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Are Smartphones Helping or Hindering Older Adults?
Smartphones and other smart technology have changed how older people live. In many cases, they have made daily life simpler, safer, and more convenient. Today, ...
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Is Gen Z the New Hippie Generation?
Has Gen Z become the new hippies? That’s an interesting question. While each generation opposes the one before it, Gen Z seems to be reviving ...
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Meet Yourself Where You Are
I’ve learned to meet me where I am. Every day when I wake up, I decide my day—or at least the parts I can. But ...
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Being the First-Born Daughter Comes with Responsibilities
As a firstborn daughter myself, I know you don’t need a title to understand the role—you simply step into it. Often, first-born daughters grow up ...
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Longevity: The Overarching Theme of the Third Third
What if the most expansive, self-aware, joy-filled chapter of our lives is not behind us, but just beginning? Julia, who at 67 learned to paint ...
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I’m Going to Worry Myself to Death
How Fear of Loss Pulls Us Out of the Life We’re Still Living Have you ever caught yourself thinking, ” Life is going too well… ...
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