Bouncing Back

Grief

5 Things to Understand About Love After Loss

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on October 7, 2023

"The Golden Bachelor" can provide hope to older adults that there is life after loss, and that new love is possible. Here are five lessons we can take from the show.

"The Golden Bachelor" can provide hope to older adults that there is life after loss, and that new love is possible. Here are five lessons we can take from the show.

Health

The Painful Secret That Gen X Women Need to Talk About

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on May 26, 2023

Gen X women are suffering from osteoarthritis in record numbers, but most suffer in silence. Learn whether you are among those suffering, and how to overcome it.

Gen X women are suffering from osteoarthritis in record numbers, but most suffer in silence. Learn whether you are among those suffering, and how to overcome it.

Loneliness

10 Tips to Stop Elder Fraud Before It Happens

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on January 26, 2023

What can you do to fight back against internet and phone scams? A few strategies can defend you against cruel predators.

What can you do to fight back against internet and phone scams? A few strategies can defend you against cruel predators.

Health

Death Can Strike Unexpectedly: How to Prepare for the Worst

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on August 12, 2022

Anne Heche's tragic death may help other people to prepare for difficult end-of-life decisions.

Anne Heche's tragic death may help other people to prepare for difficult end-of-life decisions.

Friends

How to Survive Mother’s Day When Mom Has Passed Away

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on May 5, 2022

Is Mother's Day a sad reminder of your mother's death? Here are ways to celebrate her life and improve your life in the process.

Is Mother's Day a sad reminder of your mother's death? Here are ways to celebrate her life and improve your life in the process.

Sex

And Just Like That…Middle Age Happens

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on February 5, 2022

What can we learn about aging from And Just Like That? Midlife gives us new opportunities for growth and change.

What can we learn about aging from And Just Like That? Midlife gives us new opportunities for growth and change.

Aging

Will You Live Until Age 100?

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on March 9, 2021

Do you think you'll live until a ripe old age, or die in the prime of life? Your answer may lead to some wise (or short-sighted) decisions.

Do you think you'll live until a ripe old age, or die in the prime of life? Your answer may lead to some wise (or short-sighted) decisions.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

"The Most Important Thing You Can Do Right Now"

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on May 17, 2020

Feeling helpless and anxious in the COVID-19 era? Two important steps to help yourself and others.

Feeling helpless and anxious in the COVID-19 era? Two important steps to help yourself and others.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Masks in the COVID-19 Era

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on May 15, 2020

Do face masks make you feel anxious? Or safe? Here are the reasons why both feelings are normal.

Do face masks make you feel anxious? Or safe? Here are the reasons why both feelings are normal.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Celebrating Mother's Day When Your Mom Is Gone

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on May 9, 2020

Is Mother's Day a time of sorrow rather than celebration? Here's how to survive and even thrive on this day.

Is Mother's Day a time of sorrow rather than celebration? Here's how to survive and even thrive on this day.

Marriage

5 Reasons Singles Should Stop Worrying

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on June 4, 2016

Are you worried about being single forever? Here are five reasons not to fret.

Are you worried about being single forever? Here are five reasons not to fret.

Happiness

How to Survive Mother’s Day When Your Mother Is Gone

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on May 5, 2016

Mother's Day is hard when you don't have a mom. Here are ways to find strength and even joy on this bittersweet day.

Mother's Day is hard when you don't have a mom. Here are ways to find strength and even joy on this bittersweet day.

Addiction

3 Reasons We Mourn Celebrity Deaths

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on January 19, 2016

Farewell, Bowie. Why it's perfectly normal (and even healthy) to mourn celebrity deaths.

Farewell, Bowie. Why it's perfectly normal (and even healthy) to mourn celebrity deaths.

Friends

3 Reasons Why Gifting Goes Wrong

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on December 19, 2015

Are you disappointed with your holiday gifts every year? Understand the reasons why (and how to fix it).

Are you disappointed with your holiday gifts every year? Understand the reasons why (and how to fix it).

What Gen Xers need to know, as the big 5-0 looms.

Motivation

3 Reasons to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on August 8, 2015

Why efforts to be "the best" are doomed to fail.

Why efforts to be "the best" are doomed to fail.

Health

“That Thing is Huge!”

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on July 8, 2015

The surprising ways we're hurting our friends and family who struggle with their weight.

The surprising ways we're hurting our friends and family who struggle with their weight.

Grief

Gone Daddy Gone

Deborah Carr Ph.D. on June 18, 2015

A Father's Day survival guide

A Father's Day survival guide