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Aging Our Way

Lessons for living, from age 85 and beyond

Sex
Continuity Across a Life: Sexuality

Meika Loe Ph.D. on June 25, 2014

Sexuality in elders is a topic that is often ignored, forgotten, or even taboo. How can we get over our discomfort and respect the sexuality of elders?

Sexuality in elders is a topic that is often ignored, forgotten, or even taboo. How can we get over our discomfort and respect the sexuality of elders?

Career
Doula for the Dying

Meika Loe Ph.D. on August 29, 2013

A dying woman only spoke to me in Romanian, I in English and rudimentary Spanish. I think we managed to connect.

A dying woman only spoke to me in Romanian, I in English and rudimentary Spanish. I think we managed to connect.

Relationships
Nursing Assistant in Training

Meika Loe Ph.D. on August 8, 2013

Do you ever stop and think about how integral the sensation of touch is to the human experience? Can you imagine going a day without touching another human? Being a nursing assistant brings these thoughts into perspective.

Do you ever stop and think about how integral the sensation of touch is to the human experience? Can you imagine going a day without touching another human? Being a nursing assistant brings these thoughts into perspective.

Environment
Am I living in the right place?

Meika Loe Ph.D. on March 2, 2013

It is difficult to plan ahead, at any age. I don’t know where I want to live either! But considering living environments, close connections, and care resources might help me figure it out someday.

It is difficult to plan ahead, at any age. I don’t know where I want to live either! But considering living environments, close connections, and care resources might help me figure it out someday.

Caregiving
Caring for Someone?

Meika Loe Ph.D. on March 2, 2013

Most of us have a hard time with dependency in a culture that values the opposite. And that’s just the tension that exists in Russo’s tale – a mom who is a die-hard stubborn independent continues this performance for some time, despite functional potential to the contrary. How does a caregiver honor that constant push for autonomy while at the same time being genuine?

Most of us have a hard time with dependency in a culture that values the opposite. And that’s just the tension that exists in Russo’s tale – a mom who is a die-hard stubborn independent continues this performance for some time, despite functional potential to the contrary. How does a caregiver honor that constant push for autonomy while at the same time being genuine?

Friends
Elder Exploitation

Meika Loe Ph.D. on December 9, 2012

So far this month I have heard of two elder women being targeted for scams. Contrary to what we might expect, these ladies proved unscammable.

So far this month I have heard of two elder women being targeted for scams. Contrary to what we might expect, these ladies proved unscammable.