Two Career Collapses And $42,000 Of Debt Later, I Reinvented Myself At The Ripe Old Age Of 66 I’ll never forget the phone call that changed everything. The year: 2003. I was talking on the phone with a friend when my caller ID alerted me to an important p... See more
Here’s the thing: sudden back pain has most likely been simmering under the surface for months – maybe years – before it makes itself known. Like any “overnight success,” it’s almost never sudden. You just never paid attention until now. While weak back a... See more
The ‘Old Person Shuffle’ Isn’t Normal Aging — And Doctors Say It Could Signal A Hidden Health Risk If you ask a young person to act out their impression of an “old” person, certain stereotypes emerge. That’s exactly what AARP did in a 2016 social experime... See more
Why Anxiety Suddenly Feels Worse In Your 50s Even If You’ve Always Been Fine Before, Says Research Imagine you’ve had a particularly rough day. Maybe you got a flat tire and ended up stuck on the freeway for an hour. Maybe you accidentally deleted a proje... See more
I Moved My Aging Parents Nearby So We Could Finally Be Close, And It Backfired In A Way I Totally Didn’t Expect It seemed like the perfect solution. My parents were approaching 80, and the winters in Shokan, a rural town near Woodstock, New York, were bec... See more