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Dr. Julie Erickson, Clinical Geropsychologist
🌿 Helping you change your mind about aging
🌱 Author: The Aging Well Workbook
✨ Content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered advice or a substitute for therapy

With age often comes something quieter, but powerful:Less people-pleasing.Stronger boundaries.Clearer values.What if agi...
03/31/2026

With age often comes something quieter, but powerful:
Less people-pleasing.
Stronger boundaries.
Clearer values.
What if aging is not a loss, but a return to yourself?✨

A quieter mind is one of the less talked-about gifts of aging.With time, many people spend less energy stuck in negative...
03/29/2026

A quieter mind is one of the less talked-about gifts of aging.
With time, many people spend less energy stuck in negative thought loops. 🔗 Sütterlin, S., Paap, M. C., Babic, S., Kübler, A., & Vögele, C. (2012). Rumination and age: some things get better. Journal of aging research, 2012, 267327

Many people quietly carry a fear of cognitive decline as they age. But the research tells a more hopeful story.Not all b...
03/27/2026

Many people quietly carry a fear of cognitive decline as they age. But the research tells a more hopeful story.
Not all brain changes lead to impairment. Some abilities actually strengthen over time. And many of the risk factors linked to dementia are within our influence.
Aging is not simply a process of loss. It is also one of adaptation, resilience, and continued growth.
If this is something you’ve been thinking about, you’re not alone and there is more within your control than you may realize.

Emotional forecasting is the ability to predict how we'll feel in the future. As it turns out, older adults are actually...
03/21/2026

Emotional forecasting is the ability to predict how we'll feel in the future. As it turns out, older adults are actually better at it - a skill built quietly over a lifetime. 🌿 📖 Scheibe, Mata & Carstensen (2011). Cognition & Emotion, 25, 1029-1044.

With time often comes the realization that meaning is found less in milestones and more in how we move through everyday ...
03/16/2026

With time often comes the realization that meaning is found less in milestones and more in how we move through everyday moments. What helps you live your ordinary days with intention?

Julie Andrews shows that creativity can evolve across a lifetime. After losing her singing voice, she continued acting a...
03/09/2026

Julie Andrews shows that creativity can evolve across a lifetime. After losing her singing voice, she continued acting and expanded into writing, finding new ways to contribute to culture and storytelling. Later life can be a period of adaptation and reinvention, not quieting✨

With age often comes greater comfort with complexity. Research suggests older adults are more able to hold and integrate...
03/08/2026

With age often comes greater comfort with complexity. Research suggests older adults are more able to hold and integrate contradictory ideas, an important component of wisdom and mature thinking. Where have you noticed your thinking become more nuanced over time?
Kramer, D. A., & Woodruff, D. S. (1986). Relativistic and Dialectical Thought in Three Adult Age-Groups. Human Development, 29(5), 280–290.

As we age, there can be less pretense and more authenticity, creating space for deeper relationships and more honest sel...
03/05/2026

As we age, there can be less pretense and more authenticity, creating space for deeper relationships and more honest self-expression✨ Where do you feel most like yourself right now?

Adult children and aging parents often love each other deeply, yet still struggle to feel understood. On March 6, I’ll b...
03/03/2026

Adult children and aging parents often love each other deeply, yet still struggle to feel understood. On March 6, I’ll be joining .sortedmind for an interactive workshop designed to help families reconnect, communicate more effectively, and navigate generational differences with greater clarity and compassion.
🌱 Join us from 12:00 - 1:30pm EST. Register through the link in bio.

With time often comes sharper discernment, not fewer possibilities but clearer priorities. What feels more aligned for y...
03/03/2026

With time often comes sharper discernment, not fewer possibilities but clearer priorities. What feels more aligned for you now than it did before?

Patti Smith reflects how creative identity can continue to deepen with age. Decades into her career, she remains an acti...
03/02/2026

Patti Smith reflects how creative identity can continue to deepen with age. Decades into her career, she remains an active performer, writer, and cultural voice, grounded in conviction and clarity. Later life can bring artistic refinement, perspective, and sustained relevance. Aging does not quiet expression; it can give it greater depth.

With time often comes a shift in focus, from expansion to intention, from accumulation to meaning. What feels richer or ...
02/25/2026

With time often comes a shift in focus, from expansion to intention, from accumulation to meaning. What feels richer or more essential to you now than it once did?

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