Dr. Jan Anderson
There are a million reasons to avoid or put off having the Other Talk, but you and I already know the primary reason: Whether you’re doing the asking or the telling, it’s hard to talk about how we want the end of our lives to be. …
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When I was in graduate school, one of my most memorable experiences was with a woman whose name or face I don't remember. She was a guest speaker from one of the eldercare organizations in town. She gave each of us the following exercise: ‘Write down the five things that you most value in your life - whether it’s your health, your faith, relationships, ability to travel, etc.” Within few moments, we each had come with our five top priorities. “Now,” she said, “cross two things off the …
Bronnie Ware’s book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying - A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing is a memoir of her work in palliative care with patients who had gone home to die. “I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives,” she says. “People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone's capacity for growth.” Not only did Bronnie observe how her patients experienced growth as they were dying, she found herself …
What’s the best way to keep weight off as you age? The newest research suggests that the conventional weight loss wisdom -- to eat everything in moderation, eat fewer calories and avoid fatty food -- isn’t the best approach to keeping weight off over the years. In the most thorough and long-term study about age-related weight gain to date, Harvard University researchers found that the type of foods we eat may have as much impact on weight control as portion sizes. “People don’t become …
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