A New Way of Showing Love, Gratitude and Affection During COVID-19 as seen on Medium Hugging has long been the standard for how we show
Having “The Talk”
By Dr. Ken Druck Many of our aging parents are now single. Rendered so by death or divorce, they’re back in “the game,” dating and
Raising An Aging Parent: Deciding What’s Best For You And Them
There were times when my 92-year-old mother could reduce me to a blithering eight-year-old, but I considered myself blessed to share the wealth of simple
The ’70s . . . and the 70s . . .
I’ve taken literally hundreds of trips down memory lane, recounting the ’70s. Woodstock, getting married, finishing my PhD, and the arrival of my daughters, Jenna
Taking Away Your Parents Car Keys
by Dr. Ken Druck, author, Raising An Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life Who can forget what it was like to
Calling Out Age Biases
It happens in our families. At work. On TV. In advertising. On the street. And perhaps most important, in our own minds and hearts. I’m
Thinking Outside the “Getting Old” Box
When it comes to getting older, we can all learn from those “courageous agers” who live by this sage advice: “It’s time to think outside
The Industry of Aging
An excerpt from Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined Chapter 6 – The Industry of Aging: Pop Culture, Wrinkle Cream, and Annuities In this culture
Compressing Time
The Lost Art of Compressing Time We all live in the stream bed of time. Sometimes the waters move agonizingly slow and we ache for
Hot Flash in Costco!
“Ever wonder why so many of us women camp out in the freezer section at Costco?” my friend asked me the other day while she
