The Gift of Aging

One of the more surprising things I’ve learned about aging is that older people are generally happier than younger ones.

Sex

Growing Old Doesn’t Mean Losing Young

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on March 21, 2019

With age, we become men and women of all seasons—old and young and in between.

With age, we become men and women of all seasons—old and young and in between.

Wisdom

Remembering, Meaning, and Wholeness in Later Life

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on March 3, 2019

Memories from long ago become more accessible and more vivid as we age and help us to make peace with ourselves and the life we have lived.

Memories from long ago become more accessible and more vivid as we age and help us to make peace with ourselves and the life we have lived.

Health

Slowing Down as the World Speeds Up

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on December 17, 2018

Moving slowly enhances health and well-being, improves efficiency, and fosters harmony.

Moving slowly enhances health and well-being, improves efficiency, and fosters harmony.

Spirituality

The Blessing of Kindness

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on November 10, 2018

Tuesday, November 13 is the day humankind has set aside to remember the importance of kindness and to make an extra effort to treat everyone with gentleness and understanding.

Tuesday, November 13 is the day humankind has set aside to remember the importance of kindness and to make an extra effort to treat everyone with gentleness and understanding.

Aging

Aging Into the Web of Life

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on October 31, 2018

A sense of kinship with other people, generations, and species tends to increase in later years, confirming the connectedness and continuity of life.

A sense of kinship with other people, generations, and species tends to increase in later years, confirming the connectedness and continuity of life.

Relationships

Letting Go and Savoring

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on October 10, 2018

Paring down frees us to enjoy what matters most in later life.

Paring down frees us to enjoy what matters most in later life.

Aging

Re-Imagining Age: A Blessing, Not a Problem

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on September 5, 2018

How we view age is related to physical health, cognitive functioning, emotional well-being, and even how long we live.

How we view age is related to physical health, cognitive functioning, emotional well-being, and even how long we live.

Aging

Surprising Gifts of Later Life

Susan Avery Stewart Ph.D. on August 18, 2018

Later life brings many gifts that enhance our own well-being and enrich the lives of others, like audacious authenticity, creative ingenuity, and a growing capacity to savor life.

Later life brings many gifts that enhance our own well-being and enrich the lives of others, like audacious authenticity, creative ingenuity, and a growing capacity to savor life.