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Mental Health Monday: Third Acts—Single After Single After Single

June 20, 2016 Susan

While waiting for the anthology I edited—A Second Blooming: Becoming the Women We Are Meant to Be—to come out from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: AARP The Magazine, acting, aging, Alfre Woodard, Jane Fonda, mental health, second acts, second bloomings, Sharon Stone, writing

Mental Health Monday: Productivity and Mystery

March 7, 2016 Susan 8 Comments

Tomorrow I am turning 65. Sometimes I forget how old I am, but I have a feeling I’ll remember this…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: AARP Maggazine, aging, Disrupt Aging, Jo Ann Jenkins, Joan Chittister, mental health, mystery, productivity, The Gift of Years, turning 65

Mental Health Monday: It Takes a Village

February 29, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

Don’t let my title mislead you… this isn’t about raising children…. A well-dressed African American woman who appeared to be…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Alzheimers, manicures, nail salon

Mental Health Monday: Inside the Dementia Epidemic

January 25, 2016 Susan

I’m reading an incredible book right now—Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter’s Memoir by Martha Stennius.  I downloaded it to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Alzheimers, assisted living, dementia, Inside the Dementia Epidemic A Daughter's Memoir, Martha Stennius, nursing homes

Mental Health Monday: Plaques and Tangles, the Book

October 5, 2015 Susan 12 Comments

On November 24, 2007, I wrote my first blog post about my mother. Today’s post will be my 50th. While…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Alzheimers, nursing homes, plaques and tangles

Mental Health Monday: Forgiveness—the Therapy of Old Age

April 27, 2015 Susan

Today I’m continuing my reading in Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years. You can read my previous reflections on…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Booksellers at Laurelwood, Dumped: Stories of Women Unfriending Women, forgiveness, Joan Chittister, old age, Square Books Oxford, The Gift of Years

Mental Health Monday: The Second Blooming

April 6, 2015 Susan 3 Comments

I’m continuing to reflect on Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully. You can catch up on…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Joan Chittister, mental health, The Gift of Years

Faith on Friday: Listen to the Music!

March 20, 2015 Susan 6 Comments

My Church—St. John the Evangelist in Memphis, Tennessee—is part of a larger organization of parishes in the U.S. known as…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Alzheimers, Antiochian Orthodox Church, dementia, Doobie Brothers, Listen to the Music, personhood, Peter Kavanaugh, The Word Magazine

Mental Health Monday: Spring Forward

March 9, 2015 Susan 5 Comments

This is my third in a series of posts reflecting on Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years: Growing Old…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Daylight Savings Time, Falling Upwards, Growing Older Gracefully, Joan Chittister, maturity, Richard Rohr, sunsets, The Gift of Years, time

Mental Health Monday: Joy… Bring It!

February 23, 2015 Susan 4 Comments

Last Monday I posted my first in a series of reflections on Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years: Growing…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Joan Chittister, joy, Oliver Sacks, The Gift of Years

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