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2 months ago | 
seniorsguide.com | Terri Jones |Annie Tobey |Eric Wallace
Lifestyle 2/12/2025 | By Terri L. Jones The process of TSA screening for those with special needs can be more challenging than for the average air traveler. Senior adults often fall into this category. However, a little bit of knowledge and preparation can make the process easier. The process of TSA screening for those with special needs can be more challenging than for the average air traveler. However, a little bit of knowledge and preparation can make the process easier.
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2 months ago | 
seniorsguide.com | Eric Wallace |Annie Tobey |Terri Jones |R. Eric Thomas
Lifestyle 2/11/2025 | By Eric J. Wallace When Julie Woodford stepped away from a decades-long career as the education director at First United Methodist Church in Salem, Virginia, in 1988, she knew exactly what would come next. “I’d been interested in art since I was a kid and taken classes in college, but having a family and career made it hard to find the time to pursue it,” says Woodford, now 90.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
seniorsguide.com | R. Eric Thomas |Brian Marsh |Terri Jones |Eric Wallace
Lifestyle 1/13/2025 | By R. Eric Thomas A 30-year friendship has become strained as one friend becomes more self-absorbed. A reader asks advice columnist Eric Thomas how to navigate friendship changes after retirement. Dear Eric:I have a friend, “Sara,” who has been very good to me and my family over almost 30 years. Both she and her husband have been generous to us in many ways. My friendship with Sara, however, has become strained over the past few years, since our retirement.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
seniorsguide.com | Terri Jones |Annie Tobey |Eric Wallace |R. Eric Thomas
Lifestyle 1/10/2025 | By Terri L. Jones The busyness and bustle of the holidays can leave us drained or disappointed that the festivities are over. Seniors Guide writer Terri L. Jones shares six tips for recovering from the holidays.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
seniorsguide.com | Eric Wallace |Annie Tobey |R. Eric Thomas |Terri Jones
With so many tunes to take in, traveling to watch artists perform at dedicated venues offers a fun and unique way to explore the state from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean. Our guide will help you get the music started. Tourism at oceanside hubs like the Outer Banks, Emerald Isle, and Wilmington fuel a thriving music scene. You’ll find a wide range of live acts at bars, piers, restaurants, and arts venues on most weeknights, especially during warm months.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
seniorsguide.com | Terri Jones |Annie Tobey |Eric Wallace |Laura Patrecca
Downsizing and Real Estate 12/4/2024 | By Terri L. Jones Moving to a new home can be stressful, especially for seniors who are downsizing or who aren’t fully invested in the move. A Senior Move Manager can ease the physical and emotional burden. Moving is one of the top stressors in life, with only divorce and the death of a loved one causing people more anxiety, according to John Patrick Hatcher in Psychology Today.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
boomermagazine.com | R. Eric Thomas |Eric Wallace |Annie Tobey
Fear for the future of a disabled child becomes especially poignant as parents near the end of their lives. A concerned mother reaches out to advice columnist Eric Thomas about her disabled adult son’s care. Dear Eric:My psychologically disabled adult son who also suffers from chronic physical illnesses will live with me for the remainder of my life as I care for him. His medications, doctor visits and hospitalizations with multiple surgeries take up most of his monthly disability income.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
seniorsguide.com | R. Eric Thomas |Brian Marsh |Kari Smith |Eric Wallace
Lifestyle 11/18/2024 | By R. Eric Thomas Would you call a young couple’s engagement “cute”? A 70-something woman is annoyed that people describe her older engagement that way. Advice columnist Eric Thomas weighs in. Dear Eric:I am newly in love and engaged. My fiancé and I are both in our early 70s.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
seniorsguide.com | Eric Wallace |Annie Tobey |R. Eric Thomas
Lifestyle 11/12/2024 | By Eric J. Wallace Volunteering later in life is good for your health. Matching volunteer service to personal interests supercharges the effect. Studies by groups like the National Institute of Health have shown that volunteering after age 50 can bring incredible health benefits.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
seniorsguide.com | Eric Wallace |Annie Tobey |Laura Patrecca |Laura Vecsey
Downsizing and Real Estate 11/11/2024 | By Eric J. Wallace Did you know that maintaining strong social connections later in life can bring major health benefits? Moving closer to family can make that a lot easier to achieve. A landmark scientific review of 148 studies, for instance, showed that decreased social contact and greater isolation increases the chance of early death by 50%.
