Are Senior Centers Growth Mindset Cultures?

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How many seniors tell us they long to join a local care center? Or how many crave a move into senior living sites? If the answer is few or none, then we may wish to ask why. Some say that senior live-in centers are hugely money makers for business owners… Read more »

(1) Retire Lonely or Lively?

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Ever wonder why some seniors retire lonely while others run in retirement with liveliness? Why do some brains favor lonely and bored over lively and boosted? We may think that loneliness is a non-fixable or fatal toxin for seniors who face stepping down from work or careers alone. The opposite… Read more »

(2) Expect Kinder Retirement Possibilities

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How do we seniors thrive emotionally and mentally with immense joy and love in spite of challenges we face as we age? Partly because of serotonin we really are fearfully and wonderfully made! How so? Let’s say we just walked into a setting where we encounter a cranky person on… Read more »

(3) Depressed, Anxious or Stress-Free?

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Sadly, we seniors can default into dangerous depression faster than the Roadrunner flew over the edge of a cliff when chased by a coyote around a sharp turn. Whenever we ruminate without any effort to resolve problems that bother us for example, we risk triggering a toxic chemical, called cortisol…. Read more »

(4) Where’d all Our Friendships Go? Long Time Passing…

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“Society often writes off the abilities of the elderly – assuming both body and mind are deteriorating,” according to best selling author, Richard Osman. If we agree with Osman, we’ll also likely agree that the consequences of misjudging and underestimating this population also means we build and support ill fitting… Read more »

(5) Ageism or Amygdala Agility?

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Healthy choices are to the amygdala, what healthy food is to the stomach! We ignore our amygdala to our mental and emotional peril. As our brain’s vital processing center for emotions, the amygdala connects our emotions to other key brain abilities, that regulate memories, learning and our senses. An untamed… Read more »

(6) Plastic Brains or Dementia Fears for Seniors?

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Are we cultivating plastic or petrified senior brains? Plasticity is the brain’s ability to change itself. It’s what keeps us mentally and emotionally healthy by growing, changing, creating and adventuring in ways that we enjoy most. It’s the growth mindset approach to sustaining younger, more agile brains well into our… Read more »

(7) When Seniors Lack Adventure …

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Risk taking need not require seniors to waltz into a bear cave in spring with a steak strapped to our foot. But why do so many seniors lament not taking more risks to enjoy fresh and fun adventures? And that begs the question, what do adventurous seniors have that bored… Read more »