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      • The Burden of Dependence
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      • Changing the Inner Dialogue
      • Old Dogs learn to swim in Denial
      • Staying Present with Dementia
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      • Are you ready?
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      • Who am I?
      • Ravishing
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      • I don’t know
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      • Is Now the Time to Move to Care for a Senior Loved One?
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      • January Tip: In case of emergency
      • February Tip: Remembering to remember
      • March Tip: No more ‘buts’!
      • April Tip: Thinking about thinking
      • May Tip: Don’t push that button!
      • June Tip: Balance
      • July Tip: Orchid Pride — Just add water!
      • August Tip: Appetite
      • September Tip: Reframing
      • October Tip: I’m sorry
      • November Tip: Practicing Empathy
      • December Tip: Managing ‘The Clutch’
    • 2021 Rebecca’s Kitchen
      • In praise of potatoes
      • The bean’s the thing
      • Spring = Asparagus
      • Vitamin Citrus
      • Robust Rhubarb
      • Salad days
      • Corny
      • Tomatoes: Fruit? Vegetable?
      • An Abundance of Apples
      • Winter Squash: A baker’s dozen — and counting!
      • Celebrating Cranberries
      • Festive Assemblies
    • 2021 Reflections: Past & Future
      • What to watch?
      • Navigating Alzheimer’s
      • The Backward Glance
      • About money
      • On being a therapist
      • On finding yourself “in charge”
      • It was time
      • Good enough
      • When rites make right
      • What do Grandmas do?
      • Soul Travels
      • Tyranny of Joy
    • 2020 Featured Resources
      • Civic Engagement
      • Preparing for a Serious Health Event
      • The Importance of Social Connection
      • On Food
        • Anytime Frittata
      • Exercise!
      • Racial learning & unlearning
      • Staying Connected Now
      • Living Libraries
      • A mature mind. . .
      • Laughter on the menu
    • 2019 Featured Resources
      • Fall Prevention
      • The Value of Volunteering
      • The Surprising Benefits of Singing
      • Well Rested
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      • Clay Is Not Dirt
      • Osher Lifelong Learning
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  • Hope Matters in 2025
    • Surprise Yourself!
    • Enough!
    • The ‘F’ Word
    • Realigning to What is Key
  • What We Learned
    • Relevance: Peter Herford
    • Interrupt! Ken Bedell, PhD
    • Think About the Gifts: Elsa Bowman
    • Go to Essence: Dr. Alan Chun
  • Resources
    • Aging & Aging in Place
      • Aging
      • Aging in Place
    • End-of-Life
    • Alzheimer’s and Dementia
    • For caregivers
    • Disability
    • End of Life
    • Exercise and Nutrition
    • Health
    • Informational and Consumer
    • Mental and Physical
    • Rehab and Addiction
    • Seattle Area
    • Senior Living Options
    • Sleep
    • Technology
    • Veterans
  • Reflections
    • Hopeful in 2024
      • Rethinking Control
      • Breaking Taboos
      • Opening Our Hearts with Forgiveness
      • Connecting the Dots
      • Relational
      • No Regrets
      • Good Enough
      • Who is in control?
      • What’s it all about?
      • Food and Finality
      • Relying on our “Signature Strengths”
    • 2023 Discussing the ‘Undiscussables’
      • The Burden of Dependence
      • Dread-Full
      • Staying in touch
      • Changing the Inner Dialogue
      • Old Dogs learn to swim in Denial
      • Staying Present with Dementia
      • Life-saving Connection
      • Disappointment and Detachment
      • Don’t Despair
      • Deadlines and Demands
    • 2022 Learning from Each Other
      • Are you ready?
      • What do birthdays mean to you?
      • Trading Up: From a Vocation to my Avocation
      • Who am I?
      • Ravishing
      • The Benefits to Seniors of Having a Pet
      • I don’t know
      • Just say Yes!
      • I’m 60 and out of the workforce: Can I ever go back?
      • Is Now the Time to Move to Care for a Senior Loved One?
      • Getting Through the Holidays
      • Stuff — Our Complicated Relationship with It
    • 2022 Rebecca’s Tip of the Month
      • January Tip: In case of emergency
      • February Tip: Remembering to remember
      • March Tip: No more ‘buts’!
      • April Tip: Thinking about thinking
      • May Tip: Don’t push that button!
      • June Tip: Balance
      • July Tip: Orchid Pride — Just add water!
      • August Tip: Appetite
      • September Tip: Reframing
      • October Tip: I’m sorry
      • November Tip: Practicing Empathy
      • December Tip: Managing ‘The Clutch’
    • 2021 Rebecca’s Kitchen
      • In praise of potatoes
      • The bean’s the thing
      • Spring = Asparagus
      • Vitamin Citrus
      • Robust Rhubarb
      • Salad days
      • Corny
      • Tomatoes: Fruit? Vegetable?
      • An Abundance of Apples
      • Winter Squash: A baker’s dozen — and counting!
      • Celebrating Cranberries
      • Festive Assemblies
    • 2021 Reflections: Past & Future
      • What to watch?
      • Navigating Alzheimer’s
      • The Backward Glance
      • About money
      • On being a therapist
      • On finding yourself “in charge”
      • It was time
      • Good enough
      • When rites make right
      • What do Grandmas do?
      • Soul Travels
      • Tyranny of Joy
    • 2020 Featured Resources
      • Civic Engagement
      • Preparing for a Serious Health Event
      • The Importance of Social Connection
      • On Food
        • Anytime Frittata
      • Exercise!
      • Racial learning & unlearning
      • Staying Connected Now
      • Living Libraries
      • A mature mind. . .
      • Laughter on the menu
    • 2019 Featured Resources
      • Fall Prevention
      • The Value of Volunteering
      • The Surprising Benefits of Singing
      • Well Rested
      • Writing Groups
      • Clay Is Not Dirt
      • Osher Lifelong Learning
      • The Art of Curating Our Spaces
      • Health Advocacy
      • Meditating
  • About Us
  • Donate

2019 Featured Resources

Fall Prevention

The Value of Volunteering

The Surprise Benefits of Singing

Well Rested

Writing Groups

Clay Is Not Dirt

Osher Lifelong Learning

The Art of Curating Our Spaces

Health Advocacy

Quieting

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