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Films to Raise Your Spirits

Many of us are feeling like we’ve been plunged into a spiral of dark news. Daily we are deluged with stories of large-scale migrant deportations, abduction of students who peacefully protested for Gaza, mean-spirited cuts in critical [...]

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Coping with Loneliness

“I do pretty well living alone, but on days when I crave companionship, it becomes depressing.”  “I’m too embarrassed to reach out to friends when I’m feeling lonely.”  “My family sees me as a strong woman, so they don’t realize I get lonely and would like them to contact me more.” “I wish there were places, other [...]

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It’s Not Complicated

GUEST POST by MARY DUNN How did we come to live in this time where genocide is accepted, defended, and cheered? Many dissuade debating this incredibly important issue claiming it’s “complicated”. No, really, it’s not. Every religion teaches us to love our neighbor, take in the stranger, and certainly thou shall not kill.  But here [...]

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Owning Your Voice

My class of “Women and Aging,” got into a lively discussion for maximizing our later years.  After the class one member dashed off a group email apologizing for “interrupting and talking too much.”  Her email was promptly followed by another class member who echoed the same regret along with her apology.  A little later a third [...]

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Competitive Grandparenting

GUEST POST By ANONYMOUS* In a clear sign of the sickness engendered by the long reign of patriarchy in Western culture, grandparenting is now seen as a competitive rather than collaborative endeavor. Despite research confirming the long-held notion that children with at least one grandmother alive are far more likely to thrive than those without [...]

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