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08/14/2025

August is National Make-A-Will month. Here is a free resource to get you started on this. https://www.freewill.com/

Prioritize yourself! And do this as a first step for your kids and loved one. It matters so much.

FreeWill lets you make your last will and testament quick, easy, and completely free. It is a simple online legal will maker that helps you compile will forms to print and sign, or to take as a basic will template to an estate planning lawyer. FreeWill is built alongside will making experts.

08/11/2025

This vintage article clipping from Dear Abby remains remarkably relevant today.

07/27/2025

This offers a poignant and valid representation of the challenges that people work through when coping with a loss. Loss and grief can have many faces, including anticipatory grieving. The intersection of two conflicting realms-the before and after of loss - can present considerable challenges to us.

It is crucial to seek help and support, regardless of your stage in the grief process. Do not go through your grief alone.

07/22/2025

Excited to be involved in the Alzheimer's Society/ ISTAART- International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment. This is an exciting collaboration of providers, researchers and industry advocates pushing the envelope forward for a cure.
www.istaart.alz.org

07/19/2025

No matter where you are in your journey- healthy, sick, young, aged- these are wise words to live by and to pursue on your own terms.

“Whatever happens, stay alive.
Don't die before you're dead.
Don't lose yourself, don't lose hope, don't loose direction. Stay alive, with yourself, with every cell of your body, with every fiber of your skin.
Stay alive, learn, study, think, read, build, invent, create, speak, write, dream, design.
Stay alive, stay alive inside you, stay alive also outside, fill yourself with colors of the world, fill yourself with peace, fill yourself with hope.
Stay alive with joy.
There is only one thing you should not waste in life,
and that's life itself..."
~ Virginia Woolf

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07/05/2025

Today’s-Self-care snippet.

Allocate 15 minutes twice a day for physical movement. Move within your comfortable limits, incorporating stretching, walking, gardening, and adjust as needed. Prioritize deep breathing, recognizing movement's importance at every stage of your journey.

07/02/2025

This excerpt is one reason I choose to do the work that I do with families and solo agers. There is a great amount of need in Tennessee for resources, support, and help for our aging population.

Courtesy of Axios Nashville-

“Tennessee's senior population is growing — quickly. Where did Beaver

A pair of choropleth U.S. state maps showing change in population from 2020 to 2024, for people younger than 18 and older than 64. In nearly every state, the population of people 65 and older increased far faster than people younger than 18. Only seven states, mostly in the South, saw a significant increase in the population of young people. Every state saw an increase in the population of older people.

Why it matters: Tennessee, like the nation, is getting older. That comes hand-in-hand with the urgent need for more elder care, transportation and affordable housing.

The big picture: Seniors have been Tennessee's fastest growing age group for years, driven by a long-term decline in fertility rates and an influx of out-of-state retirees.

Zoom in: From 2020 to 2024, the population of Tennesseans age 65 and older shot up 12.5%, according to Census data.

In the same timeframe, the population of minors grew by only 1.7%.
Threat level: A 2022 report from the state comptroller found Tennessee already "has a critical shortage of paid caregivers who help elderly and vulnerable adults continue to live in their homes rather than in nursing facilities."