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Positivity & Health: The Health Benefits of Optimistic Thinking
Our minds are powerful tools for creating health and wellness. While studies haven’t identified precisely why positive people are healthier, researchers suspect that it is because people who are more positive process stress better and move through hard situations more…
Intergenerational Care: Raising Children While Caring for Elderly Parents
Raising children while caring for your parents is a special kind of balancing act. Your senior may feel like they’re in the way. Your kids may act out when they sense that you are stressed about the responsibilities. Some reasons…
Family Matters, Spring 2021 Magazine
Spring is here and we can all take a deep breath – literally and figuratively speaking. It has been a very long, trying year. Now as more Americans get the COVID vaccine, and fresh spring air moves in, we can…
Free Webinar: Making Long Term Care Decisions After COVID
Join us April 6th at 10AM PT for an interactive webinar and live Q&A with Dr. Diane Darby Beach Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST Have you delayed care decisions regarding your elderly loved one…
6 Benefits of Yoga for Seniors
Yoga is a great form of exercise for seniors. Many yoga postures can increase flexibility, mobility, strength, and balance through low-impact movement. Psychologically, it can help keep your mind sharp and increase positive emotions, mindfulness, and self-awareness. The Benefits of…
What to Do When Your Elderly Parent Refuses to Move
As people age, they tend to become more attached to their surroundings. This likely stems from the desire to hold on and keep their lives as stable as possible in an ever-changing world. Sometimes, though, staying in their home isn’t…
