Aging Well in the Gorge ~ April 10th, 2024
Do you and your partner ever fight over little or big disagreements? Or do you use the avoidance style of handling conflicts my wife and I use? In her article “Is There a Right Way to Fight with Your Partner?” on the website Next Avenue, Randi Mazzella interviews couples therapist Dr. Julie Gottman who with her […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ April 3rd, 2024
As we grow older we continue to gain knowledge from our growing life experiences, and wisdom from our many past lessons. And yet there is one personal trait I feel has taken a hit: my confidence. I’m not sure why. Maybe because in conversations with friends or at a meeting, I’m afraid I won’t remember […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 27th, 2024
Humor is an indispensable tool of life and is particularly beneficial as we age. It can help mourners heal, defuse tensions, open friendships, and help us cope with challenging situations by acknowledging the incongruities and absurdities of life and reminding us that we are all in this together. There are many types of humor from slapstick to ironic. […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 20th, 2024
You’ve been doing all the right things: exercising, reading, getting a good night’s sleep, eating well, staying socially active, and managing your stress, and yet you feel your memory is slipping. Is it typical age-related brain change or is it that number one fear: dementia? To provide some guidance, I have listed the ten early […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 13th, 2024
Doesn’t it feel like every day you hear of another way to improve your health? It’s hard to know what to believe: drinking lemon juice and water in the morning? taking vitamin C to help blunt cold symptoms? intestinal cleansing? But research has shown there are ways such as the “Big Six” lifestyle behaviors I […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ March 6th, 2024
I worry when I can’t think of a word that is not even on the tip of my tongue, but hiding somewhere down in my throat. But then I remember: when I was younger and forgot a word, I used a common crutch: words such as thingamajig or whatchamacallit. So, I’ve decided to revert to […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ February 28th, 2024
Every winter, I admire the couples I see walking in the mornings: bundled up in their ski jackets; enjoying the fresh morning air. But you may be like me: a fair-weather walker, where it needs to be dry, at least in the upper forties; and the wind at my back coaxing me along. Now that […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ February 21st, 2024
Have you recently had a meaningful conversation? I mean something besides the weather, your kids, or the future of the Pac-12, but the kind of conversation, whether it is with your spouse, a friend, or a new acquaintance, where you walk away feeling engaged and understood? In “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”, a […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ February 14th, 2024
It’s Valentine’s Day! – a day to celebrate love and romance with a box of fine chocolates, a bouquet of roses, or maybe a candlelight dinner at home with a glass of wine. My wife and I have celebrated Valentine’s Day as a married couple for over forty-nine years (Who would have thought!) and these […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ February 7th, 2024
Change, not that jingle jangle left in your pants pockets or at the bottom of your purse, is one of the constant expressions of life that we depend on, but often a curse as well. But adapting to change – the pleasant surprises and the unwanted challenges – is a key to aging well. If […]