Photo by Andrej Lisakov on Unsplash+ Marsha’s mother took to assisted living with the same enthusiasm she brought to all aspects of her life. She joined the book club, attended concerts, and made friends in the dining room. But Marsha noticed on recent visits that her mother is suddenly withdrawn. She avoids the same activities […]
No. 61/July 17, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers 1 in 20 Adults Experience Both Chronic Pain and Anxiety/Depression A study from the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences have made the first […]
Photo by NIKITA SHIROKOV on Unsplash Be honest: Do you cringe when someone calls you old? Do you apply cosmetics to camouflage wrinkles and other signs of aging? Do you hate that gray and try to wash it away? The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or […]
Photo by Fellipe Ditadi for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Summer has always been my favorite season. In addition to the strong emotional connection I make between summer and academic freedom – freedom from academics, that is – […]
No. 60/July 3, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Campaign Aims to End Ageism in Ourselves Changing the Narrative, a Colorado-based initiative to end ageism, has launched a 2024 campaign to end internalized ageism – the ageist beliefs […]
Photo by Tashka for iStockphoto When we were growing up, it was expected that we would get educated, get a job, and get our own place to live, more or less in that order. The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. […]
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. You might think that after 40+ years of having sex, craving sex, obsessing over sex, dressing for sex, dreaming of sex, talking about sex, joking about sex, getting […]
No. 59/June 19, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Financial Advisers Must Put Your Interests First Wait – you mean they don’t already? Well, they might, if they are also fiduciaries, which legally obligates them to act in […]
Photo by Greg Johnson on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When I read predictions of what climate change will do to our world over the next 50 years, I am sorely tempted to follow the counsel of Charlie Brown: “No problem […]
Photo by Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty Images The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I started this newsletter three years ago to focus on positive aspects of aging. Sometimes I stray from that idea, as you may have noticed. Recently […]
