The Wellness Diary
Insights, advice, new research, tips and tricks, and new resources to help you with your mental health journey.
6 Ways to Help Isolated Seniors While Social Distancing
With older adults considered high risk for COVID-19, seniors may want to maintain social distancing. However, even when they can’t be together, families can still support their older loved ones. Here are six ways that you can prevent senior isolation if you’re social distancing.
Understanding The Difference Between Loneliness vs. Being Alone
In our highly social culture, it’s typical for us to flat out reject the idea of spending time solo. We assume that alone time means that we are anti-social, unwanted, or even unloveable. Essentially, we confuse spending time alone with loneliness, although there is a marked difference. Loneliness is finding ourselves alone when we crave company while being alone is an active choice for solitude.
How I've Designed a Life that Reduces Anxiety
Even with anxiety, I’ve learned that there are things that I can do to make my life easier. Here are a few ways that I’ve designed a life that reduces anxiety.
The Golden Years: Making The Good Times Count
More than any other age group, seniors could perhaps benefit the most from regularly participating in a favorite hobby. As it turns out, research has shown a correlation between hobbies, life’s purpose, and a longer lifespan - particularly in individuals over the age of 65 years.