People are Persons—Not Problems to Be Solved.
As awesome as it is going to be for families to get together in person—seeing loved ones in person—some will experience shock, a real punch to the gut. I can almost hear the phone conversations between and among the siblings soon after the New Year. Does...
Help! Looking for Problem-solving Feedback
Okay, here’s my conundrum. So far this year 6 people have brought up the matter of pre-arranging their funerals. I described the process and gave my two main incentives for doing this ASAP. For one, the price of these arrangements is going up each year so essentially,...
Tuning into the Hope
Yes, I know we are engulfed in scenes of apocalyptic-scale catastrophes across the globe. Fires. Floods. Populations displaced and at risk. War. Hunger. Covid and other diseases running rampant. The economy is growing/the economy is shrinking. All of this is...
Aging-in-Place? Displacement?
They’re going to have to carry me out of here feet first! Man proposes. What happens when the climate disposes? Images on TV. A section of a Florida condo complex collapses in minutes; no warning. Death in seconds. The remaining unstable structure brought down some...
Aging and Friendship
In the immortal words of Katie Curtin Sullivan to a lonely little girl: “Peggy, If you want to have friends, be a friend.” (a plaintive) How? “Ask people about themselves. Be curious. Pay attention. Many people are interesting.” My 40’s and 50’s were good...The Book
Secure your copy of Peggy’s book, “The Caregiving Zone” (click image below):
