As we grow older, we face significant life changes that can put us at risk for depression. Causes and risk factors that contribute to depression in older adults and the elderly include: [...]
While the COVID-19 Pandemic continues, many seniors and family caregivers are experiencing the very real exhaustion that stems from isolation and the sense of upholding sole responsibility of [...]
We all feel sad sometimes, but that doesn’t necessary mean that we’re actually experiencing clinical depression. Sadness is a normal human emotion that can make life more [...]
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. During the first full week of October, NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) and participants [...]
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this highly taboo and stigmatized topic. This month is set aside by [...]
Loneliness is harmful for people of every age, but seniors today are especially vulnerable. UCSF experts say up to half of older adults regularly experience feelings of loneliness. With an [...]
One out of three people suffers from some form of chronic pain—arthritis, headaches, back pain, cancer, or countless other diagnosable or undiagnosable conditions which persist long after we [...]
The challenges to our health, safety peace in our world today may lean toward brokenness, but the practice of gratitude has the power to heal. Taking time each day to focus, even briefly, on [...]
Physical distancing (also called social distancing) can change how we regularly interact with others, even people you care about greatly. Safe interaction is essential for everyone to lessen the [...]
We live in a society where the post-World War II Baby Boomer Generation (born 1946-1964) is reaching their senior years in ever-growing numbers and representing an increasingly larger segment of [...]