Get Back: It’s Time To Go Back For Preventive Health Care Visits
April 7, 2021
As the world begins to open up and your coronavirus vaccinations have been completed, perhaps you’re plotting a return to the things you’ve missed most: taking in a movie, lunch with good friends, visits with loved ones. And visits to the doctor? While that may not be high on your…
Planning Ahead: The New PBS Documentary “Fast Forward”
March 24, 2021
If you’re like the majority of people, it’s a conversation you’ve likely avoided. Most of us try to steer clear of contemplating what the future may entail, much less plan ahead and take specific actions in response to what we can anticipate. It’s not a particularly uplifting conversation to consider…
Exposed: Photographic Journeys of Aging
March 17, 2021
Photographer Paul Caponigro said, “It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” Especially when it comes to aging and identity, a good photograph can reveal not only physical changes but also the emotional journeys…
Gray Area: Coming To Terms With Our Pandemic Gray Hair
March 3, 2021
For some, the transition to gray has been long overdue and welcomed. For others, they’re still getting used to the image of gray hair every time they pass a mirror. For all of us, the onset of the coronavirus has meant a slew of changes, some life-threatening, some thankfully minor….
Hit These Books: New Guides For Aging Matters
February 10, 2021
There’s no doubt that many of us have had difficulty concentrating over these past many months. Whether because of physical ailments, emotional distress, or just downright exhaustion from the monotony of so many months of limitations, it’s been hard to focus our attention on matters both weighty and small. But…
About Face: What’s Causing Your Face To Age?
February 3, 2021
Have you found yourself wincing at your own image on some of your recent Zoom calls? Do you wonder when those deeper facial folds or lined upper lips began to appear? And do you even care anymore, given that most of these changes are now covered by your mask and…