Americans Need to Learn from the Danes. “Jonathan just tested positive for Covid here this morning.” My son Dan called me from Copenhagen with the bad news. And he called just minutes before I was to fly there for a long-anticipated visit to Copenhagen, to visit Dan and his family. I was devastated. I knew it would be crazy at age 87 to head off to Copenhagen when someone in the household there had Covid. I canceled. I had been reading and talking about Denmark
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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
- 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
- May 6, 2021
- 5 min
Post-Pandemic Me is Different
The lives of everyone have been upended by the pandemic. Back in December 2019, I never anticipated how dramatically I would change...
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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
- Feb 2, 2021
- 5 min
Good Grief! Sorrow in 4 Healthy Steps
I’m sharing a 4-step guide for processing grief. We are living in a sorrowful time & if we are to soften its impact, we must grieve well.
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Katharine Esty
- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
Banish Winter Blues. Flourish!
How to thrive despite the cold, isolation and darkness of the next few months. Most of us dread the coming of winter. There are good reasons for this. Winter is hard. But this year winter brings even more challenges as it comes in the midst of a pandemic. But there are ways to embrace winter and thrive. It is a matter of intention and choice. Winter is cold. The weather challenges our bodies, especially older bodies like mine. The cold penetrates our bones no matter how many
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Katharine Esty
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Fears, Friendship and Fun at 86: A House Party in the Midst of COVID-19
We're all becoming more cautious as the number of coronavirus cases rise across the globe. The dilemma remains: how to live, not just exist.
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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 19, 2020
- 3 min
Pandemic Fatigue: Now It’s Time to Complain!
Are you suffering from pandemic fatigue? A good grousing session can make a huge difference in how we feel. Complain away using these tips!
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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
- Jun 16, 2020
- 4 min
An Epidemic of Loneliness Among the Elderly
Have you ever been lonely? People of all ages are experiencing loneliness in quarantine—and admitting it. The more we recognize...
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Katharine Esty
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Pandemic Continues: What’s Too Risky At 85?
Risk, like love, is in the eye of the beholder. But that’s not a well-understood concept and leads to all sorts of friction...
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