A directory of all of Dr. Casciani’s Blog Posts
Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Not the Same When people think about challenges facing older adults, the words “loneliness” and “social isolation” often come quickly to mind. But while these…
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Family caregiving often creates tension between responsibility and self-care, especially when travel becomes necessary. In this guest article, caregiving advocate and writer Karen Weeks offers practical strategies for planning ahead,…
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“One day, the mountain that is in front of you will be so far behind you, it will hardly be visible in the distance. But the person you become in…
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He Didn’t Just Lose 135 Pounds—He Became Someone New We often think of weight loss as a matter of discipline, diet, or determination. Eat less. Move more. Stay motivated. Repeat.…
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Emotional fatigue is something I see often in my work with older adults—yet it’s rarely named directly. I’m sharing this guest contribution from Stacy Bryant because it highlights several practical…
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When Support Doesn’t Require Long Conversations Years ago, while working as a psychologist with people in the 55+ age group, I began using an approach I came to call the…
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One Insight: A Few Inches, A Different Hemisphere Travel, especially later in life, has a way of recalibrating assumptions. During a recent visit to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, I…
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Work is no longer a simple on–off switch tied to age. More older adults are re-entering the workforce, not only because they can, but because they want to remain engaged,…
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Most advice offered to older adults is well intentioned, shaped by concern, care, professional responsibility, or a genuine desire to prevent harm. At the same time, even well-meant senior advice…
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Dr. Joe Casciani in conversation with Pam Fultz, Vi Senior Living Each year, new research sheds light on what helps people live not just longer, but better. In this episode…
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When you’ve spent decades helping people navigate the second half of life, you learn that aging isn’t the villain in the story — it’s the author of new chapters. Recently,…
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By Dr. Joseph Casciani It’s easy to think of aging as a winding down — a slowing, a shrinking of possibilities.But what if, instead, we treated it as a time…
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