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...
Aging and Loneliness
A search on Google—aging and loneliness—produced about 11,700,000 results (0.54 seconds). Major topic areas include: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults How to Reduce Loneliness in the Elderly Elderly Loneliness Covid Health Effects of...
My Sister’s Death — A Teaching Story
Years ago when I worked in project management one of the essential if sometimes less than delightful activities was an after-action report that asked and hopefully answered these questions: What did we intend to accomplish? What actually happened? What were the...The Book
Secure your copy of Peggy’s book, “The Caregiving Zone” (click image below):
