Did you know that 65% of adults over 65 report high-risk drinking? Understanding the unique impacts of alcohol on aging bodies is crucial for all of us. In this episode, I’ll walk you through three key considerations: increased sensitivity to alcohol, health complications, and…
Welcome to the first episode of… The Psychology of Aging Podcast! Did you know that people over 65 make up the fastest growing age group in the United States? In fact, every day between 2011 and 2030, 10,000 people in the US will turn 65. Every DAY…
More than half of the people in the US living with HIV are 50 years old and older. With the use of antiretroviral medications, people who were diagnosed with HIV decades ago have been able to live well into older adulthood. This is great news.…
In honor of Suicide Prevention Week, I’m devoting today’s podcast episode to older adults and suicide. More specifically, what puts older adults at risk for suicide and how you can help. You may be surprised to hear that older White men over 85 are at…
Anxiety is NOT normal with aging and can be effectively treated. Unfortunately, anxiety in the elderly often goes undetected and untreated largely due to the false belief that with age it’s normal to have a mental health problem. Good news: Anxiety is highly treatable in older…
Sandwiched Between Children & Aging Parents? Pass the Mayo! Raise your hand if you’ve heard of the Sandwich Generation! What? No hands? You’ve heard of a Millennial, you’ve heard of a Baby Boomer, but you probably haven’t heard of the Sandwich Generation. So here…
Recently, a 73-year-old journalist reached out with a question I hear often in my work as a geropsychologist, but rarely see reflected in our culture: what do we do with the grief that comes with aging? She told me she’s known grief in the ways…
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