Emotional

Books

• St. Joan Chittister, The Gift of Years

• Lewis Richmond, Aging as a Spiritual Practice

• Barbara Ehrenreich, Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer

Web Sites (essays, poetry, etc.)

• In the Land of the Very Old  Sam Toperhoff, "The Sunday Long Read" (2/24)

News

• A 70 year old woman makes some thoughtful changes and writes a book: Your clothes no longer serve you. Now what?

• What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living: Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind. NYT Gift article

• Steps to take to live an active and happy life when you're old - Washington Post gift article

• 5 ways to support someone going through a life-altering loss - NYT 25 May 2024 gift article

• Middle age shouldn’t be a drag. How a ‘chrysalis’ mind-set can help - Washington Post 3 June 24 gift article

Eating Alone

• For Many Widows, the Hardest Part Is Mealtime - New York Times Oct 28,2019

• Culinary Grief Therapy: Cooking-for-One Series - Book based on research group, starts with honest review of how to go grocery shopping when there is no energy to do it. 

• The Role of Food in Grief, and How We Can Help - Psychology Today April 4 2021

• Why more and more people are making plans to dine out alone - Washington Post Oct 27, 2015