A directory of all of Dr. Casciani’s Blog Posts
Something Still Ahead This week, I heard an NPR story about a group of women in Colorado who play softball together. They call themselves the Colorado Peaches, and their players…
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It’s believing you have the ability to influence your own future. By Joe Casciani, PhD If someone asked you what contributes most to a longer, healthier life, what would you…
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Healthy aging isn’t only about staying physically active. It also depends on whether we remain interested in what lies ahead. One of the most powerful aspects of a healthy aging…
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In a recent episode of the Living to 100 Club podcast, I spoke with biochemist and researcher Dr. Joel Brind about the growing interest in glycine and its potential role…
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For older adults approaching retirement or already living it, the family home can start to feel like a responsibility rather than a reward. Rising upkeep, safety worries, and day-to-day chores…
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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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