March 8, 2019: Identity Issues After Retirement. Derek Thompson, “Workism is Making Americans Miserable”, in The Atlantic, February 24, 2019 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/.

March 12, 2019: Suicide and the Older Adult. Mary Kent, “In U.S., Who Is At Greatest Risk for Suicides?”, in Population Reference Bureau, November 17, 2010, https://www.prb.org/suicides.

March 12, 2019: Suicide and the Older Adult. Douglas Bloch, “Suicide: A Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem”, Mad in America, July 18, 2014, https://www.madinamerica.com/2014/07/suicide-permanent-solution-temporary-problem.

March 27,2019: Diabetes and the Older Adult. “Diabetes Diet, Eating, & Physical Activity”, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, reviewed November 2016. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/diet-eating-physical-activity.

March 27,2019: Diabetes and the Older Adult. “Why Diabetes Matters”, American Heart Association, reviewed 8/30/15. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/diabetes/why-diabetes-matters.

April 12, 2019: How Empty Nest Syndrome Affects Seniors.
“Empty Nest Syndrome”, Psychology Today, reviewed February 26, 2019. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/empty-nest-syndrome.

May 1, 2019: Alzheimer’s – The Long Goodbye. Kathleen Fifield, “Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s: Which Is It?”, in AARP, June 25, 2018, https://www.aarp.org/health/dementia/info-2018/difference-between-dementia-alzheimers.html.

May 1, 2019: Alzheimer’s – The Long Goodbye. Eleanor Clift and Evan Thomas, “How Nancy Reagan Coped With Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Disease”, Newsweek, March 7, 2016, https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-reagan-coped-ronald-reagan-alzheimers-disease-president-434187.

May 9, 2019: Fiverr. Living Through Grief After 60 logo design,
Nichbave, Freelance Designer.

May 15, 2019: The Unique Grief of Mental Illness. Jeanine A. Panzo, LICSW, and Pat Harvey, LCSW-C, “Understanding Parental Grief as a Response to Mental Illness: Implications for Practice”, Journal of Family Social Work, vol. 11, 2008,Issue 3, https://doi.org/10.1080/10522150802292616.

May 15, 2019:The Unique Grief of Mental Illness. World Health Organization, “Mental Health of Older Adults”, 12/12/17, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-of-older-adults.

May 27, 2019: Remembering a Deceased Mother on Mother’s Day. Karyn Arnold, “Secondary Losses: Why Grief is So Hard and Lasts So Long”, Grief in Common, December 7, 2016, https://www.thegrieftoolbox.com/article/secondary-losses-why-grief-so-hard-lasts-so-long.

May 27, 2019: Remembering a Deceased Mother on Mother’s Day. Kevyn Burger, “Growing Old With Your Parents is the New Reality”, MarketWatch, December 7, 2018 (reprinted from NewAvenue.org, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/growing-old-with-your-parents-is-the-new-reality-2018-12-07.

June 2, 2019: Memorial Day – More Than the Beginning of Summer. Alexandria Antonopoulos, “When Did Memorial Day Become a National Holiday? It Has A Lengthy History”, The Bustle, May 29, 2016, https://www.bustle.com/articles/163745/when-did-memorial-day-become-a-national-holiday-it-has-a-lengthy-history.

June 2, 2019: Memorial Day – More Than the Beginning of Summer. Linda Barry, “Why You’ll Probably Spot the Red Poppy this Memorial Day”, Pensacola News Journal, May 25, 2019, https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/05/25/history-why-red-paper-poppy-tied-memorial-day/1213736001/.

June 2, 2019: Memorial Day – More Than the Beginning of Summer. Ashley Ross, “This is Why Memorial Day is a Three-Day Weekend”, Time Magazine, May 24, 2019, originally published on May 27, 2016, https://www.time.com/4346170/memorial-day-three-day-weekend.

June 2, 2019: Memorial Day – More Than the Beginning of Summer. Veteran’s Administration, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, “Memorial Day History”, https://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.asp.

June 13, 2019: Losing a Child – The Pain of a Lifetime. Cancer.net, approved by Cancer.net Editorial Board, 3/18, https://www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/managing-emotions/grief-and-loss/grieving-loss-child.

June 13, 2019: Losing a Child – The Pain of a Lifetime. Sandy Peckinpah, “An Open Letter to Parents Who Have Lost a Child”, Huffington Post, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/surviving-the-loss-of-a-child_b_57e8796de4b00267764fc6fd.

June 13, 2019: Losing a Child – The Pain of a Lifetime. Nora McInerny, “The Messy, Complicated Truth About Grief”, excerpted from The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief, https://ideas.ted.com/the-messy-complicated-truth-about-grief.

June 21, 2019: Remembering a Deceased Father on Father’s Day. Kathleen Odenthal, “10 Reasons Fathers are So Important to their Daughters”, Holidappy, May 19, 2019, https://www.holidappy.com/holidays/10-Reasons-Fathers-Are-So-Important-to-their-Daughters.

July 18, 2019: Are Seniors More Vulnerable to Drug Abuse? Family.doctor.org, “Prescription Drug Abuse in the Elderly”, updated October 19, 2017 by American Academy of Family Physicians, https://www.familydoctor.org/condition/prescription-drug-abuse-in-the-elderly.

July 18, 2019: Are Seniors More Vulnerable to Drug Abuse? Jenny Gold, “Prescribing Opioids to Seniors: It’s a Balancing Act”, Kaiser Health News (KHN), January 31, 2019, https://www.khn.org/news/prescribing-opioids-to-seniors-its-a-balancing-act.

July 18, 2019: Are Seniors More Vulnerable to Drug Abuse? What’s Your Grief, “The Grief of an Overdose Death: Part 1”, June 2019, https://www.whatsyourgrief.com/the-grief-of-an-overdose-death/.

July 19, 2019: Preventing Burnout. Nisha Jackson, PhD, Brilliant Burnout: How Successful, Driven Women Can Stay in the Game by Rewiring Their Bodies, Brains, and Hormones, River Grove Books, Austin, TX, 2019.

July 23, 2019: How Mindfulness Can Reduce Fear and Anxiety. Scott Symington, PhD, Freedom From Anxious Thoughts & Feelings: A Two-Step Mindfulness Approach for Moving Beyond Fear and Worry, New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA, 2019.

August 2, 2019: Too Busy To Grieve? National Institute on Aging, U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, “Mourning the Death of a Spouse”, reviewed June 3, 2017, https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/mourning-death-spouse.

August 2, 2019: Too Busy To Grieve? Rhonda O’Neill, “Unresolved Grief Can Make You Sick”, Huffington Post, August 18, 2016, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/unresolved-grief-can-make-you-sick_b_57b4abede4b04c609978139e.

August 2, 2019: Too Busy To Grieve? Robert Taibbi, LCSW, “Six Signs of Incomplete Grief”, Psychology Today, June 7, 2017, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fixing-families/201706/six-signs-incomplete-grief.

August 19, 2019: Divorce and the Older Adult. Anthony Cirillo, “Senior Divorce: Now What?”, U.S. News and World Report, September 13, 2018, https://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2018-09-13/senior-divorce-now-what.

August 19, 2019: Divorce and the Older Adult. Angela Moore, “This is why baby boomers are divorcing at a stunning rate”, Market Watch, October 20, 2018, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-failing-marriage-is-about-to-make-the-retirement-crisis-worse-2017-03-13.

September 11, 2019: The Brain and Burnout. Nisha Jackson, PhD, Brilliant Burnout: How Successful, Driven Women Can Stay in the Game by Rewiring Their Bodies, Brains, and Hormones, River Grove Books, Austin, TX, 2019.

December 13, 2019: Getting Through The First Holiday Season Following the Loss of a Loved One. Eleanor Haley, “7 Ways to Treat Yourself With Kindness While Grieving”, What’s Your Grief?, December 11, 2019, https://www.whatsyourgrief.com/7-ways-to-treat-yourself-with-kindness-while-grieving/

December 13, 2019: Getting Through the First Holiday Season Following the Loss of a Loved One. Eleanor Haley, ” ‘Tis the Season For Grief-Related Social Anxieity”, What’s Your Grief? November 17, 2015, https://www.whatsyourgrief.com/tis-the-season-for-grief-related-social-anxiety/

December 13, 2019: Getting Through The First Holiday Season Following the Loss of a Loved One. Litsa Williams, “Practical Plan for Dealing with the Holidays After a Loss”, What’s Your Grief?, December 21, 2012, https://www.whatsyourgrief.com/practical-plan-for-dealing-with-the-holidays-after-a-loss/

December 13, 2019: Getting Through The First Holiday Season Following the Loss of a Loved One. Alison Mays, M.D., and Sonja Rosen, M.D., “Avoiding Social Isolation in Older Adults During the Holidays”, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Geriatrics Blog, November 26, 2019, http://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/avoiding-social-isolation-in-older-adults-over-the-holidays/.

December 13, 2019: Getting Through The First Holiday Season Following The Loss of a Loved One. Darcie D. Sims, Getting Through the Holidays When You’ve Lost a Loved One, CareNotes, AbbeyPress Publications, St. Meinred, IN, revised 2004.

January 24, 2020: Handling Difficult Conversations About Senior Care Following the Holidays. Caring.com, The Holiday Season & Difficult Conversations: A 2019 Caring.com Senior Care Report, 2019, https://www.caring.com/senior-care-report/.

January 24, 2020: Handling Difficult Conversations About Senior Care Following the Holidays. Tanya Brickling Leach, Mobility Problems: What to Do When a Loved One Has Trouble Getting Around, AARP, November 6, 2019, https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/health/info-2019/mobility-problems.html.

March 10, 2020: Anger as Part of the Grieving Process. Robert T. Cassell, Sr., “Constructive Anger!”, Anger: Help or Hindrance?, Bereavement Publications, Inc., 2004.

March 10, 2020: Anger as Part of the Grieving Process. Christina Gregory, PhD, “The Five Stages of Grief: An Examination of the Kubler-Ross Model”, Psycom.net, updated 4/11/19, https://psycom.net/depression.central.grief.html.

March 10, 2020: Anger as Part of the Grieving Process. Johnetta Hendel, “Anger!”, Anger: Help or Hindrance?, Bereavement Publications, Inc., 2004.

March 10, 2020: Anger as Part of the Grieving Process. Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD., Helping Yourself Heal When Someone Dies, Companion Press, The Center for Loss and Life Transition, Fort Collins, CO, 2011.

June 10, 2020: Statistics, the Coronavirus, and Non-Death Loss. Takespruce.com survey, “What Causes America Anxiety During Covid-19”, A Look At What Gives Americans Anxiety During Covid-19, Spring 2020, https://takespruce.com/american-anxiety-from-covid-19/.

June 10, 2020: Statistics, the Coronavirus, and Non-Death Loss. Litsa Williams, “The Grief of Non-Death Losses”, What’s Your Grief?, April 13, 2020, https://whatsyourgrief.com/understanding-of-loss-and-grief/.

June 10, 2020: Statistics, the Coronavirus, and Non-Death Loss. Litsa Williams, “7 Types of Grief You Should Know Right Now”, What’s Your Grief?, May 8, 2020, https://whatsyourgrief.com/types-of-grief-2/.

July 9, 2020: Grieving a Death During a Pandemic. Eleanor Haley, “Please Stop Minimizing the Death of Older Adults”, What’s Your Grief?, March 16, 2020, https://whatsyourgrief.com/please-dont-minimize-the-death-of-older-adults/.

July 9, 2020: Grieving a Death During a Pandemic. Litsa Williams, “8 Reasons Your Grief Feels Worse Right Now”, What’s Your Grief?, March 26, 2020, https://whatsyourgrief.com/crisis-grief-feels-worse/.

July 9, 2020: Grieving a Death During a Pandemic. Litsa Williams, “When You Can’t Be With A Dying Family Member”, What’s Your Grief?, March 27, 2020, https://whatsyourgrief.com/cant-be-with-a-dying-family-member/.

July 9, 2020: Grieving a Death During a Pandemic. Litsa Williams, “7 Types of Grief You Should Know Right Now”, What’s Your Grief?, May 8, 2020, https://whatsyourgrief.com/types-of-grief-2/.

August 20, 2020: “The Five Gifts” and the Coronavirus (Part 1). Laurie Nadel, PhD., The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing, and Strength When Disaster Strikes, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL, 2018.

August 25, 2020: “The Five Gifts” and How Loss Leads to Hope, Healing and Strength (Part 2). Laurie Nadel, PhD., The Five Gifts: Discovering Hope, Healing, and Strength When Disaster Strikes, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL, 2018.

September 14, 2020: An Interview with Jim Karol, Author of “Ultimate Memory Magic. Jim Karol, July 16, 2020, phone interview.

September 14, 2020:  An Interview with Jim Karol, Author of “Ultimate Memory Magic. Jim Karol, with Michael Ross, Ultimate Memory Magic: The Transformative Program for Sharper Memory, Mental Clarity, and Greater Focus..at Any Age!, St. Martin’s Publishing Group, New York, NY, 2019.

October 28, 2020: How Seniors Are Coping with Loneliness Six Months Into the Coronavirus Pandemic. Andrew Hurst, “For Seniors, COVID-19 Has Generated a Wave of Loneliness and Worry”, Value Penguin/Lending Tree, updated September 4, 2020, https://www.valuepenguin.com/seniors-covid-loneliness.

October 28, 2020: How Seniors Are Coping with Loneliness Six Months Into the Coronavirus Pandemic. Sterling Price, “Nearly Half of Americans are Struggling With Loneliness Amid Social Distancing, and Many Don’t Know Where to Find Help”, Value Penguin/Lending Tree, updated April 28, 2020, https://www.valuepenguin.com/coronavirus-loneliness-survey.

October 28, 2020: How Seniors Are Coping with Loneliness Six Months Into the Coronavirus Pandemic. Press Release, “New start-up provides “snail mail” service to lift the spirits of isolated seniors”, Tom Wilson, contact, Release date, September 9, 2020, Minneapolis, MN, https://www.notestobrighten.com/.

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented). “FAQ”, How To Use, Audio Cardio web site,  https://audiocardio.com/faq/.

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented). “Simple Ways to Preserve Your Hearing Health”, Audio Cardio Blog, November 6, 2019, https://audiocardio.com/2019/11/06/simple-ways-to-preserve-your-hearing-health/.

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented). Debbie Clason, “Grief and Accepting Hearing Loss”, Healthy Hearing, updated October 20, 2020, https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/51981-Coming-to-terms-with-hearing-loss.

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented). “Assisting an Aging Parent with Hearing Loss”, Cranberry Home Care Blog, November 12, 2018, https://cranberryhomecare.com/senior-care-advice/assisting-an-aging-parent-with-hearing-l/.

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented). Claudia DeWane, DEd,  LCSW, “Hearing Loss in Older Adults–Its Effect on Mental Illness”, Social Work Today, vol. 10, no. 4, p. 18, July/August 2010 issue, https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/071510p18.shtml.

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented). JoAnn Jenkins, CEO, AARP, “Listen Up! Hearing Loss – America’s Silent and Growing Epidemic”, April 27, 2018, https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2018/hearing-loss-epidemic.html.to 

December 7, 2020: The Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life (And How It Can Be Prevented).  Peter Urban, AARP, “Memory Problems Linked to Hearing Loss in Older Adults7: Study Also Cites Reduced Social Activity, Psychological Stress”, July 22, 2019, https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2019/hearing-loss-memory-other-ailments.html.

January 14, 2021:  The Grief of Dependency on Prescription Drugs – An Interview with Fran Smith.  Fran Smith, December 14, 2020, phone interview.

January 14, 2021:  The Grief of Dependency on Prescription Drugs – An Interview with Fran Smith. Fran Smith, Lamp to My Feet (Book Three in the Ordinary Man trilogy), Gazelle Press, Mobile, AL, 2019.

April 20, 2021: It Is Possible to Navigate The Coronavirus Pandemic – Here’s How. Elia Gourgouris,Ph.D & Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing with Pandemics & Other Disasters, The Happiness Center, Oakland, CA, 2020.

July 20, 2021: How Seniors Can “Keep Moving, Keep Doing, and Keep Living” Post Retirement. Heidi Herman, June 11, 2021, phone interview.

July 20, 2021: How Seniors Can “Keep Moving, Keep Doing, and Keep Living” Post Retirement. Heidi Herman, On With The Butter! Spread More Living onto Everyday Life, Hekla Publishing, LLC, Cheyenne, WY, 2020.

August 5, 2021: Audaciously Embracing 50 and Beyond. Lisa Levine, June 21, 2021, phone interview.

August 5, 2021: Audaciously Embracing 50 and Beyond.  Lisa Levine, Mid Life No Crisis: An Audacious Guide to Embracing 50 and Beyond, Indelible Editions, Brooklyn, NY, 2021.

November 16, 2021: How to Find JOY Throughout Life’s Challenges. Barry Shore, November 2, 2021, phone interview.

November 16, 2021: How to Find JOY Throughout Life’s Challenges. Barry Shore, The Joy of Living: How to Slay Stress and Be Happy, Joy of Living Institute Publishing, Venice, CA, 2021.

February 22, 2022: How Mental Health and Healthy Aging Benefit Seniors 50 and Over.  Murali Rao, MD, FACLP, DLFAPA, 50+ and Healthy: What You Need to Know About Mental Health and Healthy Aging – for You and Your Loved Ones, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, 2020.

May 19, 2022: A Warrior of Light: A Review for Those Who Love and Care for Alzheimer’s Patients. Eileen Silverberg, A Warrior of Light: A Guide of Inner Wisdom for Challenging Times, Rising Sign Books, Rising Sign, MD, 2020

December 28, 2022: How to Fix Yourself and Transform Your Life into a Happy and Healthy Journey. Faust Ruggiero, M.S., The Fix Yourself Handbook: Using the Process Way of Life to Transform Your Life into a Happy, Healthy Journey, FYHB Publishing, Bangor, PA, 2020

April 5, 2023: Interview with Francine Falk-Allen, Author of “No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability. Francine Falk-Allen, February 24, 2023, Zoom interview.

April 5, 2023: Interview with Francine Falk-Allen, Author of “No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability. Francine Falk-Allen, No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability, She Writes Press, Berkeley, CA, 2021.

April 19, 2023: Unmasking Ageism – An Author Interview. Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., March 21, 2023, phone interview.

April 19, 2023: Unmasking Ageism – An Author Interview. Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It, Steer Forth Press, Lebanon, NH, 2022.

May 23, 2023: Creating Something “From Nothing”: A Review. Ian Pribyl, From Nothing: Everything You Need to Profit from Affiliate Marketing, Internet Marketing, Blogging, e-Commerce and More…Starting With < $100. Ian Pribyl, publisher, Austin TX, 2019.

September 27, 2023: “Till the End of Time” – A Review of a Woman’s Life and Success. Sylvia Anthony, Till the End of Time. Xulon Press, Maitland, FL, 2011-2015.