What We Grannies Didn’t Have When Our Own Kids Were Babies By thirdAGE blogWhen I see the young moms in my neighborhood walking their babies in double strollers, I think how I would […]
Living Longer…or Lamenting Longer? By thirdAGE blogThe happy fact is that as a society, we are living longer than did generations past – and that’s a […]
You Never Know What a New Day Will Bring By thirdAGE blogI was just finishing my morning coffee today when I heard a child crying in the corridor. So far as […]
Riding My Bicycle By thirdAGE blogThe other evening a friend told me that she feels vulnerable now that she is in her seventies and is […]
Everyone Falls, but You Don’t Have to By thirdAGE blogIn my circle of friends, practically everyone—including me—has fallen recently. One friend hit the floor when the chair she was […]
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Living with Loss: Filling the Emptiness By thirdAGE blogThe void after loss is indescribable. Don’t even try to explain what it feels like to someone who hasn’t lived […]
A Learned Response to Loss: Changing the Script By thirdAGE blogI’ve found that very few people look at the emotion of grief. Typically “grief” is associated with the emotional process […]
August 30th: Grief Awareness Day By thirdAGE blogNot long ago, I had Angie Cartwright on my radio show. She is the pioneer who, having had many losses in her life, has raised her voice, gained support for those suffering loss and is now on her way to gathering support for a National Grief Awareness Day.
No News May Be Good News: Mindful Living By thirdAGE blogDid you read the headlines today? Did you hear the “top stories”? Were they uplifting or did your mind go to worry, fear, concern? For many years, much to the chagrin of many, I never watched TV, never read a paper, and never listened to the news on radio. I was teaching mindfulness and meditation to those challenged with panic and anxiety disorders. News was, for me, disturbing. It still is. Good news doesn’t sell newspapers or get TV viewers. I always thought, if it’s something that will impact me now, today at this very minute, someone will tell me.
Facebook And The Doctor's Office By thirdAGE blogI like a lot of things about Facebook. It allows me to see pictures and videos of my nephews and niece and of friends’ children, it quickly lets me know when something big (either happy or sad) is going on in people’s lives, it lets me know what people are thinking about, and it gives me the opportunity to share my own news, thoughts, pictures, or occasional videos with others.
How the Power of Words Helped Me Take Back Control By thirdAGE blogIn January 2013, I was diagnosed with stage IV invasive thymoma. Never heard of it? Don't feel bad; no one else I know has either. In fact, MD Anderson sees only about 25 cases a year. It's a rare cancer that starts in the thymus, a gland located in your chest between your lungs. It's pretty scary to have something so few people have experienced. I remember so clearly my doctor in Lubbock giving me my diagnosis and talking through the treatments.
Laughter as a Catharsis for Grief By thirdAGE blogLife can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards — Søren Kierkegaard Even when we are grieving, there are some things in life that can make us laugh. I’ve listened to clients who have a sense of guilt if they are having fun or are laughing rather than crying. Both crying and laughing are a catharsis for our emotions, all of which need to be expressed so that we heal.